Costs vary with cause, ranging from an average of $7,600 (heart failure or shock, 13.4 percent) to $23,400 (scheduled angioplasty or bypass surgery, 11.8 percent). The average cost of a heart attack readmission is 64 percent the cost of an initial heart attack admission, which is $20,800 on average.4. Pneumonia (Statistical Brief #142, 2009 data) âThe average cost of a pneumonia readmission is $13,000, with a 15.3 percent readmission rate.his is 135 percent the cost of an initial pneumonia admission, which averages $9,600. 5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Statistical Brief 121, 2008 data) âThe average cost for a COPD readmission from COPD as a principle diagnosis is $8,400, with a readmission rate of $7.1 percent.
The experts do have some guidance on how much oatmeal you should eat to reduce your cholesterol: 3 grams of beta-glucans per day from oats is the amount that has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
Technically-speaking, oat bran is not a whole grain since bran is only one part of the oat grain. But thanks to its exceptionally high fibre content, oat bran is considered a whole grain. Oat bran has long been recognized for its high soluble fibre content, the type of fibre that lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol. Roughly one-half of the fibre in oat bran is soluble. One cup delivers 3 grams, the amount that's needed to lower cholesterol. Soluble fibre also helps stabilize blood sugar after eating.