2019
Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
Sibomana J, McNamara R, Walker T. Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2019, 19: 231. PMID: 31638907, PMCID: PMC6805529, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1203-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospitals, RuralHumansHypertensionMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPhysician's RolePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'RwandaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsRural district hospitalDistrict hospitalsBlood pressure controlBarriers to effective blood pressure controlRural Rwandan district hospitalsAssociated with poor blood pressure controlRwandan district hospitalsBarriers to blood pressure controlPoor blood pressure controlMethodsThis cross-sectionalCross-sectional studyLogistical factorsMedication side effectsPressure controlAnti-hypertensive medicationsHypertensive patientsSociodemographic factorsBlood pressureBlood pressure dataPrescribed medicationsEffective blood pressure controlJNC 8 recommendationsGoal blood pressurePatient factorsMedical costs
2017
Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®
Desai NR, Kennedy KF, Cohen DJ, Connolly T, Diercks DB, Moscucci M, Ramee S, Spertus J, Wang TY, McNamara RL. Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®. American Heart Journal 2017, 194: 16-24. PMID: 29223432, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute Coronary TreatmentInhospital major bleedingMajor bleedingRisk scoreCoronary TreatmentValidation cohortMyocardial infarctionHigh riskLower riskContemporary risk modelsProspective risk stratificationSimplified risk scoreHospital quality assessmentRisk adjustment methodsBaseline hemoglobinCardiogenic shockCreatinine clearanceFrequent complicationDerivation cohortHeart failureRisk stratificationSignificant morbidityCardiac arrest
2005
Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002
McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 47: 45-51. PMID: 16386663, PMCID: PMC1475926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeMin/yearNeedle timeMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention cohortPercutaneous coronary intervention volumeElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionRetrospective observational studyFour-year study periodRapid reperfusionCoronary interventionFibrinolytic therapyHospital arrivalTherapy cohortReperfusion timeIntervention cohortNational registryIntervention volumeObservational studyHospital improvementPatients