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American College of Sports Medicine, May 26-30

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The American College of Sports Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and 4th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine The annual meeting of the American...
From 1999 to 2009 there was a decrease in the proportion of older adults with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction who did not undergo cardiac catheterization

Catheterization Increasing for Seniors With STEMI

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Drop in proportion of older adults with STEMI not receiving cardiac catheterization, PCI
Low physician spending is contributing to an overall slowing of health care costs

AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs

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Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
Smartphone electrocardiogram accurately detects baseline intervals

Smartphone Electrocardiograms Deemed Equivalent to Standard

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Smartphone monitoring found to be as accurate as standard ECG in diverse populations
For patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting

Post-CABG Predictors of Stroke Identified for Diabetes Patients

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Predictors of perioperative stroke include prior stroke, warfarin use, surgery outside U.S., Canada
Incremental increases in body mass index are associated with excess risk of incident

Even Moderate BMI Reduction Could Ease A-Fib Burden

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Systematic review shows increases in incident, postoperative, and post-ablation atrial fibrillation
In the United States

U.S. Organ Donation Rates Highest in Midwest

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While whites more likely to donate, report found race not the only driving factor
Moderate drinking may harm heart health in the elderly

Moderate Alcohol Intake May Harm Elderly Hearts

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Research seems to question current recommendations regarding alcohol consumption
Potential mechanisms for the antiatherosclerotic activity of methotrexate and adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis have been identified

Antiatherosclerotic Activity ID’d for MTX, Adalimumab in RA

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Activity may be mediated by effects on lipoprotein functions, macrophage metabolism
Caution should be exercised with use of electronic health record documentation short cuts

Caution Urged When Using EHR Shortcut Features

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Information should be checked and updated to avoid cloning and up-coding