Posts Tagged ‘Dr.P.H.’
Taking Another Look at Guidelines on Aspirin in Primary Prevention
As new general guidelines are released on use of aspirin, health care providers are confused as to whether or not to prescribe aspirin for primary prevention of heart attacks or strokes, and if so, to whom. According to researchers, the most recent guidelines for primary prevention recommend aspirin use for persons ages 40 to 70…
Read MoreTaking a Look at Medicare Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Two few Medicare patients, women and non-white patients, participated in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or acute heart event or surgery, says findings in a recently published study in American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. This observational studies and identified the populations and regions most at risk for suboptimal cardiac rehabilitation.…
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