AHRQ Releases Projections for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Conditions and Procedures

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AHRQ Releases Projections for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Conditions and Procedures

AHRQ has released a new, comprehensive report that provides trend data for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions and procedures that are among the top causes of hospital stays.  These conditions are costly and important to patients' quality of life, and most of them are linked to prevalent chronic conditions of hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity.  The report found that women tend to have lower average costs, despite higher average lengths of stay, and that women generally experience higher mortality rates for these conditions than men, despite the increased attention on screening and preventing less-prevalent breast and cervical cancers in women. This report produces hospital projections through 2012. Select to access the report.