Decrease Seen in U.S. Life Expectancy in First Half of 2020
Life expectancy decreased by 1.0 year in first half of 2020 from 2019, with decreases of 1.2 and 0.9 years for males and females, respectively
CPR Quality Impacts Survival in In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Number of pauses greater than 10 seconds during resuscitation linked to survival for four end points
Primary PCI Use Down for Cancer Patients With STEMI
Rates of associated in-hospital all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events lower for cancer patients
Factors Other Than Workplace Tied to COVID-19 Positivity in HCWs
Demographic, community factors show stronger influence than workplace exposure on COVID-19 risk in health care workers
Recreational Substance Use Linked to Premature Atherosclerotic CVD
Independent associations seen for use of tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis, other drugs, with stronger links for women
Ablation Beats Drug Therapy for Women and Men With A-Fib
No significant difference seen in primary outcome of death, disabling stroke, serious bleeding, cardiac arrest for men, women
Chinese Adults More Susceptible to Obesity-Related Health Risks
For Mainland Chinese adults, waist circumference significantly associated with all cardiometabolic risk factors
Many Health Care Workers Report Vaccine Hesitancy
However, data are from survey conducted prior to U.S. emergency use authorization of any vaccines
Heart Failure Represents Considerable Global Health Concern
From 1990, increase in absolute numbers of heart failure prevalent cases and years lived with disability
Supreme Court Should Uphold Affordable Care Act: Biden Administration
Health law provides about 23 million people with health insurance, prevents discrimination against preexisting conditions
