Minorities Face Worse Prognosis and Complications in T1DM
Findings based on analysis of whites, blacks, and Hispanics during three years after diagnosis
Intensive BP Lowering Doesn’t Cut Cerebral Perfusion
Intensive versus standard BP lowering not tied to decreased cerebral perfusion in small vessel disease
Coronary Risk Scores Accurate When Used With Low cTnI
Accuracy of HEART and EDACS improved when using low cardiac troponin I cut-offs
Higher Positive Cardiomyopathy Genetic Detection Rates for Whites
Higher positive detection rate and lower rate of inconclusive results vs. underrepresented minorities
Dietary Constituents Minimally Attenuate Sodium-BP Link
Sodium-BP link persisted after controlling for 13 macronutrients, 12 vitamins, 7 minerals
Increase in Other Flavored Tobacco Use After Menthol Ban
Increase in percentage of those who attempted to quit at follow-up versus before ban implementation
Determining ‘Avoidability’ of Nursing Home Transfers Complex
Patients' symptoms, risk conditions found to be only weakly predictive of hospital diagnoses
Shared Decision-Making Beneficial for Destination Therapy LVAD
Improves patient decisions; stronger link between stated values, patient-reported treatment choice
High Prevalence of Hearing Loss Seen After Infant Heart Surgery
Younger gestational age, having a genetic anomaly, longer post-op stay associated with hearing loss
February 2018 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for February 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
