Abstract:Avenues for recruiting cardiovascular research participants are discussed, particularly pertianing to the use of the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System which is …
Abstract: Background: Mental health disorders disproportionately impact Veterans compared to their civilian counterparts. We evaluated the impact of mental health disorders on …
Abstract: Background: A significant burden of mental illness is prevalent among veterans with critical limb ischemia (CLI). We designed a retrospective study using a large …
Abstract: Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Long-COVID and individuals with continued cardiorespiratory …
Abstract: Background: COVID-19 infections have been shown to increase risk of major cardiovascular events. We aim to compare the incidence rate (IR) of all cardiovascular …
Abstract: Background: The REDUCE-IT trial demonstrated the cardiovascular benefit of icosapent ethyl (IPE) vs. mineral oil placebo. However, no data currently exist that assess …
Abstract: Background: The relationship between hypertriglyceridemia and all-cause mortality is not clear. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between triglycerides and long-term …
Abstract: Background: Obesity is prevalent in the Veterans Affairs (VA) population, but utilization of obesity treatments by race and ethnicity is poorly understood. Methods: Among …
Abstract: Background: Depression, a recently recognized cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, is more common in women. US women Veterans (WV) are a growing and at high-risk …
Abstract: Background: Obesity, a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, has steadily increased in US over the past four decades. US women Veterans (WV) are a growing and at …
Abstract: Background: Currently there is no universal consensus evaluation for active-duty military with asymptomatic ventricular pre-excitation. With different military …