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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.
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