Alexander T. Sandhu, MD, MS; Shun Kohsaka, MD; Mintu P. Turakhia, MD, MAS; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):130-139. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4585
This cohort study evaluates the use of guideline-directed medical therapy and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator as well as mortality rates over a 6-year period among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the US Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.
Derek S. Chew, MD, MSc; Yanhong Li, MD, MS; Michel Zeitouni, MD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):140-148. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4836
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial鈥檚 economic outcomes reports the cumulative medical resource use and costs during the 6-month follow-up period for patients randomized to an intervention or control condition for acute decompensated heart failure.
Ashwin S. Nathan, MD, MS; Lin Yang, MS; Nancy Yang, BA; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):150-157. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4641
This national cross-sectional analysis examines the association between zip code鈥搇evel racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic composition and rates of transcatheter aortic valve replacement among Medicare patients living within large metropolitan areas in the US.
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Editor's Note
Race Bias in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Are We Sure?
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc; Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM
JAMA Cardiol
Alexandre Persu, MD, PhD; Marilucy Lopez-Sublet, MD; Abtehale Al-Hussaini, MBBS; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):159-166. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4690
This case series examines the prevalence of fibromuscular dysplasia and other extracoronary events in patients who develop spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS; Madelaine Faulkner Modrow, MPH; Christopher H. Schmid, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):167-174. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.5010
This randomized clinical trial tests the hypothesis that n-of-1 trials of self-selected atrial fibrillation triggers would enhance atrial fibrillation鈥搑elated quality of life.
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Highlights From the American Heart Association鈥檚 Scientific Sessions 2021
Konstantinos C. Siontis, MD; Pasquale Santangeli, MD; Daniele Muser, MD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):175-183. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4738
This cohort study investigates outcomes associated with ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis.
Daniel E. Cruz, MD; Usman A. Tahir, MD; Jie Hu, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):184-194. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4925
This cohort study examines metabolites associated with incident coronary heart disease and coronary artery calcium among African American participants in the Jackson Heart Study and seeks to replicate coronary heart disease findings among multiethnic participants in the Women鈥檚 Health Initiative.
Meredith S. Duncan, PhD; Robert A. Greevy, PhD; Hilary A. Tindle, MD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):195-203. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4990
This cohort study evaluates the predictive utility of adding former smoking status, pack-years smoked, and years since quitting to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2013 pooled cohort equations for more accurate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk prediction.
Valy Fontil, MD, MAS; Lucia Pacca, PhD; Brandon K. Bellows, PharmD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):204-212. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4996
This cohort study assesses whether and to what extent differences in treatment intensification, scheduled follow-up interval, and missed visits are associated with racial and ethnic disparities in blood pressure control among adults with hypertension.
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Podcast:
Association of Health Care Processes With Racial or Ethnic Disparities in Blood Pressure Control
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Invited Commentary
Treatment Intensification and Missed Visits as Important Targets for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hypertension Control
Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN; Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, PhD, ANP, RN
JAMA Cardiol
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Association of Health Care Processes With Racial or Ethnic Disparities in Blood Pressure Control