Use and Characteristics of Clinical Coding for Post-COVID Conditions in a Retrospective US Cohort.

Context: Little is known about when and how the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Post-COVID Conditions (PCC; U09.9) is being used to document PCC.

Objectives: To examine the use and characteristics of clinical coding for PCC.

Acetylation-Mediated Post-Translational Modification of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Plays a Critical Role in the Regulation of the Cellular Acetylome During Metabolic Stress.

Cardiac diseases remain one of the leading causes of death globally, often linked to ischemic conditions that can affect cellular homeostasis and metabolism, which can lead to the development of cardiovascular dysfunction. Considering the effect of ischemic cardiomyopathy on the global population, it is vital to understand the impact of ischemia on cardiac cells and how ischemic conditions change different cellular functions through post-translational modification of cellular proteins. : To understand the cellular function and fine-tuning during stress, we established an ischemia model using neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes.

HIV Protein Nef Induces Cardiomyopathy Through Induction of Bcl2 and p21.

HIV-associated cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of death in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Although antiretroviral drugs suppress the viral load, they fail to remove the virus entirely. HIV-1 Nef protein is known to play a role in viral virulence and HIV latency.

Functional disabilities and adverse well-being by COVID-19 and Long COVID history and employment status: 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Background: Long COVID can lead to functional disabilities and decreased well-being and limit the ability to work. No study has yet assessed associations of SARS-CoV-2-infection and Long COVID with specific measures of well-being and functional disabilities among workers by employment status.

Methods: Using data from the U.

An Investigation of Mortality Associated With Comorbid Pneumonia and Thrombocytopenia in a Rural Southwest Missouri Hospital System.

Background: Pneumonia places a significant burden on individuals and society, contributing to a substantial number of hospital admissions, emergency department visits, deaths, and healthcare costs each year. Comorbidities can greatly increase the risk of poor outcomes when associated with pneumonia. One comorbidity that has yet to be thoroughly researched is thrombocytopenia, which is known to play an important role in activating the immune response to infections.

Gestational Diabetes Prevalence Estimates from Three Data Sources, 2018.

Introduction: We investigated 2018 gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence estimates in three surveillance systems (National Vital Statistics System, State Inpatient Database, and Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey).

Methods: We calculated GDM prevalence for jurisdictions represented in each system; a subset of data was analyzed for people 18-39 years old in 22 jurisdictions present in all three systems to observe dataset-specific demographics and GDM prevalence using comparable categories.

Results: GDM prevalence estimates varied widely by data system and within the data subset despite comparable demographics.

Health Insurance and Access to Care in U.S. Working-Age Adults Experiencing Long COVID.

Introduction: Long COVID encompasses a wide range of health problems that emerge, persist, or recur following acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness. Given that the prevalence of self-reported Long COVID is highest among U.S.

Marijuana Use among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age, 2013-2019.

Background: Marijuana is the most commonly used federally illicit substance among reproductive-age women in the United States. Updated information on marijuana use in this population can inform clinical and public health interventions.

Methods: Data from the 2013-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was used to report weighted prevalence estimates of marijuana use in the past month, past 2-12 months, and past year among women aged 18-44 years with self-reported pregnancy status.

A Retrospective Analysis of Hyperlipidemia and COVID-19 Outcomes Investigated in a Rural Midwestern Population.

Background COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus discovered in 2019. Its impact on the world continues to be studied due to the significant death toll of the disease. As the COVID-19 pandemic remains ongoing, examining the association of COVID-19 with comorbidities and resulting mortality is necessary.

Long COVID and Significant Activity Limitation Among Adults, by Age - United States, June 1-13, 2022, to June 7-19, 2023.

Long COVID is a condition encompassing a wide range of health problems that emerge, persist, or return following COVID-19. CDC analyzed national repeat cross-sectional Household Pulse Survey data to estimate the prevalence of long COVID and significant related activity limitation among U.S.

Timing of outpatient postpartum care utilization among women with chronic hypertension and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Background: The postpartum period represents an opportunity to assess the cardiovascular health of women who experience chronic hypertension or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether women with chronic hypertension or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy access outpatient postpartum care more quickly compared to women with no hypertension.

Study Design: We used data from the Merative MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database.

"Their help is not helping": Policing as a Tool of Structural Violence against Black Communities.

Objective: To illustrate Black youth's perceptions of police violence in West Louisville, Kentucky, how they make sense of it, and their responses to it.

Method: The study used qualitative interviews with youth ages 10 to 24 residing in West Louisville. The interviews did not specifically inquire about experiences with police, but the theme emerged so strongly from the overall analysis that the current study was warranted.

Cardiac Arrest During Delivery Hospitalization : A Cohort Study.

Background: Estimates of cardiac arrest occurring during delivery guide evidence-based strategies to reduce pregnancy-related death.

Objective: To investigate rate of, maternal characteristics associated with, and survival after cardiac arrest during delivery hospitalization.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Trends and Distribution of In-Hospital Mortality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals by Pregnancy Period.

This cross-sectional study investigates trends in death rates and proportion of deaths by pregnancy period among pregnant and postpartum individuals from 1994 to 2019.

Clinician Knowledge and Practices Related to a Patient History of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

Objective: To describe clinician screening practices for prior hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, knowledge of future risks associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, barriers and facilitators to referrals for cardiovascular disease risk evaluation in women with prior hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and variation by clinician- and practice-level characteristics.

Methods: We used data from Fall DocStyles 2020, a cross-sectional, web-based panel survey of currently practicing U.S.

Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among US Women of Reproductive Age by Race/Hispanic Origin.

Background: To explore the prevalence, pharmacologic treatment, and control of hypertension among US nonpregnant women of reproductive age by race/Hispanic origin to identify potential gaps in care.

Methods: We pooled data from the 2011 to March 2020 (prepandemic) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycles. Our analytic sample included 4,590 nonpregnant women aged 20-44 years who had at least 1 examiner-measured blood pressure (BP) value.

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Mortality at Delivery Hospitalization - United States, 2017-2019.

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs), defined as prepregnancy (chronic) or pregnancy-associated hypertension, are common pregnancy complications in the United States.* HDPs are strongly associated with severe maternal complications, such as heart attack and stroke (1), and are a leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States. CDC analyzed nationally representative data from the National Inpatient Sample to calculate the annual prevalence of HDP among delivery hospitalizations and by maternal characteristics, and the percentage of in-hospital deaths with an HDP diagnosis code documented.

Clinical Practice Changes in Monitoring Hypertension Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Clinical practices can use telemedicine and other strategies (e.g., self-measured blood pressure [SMBP]) for remote monitoring of hypertension to promote control while decreasing risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Use of the Electronic Health Record to Assess Prevalence of Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy.

Background: In the United States, the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency (ID), and iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy remains largely unknown as data at the national or state level are limited or nonexistent, respectively.

Objectives: In an effort to identify opportunities to improve maternal health surveillance, we assessed the feasibility of anemia, ID, and IDA surveillance among first-trimester pregnancies using electronic health records (EHRs).

Methods: We identified pregnancies among Kaiser Permanente Northwest members aged ≥18 y during 2005-2016 with first-trimester prenatal care (n = 41,991).