Improved Cognitive Status Seen Following TAVR
More pronounced improvement in patients with baseline cognitive impairment
Review Links Natriuretic Peptide Thresholds to Mortality in ADHF
Achieving NP predischarge thresholds cuts mortality, readmission in acute decompensated heart failure
Amyloid Beta Deposits Can Affect Hearts of Alzheimer’s Patients
Deposits can lead to compromised myocardial function
Three Factors Weigh Heavy in Risk of Heart Failure
Prevention of obesity, HTN, diabetes could substantially cut public health impact of heart failure
RSNA: No Evidence Moderate Alcohol Intake Aids Heart Health
Researchers find no protective effect against coronary artery disease
Significant Birth Cohort Effect in Ischemic Stroke Risk
Age-adjusted rates of stroke lower for those born 1945 to 1954 compared with those born earlier, later
Many Nursing Home Residents Not Taking β-Blockers After AMI
Use of beta-blockers was less in older residents, those with higher functional impairment
Survey IDs Factors Influencing Physician Recruitment
In addition to compensation, factors include opportunities for improved life-work balance
Beta-Blocker Tx Attenuates Prognostic Value of ppMHR
Inverse correlation for ppMHR with all-cause mortality, which is attenuated by β-blocker therapy
Four ER Visits for Adverse Drug Events Per 1,000 People
Anticoagulants, antibiotics, diabetes agents implicated in estimated 46.9 percent of ER visits
