2022
Effectiveness of a clinical decision support system for hypertension management in primary care: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial
Song J, Wang X, Wang B, Gao Y, Liu J, Zhang H, Li X, Li J, Wang JG, Cai J, Herrin J, Armitage J, Krumholz HM, Zheng X. Effectiveness of a clinical decision support system for hypertension management in primary care: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials 2022, 23: 412. PMID: 35578345, PMCID: PMC9109449, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06374-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension managementPrimary carePrimary outcomeDual antihypertensive therapyHypertension Treatment TrialBlood pressure managementGuideline-based treatmentPrimary care sitesCluster-randomized trialUnit of randomizationGuideline-based decision support systemClinical decision support systemAntihypertensive regimensAntihypertensive treatmentUsual careGuideline adherenceBlood pressureMiddle-income countriesTreatment trialsManagement visitsStudy protocolCare sitesPatientsTrialsPressure management
2018
Association of Body Mass Index With Blood Pressure Among 1.7 Million Chinese Adults
Linderman GC, Lu J, Lu Y, Sun X, Xu W, Nasir K, Schulz W, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Association of Body Mass Index With Blood Pressure Among 1.7 Million Chinese Adults. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e181271-e181271. PMID: 30646115, PMCID: PMC6324286, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexSystolic blood pressureBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsMass indexMean (SD) BMIMean (SD) systolic BPIncrease of BPUnit body mass indexPrimary health care sitesComprehensive subgroup analysisMillion Persons ProjectDiastolic blood pressureSubgroup of patientsCross-sectional studyElectronic BP monitorsHealth care sitesSubgroup of individualsUntreated subgroupSubgroup analysisCare sitesBP monitorMAIN OUTCOMEChinese adultsChinese population