Health Care Spending Expected to Grow 5.6% Annually to 2025
National health expenditures expected to represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025
Health Care Utilization Common After ICD Shock Events
Forty-six percent of shock events have related health care use, with cardiac catheterization common
Similar Adverse Event Risk for Typical, Atypical Antipsychotics
However, greater use of brain imaging associated with atypical APMs after cardiac surgery in seniors
PR Interval Prognostic of Cardiac Resynchronization Tx Outcome
CRT with defibrillator more effective for reducing all-cause mortality in patients with longer PR interval
Cholesterol Lowering Rx Cuts Recurrence in Breast Cancer
Initiation of CLM during endocrine tx tied to improved disease-free survival, recurrence-free intervals
NOACs Have Been Widely Adopted Into Practice
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants prescribed more often than vitamin K antagonists
AHA: CVD Expected to Cost U.S. $1.1 Trillion Per Year by 2035
American Heart Association estimates CVD-related disease in nearly half of Americans in <20 years
Similar Metabolic Response to Animal, Plant Protein Diets
Similar improvements of metabolism and CV risk factors in T2DM with isocaloric diets
Rx Adherence Reminders No More Effective at ‘Fresh Start’ Dates
No difference in proportion of days covered for birthday, new year reminders vs control reminder
Peroxide Ingestion As ‘Cleansing Agent’ Can Be Fatal
Ingestion can cause embolisms affecting the cardiac, respiratory, and neurological systems
