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In the past 30 years

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Incidence Rate Stabilizing

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Continued increase in incidence for those ≥75 years coincides with increase in use of anticoagulant meds
Combining coronary artery calcium score with self-reported physical activity may help predict mortality risk for older adults

CAC Score, Physical Activity May Help Predict Mortality in Seniors

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For patients with high coronary artery calcium score, mortality up with decreasing physical activity
Risk for newborn respiratory distress increases in a dose-response manner in association with maternal use of prenatal antidepressants

Newborn Respiratory Distress Up With Maternal Antidepressant Use

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Moderate, high sustained prenatal antidepressant use associated with increased risk for preterm birth
A Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Kawasaki-Like Disease More Common in Children of African Ancestry

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Kawasaki-like inflammatory syndrome temporally linked to SARS-CoV-2 marked by GI symptoms
Even in very frail people

Blood Pressure Treatment Even Effective in Frail Older Adults

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Survival benefit seen in all adherent older people, but healthier older people survived longer
An adverse childhood family environment is associated with cardiovascular disease incidence and all-cause mortality later in life

Adverse Childhood Environment Tied to Later Health Problems

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Increased risk for all-cause mortality remained significant in fully adjusted model
Tumor biomarkers are independently associated with measures of heart failure severity and outcomes

Certain Tumor Markers Also Tied to Heart Failure Outcomes

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Tumor biomarkers may be indicators of heart failure severity, progression, mortality
COVID-19 patients with hypertension have increased mortality risk

COVID-19 Mortality Higher for Those Not Taking Meds for Their HTN

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Mortality similar with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor, non-RAAS inhibitor for HTN
Two premiere medical journals are questioning the validity of the data in two studies: one that showed the use of blood pressure drugs was safe in COVID-19 patients and another that showed the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine was dangerous

COVID-19 Drug Studies Questioned

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Journals issue 'expressions of concern' over two recent studies of medications and their effect on COVID-19 patients
Women with acute coronary syndromes do have some different symptoms than men at presentation

Women’s Acute Coronary Symptoms No Longer ‘Atypical’

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Chest pain remains the most common presentation by both men and women