Cardiovascular Comorbidities More Likely for Adults With CHDs
Likelihood increased for history of congestive heart failure and stroke and reporting current depressive symptoms
Genetic Data Suggest Increases in BP May Cause A-Fib
Causal relationship of BP and a-fib did not change when SNPs associated with possible confounders were excluded
Adult Cardiac Surgery Down, Outcomes Worse During Pandemic
Nationally, surgery volume dropped 53 percent, with larger declines in areas harder hit by COVID-19
2005 to 2018 Saw Drop in Incidence Rate of Stroke for Over 50s
Stroke mortality decreased over time for those aged 18 to 49 years and those aged 50+, mainly due to decrease after severe strokes
Sexual-Minority Medical Students Have Higher Burnout
Reported burnout exists regardless of perceived experiences of mistreatment
Primary Care Lifestyle Intervention Has Cardiometabolic Benefits
Lifestyle intervention results in significantly more weight loss and in improved fasting glucose, HDL-cholesterol
Higher Coffee Intake May Lower Risk for Heart Failure
Machine learning used to analyze data from three large, well-known epidemiological studies
More Than Two-Thirds of Adults Consume Any Fruit on a Given Day
Fruit consumption higher for women than men and increases with income; 95 percent of adults consume vegetables
Postpartum BP Trajectory May Predict Persistent Hypertension
Findings seen among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy followed for up to 18 months
COVID-19 Tied to Higher Mortality After Cardiac Arrest
Findings revealed for patients suffering cardiac arrest, either in or out of hospital, who were infected with COVID-19
