Chronicity of PTSD, Injury Severity Are Risk Factors for HTN
Independent correlations identified in cohort of service members injured in Iraq, Afghanistan
Costs Up for Neonates With Vocal Fold Motion Impairment
Increased costs due to postprocedure length of stay among neonates undergoing congenital heart surgery
ENDO: Low Sperm Count Tied to Worse Cardiometabolic Health
Low sperm counts linked to hypogonadism, higher BMI, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome
Hemodynamic Parameters Predict Outcome in PH-HFpEF
Tied to mortality, hospitalization in pulmonary hypertension in HF with preserved ejection fraction
BMI As Predictor of CVD Risk May Be More Susceptible to Bias
For four other measures of adiposity, increasing adiposity linked to more linear increase in CVD risk
Generic Clopidogrel Noninferior to Plavix in Seniors With ACS
Clopidogrel noninferior for patients older than 65 years after acute coronary syndrome hospitalization
Fewer SIDS Cases Result From Genetic Heart Disease Causes
Findings may help prevent unnecessary genetic testing of surviving family members
More Harms Than Benefits for E-Cigarettes at Population Level
Estimated 168,000 never-smoking young people could become daily smokers after starting e-cigs
Higher Exposure to Air Pollution Adds to CVD Risk for Blacks
Higher rate of incident CVD events, all-cause mortality in blacks partly due to PM2.5 exposure
VTE Risk Up in Most Emergency General Surgery Patients
Pharmacologic prophylaxis should be considered unless an absolute contraindication exists
