Perception of E-Cigarettes as More Harmful Than Cigarettes Increased
Increase observed in proportion who see e-cigarettes to be as harmful as, more harmful than cigarettes
Lifetime HTN Risk High for Black Men and Women, White Men
Lifetime risks are higher under AHA/ACC 2017 HTN threshold than JNC7 threshold for hypertension
Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine
Physicians with five or more malpractice claims more than twice as likely to go into solo practice
Adding Transition Services Does Not Aid Heart Failure Outcomes
No differences observed in readmission, ED visits, death at three months compared with usual care
Many Eligible Patients Report Not Being Offered Statins
Fear of side effects, perceived side effects most common reasons for declining, discontinuing statins
Statins Cut Risk for Major Vascular Events in Older Patients
Effects seen even among patients older than 75 years, though with less direct evidence of benefit
Blindfolding Leader Improves Pediatric Resuscitation Training
After five simulations, improvement in leadership skills was twice as high in blindfold group as in control group
Mild Congenital Heart Defects Tied to CVD Events
Lower-complexity ACHD associated with increased CVD risk regardless of conventional risk factors
Douglas County, Colorado, Ranked as Healthiest Community
Seven of top 20 communities were in Colorado; nearly all adults in these counties exercise
$775 Million Settlement Reached in Xarelto Lawsuits
Patients claim companies failed to warn about the risk for potentially fatal bleeding episodes
