Scot H Simpson

..This meta-analysis explored the relationship between aspirin dose and prevention of cardiovascular events...

..To evaluate the effect of adding pharmacists to primary care teams on the management of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes...

..To evaluate the relation between adherence to drug therapy, including placebo, and mortality...

..To test this hypothesis, we examined a prospective population-based cohort predisposed to pneumonia: elderly patients (> or =65 years) who had survived hospitalization for pneumonia...

..Results of this substudy suggest that pharmacists should target this patient group for interventions in cholesterol risk management...

..The same relation was not observed with metformin. This implies that the manner in which blood glucose concentration is lowered may be as important as achieving recommended glucose targets...

..We aimed to evaluate the changes in cardiovascular-related health care utilization (drug therapies, hospitalizations) and mortality for the diabetic population during a 9-year period in Saskatchewan, Canada...

..Paper does not change practice, and the creation and mailing out of a practice guideline for the treatment of CAP is only the first necessary step in translating good evidence into everyday clinical practice...

..43, 95% CI 1.17-1.75). CONCLUSION: Compared with sulfonylurea therapy, metformin therapy appears to be associated with a delay in the onset of secondary failure...

..Antiplatelet therapy is recommended as part of a strategy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, compliance with these guideline-recommended therapies appears to be less than ideal...

..To characterize hypertension management in an academic family medicine clinic...

..Understanding perceived barriers to and facilitators of PHM implementation may support the expansion of programs, with associated patient benefit...

..Conclusion. The BMU survey demonstrated reasonable reliability and validity characteristics in this first clinical experience. Despite high adherence, patients still reported barriers that may hinder optimal drug use...

..We determined the incidence of stroke in people newly treated for type 2 diabetes...

..To clarify the role of pharmacists in the care of patients with HF, we performed a systematic review evaluating the effect of pharmacist care on patient outcomes in HF...

..There is an urgent need for multidisciplinary, community-based approaches to manage these high-risk patients...

..The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between use of metformin and sulfonylurea and mortality in new users of these agents...

..Until further information specifically dealing with this issue is available from large prospective trials, our findings may alleviate recent concerns over the safety of this class of medications...

..For example, local audit and feedback of outcomes data to persuade physicians of the benefits of CAP pathways will need to be instituted...

..This study aimed to determine the effect of a program of community pharmacist intervention on the process of cholesterol risk management in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events...

..High blood pressure (BP) is an established and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor; however, awareness and management of this primarily asymptomatic disease remains suboptimal...

..INTERPRETATION: In 1996, 36.4% of health care expenditures for people with diabetes was attributable to major comorbidity. Actions to prevent or control such comorbidity will yield significant cost savings...