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May 17, 2012 | Program Result
Staff at South Carolina's Palmetto Project trained volunteers in Black churches to check blood pressure of church members and provide them with nutrition information, including ways to reduce sodium intake.
May 18, 2010 | Journal Article
This study evaluated the associations of regulators of mineral metabolism and inhibitors of vascular calcification and their association to cardiovascular disease events.
August 15, 2009 | Commentary
Three separate letters to the editor of The Lancet criticized a meta-analysis study examining the benefits of intensive glucose control on cardiovascular outcomes and stroke published in the journal. A fourth letter was supportive of the study. The authors respond to the criticisms and explain their choices of studies to be included.
May 16, 2005 | Journal Article
Cystatin C is a protein produced by nearly all human cells and excreted into the bloodstream. As a serum measure of renal function, it appears to be independent of age, sex and lean muscle mass. This study compares the associations of cystatin C, cr ...
May 22, 2004 | Journal Article
The relationship between mortality rate and renal dysfunction for older adults was the focus of the present study. Linearity comparisons were made between predictors of renal functioning (serum urea nitrogen (SUN) level, creatinine level, Modificati ...
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examined whether racial differences exist in cholesterol monitoring, use of lipid-lowering agents and achievement of guideline-recommended low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. The author ...
June 25, 2008 | Journal Article
Past studies have raised concerns that drug-eluting stents, in comparison to bare-metal stents, may contribute to stent thromboses. This observational study of approximately 60,000 Medicare patients did not support this finding, and found no increased risk of death or ST-elevation myocardial infarction for patients receiving drug-eluting stents.
January 10, 2007 | Journal Article
Use of a blood test for NT-proBNP level may help physicians identify patients at high risk for coronary heart disease.
March 12, 2007 | Journal Article
Data from the Heart and Soul Study
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 ...