Abstract: Objective: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hypertension are highly prevalent among Veterans. Cognitive dispersion, indicating within-person variability across …
Abstract: Background and Aims: Catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) is a safe and effective alternative treatment for hypertension. However, data on patient preferences are …
Abstract: Objective: Blood pressure (BP) control reduces risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the major cause of disability and mortality among the nine million U.S. Veterans …
Abstract: Background: Hypertension control and related cardiovascular outcomes among Americans remain suboptimal, and differ by race, ethnicity, and geography. Healthcare access is …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Primary healthcare (PHC) patient medical records contain Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) that include information regarding …
Abstract: Background: The use of substances, e.g., tobacco and betel nut, are prevalent among military personnel in Taiwan, whereas some specific substances such as alcohol use are …
Abstract: Military veterans may be at increased risk over non-veterans for the development of hypertension, potentially due to the consequences of their unique military stressors; …
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate whether the Preventive Health Inventory (PHI)—a virtual care management intervention addressing hypertension and diabetes management implemented …
Abstract: Exertional dyspnea has been documented in US military personnel after deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. We studied whether continued exertional dyspnea in this patient …
Abstract: Variable military service-related experiences, such as combat exposure, psychiatric disorders (PD), and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), may differentially affect the …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of patient-perceived access to primary care in mediating and moderating racial and ethnic disparities in hypertension control and diabetes …