2018
Usefulness of a Simple Algorithm to Identify Hypertensive Patients Who Benefit from Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering
Wang S, Khera R, Das SR, Vigen R, Wang T, Luo X, Lu R, Zhan X, Xiao G, Vongpatanasin W, Xie Y. Usefulness of a Simple Algorithm to Identify Hypertensive Patients Who Benefit from Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 248-254. PMID: 29880288, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic Blood Pressure Intervention TrialIntensive BP loweringUrinary albumin-creatinine ratioFavorable risk-benefit profileAlbumin-creatinine ratioBP loweringRisk-benefit profileHypertensive patientsBlood pressureMajor adverse cardiovascular event ratesAdverse cardiovascular event ratesIntensive blood pressure loweringMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsRemaining low-risk patientsSimple risk prediction modelIntensive blood pressureStandard BP loweringAdverse cardiovascular eventsBlood pressure loweringSerious adverse eventsCardiovascular event ratesLarge randomized trialsLow-risk patientsSubset of patientsCardiovascular disease risk
2016
Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer in individuals with previous colorectal neoplasia: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Dulai PS, Singh S, Marquez E, Khera R, Prokop LJ, Limburg PJ, Gupta S, Murad MH. Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer in individuals with previous colorectal neoplasia: systematic review and network meta-analysis. The BMJ 2016, 355: i6188. PMID: 27919915, PMCID: PMC5137632, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i6188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose aspirinNon-aspirin NSAIDsMetachronous neoplasiaDose aspirinColorectal neoplasiaColorectal cancerChemoprevention agentsSystematic reviewCandidate agentCandidate chemoprevention agentsMetachronous colorectal cancerHigh-dose aspirinPrimary efficacy outcomeSerious adverse eventsEfficacy of agentsQuality of evidenceWeb of ScienceEfficacy outcomesAdverse eventsFavorable riskSafety profileBenefit profileClinical trialsGRADE criteriaSafety outcomes