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Not-optimal News for
Female AF Patients
45%
The percentage of women with atrial fibrillation (AF) who receive potentially
non-optimal treatment to prevent AF-related stroke. Only 39% of men with AF
receive non-optimal therapy.
Source: University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center. News release. May 31, 2016.
Hospital Cessation Programs
Can Help Kick the Habit
35%
The percentage of patients participating
in a hospital-initiated tobacco cessation program who were smoke-free at 6
months, compared to only 20% of those
who were not in the program. Patients
in the program were 50% less likely to
be re-admitted to the hospital for any
cause, and 30% less likely to visit an
emergency department in the 30 days
following their initial hospitalization.
Most importantly, these participants had
a 40% reduction in 2-year mortality.
CDC Weighs in on Obesity
Prevalence
Source: University of Ottawa Heart Institute. News release. May 25, 2016.
Source: JAMA. News release. June 7, 2016.
The prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents 2
to 19 years of age in 2011–2014, according to a recent data from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A second CDC
study found that in 2013–2014, the prevalence of obesity was 35%
among men and 40% among women, and between 2005 and 2014,
there was an increase in prevalence among women, but not men.
MI May Lead to HF
1 in 4
The number of patients who developed heart failure 4 years after a heart attack.
According to the study author, Johannes Gho, MD, this number “was relatively
stable over time possibly due to two competing trends. On the one hand, PCI has
improved treatment for myocardial infarction so the risk of heart failure would be
expected to decrease. On the other hand, because treatment has improved, more
patients are alive after a heart attack to subsequently get heart failure.”
Source: European Society of Cardiology. News release. May 24, 2016.
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