Prevalence of obesity declined in South, for individuals aged 66 to 75 years, and among women
Social Factors Influence Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
Decreasing trends in performance of bystander CPR, AED use, ROSC seen with minority status, poverty levels
Poststroke Epilepsy Risk Varies With Antihypertensive Treatment
Risk for PSE was lower for patients treated with ARBs and higher for those receiving calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers
β-Blocker Use Delays Motor Onset With Huntington Disease
β-blocker use also tied to reduced rate of worsening of symptoms in early motor-manifest disease
Distant Wildfires Tied to Increased Cardiopulmonary Disease
Analysis of Maryland case load during June 2023 Western Canadian fires reveals increases in clinical encounters for cardiopulmonary disease
Decision Pathway Developed for Diagnosing, Managing Myocarditis
Four-stage classification of myocarditis proposed, from exposure to risk factors to advanced myocarditis
Serious Complications Seen With Acetaminophen Use in Seniors
Risks increased for peptic ulcer bleeding, uncomplicated peptic ulcer, lower GI bleeding, heart failure, HTN, CKD
PREVENT Equations Classify 15 Million at Elevated Risk for Heart Failure
Most of those with elevated heart failure risk had systolic BP >130 mm Hg and BMI > 30
AAP Endorses New Algorithm for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening
New algorithm has passing oxygen saturation threshold ≥95 percent in pre- and post-ductal measurement, only one retest
Higher Caregiving Stress Tied to Incident Hypertension
Findings seen among younger Black women followed for seven years