AI-Enabled ECG Can Identify Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
LVSD identified with AUC of 0.89, accuracy of 85.9 percent; sensitivity and specificity of 74, 87 percent
President Says Medicare Should Expand Telehealth Services
Medicare has already expanded its coverage for telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Most Studies Still Fail to Analyze Data by Sex
However, women are significantly better represented in clinical trials
38 Percent of Older Adults in U.S. Not Ready for Video Doctor Visits
Telephone visits may reach more patients, but 20 percent of older adults not ready for telephone visits
July 2020 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for July 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Cost-Related Rx Nonadherence Highest in Young U.S. Women
One in four women report cost-related nonadherence versus one in seven men
Mortality Risk Increased With Pulmonary Vascular Resistance of ≥2.2
For patients referred for RHC, risk for mortality, heart failure up with PVR of ≥2.2 Wood units
Risk for Acute Cerebrovascular Events Low in COVID-19 Patients
In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, 2.4 percent had confirmed ischemic stroke, 0.9 percent had ICH
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Outcomes After A-Fib Ablation
Arrhythmia recurrence rate, mortality significantly lower in those with higher cardiorespiratory fitness
More Than One in Three Stroke Survivors Have Uncontrolled HTN
80.4 percent of stroke survivors take antihypertensive medications, most commonly ACEi, ARB
