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Effectiveness and Safety of Apixaban Versus Warfarin in Obese Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Enrolled in Medicare and Veteran Affairs
Real-world studies have evaluated the use of anticoagulants in obese patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but they have been limited by sample size or the use of diagnosis codes on claims to define obesity. This retrospective study used body weight data of ≥100 kg or a body mass index of ≥30 kg/m2 to identify elderly (aged ≥65 years) NVAF patients with obesity in dually enrolled Veterans Affairs and fee-for-service Medicare patients. It evaluated the risk of stroke/systemic embolism (SE) and major bleeding (MB) in patients that initiated apixaba n versus warfarin.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - December 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Deitelzweig, Janvi Sah, Amiee Kang, Cristina Russ, Madison Preib, Amol D. Dhamane, Anna Ratiu, Matthew Cato, Tamuno Alfred, Edi Levi, Manuela Di Fusco Source Type: research

Measuring the COVID-19 Mortality Burden in the United States : A Microsimulation Study
CONCLUSION: Beyond excess deaths alone, the COVID-19 pandemic imposed a greater life expectancy burden on persons aged 25 to 64 years, including those with average or above-average life expectancies, and a disproportionate burden on Black and Hispanic communities.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Institute on Aging.PMID:34543588 | DOI:10.7326/M21-2239
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - September 20, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Julian Reif Hanke Heun-Johnson Bryan Tysinger Darius Lakdawalla Source Type: research

Rural U.S. Hospitals Are On Life Support As a Third Wave of COVID-19 Strikes
When COVID-19 hit the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, a small rural town in Randolph County, in late March, the facility—which includes a 25-bed hospital, an adjacent nursing home and a family-medicine clinic, was quickly overwhelmed. In just a matter of days, 45 of the 62 nursing home residents tested positive. Negative residents were isolated in the hospital while the severely ill patients from both the nursing home and the local community were transferred to other better-equipped facilities. “We were trying to get the patients out as fast as possible,” says Steve Whatley, Southwe...
Source: TIME: Health - October 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Barone Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Refining Risk-Adjustment of 90-Day Costs Following Surgical Fixation of Ankle Fractures: An Analysis of Medicare Beneficiaries
Publication date: January–February 2020Source: The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Volume 59, Issue 1Author(s): Azeem Tariq Malik, Carmen E. Quatman, Thuan V. Ly, Laura S. Phieffer, Safdar N. KhanAbstractAs the current healthcare model transitions from fee-for-service to value-based payments, identifying cost-drivers of 90-day payments following surgical procedures will be a key factor in risk-adjusting prospective bundled payments and ensuring success of these alternative payment models. The 5% Medicare Standard Analytical Files data set for 2005–2014 was used to identify patients undergoing open reduction and inte...
Source: The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - December 25, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research

The Impact of Metformin Use on the Cardiovascular Effects of DPP ‐4 Inhibitors: an Analysis of Medicare Claims Data 2007‐2015
ConclusionsIncidence rate differences in multiple cardiovascular outcomes appeared more favorable when DPP ‐4i initiation occurred in the presence of metformin, suggesting a possible interaction between DPP‐4i and metformin.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - November 20, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Matthew J. Crowley, Mugdha Gokhale, Virginia Pate, Til St ürmer, John B. Buse Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Urine Arsenic and Arsenic Metabolites in U.S. Adults and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Endothelial Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusion: In a cross-sectional study of U.S. adults, we observed some positive associations of uAs and toenail As concentrations with biomarkers potentially relevant to CVD pathogenesis and inflammation, and evidence of a higher capacity to metabolize inorganic As was negatively associated with a marker of oxidative stress. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2062 Received: 14 April 2017 Revised: 13 November 2017 Accepted: 15 November 2017 Published: 15 December 2017 Address correspondence to S.F. Farzan, 2001 N. Soto St., Los Angeles, CA, 90032. Telephone: (323)-442-5101; Email: sffarzan@usc.edu Supplemental Material is ava...
Source: EHP Research - December 16, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research

Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Nitrogen Dioxide and Risk of Heart Failure: A Cohort Study
Conclusions: Long-term exposure to NO2 and road traffic noise was associated with higher risk of heart failure, mainly among men, in both single- and two-pollutant models. High exposure to both pollutants was associated with highest risk. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1272 Received: 25 October 2016 Revised: 09 August 2017 Accepted: 09 August 2017 Published: 26 September 2017 Address correspondence to M. Sørensen. Diet, Genes and Environment, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. Telephone: +45 35257626. Email: mettes@cancer.dk Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/1...
Source: EHP Research - September 26, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research

No increased risk of cardiovascular events in older adults initiating dipeptidyl peptidase ‐4 inhibitors vs therapeutic alternatives
ConclusionAlthough limited by the short treatment period, the present study suggests there is no increased short‐term risk of MI, stroke or HF with DPP‐4 inhibitors vs SUs/TZDs.
Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - March 16, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mugdha Gokhale, John B. Buse, Michele Jonsson Funk, Jennifer Lund, Virginia Pate, Ross J. Simpson, Til St ürmer Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

No increased risk of cardiovascular events in older adults initiating dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors versus therapeutic alternatives
ConclusionThough limited by the short treatment duration, our study suggests no increased short‐term risk of MI stroke or HF with DPP‐4i versus SU/TZD.
Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - January 31, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mugdha Gokhale, John B. Buse, Michele Jonsson Funk, Jennifer Lund, Virginia Pate, Ross J Simpson, Til St ürmer Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Becoming A Hosehead: Sleeping My Way To Better Health
CPAP machines are in the news this month after the New England Journal of Medicine released a study casting doubt on their effectiveness in preventing heart problems. See here for an explanation of the study and a summary of reasons why it is likely not accurate. Regardless of that study, let me tell you why I have become an unexpected missionary for the wonders of the CPAP. For the past year, I've been wrestling with a diagnosis of sleep apnea. What have I learned, even while kicking, screaming and denying, through the entire testing and education process? That it is a real thing, that I really do have it, and that I fee...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for osteoradionecrosis.
Authors: Cooper PD, Smart DR Abstract Dr Sames and colleagues are to be commended on their thought-provoking article about regional variation in hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) provision for oro-facial osteoradionecrosis (ORN) across Australia and New Zealand. The four-fold difference between jurisdictions requires further elucidation. As co-directors of the only comprehensive hyperbaric facility in Tasmania, the state with the highest ORN treatment rate, we believe a number of issues pertaining to the Australian situation warrant further consideration. 1. Disease prevalence Comparisons between regions require c...
Source: Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine - April 7, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Diving Hyperb Med Source Type: research