Significantly More Weight Loss Seen With Tirzepatide Versus Semaglutide
Patients with overweight, obesity receiving tirzepatide significantly more likely to achieve ≥5, ≥10, and ≥15 percent weight loss
Study Compares Rivaroxaban, Warfarin With Apixaban for Cirrhosis, A-Fib
Initiators of rivaroxaban or warfarin versus apixaban have significantly higher rates of major hemorrhage
Almost Half of U.S. Counties Do Not Have Practicing Cardiologist
Counties without a cardiologist have higher cardiovascular risk index, higher cardiovascular mortality rates, and shorter life expectancy
Postpandemic Physician Revenue Recovery Varies by Specialty, Practice Type
Pathology, psychiatry revenue experienced robust recovery by 2022; surgery, oncology revenue remained at or below baseline
342 Cardiology Clinics Acquired by Private Equity Firms in 2013 to 2023
94.7 percent of the acquisitions occurred during 2021 to 2023; acquisition less likely in highest poverty communities
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of MACE, Death in Obesity, Sleep Apnea
Significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality seen in metabolic surgery group
Chronic Loneliness Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
Individuals with consistently high loneliness patterns over time had significantly higher incident stroke risk
Overall Burden of CVD Remained High in United Kingdom in 2000 to 2019
Incidence of all 10 prespecified CVDs decreased, but diagnoses of cardiac arrhythmias, valve disease, and thromboembolic diseases increased
Rare Predicted Loss-of-Function Variants, Polygenic Risk Score Linked to Risk of A-Fib
Odds ratio of 7.08 for atrial fibrillation for rare pLOF variants combined with high polygenic risk score
hs-cTnT Linked to MACE, Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Increased risk of MACE and all-cause mortality seen after adjustment for ASCVD risk, log hsCRP and for baseline ASCVD risk, DAS28-CRP
