Diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes: a review

DL Bhatt, RD Lopes, RA Harrington - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are characterized by a sudden reduction in
blood supply to the heart and include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) …

Declining life expectancy in the United States: missing the trees for the forest

S Harper, CA Riddell, NB King - Annual review of public health, 2021 - annualreviews.org
In recent years, life expectancy in the United States has stagnated, followed by three
consecutive years of decline. The decline is small in absolute terms but is unprecedented …

Disparities in cardiovascular mortality between Black and White adults in the United States, 1999 to 2019

AN Kyalwazi, EC Loccoh, LPC Brewer, EO Ofili, J Xu… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Black adults experience a disproportionately higher burden of cardiovascular
risk factors and disease in comparison with White adults in the United States. Less is known …

Social vulnerability and premature cardiovascular mortality among US counties, 2014 to 2018

SU Khan, Z Javed, AN Lone, SS Dani, Z Amin… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Substantial differences exist between United States counties with regards to
premature (< 65 years of age) cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Whether underlying …

Rural-urban disparities in outcomes of myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke in the United States

EC Loccoh, KE Joynt Maddox, Y Wang, DS Kazi… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background US policy efforts have focused on reducing rural-urban health inequities.
However, it is unclear whether gaps in care and outcomes remain among older adults with …

Causes, Angiographic Characteristics, and Management of Premature Myocardial Infarction: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

LS Rallidis, I Xenogiannis, ES Brilakis… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Among patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the proportion of young
individuals has increased in recent years. Although coronary atherosclerosis is less …

Rural-urban disparity in mortality in the US from 1999 to 2019

SH Cross, RM Califf, HJ Warraich - JAMA, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| We analyzed all deaths occurring in the US using the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database …

Trends in premature mortality from acute myocardial infarction in the United States, 1999 to 2019

SS Dani, AN Lone, Z Javed, MS Khan… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Evaluating premature (< 65 years of age) mortality because of acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) by demographic and regional characteristics may inform public health …

Brain-heart connections in stress and cardiovascular disease: Implications for the cardiac patient

V Vaccarino, AJ Shah, PK Mehta, B Pearce, P Raggi… - Atherosclerosis, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of psychological stress on the physiology of the cardiovascular system, and on
the etiology and outcomes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the object of intense …

Aging in rural communities

SA Cohen, ML Greaney - Current epidemiology reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Population aging is occurring worldwide, particularly in
developed countries such as the United States (US). However, in the US, the population is …