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Smaller Racial Gap in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Drop in survival differences due to elimination of racial differences in acute resuscitation survival
Nitroprusside, Isoproterenol Prescribing Drops With Price Rise
Decrease in absolute number of patients treated from 2012 to 2015 with major increase in price
New Model Predicts Mortality in Stable Coronary Heart Disease
Model uses age, biomarkers, clinical variables to predict cardiovascular death
Higher Risk of CVD Persists After Hospital Stay for Severe Infection
Risk persists for at least five years after sepsis, pneumonia with hospitalization
Myocardial Injury Depends on Valve Type in Transfemoral TAVR
But extent of cardiac biomarker elevation does not predict mortality after transfemoral TAVR
Decrease Over Time in Incidence of Strokes in Men
Decrease driven by drop in ischemic stroke; incidence of ischemic strokes similar for men, women in 2010
Socioeconomic Position Tied to Carotid Wall Thickness in Kids
Family socioeconomic position linked to maximum carotid intima-media thickness in mid-childhood
Blood Pressure Variability Linked to Risk of Dementia in Elderly
Increased variability risk factor for dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer's, independent of BP
In-Hospital Mortality Higher for PCI at Safety Net Hospitals
Significantly increased risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality, although absolute difference is small
2D and 3D MRI Techniques Similar for Cardiac Measures
Findings to establish range of normal measures for thoracic aorta, pulmonary artery
