2019
Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians.
Qaseem A, Lin J, Mustafa R, Horwitch C, Wilt T, Forciea M, Fitterman N, Iorio A, Kansagara D, Maroto M, McLean R, Tufte J, Vijan S. Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 170: 547-560. PMID: 30959525, DOI: 10.7326/m18-2147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage-risk womenBreast cancerGuidance statementsPatient populationGuidelines International Network libraryClinical breast examinationAge 50 yearsAGREE II instrumentNational Guideline ClearinghouseTarget patient populationBreast cancer screeningQuality of guidelinesAsymptomatic womenBiennial mammographyBreast examinationCancer screeningAmerican CollegeNational guidelinesMost womenClinical practiceCancerCliniciansAverage riskWomenLife expectancy
2017
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension in Adults Aged 60 Years or Older to Higher Versus Lower Blood Pressure Targets: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Qaseem A, Wilt T, Rich R, Humphrey L, Frost J, Forciea M, Fitterman N, Barry M, Horwitch C, Iorio A, McLean R. Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension in Adults Aged 60 Years or Older to Higher Versus Lower Blood Pressure Targets: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 166: 430-437. PMID: 28135725, DOI: 10.7326/m16-1785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific blood pressure targetsBlood pressure targetsTarget systolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureLower blood pressure targetsPressure targetsBlood pressureCardiac eventsPharmacologic treatmentTreatment goalsPatient populationAmerican CollegeFamily physiciansAmerican AcademyAdults Aged 60 YearsHigh cardiovascular riskTransient ischemic attackMajor cardiac eventsHistory of strokeClinical practice guidelinesTreatment of hypertensionTarget patient populationIschemic attackRecurrent strokeCause mortality