Major Discharge Barriers Present for One in 10 Hospitalized Patients
Prolonged length of stay is often due to need for skilled therapy or daily living support in medically ready patients
Psychosocial Stressors Tied to Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Postmenopausal Women
Analysis revealed two clusters of highly correlated psychosocial factors -- stress and strain
Even Five Years Postapproval, Many Drug Studies Remain Nonpublic
Authors urge greater transparency of study results for drugs approved by the FDA
Warning Symptoms May Predict Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Warning symptoms differed significantly between patients with sudden cardiac arrest and controls, but were sex-specific
ESC: Cumulative Sedentary Time in Younger Years Tied to Changes in Heart Structure
13-year findings reveal sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood associated with progressive left ventricular remodeling
Overestimation of Oxygen Saturation Leads to Delayed COVID-19 Treatment
Patients with unrecognized need for COVID-19 therapy appear to have higher odds of readmission, regardless of race
Many Heart Attack, Stroke Survivors Do Not Know Their Cholesterol Levels
American Heart Association says knowing levels is key to preventing recurrent heart attack, stroke
ESC: Catheter Ablation Aids Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation, End-Stage Heart Failure
Patient benefits seen for all-cause mortality, implantation of a left ventricular assist device, or urgent heart transplantation
Hospital COVID-19 Burden Impacted NSTEMI Treatment, Outcome
Outcomes and treatment worse for patients hospitalized during weeks with a high hospital COVID-19 burden
Adherence to Mediterranean Lifestyle Linked to Lower Mortality
Increasing quartiles of MEDLIFE index associated with reduced hazard ratios for all-cause, cancer mortality
