Enrollment in Affordable Care Act Holds Steady for Third Straight Year
However, fate of the program remains uncertain
Biomarker May Predict Cardiac Risk in Noncardiac Surgery
Preoperative levels of NT-proBNP may be useful for improving preoperative cardiac risk stratification
Aspirin May No Longer Have Effect in Primary CVD Prevention
Also no significant decrease seen in cancer death in studies from 2005 onward
Some U.S. Adults Unaware of Any Myocardial Infarction Symptoms
About 20 percent of adults not aware of the three most common symptoms of myocardial infarction
HbA1c Minimally Adds to CVD Risk Prediction in Prediabetes
Classical risk factors explain most of the increased risk for CVD associated with HbA1c in prediabetes
Low Education Link to CVD Risk Partly Due to Income, Job Strain
Correlations with risk for CVD, CVD mortality reduced after adjustment for income, job strain
Congress Approves Raising Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21
Measure was supported by many tobacco and electronic cigarette companies
Risk Score Developed to Help ID Heart Failure Risk in Leukemia
Risk score identifies risk among patients with acute leukemia treated with anthracyclines before chemo
Being Born in Spring, Summer May Increase CVD Mortality Risk
No significant associations seen between birth month, birth season, and overall mortality
Heavy Drinking May Up Marker Levels for Cardiac Damage
Levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T, NT-proBNP, hsCRP highest for patients from narcology clinic
