Search Results - "Hemmelgarn, BR"

Towards understanding the de-adoption of low-value clinical practices: a scoping review by Niven, Daniel J, Mrklas, Kelly J, Holodinsky, Jessalyn K, Straus, Sharon E, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Jeffs, Lianne P, Stelfox, Henry Thomas

“…Low-value clinical practices are common in healthcare, yet the optimal approach to de-adopting these practices is unknown. The objective of this study was to…”
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Defining measures of kidney function in observational studies using routine health care data: methodological and reporting considerations by Carrero, Juan Jesus, Fu, Edouard L, Vestergaard, Søren V, Jensen, Simon Kok, Gasparini, Alessandro, Mahalingasivam, Viyaasan, Bell, Samira, Birn, Henrik, Heide-Jørgensen, Uffe, Clase, Catherine M, Cleary, Faye, Coresh, Josef, Dekker, Friedo W, Gansevoort, Ron T, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Jager, Kitty J, Jafar, Tazeen H, Kovesdy, Csaba P, Sood, Manish M, Stengel, Bénédicte, Christiansen, Christian F, Iwagami, Masao, Nitsch, Dorothea

“…The availability of electronic health records and access to a large number of routine measurements of serum creatinine and urinary albumin enhance the…”
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Improving the prognosis of patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (CKD G4+): conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference by Eckardt, Kai-Uwe, Bansal, Nisha, Coresh, Josef, Evans, Marie, Grams, Morgan E, Herzog, Charles A, James, Matthew T, Heerspink, Hiddo J L, Pollock, Carol A, Stevens, Paul E, Tamura, Manjula Kurella, Tonelli, Marcello A, Wheeler, David C, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C, Cheung, Michael, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R

“…Patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (i.e., chronic kidney disease [CKD] G4+) are at increased risk for kidney failure,…”
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Prognostic value of troponin T and I among asymptomatic patients with end-stage renal disease : A meta-analysis by KHAN, Nadia A, HEMMELGARN, Brenda R, TONELLI, Marcello, THOMPSON, Christopher R, LEVIN, Adeera

“…The prognostic usefulness of troponin enzymes in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is controversial. To resolve this uncertainty of troponin as a…”
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Adapting the charlson comorbidity index for use in patients with ESRD by Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Manns, Braden J, Quan, Hude, Ghali, William A

“…Accurate prediction of survival for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and multiple comorbid conditions is difficult. In nondialysis patients, the…”
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Potassium homeostasis and management of dyskalemia in kidney diseases: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference by Clase, Catherine M, Carrero, Juan-Jesus, Ellison, David H, Grams, Morgan E, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Jardine, Meg J, Kovesdy, Csaba P, Kline, Gregory A, Lindner, Gregor, Obrador, Gregorio T, Palmer, Biff F, Cheung, Michael, Wheeler, David C, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C, Pecoits-Filho, Roberto

“…Potassium disorders are common in patients with kidney disease, particularly in patients with tubular disorders and low glomerular filtration rate. A…”
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Survival after Coronary revascularization among patients with kidney disease by HEMMELGARN, Brenda R, SOUTHERN, Danielle, CULLETON, Bruce F, MITCHELL, L. Brent, KNUDTSON, Merril L, GHALI, William A

“…The optimal approach to revascularization in patients with kidney disease has not been determined. We studied survival by treatment group (CABG, percutaneous…”
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High-Performance Information Search Filters for CKD Content in PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and EMBASE by Iansavichus, Arthur V., MLIS, Hildebrand, Ainslie M., MD, Haynes, R. Brian, MD, PhD, Wilczynski, Nancy L., PhD, Levin, Adeera, MD, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., MD, PhD, Tu, Karen, MD, MSc, Nesrallah, Gihad E., MD, MSc, Nash, Danielle M., MSc, Garg, Amit X., MD, PhD

