Search Results - "Johansen, Helen"

Changes in the rates of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Canada over the past two decades by McAlister, Finlay A, Wilkins, Kathryn, Joffres, Michel, Leenen, Frans H H, Fodor, George, Gee, Marianne, Tremblay, Mark S, Walker, Robin, Johansen, Helen, Campbell, Norm

“…Analyses of medication databases indicate marked increases in prescribing of antihypertensive drugs in Canada over the past decade. This study was done to…”
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Association between hypnotics use and increased mortality: causation or confounding? by Neutel, C. Ineke, Johansen, Helen L.

“…Purpose Many research studies have found associations between benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics (BZZ) and increasing mortality, leading to a discussion about…”
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Improvement in stroke mortality in Canada and the United States, 1990 to 2002 by QUANHE YANG, BOTTO, Lorenzo D, ERICKSON, J. David, BERRY, Robert J, SAMBELL, Christie, JOHANSEN, Helen, FRIEDMAN, J. M

“…In the United States and Canada, folic acid fortification of enriched grain products was fully implemented by 1998. The resulting population-wide reduction in…”
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Blood pressure in Canadian adults by Wilkins, Kathryn, Campbell, Norman R C, Joffres, Michel R, McAlister, Finlay A, Nichol, Marianne, Quach, Susan, Johansen, Helen L, Tremblay, Mark S

“…Hypertension is estimated to cause more than one-eighth of all deaths worldwide. In Canada, the last national surveys to include direct measures of blood…”
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Increases in Antihypertensive Prescriptions and Reductions in Cardiovascular Events in Canada by Campbell, Norm R.C, Brant, Rollin, Johansen, Helen, Walker, Robin L, Wielgosz, Andreas, Onysko, Jay, Gao, Ru-Nie, Sambell, Christie, Phillips, Stephen, McAlister, Finlay A

“…The Canadian Hypertension Education Program, an extensive professional education program to improve the management of hypertension, was started in 1999. There…”
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The effect of universal influenza immunization on mortality and health care use by Kwong, Jeffrey C, Stukel, Thérèse A, Lim, Jenny, McGeer, Allison J, Upshur, Ross E G, Johansen, Helen, Sambell, Christie, Thompson, William W, Thiruchelvam, Deva, Marra, Fawziah, Svenson, Lawrence W, Manuel, Douglas G

“…In 2000, Ontario, Canada, initiated a universal influenza immunization program (UIIP) to provide free influenza vaccines for the entire population aged 6 mo or…”
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Identifying priorities in methodological research using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data: report from an international consortium by De Coster, Carolyn, Quan, Hude, Finlayson, Alan, Gao, Min, Halfon, Patricia, Humphries, Karin H, Johansen, Helen, Lix, Lisa M, Luthi, Jean-Christophe, Ma, Jin, Romano, Patrick S, Roos, Leslie, Sundararajan, Vijaya, Tu, Jack V, Webster, Greg, Ghali, William A

“…Health administrative data are frequently used for health services and population health research. Comparative research using these data has been facilitated…”
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Implementation of ICD-10 in Canada: how has it impacted coded hospital discharge data? by Walker, Robin L, Hennessy, Deirdre A, Johansen, Helen, Sambell, Christie, Lix, Lisa, Quan, Hude

“…The purpose of this study was to assess whether or not the change in coding classification had an impact on diagnosis and comorbidity coding in hospital…”
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Factors Associated With Lack of Awareness and Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure Among Canadian Adults With Hypertension by Gee, Marianne E., MSc, PhD candidate, Bienek, Asako, MSc, McAlister, Finlay A., MD, MSc, Robitaille, Cynthia, MSc, Joffres, Michel, MD, PhD, Tremblay, Mark S., PhD, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Campbell, Norm R.C., MD

“…Abstract Background Approximately 17% of Canadians with high blood pressure were unaware of their condition, and of Canadians aware of having the condition,…”
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Comparison of Diagnosed, Self-Reported, and Physically-Measured Hypertension in Canada by Atwood, Kristin M., MA, Robitaille, Cynthia J., MSc, Reimer, Kim, BSc, Dai, Sulan, PhD, Johansen, Helen L., PhD, Smith, Mark J., MSc

“…Abstract Background Hypertension is a substantial health concern because it poses significant risks for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and is highly…”
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Mining Administrative Health Databases to Advance Medical Science: Geographical Considerations and Untapped Potential in Canada by Quan, Hude, MD, PhD, Smith, Mark, MSc, Bartlett-Esquilant, Gillian, PhD, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Tu, Karen, MD, MSc, Lix, Lisa, PhD

