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Prevalent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Sexual Orientation.
J Am Heart Assoc
November 2024
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven CT USA.
Background: Seven million lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults will be aged >50 years by 2030; assessing and addressing their risk for cardiovascular disease is critical.
Methods And Results: We analyzed a nationwide cohort using the Veterans Health Administration data. Sexual orientation (SO) was classified via a validated natural language processing algorithm.
Lessons from an international trial evaluating vaccination strategies for recovered inpatients with COVID-19 (VATICO).
Med
August 2022
CHIP Center of Excellence for Health, Immunity, and Infections and Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Article Synopsis
- - The effectiveness of natural immunity (gained from infection) compared to hybrid immunity (a combination of infection and vaccination) against COVID-19 is not well established.
- - Conducting a randomized study on post-infection vaccination is complicated due to rapidly changing scientific information, different vaccination guidelines, and varying policies around the world.
- - Challenges such as limited vaccine availability, people's hesitancy to get vaccinated, and the virus continually changing make research efforts more difficult.
Background P2Y12 inhibitor medications are critical following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); however, adherence remains suboptimal. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention to improve P2Y12 inhibitor adherence following PCI. Methods and Results This was a modified stepped wedge trial of 52 eligible hospitals, of which 15 were randomly selected and agreed to participate (29 hospitals declined, and 8 eligible hospitals were not contacted).
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Clin Chem
July 2013
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Section, Washington, DC VA Medical Center Washington, DC 20422, USA.