BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

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 …

A concerning increase in mortality from acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in young adults in
the United States has been reported. We extracted PE-related mortality rates (number of …

Background Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) is characterized by left
ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, LV outflow tract obstruction, and left atrial dilation, which can be …

Urban environments and cardiovascular health are closely linked, yet only a few specific
exposures have been explored in isolation and mostly adopting cross-sectional design. The …

Background There are sociodemographic disparities in outcomes of heart failure with
reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but disparities in guideline-directed medical therapy …

Background A primary goal in treating obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) is to
improve patients' health status: their symptoms, function, and quality of life. The health status …

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) imposes substantial health care and economic burden
on health care systems and patients. Previous studies failed to examine health care …

Importance Prior studies have suggested patients with heart failure (HF) from rural areas
have worse clinical outcomes. Contemporary differences between rural and urban hospitals …