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<h2><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/cardiology-picks/gamification-interventions-may-help-economically-disadvantaged-adults-at-elevated-risk-for-major-adverse-cardiovascular-events/">Gamification Interventions May Help Economically Disadvantaged Adults at Elevated Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events</a><p>The findings of a new study indicate that a gamification intervention may benefit economically disadvantaged adults at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events. The study was published in <em>JAMA Cardiology. </em>&ldquo;Health promotion efforts commonly communicate goals for healthy behavior, but the best way to design goal setting among high-risk patients has not been well examined,&rdquo; the researchers wrote.</p><h2><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/vte-knowledge-hub/heart-failure-linked-to-increased-risk-of-vte/">Heart Failure Linked to Increased Risk of VTE</a></h2><p>Heart failure (HF) is an independent risk factor for venous thromboembolism (<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/vte-knowledge-hub/inflammatory-bowel-disease-linked-to-increased-risk-of-vte-cvd-and-hf/">VTE</a>), according to a study <a href="https://e-kcj.org/DOIx.php?id=10.4070/kcj.2021.0213">published in</a> <em>Korean Circulation Journal. </em>To conduct this study, researchers investigated the risk of VTE, PE, and DVT in patients with HF before April 15, 2020, in the following databases: PubMed, MEDLINE, and Embase. According to the results, patients with HF had increased risk of both VTE (risk ratio [RR]=1.57, 95% confidence interval [CI],1.34-1.84), and PE (RR=2.00, 95% CI, 1.38-2.89).</p><h2><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/pad-knowledge-hub/hypoxia-inducible-factor-1-alpha-as-a-surrogate-marker-in-pad/">Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 Alpha as a Surrogate Marker in PAD</a></h2><p>The findings of a new study suggest that hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1&alpha;) may be a surrogate marker after revascularization in patients with peripheral arterial disease (<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/pad-knowledge-hub/pad-knowledge-hub-picks/fda-approves-rivaroxaban-plus-aspirin-for-lower-extremity/">PAD</a>). The results appeared in the journal <em>Vascular Specialist International.</em> In this prospective study, researchers assessed 40 patients with PAD (mean age, 62). &ldquo;The HIF-1&alpha; levels were decreased in all patients on postoperative days, T2 and T3, compared with the preoperative values. Our results indicated that HIF-1&alpha; may be a surrogate marker after revascularization in patients with PAD. Further studies are needed to analyze the sensitivity, specificity, and cut-off values of HIF-1&alpha; in patients with PAD,&rdquo; the researchers concluded.</p><h2><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/condition-center/atrial-fibrillation/screening-for-afib-could-reduce-stroke-risk-in-elderly-adults/">Screening for AFib Could Reduce Stroke Risk in Elderly Adults</a></h2><p>Screening for atrial fibrillation (<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/condition-center/atrial-fibrillation/carbohydrate-antigen-125-is-an-independent-predictor-of-af-recurrence-following-radiofrequency-catheter-ablation/">AFib</a>) in older adults (75-76-year-olds) may reduce the risk of stroke, severe bleeding and death, according to a study published in <em>The Lancet. </em>The study comprised of almost 28,000 individuals, all all 75- and 76-year-olds in the two Swedish regions of Halland and Stockholm. The population of interest were all randomized to either screening (n=13,979) or to a control group (n=13,996), who received standard care. According to the results, the detection of AFib was higher in the screening group, and the screening group also had a slightly lower incidence of death, stroke and severe bleeding than the control group.</p></h2>


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