Introduction: Worsening renal function during hospitalization for heart failure, defined as
elevation in creatinine during admission, predicts adverse outcomes. Prior studies define …

Objective To compare health care utilization and payments between NCQA ‐recognized
patient‐centered medical home ( PCMH ) practices and practices without such recognition. …

Smith, Francine G., Suzanne Chan, and Saskia N. De Wildt.Effects of renal denervation on
cardiovascular and renal responses to ACE inhibition in conscious lambs. J. Appl. Physiol. 83(…

Background: The standard Framingham score (SFS) for predicting hard events is strongly
weighted by age. The extent of coronary atherosclerosis increases with age, however there is …

DNA sequence information underpins genetic research, enabling discoveries of important
biological or medical benefit. Sequencing projects have traditionally used long (400–800 …

Aims and objectives. An integrative literature review was undertaken to determine what type
II diabetes prevention programmes have been evaluated, what type of programme is the …

Background Family caregivers of patients with heart failure report high stress, burden, and
poor emotional and physical health, but less is known about predictors of health among these …

▪ Abstract A life course approach to chronic disease epidemiology uses a multidisciplinary
framework to understand the importance of time and timing in associations between …

Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of
Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world’s vertebrates. One-fifth of …

There are well‐established links between impulsivity and alcohol use in humans and other
model organisms; however, the etiological nature of these associations remains unclear. This …