“…Background Finding relevant articles in large bibliographic databases such as PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and EMBASE to inform care and future research is…”
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The VITAH Trial-Vitamin D Supplementation and Cardiac Autonomic Tone in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis: A Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial by Mann, Michelle C, Exner, Derek V, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Hanley, David A, Turin, Tanvir C, MacRae, Jennifer M, Wheeler, David C, Sola, Darlene Y, Ramesh, Sharanya, Ahmed, Sofia B

“…End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients are at increased cardiovascular risk. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with depressed heart rate variability (HRV),…”
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IgA nephropathy with early kidney disease is associated with increased arterial stiffness and renin–angiotensin system activity by Abdi-Ali, A, Mann, MC, Hemmelgarn, BR, MacRae, JM, Turin, TC, Benediktsson, H, Sola, DY, Ahmed, SB

“…Background: IgA nephropathy is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, though whether this is due to loss of kidney function or proteinuria is unclear…”
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New algorithm for the diagnosis of hypertension : Canadian hypertension education program recommendations (2005) by MYERS, Martin G, TOBE, Sheldon W, MCKAY, Donald W, BOLLI, Peter, HEMMELGARN, Brenda R, MCALISTER, Finlay A

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Is This Patient Having a Myocardial Infarction? by Panju, Akbar A, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Guyatt, Gordon H, Simel, David L

“…When faced with a patient with acute chest pain, clinicians must distinguish myocardial infarction (MI) from all other causes of acute chest pain. If MI is…”
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Refined characterization of the association between kidney function and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization by HEMMELGARN, Brenda R, SOUTHERN, Danielle A, HUMPHRIES, Karin H, CULLETON, Bruce F, KNUDTSON, Merril L, GHALI, William A

“…Chronic kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The level of kidney function at which this risk…”
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The 2006 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part I – Blood pressure measurement, diagnosis and assessment of risk by Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., McAlister, Finlay A., Grover, Steven, Myers, Martin G., McKay, Donald W., Bolli, Peter, Abbott, Carl, Schiffrin, Ernesto L., Honos, George, Burgess, Ellen, Mann, Karen, Wilson, Thomas, Penner, Brian, Tremblay, Guy, Milot, Alain, Chockalingam, Arun, Touyz, Rhian M., Tobe, Sheldon W.

“…To provide updated, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and assessment of adults with high blood pressure. For persons in whom a high blood…”
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Is chronic kidney disease a cardiovascular disease risk factor? by Culleton, Bruce F, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may account for 50% of all deaths. The recent Dialysis Outcomes…”
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Poor Long-Term Survival After Coronary Angiography in Patients With Renal Insufficiency by Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., Ghali, William A., Quan, Hude, Brant, Rollin, Norris, Colleen M., Taub, Kenneth J., Knudtson, Merril L., Investigators, Approach

“…Cardiovascular disease is common among dialysis patients, but much less is known regarding non-dialysisdependent renal insufficiency (NDDRI) and its…”
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Applying the 2005 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations: 2. Assessing and reducing global atherosclerotic risk among hypertensive patients by Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Grover, Steven, Feldman, Ross D

“…CASE 2: Sarah is a 45-year-old female marathon runner with hypertension. Her blood pressure has been consistently elevated at 160/100 mm Hg. She has no other…”
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The 2004 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part I--Blood pressure measurement, diagnosis and assessment of risk by Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Zarnke, Kelly B, Campbell, Norman R C, Feldman, Ross D, McKay, Donald W, McAlister, Finlay A, Khan, Nadia, Schiffrin, Ernesto L, Myers, Martin G, Bolli, Peter, Honos, George, Lebel, Marcel, Levine, Mitchell, Padwal, Raj

“…To provide updated, evidence-based recommendations for the assessment of the diagnosis, cardiovascular risk and identifiable causes for adults with high blood…”
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A case study of hospital closure and centralization of coronary revascularization procedures by Hemmelgarn, B R, Ghali, W A, Quan, H

“…Despite nation-wide efforts to reduce health care costs through hospital closures and centralization of services, little is known about the impact of such…”
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INCREASING RESPONSE RATES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEYS by HEMMELGARN, BRENDA R.

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