by Truveta staff | Mar 11, 2024 | Research
Each year, approximately 900,000 patients in the US are affected by a pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot causing a blockage in one or more pulmonary arteries in the lungs. PE is a leading cause of in-hospital death in the US, and acute PE – a sudden blockage...
by Truveta Research | Mar 6, 2024 | Research, Research Insights
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...
by Truveta staff | Feb 23, 2024 | Research
Overall, the rate of hospitalizations associated with respiratory viruses has decreased throughout January 2024 (-35.3%) compared to December 2023. The largest decreases were seen in parainfluenza virus- (-49.0%), RSV- (-48.0%), and influenza-associated (-41.6%)...
by Truveta Research | Feb 22, 2024 | Research, Research Insights
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...
by Truveta Research | Feb 7, 2024 | Research, Research Insights
We found 13.1 emergency department visits for falls on snow or ice per 10,000 emergency department visits during wintery months; with 3x higher rates happening in states with freezing temperatures during the winters compared to states with milder winters. Wrist...
by Truveta staff | Feb 7, 2024 | Research
Truveta Research explored whether the rates of first-time anxiety diagnoses or first-time anxiety-related prescriptions were higher during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic era. We found that – with the brief exception of early 2021 – the rate of...
