2021
Patient Awareness and Clinical Inertia: Obstacles to Hypertension Control in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic
Castro-Dominguez Y, Paredes M, Mones P, Spatz ES, Lombo B, Sepulveda P, Reyes-Uribe O, Otero J, Ramirez G, Urena P, Lopez E, Dominguez B, McNamara RL. Patient Awareness and Clinical Inertia: Obstacles to Hypertension Control in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic. American Journal Of Hypertension 2021, 34: 939-947. PMID: 33822861, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpab054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressureClinical inertiaHypertension controlMedical historyAdequate hypertension controlHealth care visitsTherapeutic intensificationUndiagnosed hypertensionCare visitsHypertension prevalenceCare clinicsPharmacological treatmentFemale sexPatient awarenessPCC patientsHypertensionClinical actionsHealth care informationPhysician actionPrivate insuranceCI rateRural communitiesPopulation awareness
2018
MS04.3 Tablet Echocardiography: A New Frontier In Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening In Rural Population
Chowdhury M, Wibhuti R, Saraswati O, Chowdhury J, Olejnik K, Bouman E, Otero J, Sugeng L, Lombo B. MS04.3 Tablet Echocardiography: A New Frontier In Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening In Rural Population. Global Heart 2018, 13: 378. DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2018.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsolated right atrial appendage rupture following blunt chest trauma Rakesh Hegde⁎, Nathan Lafayette, Michael Sywak, Gregory Ricketts, Jorge Otero, Scott Kurtzman, Zhongqiu Zhang
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