2016
Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort
Howell BA, Long JB, Edelman EJ, McGinnis KA, Rimland D, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Wang EA. Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 1496-1502. PMID: 27619934, PMCID: PMC5130961, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3857-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRecent incarcerationPost-traumatic stress disorderBP controlPast historyUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressure controlHistory of hypertensionAging Cohort StudyCardiovascular disease mortalityRisk of hypertensionPrimary care engagementHistory of incarcerationLogistic regression modelsConclusionsAmong patientsUncontrolled BPAntihypertensive medicationsCohort studyBlood pressureClinical factorsHypertension outcomesMultivariable analysisCare engagementDisease mortalityInclusion criteria
2007
Computational Fluid Dynamics Within Bifurcated Abdominal Aortic Stent-Grafts
Howell B, Kim T, Cheer A, Dwyer H, Saloner D, Chuter T. Computational Fluid Dynamics Within Bifurcated Abdominal Aortic Stent-Grafts. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2007, 14: 138-143. DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2007)14[138:cfdwba]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputational fluid dynamicsFluid dynamicsAbdominal aortic aneurysmDistribution of forcesFlow-related forcesSac pressureAbdominal Aortic Stent-GraftsAortic stent graftLarge forcesStent-graft designStent graft performanceRealistic conditionsSurface pressureEndovascular repairBlood pressurePerigraft flowStent graftAortic aneurysmComputed tomographyForceAneurysm sacDifferent conditionsAneurysm dilatationTransmural pressureFlow