Physician Excess Charges Create Financial Burden for Patients
Fees affect uninsured Americans, privately insured patients who use out-of-network physicians
BNP, Gal-3 Levels Predict 60-Day Readmission in Heart Failure
Addition of Gal-3 to BNP significantly improves prediction in acute decompensated heart failure
Heart Rate Variability Linked to Atrial Fibrillation
Lower HRV, increased sympathetic/parasympathetic tone linked to higher risk of a-fib
Caffeine Found to Reduce Age-Related Inflammation
Connection between advancing age, systemic inflammation, cardiovascular disease and caffeine
Tobacco Counseling for Youth, Adults Cuts Smoking Prevalence
Annual counseling would reduce prevalence and prevent many smoking-attributable fatalities
Left Ventricular Assist Device Ups QoL in Ambulatory Heart Failure
Left ventricular assist devices increase quality-adjusted life-years, readmissions, and costs
Sitagliptin Has Neutral CV Risk Effect in Elderly With T2DM, CVD
Neutral effects on cardiovascular risk among older patients with well-controlled T2DM and CVD
β-Blockers Linked to Reduced Mortality in HFrEF, A-Fib
Reduction in all-cause mortality, but not hospitalization, regardless of pattern, burden of a-fib
Heightened Activity in Amygdala Associated With CVD Events
New PET/CT-scan study helps pinpoint a neurological link between anxiety, cardiovascular disease
CDC: Higher Risk of Death From Leading Causes in Rural America
More smoking, obesity and less use of seatbelts are some possible reasons why
