Full Med Adherence Reduces Costs for Patients With CVD
Significantly lower rate of MACE for fully adherent patients versus partially adherent, nonadherent
Legal Issues Impact Delivery of Telehealth
No uniform legal approach to telehealth; concerns about reimbursement limit implementation
Diabetes Linked to Increased CVD, Cancer, Other Mortality
Increases in cardiovascular death, cancer death, noncardiovascular noncancer death in men, women
Physician-Perceived Frailty Tied to Warfarin Discontinuation
Discontinuation associated with increased risk of death and adverse events in very elderly
Physician Under-Recognition of Angina Often Occurs
Predictors of physician under-recognition include heart failure and less-frequent angina
PCSK9 Inhibitor Use Not Found to Be Cost-Effective
In patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Residents Often Order Perceived Unnecessary Lab Tests
Behaviors attributed to health system culture, lack of transparency about health care service costs
β-Blockers Not Always Indicated for PCI Patients
Findings in patients with stable angina without history of MI or heart failure undergoing elective PCI
Antimicrobial Resistance to Carbapenems Increasing
Significant trend for consumption of carbapenems and resistance to imipenem in P. aeruginosa
Low Evidence for PTRAS Versus Meds in Renal Artery Stenosis
Low evidence for benefits, harms of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty with stent placement
