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Tav-In-Tav And Beyond: How Far Can We Go?, Taramasso Maurizio, Ana Paula Tagliari, David L. Fischman
Tav-In-Tav And Beyond: How Far Can We Go?, Taramasso Maurizio, Ana Paula Tagliari, David L. Fischman
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
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Impact Of Social Media And Multimedia Platforms: View From The Jacc: Case Reports Some Editors, Estefania Oliveros, Yevgeniy Brailovsky, Alessandro Beneduce, Hooman Bakshi, Edoardo Zancanaro, Indah Sukmawati, Mrinali Shetty, Gina Lundberg
Impact Of Social Media And Multimedia Platforms: View From The Jacc: Case Reports Some Editors, Estefania Oliveros, Yevgeniy Brailovsky, Alessandro Beneduce, Hooman Bakshi, Edoardo Zancanaro, Indah Sukmawati, Mrinali Shetty, Gina Lundberg
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
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Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Management Of Risk Factors In Patients With Stable Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease, Dean Karalis, Patrick Moeller, Albert Crawford, Maria Janelli, Scott Hessen
Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Management Of Risk Factors In Patients With Stable Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease, Dean Karalis, Patrick Moeller, Albert Crawford, Maria Janelli, Scott Hessen
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
Background
Effective control of risk factors in patients with ASCVD is important to reduce recurrent cardiovascular events. However, many ASCVD patients do not have their risk factors controlled, and this may have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
We retrospectively evaluated risk factor control among 24,760 ASCVD patients who had at least 1 outpatient encounter both pre-pandemic and during the first year of the pandemic. Risk factors were uncontrolled if the blood pressure (BP) ≥ 130/80 mm Hg, LDL-C ≥ 70 mg/dL, HgbA1c ≥ 7 for diabetic patients, and patients were current smokers.
Results
During the pandemic, many patients had …