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Freeda Xavier
Researcher at St. John's University
Publications - 2
Citations - 160
Freeda Xavier is an academic researcher from St. John's University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 57 citations.
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Polypill with or without Aspirin in Persons without Cardiovascular Disease.
Salim Yusuf,Philip Joseph,Antonio L. Dans,Peggy Gao,Koon K. Teo,Denis Xavier,Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Khalid Yusoff,Anwar Santoso,Habib Gamra,Shamim Talukder,Courtney Christou,Preeti Girish,Karen Yeates,Freeda Xavier,Gilles R. Dagenais,Catalina Rocha,Tara McCready,Jessica Tyrwhitt,Jackie Bosch,Prem Pais +20 more
TL;DR: Combined treatment with a polypill plus aspirin led to a lower incidence of cardiovascular events than did placebo among participants without cardiovascular disease who were at intermediate cardiovascular risk.
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Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial evaluating community health worker-based interventions for the secondary prevention of acute coronary syndromes in India (SPREAD).
Deepak Y. Kamath,Denis Xavier,Rajeev Gupta,Philip J. Devereaux,Alben Sigamani,Tanvir Hussain,Sowmya Umesh,Freeda Xavier,Preeti Girish,Nisha George,Tinku Thomas,N. Chidambaram,Rajnish Joshi,Prem Pais,Salim Yusuf +14 more
TL;DR: A hospital-based, open randomized trial of CHW-based interventions versus standard care for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in India found that the CHW interventions and training for SPREAD have been developed and adapted for local use.