2011
Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure
Wong CY, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 136-143. PMID: 21295193, PMCID: PMC3237399, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsHeart failureSelf-reported heart failureHeart failure populationComorbid chronic conditionsNumber of comorbiditiesNutrition Examination SurveyCare of patientsPrevalence of disabilityPhenotype of patientsComplexity of patientsMedication useRecent patientsFunctional disabilityExamination SurveyFailure populationPhysical functionPrescription medicationsPatient preferencesChronic conditionsNational HealthPatient's abilityComorbiditiesPatientsOlder individuals
2005
Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons: Complexities in Clinical Decision Making
Foody JM, Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM. Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons: Complexities in Clinical Decision Making. The American Journal Of Geriatric Cardiology 2005, 14: 325-330. PMID: 16276131, DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2005.04537.x.BooksConceptsOlder personsSystolic hypertensionHypertension treatment decisionsJoint National CommitteeBlood pressure controlHigh blood pressureEvidence-based careHealth care providersFinal management planHealth care decisionsOlder patientsBlood pressurePatient preferencesSeventh ReportTreatment preferencesTreatment decisionsIndividual patientsIndividualized riskTreatment goalsCare providersClinical decisionPressure controlMost health care decisionsCare decisionsPatients
2004
Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons
Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM, Foody JM. Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 292: 1074-1080. PMID: 15339901, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.9.1074.BooksConceptsSystolic blood pressureSystolic hypertensionBlood pressureOlder personsOlder patientsClinical trialsBaseline systolic blood pressureTolerance of therapyJoint National CommitteeFirst-line therapyDiastolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureCalcium channel blockersRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsEnglish-language literatureLarge-scale trialsSearch terms hypertensionAntihypertensive therapyCardiovascular riskThiazide diureticsDATA EXTRACTIONPatient preferencesSeventh ReportTerm hypertension