Low BMI,
Higher Risk
of Death
After
Heart Attack
Family Dinners = Healthier Kids
20 minutes
The minimum amount of time, 4 days per week,
that family dinners should last in order to
help children reach a healthy weight.
These children weigh significantly
less than peers whose family
dinners were 3 or 4 minutes
shorter.
Source: University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign. News
Release. April 19, 2016.
A Heart in Mourning
May Skip a Beat
The increased risk of atrial fibrillation following
the death of a spouse or life partner. This risk was
even higher among those who were younger or
who had lost their partners more suddenly. The
risk was greatest 8 to 14 days following a death,
and then gradually declined with almost no increased risk after a year.
41%
Source: HealthDay. News article. April 6, 2016.
Missed Nursing
Care May Lead to
Rehospitalizations
for Black MI Patients
13%
The increased risk of death in underweight
patients 30 days after a heart attack. These
patients also had a 26% higher risk of death
over 17 years than normal weight patients.
Source: PLOS. News release. April 19, 2016.
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23.5%
The 30-day readmission rate for black heart attack patients compared to 18.8% in white patients. This disparity was due to higher rates of unmet nursing care, and
the strongest factor was not receiving medications in
a timely manner, according to the findings, which were
published in the May issue of Medical Care.
Source: Wolters Kluwer Health. News release. April 14, 2016.
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