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Design and Implementation of an Electronic Health Record?Integrated Hypertension Management Application

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundHigh blood pressure affects approximately 116 million adults in the United States. It is the leading risk factor for death and disability across the world. Prediction models and clinical studies have shown that reducing clinician inertia alone is sufficient to reach the target of ≥80% blood pressure control.

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Rationale and Design of the mTECH?Rehab Randomized Controlled Trial: Impact of a Mobile Technology Enabled Corrie Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Functional Status and Cardiovascular Health

Journal of the American Heart Association

Key secondary and exploratory outcomes include improvement in a composite cardiovascular health metric, CR engagement, quality of life, health factors (including low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, weight, diet, smoking cessation, blood pressure), and psychosocial factors.

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Abstract WP218: Risk Factors for Cerebral Aneurysms in Sickle Cell Disease

Stroke Journal

Specific risk factors explaining this difference have not been previously explored. Inclusion: ages 6-45 years, study MRI and MRA of the brain, risk factor data collected. Systolic blood pressure and Hb levels were not different in SCD participants with and without aneurysms, p=0.074 and p=0.358, respectively.

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Abstract WP259: Headache and Hypertension and Early Postpartum State: A Proposed Clinical Triad for Maternal Stroke Risk Prediction

Stroke Journal

We hypothesize that in individuals who are pregnant or within 1 year postpartum (PP), the triad of early PP state (first 6 weeks after delivery), elevated blood pressure (BP), and headache is associated with higher stroke risk.Methods:We conducted a single-institution case-control study.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Until then, I consider any of these to be independent adverse risk factors. -- Finally, a dedicated syncope unit may improve evaluation and outcome (17). Predicting Short-term Risk of Arrhythmia among Patients With Syncope: The Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score. Academic Emergency Medicine.,