Background and Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a condition marked by a complex
array of physiological, biochemical, and metabolic abnormalities, including central obesity …

Heart failure (HF) is a major health care issue insofar as it affects 3% of the general
population and has become the main cause of mortality, hospitalization, and health care …

Introduction A worsening heart failure event (WHFE) is defined as progressively escalating
heart failure signs/symptoms requiring intravenous diuretic treatment or hospitalization. No …

Objective Given the high economic burden of disease among adult patients with chronic
heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) following a worsening heart failure event …

Introduction In the USA, patients with chronic heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction
(HFrEF) following a worsening HF event (WHFE) have significantly increased healthcare …

Rationale: Even though idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease with high morbidity
and mortality and no cure, palliative care is rarely implemented, leading to high symptom …

Methods: A search of five databases PubMed, ProQuest, Science Direct, Wiley, and the
Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL) was conducted. Reviewed studies were …

Background: Acute health care utilization often occurs among persons experiencing
homelessness. However, knowing which individuals will be persistent super-utilizers of …

Background Patients with chronic disease prefer an adequately supported death at home,
but often die in the hospital. We assessed temporal trends and sex differences in healthcare …

Abstract Purpose of Review Heart failure (HF) is a growing public health concern that
impairs the quality of life and is associated with significant mortality. As the prevalence of …