Only 4 and 9 percent of this effect was mediated by atrial fibrillation or stroke
Beneficial Effects of Salt Substitutes on BP Are Consistent
Consistent reductions seen in blood pressure across geographical regions and population subgroups based on age, sex, BMI
Machine Learning Algorithm Can Predict Diabetes From ECG
Algorithm predicts no diabetes, prediabetes, type 2 diabetes with 97.1 percent precision, 96.8 percent accuracy
Peripheral Endovascular Intervention Incidence Increased Among Blacks
Black race strongly associated with the composite outcome of death and major amputation at one year
Risk Factors Worsening for Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
From 1999-2002 to 2015-2018, worsening seen in proportion with ideal HbA1c, BMI; increase in proportion with non-HDL-C levels <100 mg/dL
Serum Aldosterone Concentration Linked to CKD Progression
45 percent increase seen in risk for CKD progression for those in highest versus lowest quartile of serum aldosterone
HTN Linked to Hospitalization for Omicron in Vaccinated Persons
Findings seen among individuals who received at least three mRNA vaccine doses, subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19 during omicron surge
Poll: Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care
One in four Americans have put off medical care or prescription purchases due to higher prices
Transient Increase Seen in CV Events Following Gout Flare
Among gout patients experiencing cardiovascular events, odds of gout flare higher in preceding 0 to 60 and 61 to 120 days
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Management of NSTEMI
Blacks, Hispanics less likely than Whites to undergo coronary angiography, PCI for acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction