Digital health interventions for heart Failure management in underserved rural areas of the United States: a systematic review of Randomized trials

Z Azizi, C Broadwin, S Islam, J Schenk… - Journal of the …, 2024‏ - ahajournals.org
Background Heart failure disproportionately affects individuals residing in rural areas,
leading to worse health outcomes. Digital health interventions have been proposed as a …

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients with heart failure from the large-scale Japanese Registry Of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure …

T Ide, H Kaku, S Matsushima, T Tohyama… - Circulation …, 2021‏ - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: With aging population, the prevalence and incidence of heart failure (HF) have
been increasing worldwide. However, the characteristics and outcomes of patients with HF …

Rural-urban differences in stroke risk factors, incidence, and mortality in people with and without prior stroke: The CANHEART stroke study

MK Kapral, PC Austin, G Jeyakumar… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2019‏ - ahajournals.org
Background: Rural residence is associated with stroke incidence and mortality, but little is
known about potential rural/urban differences in ambulatory stroke care. Methods and …

Socio-demographic and-economic factors associated with 30-day readmission for conditions targeted by the hospital readmissions reduction program: a population …

F Murray, M Allen, CM Clark, CJ Daly, DM Jacobs - BMC Public Health, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Early hospital readmissions remain common in patients with conditions
targeted by the CMS Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP). There is still no …

Social determinants of health and 90‐day mortality after hospitalization for heart failure in the REGARDS study

MR Sterling, JB Ringel, LC Pinheiro… - Journal of the …, 2020‏ - ahajournals.org
Background Outcomes following heart failure (HF) hospitalizations are poor, with 90‐day
mortality rates of 15% to 20%. Although prior studies found associations between individual …

Cardiovascular medication utilization and adherence among adults living in rural and urban areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GK Murphy, FA McAlister, DL Weir, L Tjosvold… - BMC Public Health, 2014‏ - Springer
Background Rural residents face numerous barriers to healthcare access and studies
suggest poorer health outcomes for rural patients. Therefore we undertook a systematic …

Randomized, controlled trial to improve self-care in patients with heart failure living in rural areas

K Dracup, DK Moser, MM Pelter, TS Nesbitt… - Circulation, 2014‏ - ahajournals.org
Background—Patients with heart failure (HF) who live in rural areas have less access to
cardiac services than patients in urban areas. We conducted a randomized, clinical trial to …

Association between smoking status and outcomes in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

CH Sia, J Ko, H Zheng, AFW Ho, D Foo, LL Foo… - Scientific reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Smoking is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic
heart disease and hypertension. However, in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients …

Impact of physician continuity on death or urgent readmission after discharge among patients with heart failure

FA McAlister, E Youngson, JA Bakal, P Kaul… - Cmaj, 2013‏ - cmaj.ca
Background: Early physician follow-up after discharge is associated with lower rates of
death and readmission among patients with heart failure. We explored whether physician …

Effects of a home-based activation intervention on self-management adherence and readmission in rural heart failure patients: the PATCH randomized controlled trial

L Young, M Hertzog, S Barnason - BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2016‏ - Springer
Background Heart failure (HF) patients discharged from rural hospitals have higher 30-day
readmission rates. Self-management (SM) reduces readmissions, but adherence to SM …