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During 2018

Private Health Plans Pay Hospitals 247 Percent of Medicare

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Relative prices average 231, 267 percent of what Medicare would pay for inpatient, outpatient services
None of 54 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 with in-hospital cardiac arrest who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation survived to discharge

Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Poor in COVID-19 Patients

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Of the 54 patients receiving CPR who were included in the analysis, none survived to discharge
Diagnoses of common conditions decreased substantially between March and May 2020

Diagnoses of Common Conditions Declined in March to May 2020

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Common mental health diagnoses reduced 50 percent; similar drops seen in circulatory system diseases, T2DM
As they get older

Poorer Exercise Capacity Persists With Ventricular Septal Defects

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Difference between patients with surgically repaired, unrepaired VSDs versus controls increased with age
In a synopsis of the 2020 updated clinical practice guideline from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense

Guidelines Updated for Managing Dyslipidemia to Cut CVD Risk

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Moderate-dose statin therapy recommended for patients with 10-year CVD risk ≥12 percent
Overall

Heavy Sugar-Sweetened Drink Intake Decreasing Overall in U.S.

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Heavy SSB intake up for adults ≥60 years; no change seen for those age 40 to 59 years, non-Mexican Hispanics
Several indices of central adiposity

Measures of Central Adiposity Linked to All-Cause Mortality

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Waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio linked to increased all-cause mortality
For individuals with type 2 diabetes

Major Adverse CV Event Risk Reduced With SGLT2 Inhibitors

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Risks for MACE, MI, cardiovascular death, heart failure, all-cause mortality lower versus DPP-4 inhibitors
Use of a stroke alarm clock demanding active feedback significantly improves management metrics for acute stroke

Stroke ‘Alarm Clock’ Improves Acute Stroke Management Metrics

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Time from door to completion of diagnostic work-up improved with feedback-demanding clock
From 2009 to 2019

Fewer Women Aware of Heart Disease as Leading Cause of Death

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Among U.S. women, decrease in awareness seen for all races/ethnicities, all ages except ≥65 years