Uninsured patients had lowest odds of facility versus home discharge and home health care discharge versus home without HHC
Active Commuters Have Lower Risks for Morbidity, Mortality
Less likely to suffer from negative physical and mental health outcomes, including hospitalization, CVD hospitalization, mental health prescription
Adiposity in Adulthood Linked to Adverse Cardiac Structure, Function
Increased BMI from age 20 onward linked to greater left ventricular mass, LV internal diameter in diastole
Considerable Proportion of Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valvular Heart Disease
In a recent study, the rate of prevalence of clinically significant VHD was 2.4 percent
Certain Diets May Protect Against Heart Disease With Type 1 Diabetes
Higher adherence tied to lower inflammatory marker levels over time
Obesity Modifies Link Between Birth Weight, Metabolic Phenotypes
Associations between lower birth weight and adverse metabolic phenotypes are more pronounced in children with obesity
PREVENT Equations Show Lower ASCVD Risk Than Pooled Cohort Equations
Mean 10-year ASCVD risk 5.4 percent using pooled cohort equations versus 2.9 percent using PREVENT equations
Transcatheter PDA Closure Increasingly Used for Very Low Birth-Weight Infants
Higher survival seen for VLBW infants undergoing transcatheter closure, but similar LOS, neonatal complications
Continual Cuffless BP Monitoring Can Classify Time-in-Target-Range Accurately
Configurations paralleling ambulatory and home BP monitoring inaccurately classified considerable proportion of patients versus reference TTR
New Report Calls for More Research on Women’s Health Issues
By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new report finds research is sorely lacking on how chronic illnesses affect women, and it urged government agencies …