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Less than 45 percent of older adults with atrial fibrillation admitted to the hospital are prescribed an anticoagulant

Less Than Half of Seniors With A-Fib Receive Anticoagulants

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Increase in overall anticoagulant use over time, mainly due to increase in new oral anticoagulants
End-tidal carbon dioxide levels are prognostic for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Tidal CO2 Prognostic for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary HTN

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ETCO2 dichotomized at 29 mm Hg significantly associated with reduced overall survival
Use of androgen-deprivation therapy may increase the risk of certain cardiovascular conditions in men with prostate cancer

Androgen-Deprivation Therapy May Carry Cardiovascular Risks

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Findings in men with clinically localized prostate cancer initially under active surveillance
Many patients at risk for atrial fibrillation probably do have the condition but have not been diagnosed

Incidence of Undiagnosed A-Fib May Be Substantial

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In new study using insertable cardiac monitors, rate of AF detection was 40 percent at 30 months
Only one in three heart attack survivors in the United States attends outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

Only One-Third of Heart Attack Patients Enter Cardiac Rehab

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Reasons why not include race, age, education level, and insurance
Asthma is associated with subsequent development of inflammatory bowel disease

Asthma Tied to Later Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Findings for Crohn's and early- or late-onset ulcerative colitis
Chronic sleep restriction may lead to risk-seeking behavior

Insufficient Sleep May Lead to Increased Risk-Taking Behavior

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Chronic sleep restriction but not acute sleep deprivation associated with financial risk seeking
For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Worse LV Global Longitudinal Strain for STEMI With COPD

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Patients with versus without COPD have more impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain
Subjective norms and attitudes toward medicine consumption predict the intention and expectation to consume medicines

Patient Beliefs May Explain High Rate of Medicine Intake

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Subjective norm was significant predictor of intention to consume meds in Greece, Malta, Turkey
Seniors who spend less time each night in rapid eye movement sleep may be more likely to develop dementia as they age

Less REM May Indicate Higher Dementia Risk in Seniors

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For every 1 percent drop in sleep's REM phase, a 9 percent jump in odds for cognitive decline