Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Trials in Kidney Disease — Time to EVOLVE
Published 2012-12-27Patients with kidney disease face a substantially increased risk of cardiovascular events and death — one in five patients who are undergoing dialysis die each year in the United States. Elevated parathyroid hormone levels ...Open AccessArticle -
Study protocol: systematic review of the burden of heart failure in low- and middle-income countries
Published 2012-11-29Background: Setting priorities for the prevention and management of heart failure requires an empirical understanding of the pattern of disease burden. We aim to describe the methods for a systematic review of the literature ...Open AccessArticle -
The Efficacy and Tolerability of ‘Polypills’: Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Published 2012-12-19Background: To assess the blood pressure and lipid-lowering efficacy and tolerability of ‘polypills’ used in cardiovascular disease prevention trials. Methodology/Principal Findings: Systematic review and meta-analysis. ...Open AccessArticle -
The Treatment of cardiovascular Risk in Primary care using Electronic Decision suppOrt (TORPEDO) study: intervention development and protocol for a cluster randomised, controlled trial of an electronic decision support and quality improvement intervention in Australian primary healthcare
Published 2012-11-19Background: Large gaps exist in the implementation of guideline recommendations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management. Electronic decision support (EDS) systems are promising interventions to close these gaps ...Open AccessArticle