The 2011 Update Provides Critical Data Regarding Cardiovascular Quality of Care, Procedure Utilization,and Costs
In light of the current national focus on healthcare utilization, costs, and quality, it is critical to monitor and understand the magnitude [...]
The 2011 Update Provides Critical Data Regarding Cardiovascular Quality of Care, Procedure Utilization, and Costs
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The 2011 Update Expands Data Coverage of the Obesity Epidemic and Its Antecedents and Consequences
● The estimated prevalence of overweight and obesity in US adults (20 years of age) is 149 300 000, which represents 67.3% of this group in 2008. Fully 33.7% of US adults are obese (body mass index 30 kg/m2). Men and women of all race/ethnic groups in [...]
Prevalence and Control of Traditional Risk Factors Remains an Issue for Many Americans
● Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2008 indicate that 33.5% of US adults 20 years of age have hypertension. This amounts to an estimated 76 400 000 US adults with hypertension. [...]
Death Rates From CVD Have Declined, Yet the Burden of Disease Remains High
● The 2007 overall death rate from CVD (International Classification of Diseases 10, I00 –I99) was 251.2 per 100 000. The rates were 294.0 per 100 000 for white males, 405.9 per 100 000 for black males, 205.7 per 100 000 [...]
American Heart Associations : Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update
Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers or Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings together the most up-to-date [...]
Clinical Consequences of Myocardial Infarction
Clinical Consequences of Myocardial Infarction
A) Short Term
i. Cardiac Arrest; accounts for most acute deaths complicating myocardial infarction and is due to ventricular fibrillation. Treatment is immediate defibrillation. Understanding that, this [...]
Clinical Consequences of Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease can present in a variety of ways. The classical presentation is with chest discomfort. Chest discomfort resulting from myocardial ischemia secondary to coronary artery disease is called angina pectoris (squeezing of the chest). [...]
