2012-05-24T14:12:35Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/cardiovascular-disorders.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120090.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

This editorial uses a recent meta-analysis on the effects of vitamin C on blood pressure to highlight pitfalls in nutrition research design.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100129.html Mar 31, 2012 Mar 31, 2012

Post menopausal women living in neighborhoods with higher socioeconomic status and more supermarkets have lower body mass and lower blood pressure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120075.html Mar 1, 2012 Mar 1, 2012

In this paper, we suggest approaching the estimation of risk factors on health with the use of a semi-parametric method and visualization for improvement of the threshold selection in variable dichotomization while accounting for mixture distributions in the outcome of interest and adjusting for covariates.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1167.html Nov 30, 2011 Nov 30, 2011

Assesses whether a one-time $15 patient financial incentive, along with educational materials, would be effective in motivating people with hypertension (HTN) to see their personal physician, compared with educational materials only or no intervention; whether patient incentives and educational materials are differentially effective across racial/ethnic groups in motivating physician visits and improving blood pressure control; and whether these effects lead to a reduction in racial/ethnic disparities in HTN.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100190.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

Current federal standards for hospital "meaningful use" of health information technology--which requires electronic medication orders for 30 percent of eligible patients--are probably too low to reduce deaths from heart failure and heart attack among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/03/07.html Mar 7, 2011 Mar 7, 2011

Project Retrosight analysed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and found that clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15-20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1079.html Mar 7, 2011 Mar 7, 2011

Project Retrosight analyzed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and found that clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15–20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR925.html Mar 6, 2011 Mar 6, 2011

This work explores impacts of cardiovascular and stroke research funded 15–20 years ago and draws out aspects associated with high or low impact. It describes 29 case studies of grants from Australia, Canada and UK. Methodology volume.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9573.html Mar 6, 2011 Mar 6, 2011

Project Retrosight analysed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada and the UK, examining the diversity of impact produced by this kind of research and identifying factors associated with various levels of payback.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110030.html Feb 8, 2011 Feb 8, 2011

Payers will find it slightly more cost-effective to improve care for moderate than for severe hypertension.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000198.html Jun 30, 2010 Jun 30, 2010

Using surveillance data, researchers identified neighborhoods in a Georgia county with a persistently high incidence of cardiac arrest and low rates of bystander CPR. Such neighborhoods are promising targets for community-based interventions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000196.html Jun 30, 2010 Jun 30, 2010

This paper presents research recommendations from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on emergency department management of acute heart failure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD254.html Jan 7, 2010 Jan 7, 2010

<p>Addresses hypertension prevention and medical product safety in China and the United States. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000124.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Skills in reading, listing and numeracy may affect the risk of coronary heart disease.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101320.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>The research goal was to assess the ability of the General Cardiovascular Risk Profile to identify individuals with advanced coronary artery calcification, and determine whether identification is improved with family history.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100175.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Paramedics need to "unlearn" traditional resuscitation methods and implement a "bundle" of proven and highly promising interventions, all delivered within a short time frame.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100157.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

There is little evidence of an association between short- or long-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution and venous thromboembolism; and no evidence that hormone therapy is modifing such a link.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100077.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>This study examined the benefits of aggressively controlling blood pressure and cholesterol in diabetes patients and found that the potential benefits depend on a patient's underlying risk for cardiovascular disease.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD251.html Oct 15, 2009 Oct 15, 2009

<p>Three essays, each on one emerging public health issue that calls for new policy making.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9479.html Oct 9, 2009 Oct 9, 2009

<p>Details the benefits that would accrue from reducing sodium consumption among Americans, including a reduced prevalence of high blood pressure, lower medical costs, and improved quality of life.</p>