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Figure 1 Cardiovascular or medical conditions and new events precipitating hospitalization. Ranked by prevalence. *Syst. BP = systolic blood pressure upon presentation (emergency department); non-compliance = non-compliance with medication; MR/AR = mitral regurgitation/aortic regurgitation (severity scale from 1+ to 4+); ACS = acute coronary syndrome; ^||baseline dialysis or creatinine >3 mg/dl; ^¶Afib/Flutter/SVT= atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter/supraventricular tachycardia—<1 week duration or heart rate 130 beats/min; ^#COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—severe was defined by pulmonary function tests or by the need for systemic steroid therapy; **AS/MS = aortic stenosis/mitral stenosis.