Rural and urban residents' attitudes and preferences toward COVID-19 prevention behaviors in a midwestern community.

Rural populations are more vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19 compared to their urban counterparts as they are more likely to be older, uninsured, to have more underlying medical conditions, and live further from medical care facilities. We engaged the Southeastern MN (SEMN) community (N = 7,781, 51% rural) to conduct a survey of motivators and barriers to masking to prevent COVID-19. We also assessed preferences for types of and modalities to receive education/intervention, exploring both individual and environmental factors primarily consistent with Social Cognitive Theory.

Cardiologist Evaluation and Approval Was the Primary Predictor of Kidney Transplant Candidacy and Transplantation Among Patients With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.

Unlabelled: End-stage kidney disease patients with concomitant heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction are often denied kidney transplantation. The aims of this study were to explore factors predictive of suitability for kidney transplant and to assess cardiovascular outcomes in patients with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after transplant.

Methods: We evaluated 109 consecutive adults with LVEF ≤40% at the time of initial kidney transplant evaluation between 2013 and 2018.