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Hemoglobin A1c Can Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes

In patients with diabetes and high cardiovascular risk, hemoglobin A1c is strongly associated with cardiovascular outcomes.

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Could COPD Serve as a Marker of Cardiovascular Morbidity, Mortality?

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experience significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Bystander CPR Less Likely in Hispanic Neighborhoods

Individuals with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods are less likely to receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and have a lower likelihood of survival.

Consensus Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Intervention

Members of 4 societies published a consensus system of care document containing operator and institutional recommendations and requirements for transcatheter mitral valve interventions.

Risk Factors Are Frequently Inadequately Treated in Patients With Stroke or TIA

In patients with ischemic stroke and TIA there is a significant gap between cerebrovascular risk factors control and real-world stroke prevention.

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Gray Matter Volume

Cardiorespiratory fitness is positively associated with gray matter volume and total brain volume and with GM volume in specific brain areas.

High Lipoprotein(a) Is Risk Factor for CVD in Type 1 Diabetes

Lp(a) is a significant risk factor for macrovascular disease, albuminuria, and calcified aortic valve disease for patients with type 1 diabetes.

Poor Diet Contributes Substantially to Cardiometabolic Disease Costs

Suboptimal diet accounts for 18.2 percent of all cardiometabolic disease costs in the United States.

VLPs May Not Reliably Detect Myocardial Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Ventricular late potentials on signal-averaged electrocardiography may not reliably detect myocardial fibrosis.

Recall of Pacemaker in November 2015 Was Delayed Unnecessarily

Recall of a cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker, which occurred in November 2015, was delayed unnecessarily.

Examining the Associations Between Oral Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria and Cardiometabolic Outcomes

A greater quantity of oral nitrate-reducing bacteria was found to be associated with reduced plasma glucose and insulin resistance in young to middle-aged adults.