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While affiliating with health systems may boost a rural hospital's financial viability

Services Affected by Rural Hospitals Joining Health Systems

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Reductions seen in imaging, on-site obstetric services, on-site primary care
Deportation worry is associated with an increased risk for incident hypertension in women

Deportation Worry May Raise Risk for Hypertension in Women

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Reporting 'a lot' or 'moderate' versus 'not too much' deportation worry tied to higher risk for hypertension
For women going through menopause

T1DM May Up Progression of CAC During Menopausal Transition

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Findings seen for progression of coronary artery calcium independent of other cardiovascular risk factors
Short-term exposure to fine particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 µm is associated with increased hospital admission risks and costs

Risk for Hospital Admission Up With Short-Term PM2.5 Exposure

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Admissions for new causes, previously identified causes linked to short-term exposure to air pollution
Improved oral hygiene care is associated with a reduced risk for atrial fibrillation and heart failure

Improved Oral Hygiene May Cut Risk for Heart Failure, A-Fib

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Frequent tooth brushing, professional dental cleaning linked to reduced risk for heart failure, a-fib in Korea

November 2019 Briefing – Cardiology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for November 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Obesity may cause a differential response to antiarrhythmic drugs used to suppress atrial fibrillation

Obesity Mediates Response to Antiarrhythmic Drugs in A-Fib

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Reduced response to sodium versus potassium channel blocker AADs seen in obese patients, mice
More than 12 percent of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease report nonadherence to medications due to costs

U.S. Adults With ASCVD Report Skipping Meds Due to Costs

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Age <65 years, female sex, high comorbidity burden independently linked to cost-related nonadherence
Change in the U.S. allocation system for donor hearts has reduced waitlist mortality

Outcomes Poorer With New U.S. Donor Heart Allocation System

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Early observations show lower waitlist mortality but higher posttransplant mortality or retransplantation
Children's hospitals participating in the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium have improved cardiac surgery outcomes

Peds Cardiac Surgical Outcomes Improved in Consortium

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In-hospital mortality, major complications dropped for hospitals in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium