Oral Steroids May Raise Risks for Diabetes, HTN, VTE in Children
But absolute risks for these complications still low among children receiving glucocorticoids
Air Pollution May Raise Stroke Risk With Atrial Fibrillation
Findings account for neighborhood-specific pollution data, sociodemographic factors
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Tied to Later Atherosclerotic CVD
Findings remain when adjusting for standard risk factors, other adverse pregnancy outcomes
Rates of Recurrent MI Declined Among U.S. Women and Men
Decreases seen in rates of recurrent MI, recurrent CHD events, heart failure hospitalization
Hostility Predicts Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome
More than half of patients scored as hostile; hostility predicts all-cause mortality but not ACS recurrence
Impact of Psoriasis Explored for Hospital Outcomes of Acute MI
Myocardial infarction may occur earlier in life in patients with psoriasis
Individuals With Autism at Risk for Other Health Conditions
Risk higher compared with the general population even after controlling for smoking, alcohol use, BMI
Pacemaker Need Higher in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Older age, longer diabetes duration, higher HbA1c tied to increased risk for pacemaker transplantation
Many Doctors Misinformed About Nicotine’s Risks
Less than one-third of doctors correctly agree that nicotine directly contributed to birth defects
Better Cardiovascular Health Linked to Lower Incident HTN
Each 1-point increase on the Life's Simple 7 score linked to 6 percent lower risk for incident HTN
