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Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 23
Citations - 9275
Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychological intervention & CINAHL. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 23 publications receiving 7780 citations. Previous affiliations of Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb include National Patient Safety Foundation & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Report From the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8)
Paul A. James,Suzanne Oparil,Barry L. Carter,William C. Cushman,Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb,Joel Handler,Daniel T. Lackland,Michael L. LeFevre,Thomas D. MacKenzie,Olugbenga Ogedegbe,Sidney C. Smith,Laura P. Svetkey,Sandra J. Taler,Raymond R. Townsend,Jackson T. Wright,Andrew S. Narva,Eduardo Ortiz +16 more
TL;DR: Although this guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the management of high BP and should meet the clinical needs of most patients, these recommendations are not a substitute for clinical judgment, and decisions about care must carefully consider and incorporate the clinical characteristics and circumstances of each individual patient.
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Social Determinants of Risk and Outcomes for Cardiovascular Disease A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Edward P. Havranek,Mahasin S. Mujahid,Donald A. Barr,Irene V. Blair,Meryl S. Cohen,Salvador Cruz-Flores,George Davey-Smith,Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb,Michael S. Lauer,Debra W. Lockwood,Milagros C. Rosal,Clyde W. Yancy +11 more
TL;DR: An Institute of Medicine report documents the decline in the health status of Americans relative to people in other high-income countries, concluding that “Americans are dying and suffering from illness and injury at rates that are demonstrably unnecessary.
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Resistant Hypertension: Detection, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Robert M. Carey,David A. Calhoun,George L. Bakris,Robert D. Brook,Stacie L. Daugherty,Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb,Brent M. Egan,John M. Flack,Samuel S. Gidding,Eric Judd,Daniel T. Lackland,Cheryl L. Laffer,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Steven M. Smith,Sandra J. Taler,Stephen C. Textor,Tanya N. Turan,William B. White +17 more
TL;DR: Management of RH includes maximization of lifestyle interventions, use of long-acting thiazide-like diuretics, addition of a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (spironolactone or eplerenone), and, if BP remains elevated, stepwise addition of antihypertensive drugs with complementary mechanisms of action to lower BP.
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Community Outreach and Cardiovascular Health (COACH) Trial A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Nurse Practitioner/Community Health Worker Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in Urban Community Health Centers
Jerilyn K. Allen,Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb,Sarah L. Szanton,Lee R. Bone,Martha N. Hill,David M. Levine,Murray West,Amy Barlow,LaPricia Lewis-Boyer,Mary Donnelly-Strozzo,Carol Curtis,Katherine Anderson +11 more
TL;DR: An intervention delivered by an NP/CHW team using individualized treatment regimens based on treat-to-target algorithms can be an effective approach to improve risk factor status and perceptions of chronic illness care in high-risk patients.
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Updated systematic review identifies substantial number of retention strategies: Using more strategies retains more study participants
Karen A. Robinson,Victor D. Dinglas,Vineeth Sukrithan,Ramakrishna Yalamanchilli,Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez,Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb,Dale M. Needham +6 more
TL;DR: The number of studies describing retention strategies has substantially increased since a prior systematic review, but the lack of comparative studies and the heterogeneity in the types of strategies, participant population and study designs, prohibits synthesis to determine the type of cohort retention strategies that were most effective.