Large-scale analysis of electronic health record data from across the country reveals potential opportunities for improvement in how high blood pressure is managed, according to research presented today at the American Heart ...
Mar 6, 2020
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The image of the strong African American woman—resilient, driven to succeed, devoted to those around her—is rooted in generations of history. Many women see it as a proud legacy that helps shield them from the insults ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Too few people covered by Medicare participated in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or acute heart event or surgery, particularly women, the elderly and non-white patients, according to new research ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School and published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, show that the way in which pharmaceutical ...
Nov 15, 2019
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Today the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) jointly published the "2019 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults with High Blood Pressure" in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...
Nov 13, 2019
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In this analysis of 3,984 participants from ISCHEMIA (78% of 5179 randomized) with available data, predictors of reaching one-year goals are reported for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and systolic blood pressure ...
Nov 13, 2019
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Dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for heart attack and stroke survivors who live alone, according to a new study and a separate meta-analysis published in Circulation: ...
Oct 8, 2019
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Veterans with specific mental health disorders—depression , psychosis and bipolar disorder—had an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in Circulation: ...
Sep 24, 2019
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Traumatic childhood experiences among the poor and uninsured are associated with higher cardiovascular risk, according to new research.
Aug 27, 2019
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Women are less likely than men to be treated with cholesterol-lowering statins—or get them prescribed at guideline-recommended intensity levels when they do, according to a new study that also looked at reasons behind the ...
Aug 19, 2019
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