You may have seen simple formulas for determining maximum heart rate, or even charts that give a suggested THR based on gender and age. While these may seem somewhat helpful for general reference, they can be very inaccurate. Because both options serve the masses and use age as their only r...
The adjusted death rate was 3,644 per 100,000 person-years over an observed mean person-years of 19.24. At baseline, the subjects in this cohort study were all older than 50 years, with a mean age of 62.55 ± 5.19 years. In addition, 363 alive and 16 lost-to-follow-up participants ...
March 29, 2024 —Young adultswho were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly more likely to developcardiomyopathy(weakened heart muscle) compared with those who were not prescribed stimulants, according to a study scheduled to be presented a...
The ACC/AHA Clinical Performance Measures for the Care of Adults with Chronic Heart Failure was adopted by the respective boards of the ACC and AHA in August 2005. These measures will be reviewed for currency once a year and will be updated as needed. They will be considered valid until the...
Ghosh explained that Access TeleCare and UT Southwestern researchers will first create a list of patients with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure who were hospitalized. They will examine de-identified data from these patients’ charts weekly to assess whether suitable therapies...
Our study has several strengths. First, all charts were manually reviewed by a senior physician. Therefore, the diagnoses were less biased than ICD codes. Indeed, it is known that ICD-10 codes for HF do not perfectly identify HF in medical charts36,37. Second, we collected both clinical ...
During the 3-year grace period, outcomes should be carefully monitored on a case-by-case basis, possibly including monitoring methods such as Cumulative Sum Control Charts and Variable Life Adjusted Display analyses, and worrisome trends in suboptimal outcomes should be addressed with action plans to...
We don’t make too much space in our day-to-days for game players and toxic relationships, nor do we even pretend to tolerate it anymore. As we nudge our way into our more senior years, we value simple kindnesses and people who play life straight and real… not because it’s safer,...
After 2 years of follow-up, researchers analyzed the number of cardiac events in each group, including heart attacks, strokes, revascularization (bypass surgery or angioplasty), hospitalizations for heart failure or deaths. The data indicates no difference in the rate of cardiac events between t...
We decided to do a morning hike the next day, and we hit Swallow Falls State Park for a gorgeous trek through the woods. The kids loved it. The adults loved it. The temperature was great in the shade of the forest, and we did the whole loops, taking some side paths and wandering ...