Xu H, Farmer HR, Granger BB, et al. - Researchers investigated if there exists an association between patients’ perceived risk of readmission at discharge and actual 30-day readmissions among patients hospitalized with cardiovascular disease (CVD). From the Duke Heart Center, 730 patients who were admitted for CVD management between January 1, 2015, and August 31, 2017 were recruited. A high risk of readmission was perceived at index admission by nearly 1-in-3 patients. Among patients who perceived a high risk of readmission, more probability of readmission was noted in non-White patients, those with poor self-rated health, difficulty accessing care, and prior hospitalizations in the past year. In addition, more likelihood of readmission was observed in patients who were widowed and stated difficulty accessing care, in the group of patients who perceived a low risk of readmission. Overall, findings revealed a higher rate of 30-day readmission in patients who perceived a high risk of readmission vs those who perceived a low risk.