The analysis was based on a sample of 17,501,982 patients from January 2018 to May 2024. During the study period, 9,271 patients were tested (using CPT code 93922) for the first time and had a diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease/peripheral artery disease...
There are mixed prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening recommendations for men of varying ages. The objective of this study was to describe variation in first-time PSA values across demographic and SDOH factors. In a study of nearly 4 million men with PSA lab...
Disparities in time to treatment and treatment outcomes exist for people with severe aortic stenosis receiving TAVR and SAVR procedures. We studied the rate of people who receive TAVR, SAVR, aortic valve repair, and aortic balloon valvuloplasty procedures and time to...
Aortic stenosis – the narrowing of the valve between the lower left heart chamber (left ventricle) and the aorta – is commonly diagnosed with an echocardiogram and staged according to the disease progression. However, it’s a difficult condition to study across large...
