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Big Health Care Disparities Persist Across the U.S., New Report Finds

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Deep-seated racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care across the United States,...

Arrythmias Are Significant Comorbidity in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Arrhythmias in previous six months linked to increased multivariable-adjusted hospitalization rate

Reports of Injuries, Deaths Prompt FDA to Recall Heart Failure Devices

Hundreds of injuries and 14 deaths have been linked to the devices

Midlife Mortality Higher in U.S. Than Other High-Income Countries

Not to the extent of the United States, but midlife deaths are worsening in the United Kingdom as well

Coronary Artery Vessel Wall Thickness Increased for People Living With HIV

PLWH had significantly greater coronary artery VWT and higher left ventricular mass index

Risk for Fibroid Diagnosis Increased With Untreated, New-Onset HTN

Increased risk seen for those with untreated hypertension versus no hypertension; lower risk seen with treated hypertension

In-Hospital Mortality Rare After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Circumstance of death most often related to prior acute cardiovascular condition

Acute Cardiac Event Reported in 22.4 Percent of Seniors Hospitalized With RSV

Risk for experiencing acute cardiac event higher for adults with underlying cardiovascular disease

Silent Brain Infarct, Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Prevalent in Heart Disease

No differences seen in prevalence of SBI across subgroups on stratification by presence of recent stroke

Probiotic, Vitamin D Supplementation Tied to Benefits With Schizophrenia

Improvements seen in cognition, cholesterol, blood sugar, and C-reactive protein