Inequities Seen in Accessing Telemedicine During COVID-19
Factors linked to fewer completed telemedicine visits include older age, Asian race, non-English as preferred language, Medicaid insurance
Male Sex Is Risk Factor for Increased Mortality in COVID-19
Diabetes with chronic complications, hypertension with chronic complications, obesity show age-dependent effects
Women Have Lower Survival to Hospital Discharge After OHCA
Women have significantly reduced survival to hospital discharge among patients not made DNR or who do not have withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy
Privileged White U.S. Citizens Have Better Health Outcomes
However, outcomes are not always better than those of average citizens in 12 comparison countries
Socioeconomic Status Tied to Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
High-SES patients less likely to receive delayed cardiopulmonary resuscitation; more likely to survive CPR, to survive to discharge and to 30 days
CDC: Life Expectancy for U.S. Population Increased in 2019
And age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 20.7 to 21.6 per 100,000 from 2018 to 2019
Mitral Regurgitation Deaths Up After Prolonged Decline
After continued decline since 1999, MR mortality in U.S. adults has increased by about 1.5 percent per year since 2012
Cardiac Risk Assessment Low After Noncardiac Surgery
6.8 percent of those undergoing noncardiac surgery from January 2013 to December 2017 had preoperative natriuretic peptide screening
AHA/ACC Urge Shared Decisions in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Guidelines emphasize importance of discussing all testing and treatment options, risks and benefits of these options
Intensive Glycemic Control May Cut CV Autonomic Neuropathy Risk
Greatest CAN prevention effect seen among type 2 diabetes patients without cardiovascular disease history
