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February 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Study participants had a history of coronary artery disease (CAD), congestive heart failure (CHF), or hypertension.
March 12, 2007 | Journal Article
Data from the Heart and Soul Study
April 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Does Insurance Matter?
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Do inpatient hospitals providing a select number of services produce improved outcomes through specialization, or do the apparent benefits of these specialty hospitals result from a selection of healthier patients? In addressing this question, this ...
February 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Little is known about the challenges community health centers (CHCs) face in providing quality care for hypertension and hyperlipidemia. This study reports results from 251 providers on perceptions of barriers to effective management of these condit ...
June 28, 2006 | Journal Article
This study explored the relationship between major depressive disorder and cardiovascular disease. Depression has been documented in approximately 20 percent of outpatients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and one in three outpatients with congesti ...
July 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The current study examined how pulsed wave Doppler (PWD), Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) and color M-mode (CMM) indices were used clinically to ascertain left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction for individuals with hypertension (HTN). Participants ...
July 10, 2006 | Journal Article
African Americans are affected disproportionately by heart disease and chronic kidney disease, which is a risk factor for heart failure. Researchers in this study looked at incidence of heart failure and measures of kidney function in 1,124 African ...
August 15, 2006 | Journal Article
Chronic kidney disease has been defined in terms of creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This study examines an alternative serum measure of kidney function, cystatin C. The researchers' goal was to determine whether elevated ...
November 11, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at the MedStar Research Institute created a software-based risk calculator to predict future vulnerability to cardiovascular disease.