By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held this year from Nov. 11 to 13 in Philadelphia and attracted participants from around the …
Aquatic High-Intensity Interval Training Aids Exercise Capacity for Chronic Conditions
Benefits similar to land-based high-intensity interval training
Mean Platelet Volume Linked to Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
MPV ≥10.2 fL independently associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality
Sleep-Related Hypoxia Tied to Incident Atrial Fibrillation
Findings consistent across three measures of hypoxia, when adjusting for pulmonary physiology
2015 to 2018 Hypertension Prevalence Nearly 50 Percent in the United States
Prevalence of stage 2 hypertension was about 30 percent; approximately 70 percent received treatment
Low Income Decreases Odds of Cardiologist Involvement in Heart Failure Hospital Care
Hospitalized adults with household income <$35,000 are 11 percent less likely to receive cardiologist care
1999 to 2020 Saw Increase in HTN in Low-Income Middle-Aged Adults
Higher-income adults had increase in diabetes and obesity, but no change in hypertension
AHA: Lung Inflation Occurs Infrequently With Ventilation During 30:2 CPR
Better outcomes seen for patients with ventilation waveforms in ≥50 percent of pauses in CPR
AHA: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Significantly Cuts Angina Symptoms
Symptom scores halved in patients receiving PCI versus placebo
AHA: Self-Monitoring, Remote Physician-Guided Titration Aids Postpartum BP Control
Findings seen following a hypertensive pregnancy versus usual care