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
2002
Acute myocardial infarction in the elderly with diabetes
Chyun D, Vaccarino V, Murillo J, Young LH, Krumholz HM. Acute myocardial infarction in the elderly with diabetes. Heart & Lung 2002, 31: 327-339. PMID: 12487011, DOI: 10.1067/mhl.2002.126049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDiabetes mellitusMyocardial infarctionHeart failureComorbid conditionsMortality rateNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionHistory of DMInsulin-treated diabetes mellitusRetrospective medical record reviewHigher body mass indexAcute MI settingPoor functional statusBlood pressure managementMedical record reviewSpecific comorbid conditionsSecondary preventive interventionsBody mass indexShort-term mortalityCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectEntire Medicare populationShort-term riskAggressive lipidDM statusChest pain