Disparities in cardiovascular disease and treatment in the Nordic countries

S Højstrup, JH Thomsen, E Prescott - The Lancet Regional Health …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary The Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
have seen a steep decline in cardiovascular mortality in recent decades. They are among …

Health professionals implicit bias of patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) and its effects on clinical decision-making: a scoping review

C Job, B Adenipekun, A Cleves, P Gill, R Samuriwo - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Research indicates that people with lower socioeconomic status (SES) receive
inferior healthcare and experience poorer health outcomes compared with those with higher …

Association of socioeconomic status with outcomes and care quality in patients presenting with undifferentiated chest pain in the setting of universal health care …

LP Dawson, E Andrew, Z Nehme, J Bloom… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess whether there are disparities in incidence rates,
care, and outcomes for patients with chest pain attended by emergency medical services …

Association between sex and survival after non-traumatic out of hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Malik, M Gewarges, O Pezzutti, KS Allan, A Samman… - Resuscitation, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Existing studies have shown conflicting results regarding the relationship of sex
with survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). This systematic review evaluates the …

Action on patient safety can reduce health inequalities

C Wade, AM Malhotra, P McGuire, C Vincent, A Fowler - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Action on patient safety can reduce health inequalities Page 1 Action on patient safety can
reduce health inequalities Providers and health systems should use ethnic differences in risk …

In-hospital family-witnessed resuscitation with a focus on the prevalence, processes, and outcomes of resuscitation: A retrospective observational cohort study

A Waldemar, A Bremer, A Holm, A Strömberg, I Thylén - Resuscitation, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim International and national guidelines support in-hospital, family-witnessed resuscitation,
provided that patients are not negatively affected. Empirical evidence regarding whether …

Physical exercise, inflammation, and hypertension: how to improve cardiovascular prevention

F Crea - European Heart Journal, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Pharmacotherapy'by Eva Gerdts from the University of Bergen in Norway, and colleagues. 1
It is well recognized that hypertension is a potent risk factors for both men and women. 2–7 …

The DIVERSE Study: Determining the Importance of Various gEnders, Races, and body Shapes for CPR Education using manikins

K Liblik, J Byun, A Lloyd-Kuzik, JM Farina… - Current Problems in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Certain demographic groups are less likely to receive efficient Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR), and poor representation of these groups in the manikins used for CPR …

The effect of building-level socioeconomic status on bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a retrospective cohort study

AFW Ho, PZY Ting, JSY Ho, S Fook-Chong… - Prehospital …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Understanding the social determinants of bystander cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) receipt can inform the design of public health interventions to increase …

Variation in the use of targeted temperature management for cardiac arrest

JD Wolfe, RJ Waken, E Fanous, DK Fox… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Targeted temperature management (TTM) is recommended for patients who do not respond
after return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest. However, the degree to which …