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Assessing the Burden of Hospitalized and Community-Care Heart Failure in Canada by Blais, Claudia, PhD, Dai, Sulan, MD, PhD, Waters, Chris, BSc, Robitaille, Cynthia, MSc, Smith, Mark, MSc, Svenson, Lawrence W., BSc, Reimer, Kim, BEd, BSc, Casey, Jill, MSc, Puchtinger, Rolf, MA, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Gurevich, Yana, MD, MPH, Lix, Lisa M., PhD, Quan, Hude, MD, PhD, Tu, Karen, MD, MSc

“…Abstract Background The surveillance of heart failure (HF) is currently conducted using either survey or hospital data, which have many limitations. Because…”
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Population-Based Analysis of Class Effect of β Blockers in Heart Failure by Lazarus, Darius Lucian, MD, Jackevicius, Cynthia Anne, PharmD, MSc, Behlouli, Hassan, MSc, PhD, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Pilote, Louise, MD, MPH, PhD

“…The long-term use of β blockers has been shown to improve the outcomes of patients with heart failure (HF). However, it is still disputed whether this is a…”
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Comparison of provincial prescription drug plans and the impact on patients' annual drug expenditures by Demers, Virginie, Melo, Magda, Jackevicius, Cynthia, Cox, Jafna, Kalavrouziotis, Dimitri, Rinfret, Stéphane, Humphries, Karin H, Johansen, Helen, Tu, Jack V, Pilote, Louise

“…Reimbursement for outpatient prescription drugs is not mandated by the Canada Health Act or any other federal legislation. Provincial governments independently…”
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The Impact of Cardiovascular Risk-Factor Profiles on Blood Pressure Control Rates in Adults From Canada and the United States by McAlister, Finlay A., MD, MSc, Robitaille, Cynthia, MSc, Gillespie, Cathleen, PhD, Yuan, Keming, MS, Rao, Deepa P., MS, Grover, Steven, MD, MPA, Dai, Sulan, MD, PhD, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Joffres, Michel, MD, PhD, Loustalot, Fleetwood, PhD, FNP, Campbell, Norm, MD

“…Abstract Background It is unclear whether blood pressure control varies across the spectrum of atherosclerotic risk. Methods We used data from nonpregnant…”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among Canadian Adults With Diabetes, 2007 to 2009 by Gee, Marianne E., MSc, Janssen, Ian, PhD, Pickett, William, PhD, McAlister, Finlay A., MD, MSc, Bancej, Christina M., PhD, Joffres, Michel, MD, PhD, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Campbell, Norman R.C., MD

“…Abstract Background Prior national surveys suggested that treatment and control of hypertension were poor in individuals with diabetes. Using measured blood…”
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Incidence, comorbidity, case fatality and readmission of hospitalized stroke patients in Canada by Johansen, Helen L., Wielgosz, Andreas T., Nguyen, Kathy, Fry, Rick N.

“…Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, and poses a significant burden of care for those who survive. To estimate the incidence of hospitalization…”
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Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in Canadian and US survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Birnie, David H, Sambell, Christie, Johansen, Helen, Williams, Kathryn, Lemery, Robert, Green, Martin S, Gollob, Michael H, Lee, Douglas S, Tang, Anthony S L

“…Cardiac arrest due to ventricular arrhythmia in the absence of a reversible cause or contraindication has been a class I indication for insertion of an…”
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Outcomes Among 3.5 Million Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Canadians by Quan, Hude, MD, PhD, Chen, Guanmin, MD, PhD, Tu, Karen, MD, MSc, Bartlett, Gillian, PhD, Butt, Debra A., MD, MSc, Campbell, Norm R.C., MD, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., MD, PhD, Hill, Michael D., MD, MSc, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Khan, Nadia, MD, MSc, Lix, Lisa M., PhD, Smith, Mark, MSc, Svenson, Larry, MSc, Walker, Robin L., MSc, Wielgosz, Andy, MD, PhD, McAlister, Finlay A., MD, MSc

“…Abstract Background This population-based study assessed rates of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke for up to 12 years of…”
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In-hospital mortality in 13,263 survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Canada by Redpath, Calum, MB ChB, PhD, Sambell, Christie, BSc, Stiell, Ian, MD, Johansen, Helen, PhD, Williams, Kathryn, MS, Samie, Rafeeq, MD, Green, Martin, MD, Gollob, Michael, MD, Lemery, Robert, MD, Birnie, David, BSc, MB ChB, MD

“…Background There is a substantial mortality rate in patients admitted alive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The primary objective of our study was to…”
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