2021
National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018
Lu Y, Liu Y, Dhingra LS, Massey D, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz ES, Onuma O, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018. Hypertension 2021, 79: 207-217. PMID: 34775785, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntihypertensive medication usePoor hypertension controlOverall treatment rateLow control rateHypertension controlHypertension awarenessMedication useControl rateHispanic individualsEthnic differencesTreatment ratesBlack individualsGuideline-recommended medicationsBlood pressure controlWhite individualsNutrition Examination SurveyLow awareness rateAntihypertensive medicationsHypertensive peopleExamination SurveyIntensive medicationNational HealthAwareness rateEthnic disparitiesPressure controlPrevalence of Dyslipidemia and Availability of Lipid-Lowering Medications Among Primary Health Care Settings in China
Lu Y, Zhang H, Lu J, Ding Q, Li X, Wang X, Sun D, Tan L, Mu L, Liu J, Feng F, Yang H, Zhao H, Schulz WL, Krumholz HM, Pan X, Li J, Huang C, Dong Z, Jiang B, Guo Z, Zhang Y, Sun J, Liu Y, Ren Z, Meng Y, Wang Z, Xi Y, Xing L, Tian Y, Liu J, Fu Y, Liu T, Sun W, Yan S, Jin L, Zheng Y, Wang J, Yan J, Xu X, Chen Y, Xing X, Zhang L, Zhong W, Fang X, Zhu L, Xu Y, Guo X, Xu C, Zhou G, Fan L, Qi M, Zhu S, Qi J, Li J, Yin L, Liu Q, Geng Q, Feng Y, Wang J, Wen H, Han X, Liu P, Ding X, Xu J, Deng Y, He J, Liu G, Jiang C, Zha S, Yang C, Bai G, Yu Y, Tashi Z, Qiu L, Hu Z, He H, Zhang J, Zhou M, Li X, Zhao J, Ma S, Ma Y, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Li F, Shen J. Prevalence of Dyslipidemia and Availability of Lipid-Lowering Medications Among Primary Health Care Settings in China. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2127573. PMID: 34586366, PMCID: PMC8482054, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.27573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLipid-lowering medicationsPrimary care institutionsPrevalence of dyslipidemiaControl of dyslipidemiaLipoprotein cholesterolCare institutionsControl rateFemale sexCardiovascular diseaseMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskNonstatin lipid-lowering drugsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolPrimary health care settingsMajor public health problemLipid lowering medicationsMillion Persons ProjectOverall control rateLDL-C levelsLipid-lowering drugsCross-sectional studyPublic health problemHealth care settings
2020
Leveraging the Electronic Health Records for Population Health: A Case Study of Patients With Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure
Lu Y, Huang C, Mahajan S, Schulz WL, Nasir K, Spatz ES, Krumholz HM. Leveraging the Electronic Health Records for Population Health: A Case Study of Patients With Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015033. PMID: 32200730, PMCID: PMC7428633, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureElevated blood pressureBlood pressureElectronic health recordsPopulation health surveillanceHealth recordsYale New Haven Health SystemHealth surveillanceHealth systemPatterns of patientsLarge health systemUsual careOutpatient encountersControl ratePatientsCare patternsPopulation healthMonthsHgSurveillancePrevalenceRecordsVisitsCare
2018
Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States
Lu Y, Wang P, Zhou T, Lu J, Spatz ES, Nasir K, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007462. PMID: 29374046, PMCID: PMC5850247, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntihypertensive AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesChinaDiabetes MellitusDyslipidemiasFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHumansHypertensionHypolipidemic AgentsLipidsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysObesityPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrevalencePrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesWaist CircumferenceConceptsHigher stroke prevalenceCardiovascular risk factorsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinBody mass indexC-reactive proteinRisk factorsBlood pressureWaist circumferenceMass indexStroke prevalenceCardiovascular risk factor profileHigher mean blood pressureControl of hypertensionMean blood pressureBlood pressure levelsRisk factor profileComparison of prevalenceRepresentative population sampleLower ratesDyslipidemia awarenessSevere hypertensionHemoglobin A1cHypertension treatmentControl ratePlasma glucose