California Cardiovascular Screening Tool: Findings from Initial Implementation
Conclusion This is the first data describing the performance of the CVD screening algorithm in a general obstetric population. Factors, such as proportion of African American women affect the likelihood of a positive screen. The screening algorithm highlights patients at higher lifetime risk of CVD and may identify a group that could be targeted for more direct care transitions postpartum. Data may be used to design a larger validation study. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text
Source: American Journal of Perinatology Reports - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Blumenthal, Elizabeth A. Crosland, B. Adam Senderoff, Dana Santurino, Kathryn Garg, Nisha Bernstein, Megan Wolfe, Diana Hameed, Afshan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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