Feeling Life Is Worthwhile Linked to Healthier Aging
Feeling tied to stronger relationships, greater social engagement and prosperity, less loneliness
Medical Marketing Has Increased in Past 20 Years
Considerable increase seen from 1997 through 2016, especially in direct-to-consumer advertising
Costs Higher for Those With Comorbid Noncommunicable Diseases
Health expenditure greater for person with two diseases simultaneously than for the diseases separately
Women With CVD Have Worse Self-Reported Outcomes
Women with atherosclerosis also report lower aspirin, statin use and higher ED use versus men
Exercise Can Consistently Lower Blood Pressure
Reductions in BP from exercise comparable but not as great as from medications
Employment, Earning Losses Noted After Cardiovascular Events
Fewer patients admitted to hospital for MI, cardiac arrest, stroke working at three years postevent
Income Volatility Linked to CVD, All-Cause Mortality
Increased risk seen with income volatility, more income drops during formative earning years
Applying Population Health Data IDs Patients at Risk for CVD
Patients at risk for cardiovascular disease identified even with missing electronic health record data
Hypertension With Psoriasis Tied to More Cardiac Interventions
In patients with hypertension, psoriasis linked to increased risk for cardiovascular procedures, surgeries
In-Hospital Morbidity, Mortality Up With Flu in Heart Failure
Higher incidence seen for in-hospital mortality, acute respiratory failure, acute kidney injury
