Braden Skin Score Subdomains Predict Mortality Among Cardiac Intensive Care Patients.

Background: The Braden Skin Score (BSS) is a bedside nursing assessment that may be a measure of frailty and predicts mortality among patients in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). We examined the association between each of the 6 individual BSS subscores with hospital mortality in patients in the CICU. We hypothesized that BSS subscores reflecting patient frailty would have a stronger association with outcomes.

A Clinical Perspective on Arsenic Exposure and Development of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.

Cardiovascular risk has traditionally been defined by modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, such as tobacco use, hyperlipidemia, and family history. However, chemicals and pollutants may also play a role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that is widely distributed in the Earth's crust.