2019
Association of Apolipoprotein E With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk by Race/Ethnicity
Marini S, Crawford K, Morotti A, Lee MJ, Pezzini A, Moomaw CJ, Flaherty ML, Montaner J, Roquer J, Jimenez-Conde J, Giralt-Steinhauer E, Elosua R, Cuadrado-Godia E, Soriano-Tarraga C, Slowik A, Jagiella JM, Pera J, Urbanik A, Pichler A, Hansen BM, McCauley JL, Tirschwell DL, Selim M, Brown DL, Silliman SL, Worrall BB, Meschia JF, Kidwell CS, Testai FD, Kittner SJ, Schmidt H, Enzinger C, Deary IJ, Rannikmae K, Samarasekera N, Salman RA, Sudlow CL, Klijn CJM, van Nieuwenhuizen KM, Fernandez-Cadenas I, Delgado P, Norrving B, Lindgren A, Goldstein JN, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM, Falcone GJ, Biffi A, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Rosand J, Anderson CD. Association of Apolipoprotein E With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk by Race/Ethnicity. JAMA Neurology 2019, 76: 480-491. PMID: 30726504, PMCID: PMC6459133, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.4519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityIntracerebral hemorrhageICH riskPotent genetic risk factorApolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 alleleAPOE allele statusBurden of hypertensionPopulation-based studyPrimary intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhage riskCase-control studyAssociation of APOEPropensity score analysisGenetic risk factorsWhite participantsRace/ethnic groupsHypertension burdenHemorrhage riskClinical variablesInternational Stroke Genetics ConsortiumRisk factorsSecondary causesΕ2 alleleICH casesApolipoprotein E
2017
Availability, cost, and prescription patterns of antihypertensive medications in primary health care in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey
Su M, Zhang Q, Bai X, Wu C, Li Y, Mossialos E, Mensah GA, Masoudi FA, Lu J, Li X, Salas-Vega S, Zhang A, Lu Y, Nasir K, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Availability, cost, and prescription patterns of antihypertensive medications in primary health care in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey. The Lancet 2017, 390: 2559-2568. PMID: 29102087, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32476-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health care sitesNationwide cross-sectional surveyAntihypertensive medicationsPrimary health carePrescription patternsCross-sectional surveyHealth care sitesHealth centersVillage clinicsPrimary health care providersCommunity health stationsBurden of hypertensionCommunity health centersHealth careCAMS Innovation FundHealth care providersHigh-cost medicationsTownship health centersBlood pressureFamily Planning CommissionMedication costsAffordable medicationsNational HealthHealth stationsMedications
2016
Initial experience with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Nigerian patients with hypertension
Isiguzo G, Baugh D, Nwuruku G, Mezue K, Madu C, Madu E. Initial experience with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Nigerian patients with hypertension. Nigerian Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 13: 33-38. DOI: 10.4103/0189-7969.173851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringOffice blood pressureHypertensive patientsBlood pressure monitoringTwo-tailed Student's t-testPressure monitoringAdult hypertensive patientsBody mass indexWhite coat hypertensionNight-time BPAbnormal dipping patternsStudent's t-testBurden of hypertensionAmbulatory blood pressure monitoring useWaking BPNigerian patientsDaytime BPConsecutive recruitmentNocturnal hypertensionMass indexBP controlAdverse outcomesEnugu NigeriaBP loadBlood pressure
2013
The increasing burden of hypertension in Nigeria – can a dietary salt reduction strategy change the trend?
Mezue K. The increasing burden of hypertension in Nigeria – can a dietary salt reduction strategy change the trend? Perspectives In Public Health 2013, 134: 346-352. PMID: 24002906, DOI: 10.1177/1757913913499658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of hypertensionIncreasing burden of hypertensionNon-communicable diseasesSalt reductionMiddle-income countriesPrevalence of hypertensionSalt reduction strategiesPopulation-wide basisPopulation-wide levelIncreasing burdenCardiovascular diseaseHypertensionReduction strategiesDeveloping countriesMortality
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