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Cardiovascular disease hospitalization rates have declined in recent years among individuals with and those without diabetes

1998 to 2014 Saw Drop in CVD Hospitalization Rates in Diabetes

Rates of CVD hospitalizations remained two to four times higher for those with versus without diabetes
For patients with atrial fibrillation and prior cerebrovascular accident

Ablation Cuts Risk of Recurrent Stroke in Patients With A-Fib

Patients with AF with no ablation have increased five-year risk of CVA, death versus ablated patients
Heart rate variability and specific inflammatory biomarkers can differentiate major depressive disorder from depression in bipolar disorder

Simple ECG May Help Distinguish MDD From Bipolar Depression

Higher low-frequency heart rate variability, lower levels of IL-10 and MCP-1 for major depression
Clinician suspicion has minimal accuracy for the diagnosis of Lyme disease

Clinician Suspicion Minimally Accurate for Lyme Disease

12 percent of the children clinicians thought were unlikely to have Lyme disease had Lyme disease
Coffee consumption seems safe and is associated with reduced risk for various health outcomes

Coffee Consumption Appears to Provide More Benefit Than Harm

Largest relative reduction in health outcomes seen with intake of three to four cups/day versus none
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty seems to be safe but ineffective for patients with multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Ineffective in MS

Findings in patients with relapsing-remitting MS and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
New solutions are needed to address burnout among health care team members

New Workflows Have Potential to Address Provider Burnout

Change fatigue is the leading cause of care team burnout, yet new solutions needed
Seemingly benign

Essay Adds to Discourse on Impact of Suggestive Jokes

Authors say commonplace suggestive jokes normalize, dismiss sexual misconduct experiences
For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Abdominal Obesity Linked to All-Cause Mortality in HFpEF

Increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular mortality in patients with HFpEF
Spouses of female physicians are on average more educated and work more hours outside the home than spouses of male physicians

Female Physicians’ Spouses More Likely to Work

May explain need for female physicians to make more personal and professional adjustments