Cardiovascular risk in women: focus on hypertension

BL Abramson, RG Melvin - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Hypertension is a major concern in women, contributing to the risk for morbidity and mortality
and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart attack, and stroke. A woman's …

Effects of citalopram and interpersonal psychotherapy on depression in patients with coronary artery disease: the Canadian Cardiac Randomized Evaluation of …

F Lespérance, N Frasure-Smith, D Koszycki… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextFew randomized controlled trials have evaluated the efficacy of treatments for major
depression in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). None have simultaneously …

Women and peripheral arterial disease: a review of sex differences in epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and outcomes

K Srivaratharajah, BL Abramson - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a manifestation of CVD and a marker for other adverse …

Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of stable ischemic heart disease

GBJ Mancini, G Gosselin, B Chow, W Kostuk… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This overview provides a guideline for the management of stable ischemic heart disease. It
represents the work of a primary and secondary panel of participants from across Canada …

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2022 guidelines for peripheral arterial disease

BL Abramson, M Al-Omran, SS Anand… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Patients with widespread atherosclerosis such as peripheral artery disease (PAD) have a
high risk of cardiovascular and limb symptoms and complications, which affects their quality …

Varenicline for smoking cessation in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome

MJ Eisenberg, SB Windle, N Roy, W Old, FR Grondin… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Less than one-third of smokers hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) remain abstinent following discharge. We assessed whether varenicline, begun in …

Illness perceptions among cardiac patients: relation to depressive symptomatology and sex

SL Grace, S Krepostman, D Brooks, H Arthur… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study examined cardiovascular disease (CVD) illness perceptions and
how they relate to depressive symptomatology among women and men. METHODS: Acute …

RETIRED: Managing Menopause Abstract and Summary Statement

R Reid, BL Abramson, J Blake, S Desindes… - Journal of obstetrics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
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Hypertension analysis of stress reduction using mindfulness meditation and yoga: results from the HARMONY randomized controlled trial

K Blom, B Baker, M How, M Dai, J Irvine… - American journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The HARMONY study was a randomized, controlled trial examining the
efficacy of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for blood …

Effect of gender on outcome of out of hospital cardiac arrest in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium

LJ Morrison, RH Schmicker, ML Weisfeldt, BL Bigham… - Resuscitation, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction This study examined the relationship between gender and outcomes of non-
traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods All eligible, consecutive, non …