Epidemiology of hypertension in Canada: an update

RS Padwal, A Bienek, FA McAlister… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background High blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of death and disability in the
world. The objective of this analysis was to perform a detailed update of the epidemiology of …

[PDF][PDF] Summary and application of the WHO 2020 physical activity guidelines for patients with essential hypertension in primary care

A Wattanapisit, CJ Ng, C Angkurawaranon… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Abstract The new World Health Organization (WHO) 2020 guidelines on physical activity
(PA) and sedentary behavior include recommendations for adults with chronic conditions …

Data resource profile: national electronic medical record data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN)

S Garies, R Birtwhistle, N Drummond… - International Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The Canadian health care system provides universal, publicly funded health services to its
population. Coverage includes visits to primary care, specialists, hospitalization and, in …

Prevalence of hypertension, treatment, and blood pressure targets in Canada associated with the 2017 American College of Cardiology and American Heart …

S Garies, S Hao, K McBrien, T Williamson… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The 2017 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association
(ACC/AHA) blood pressure (BP) guidelines redefined hypertension using a BP threshold of …

Identifying sex-specific differences in young-onset metabolic syndrome using primary care electronic medical records

JJ Boisvenue, CU Oliva, DP Manca… - Metabolic Syndrome …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: To apply a case definition to a Northern Alberta-based primary care practice
population and to assess the sex-specific characteristics of young-onset metabolic …

Can drugs work in patients who do not take them? The problem of non-adherence in resistant hypertension

M Ruzicka, S Hiremath - Current hypertension reports, 2015 - Springer
Patients with uncontrolled hypertension on adequate combination and doses of blood
pressure-lowering drugs present a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Currently …

Control of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

NM Hawkins, S Peterson, AM Ezzat, R Vijh… - Annals of the …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Cardiovascular disease accounts for one-third of deaths in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Better control of cardiovascular risk factors in …

Medication persistence to antihypertensive drug treatment–a cross-sectional study of attitudes towards hypertension and medication in persistent and non-persistent …

M Qvarnström, T Kahan, H Kieler, L Brandt… - Blood …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To study the differences in attitudes towards hypertension and drug treatment
between patients persistent and non-persistent to antihypertensive drug treatment. Materials …

Management of diabetes and hypertension in people with multiple sclerosis

RA Marrie, L Kosowan, A Singer - Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to determine the adequacy of disease control and intensity of treatment
for diabetes and hypertension in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) as compared to …

Towards a knowledge-based recommender system for linking electronic patient records with continuing medical education information at the point of care

M Gil, R El Sherif, M Pluye, BCM Fung, R Grad… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given the limits of human memory, clinicians have trouble recalling therapeutic
recommendations, even when the clinician previously judged that the information relevant …