The American journal of medicine
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The purpose of this research is to examine the role of justice-involved status on in-hospital mortality among nonelderly adults during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ In this cohort study, justice-involved status was independently associated with lower in-hospital mortality. Future studies should examine preadmission and postdischarge outcomes.
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With the aging of the population and the increase in chronic diseases, there is an inherent risk of polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and incidence of potentially inappropriate medication use and its correlation with polypharmacy. ⋯ An increased emphasis is needed to review and reevaluate the appropriateness of medication use among the older population in internal medicine.
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We sought to evaluate the associations of chest pain and dyspnea with the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease including coronary disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke. ⋯ In individuals without cardiovascular disease, chest pain and dyspnea were independently associated with incident cardiovascular disease for about 3 decades, suggesting the need for evaluating chest pain from a broader perspective of cardiovascular disease beyond coronary disease and the importance of dyspnea for cardiovascular risk assessment including myocardial infarction.