Study Examines Incidence, Risk Factors for Traumatic Intracranial Bleeding in Older Adults Newly Prescribed Warfarin

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact John A. Dodson, M.D., M.P.H., email Allison Clair at Allison.clair@nyumc.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0345   John A. Dodson, M.D., M.P.H., of the New…

Model Developed to Help Predict Risk of In-Hospital Death after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Fred H. Edwards, M.D., email Daniel Leveton at Daniel.Leveton@jax.ufl.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0326   In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Fred…

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Study Examines Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Developing Country

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas Pilgrim, M.D., email thomas.pilgrim@insel.ch.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0292   Thomas Pilgrim, M.D., of Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a…

High LDL-C Levels in Women Prior to Childbirth Associated With Increased Risk of High Levels in Adult Offspring

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael M. Mendelson, M.D., Sc.M., call Gina DiGravio-Wilczewski at 617-638-8480 or email ginad@bu.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0304   In a study published online…

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Study Examines Heart Structure, Function of NBA Players

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact David J. Engel. M.D., call Linda Kamateh at 212-305-5587 or email lib9027@nyp.org. To contact Aaron L. Baggish, M.D., email Julie Cunningham at jcunningham0@mgh.harvard.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in your story: Links will be…

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Models Appear to Work Well in Black Adults

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ervin R. Fox, M.D., M.P.H., call Karen Bascom at 601-815-3940 or email kbascom@umc.edu. To contact Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., email Marla Paul at marla-paul@northwestern.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story: Links…

Quality of Care for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies Among U.S. Hospitals

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Monique L. Anderson, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0275   Adherence to recommended care following…

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