2000
Blood Pressure Exceeding National Guidelines Among Women After Stroke
Kernan W, Viscoli C, Brass L, Makuch R, Sarrel P, Horwitz R. Blood Pressure Exceeding National Guidelines Among Women After Stroke. Stroke 2000, 31: 415-419. PMID: 10657415, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.2.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of hypertensionBlood pressure valuesNational guidelinesBlood pressureFirst examinationTrial of estrogenSecondary stroke preventionTransient ischemic attackBlood pressure controlTreatment of hypertensionProportion of womenIschemic attackSevere hypertensionStroke preventionSecondary preventionDiabetic patientsMean ageHypertensionPatientsPressure valuesPersonal physicianPressure controlSeparate guidelinesStrokeWomen
1999
Use of Meta-Analysis to Evaluate Medical Questions of Interest: An Application to Studies of Secondary Prevention of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen Y, Makuch R. Use of Meta-Analysis to Evaluate Medical Questions of Interest: An Application to Studies of Secondary Prevention of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science 1999, 33: 1161-1171. DOI: 10.1177/009286159903300420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionImportant public health implicationsCombinability of studiesNonfatal myocardial infarctionPublic health implicationsLiterature search strategySecondary preventionMeta-AnalysisMethodologic issuesInfarctionStudy homogeneityHealth implicationsIndividual studiesProtocol developmentMedical questionsSearch strategyPatientsMedical research