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This issue’s C4 Center Spotlight shines on two Center affiliate members from the Division of Cardiology: Dr. Jared Magnani, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine and Dr. Matthew Muldoon, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine. 

Drs. Magnani and Muldoon recently were awarded a 5-year NIH/NHLBI R01 grant to support their project, Multilevel mobile health program to improve rural hypertension. This randomized clinical trial will evaluate the effect of a smartphone-based home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) program on BP, antihypertensive medication adherence, HPBM adherence, and self-reported outcomes among rural adults with poorly-controlled hypertension. The intervention targets multiple domains of adherence by providing each patient with a personalized curriculum to promote and support BP monitoring, hypertension education, medication adherence, non-pharmacologic strategies for hypertension management, preparation for clinical encounters, and enhanced problem-solving and engagement. Study participants will be randomized to receive the intervention or enhanced usual care and followed for 12 months. The study’s primary outcome is change in systolic and diastolic BP over 6 months between intervention and enhanced usual care arms; secondary outcomes include change in adherence to antihypertensive medications and patient-reported outcomes over 6 and 12 months between the two arms. Recruitment is expected to begin in mid-2023.

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations. Open date: 9/8/2022 link

“The Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) announces the availability of administrative supplements to support research highlighting health inequities among women in the United States who are understudied, underrepresented and underreported (U3) in biomedical research. Robust studies exploring sex and gender influences and social determinants of health are needed to reduce inequities. The proposed research must address at least one objective from strategic goals 1, 2, or 3 of the “2019-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Women’s Health Research, Advancing Science for the Health of Women.”"

Bursic AE, Schell JO, Ernecoff NC, Bansal AD. Delivery of Active Medical Management Without Dialysis Through an Embedded Kidney Palliative Care Model. Kidney360. 2022 Jul 1. link

Hassan IF, Bui T. The Structural Analysis: Incorporating Structurally Competent Clinical Reasoning into Case-Based Presentations. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Oct;37(13):3465–70. link

Deverts DJ, Heisler M, Kieffer EC, Piatt GA, Valbuena F, Yabes JG, Guajardo C, Ilarraza-Montalvo D, Palmisano G, Koerbel G, Rosland AM. Comparing the Effectiveness of Family Support for Health Action (FAM-ACT) with Traditional Community Health Worker-led Interventions to Improve Adult Diabetes Management and Outcomes: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials. 2022 Oct 3;23(1):841. link

Essien UR, Washington DL, Fine MJ. Beyond Detecting and Understanding Disparities in Novel Diabetes Treatment: Need for a Major Shift in Pharmacoequity Research. JAMA. 2022 Sep 6;328(9):836–8. link

Hutchins F, Thorpe J, Maciejewski ML, Zhao X, Daniels K, Zhang H, Zulman DM, Fihn S, Vijan S, Rosland AM. Clinical Outcome and Utilization Profiles Among Latent Groups of High-Risk Patients: Moving from Segmentation Towards Intervention. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug;37(10):2429–37. link

Sharma P, Shah K, Loomba J, Patel A, Mallawaarachchi I, Blazek O, Ratcliffe S, Breathett K, Johnson AE, et. al. The Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Outcomes Among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Early Invasive Treatment Strategy. Clinical Cardiology 2022 Aug 30. link

Ampomah MA, Drake JA, Anum A, Amponsah B, Dei-Adomakoh Y, Anie K, Mate-Kole CC, Jonassaint CR, Kirkham FJ. A Case-Control and Seven-Year Longitudinal Neurocognitive Study of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana. Br J Haematol. 2022 Aug 26. link

Korytkowski MT, Muniyappa R, Antinori-Lent K, Donihi AC, Drincic AT, Hirsch IB, et al. Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Adult Patients in Non-Critical Care Settings: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jul 14;107(8):2101–28. link

Magnani JW, Brewer LC. Leaving the Social Vacuum: Expanding Cardiovascular Guidelines to Embrace Equity. Circulation. 2022 Jul 19;146(3):156–8. link

Makaroun LK, Thorpe CT, Mor MK, Zhang H, Lovelace E, Rosen T, Dichter ME, Rosland AM. Medical and Social Factors Associated With Referral for Elder Abuse Services in a National Health Care System. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 Aug 12;77(8):1706–14. link

Coleman KJ, Wellman R, Fitzpatrick SL, Conroy MB, Hlavin C, Lewis KH, Coley YR, McTigue KM, et. al. Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Across Race and Ethnicity in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort. JAMA Surg. 2022 Aug 31. link

Muldoon MF, Einhorn J, Yabes JG, Burton D, Irizarry T, Basse J, et al. Randomized Feasibility Trial of a Digital Intervention for Hypertension Self-Management. J Hum Hypertens. 2022 Aug;36(8):718–25. link

Radomski TR, Zhao X, Lovelace EZ, Sileanu FE, Rose L, Schwartz AL, et al. Use and Cost of Low-Value Health Services Delivered or Paid for by the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Aug 1;182(8):832–9. link

Zupa MF, Perez S, Palmisano G, Kieffer EC, Piatt GA, Valbuena FM, Deverts DJ, Yabes JG, Heisler M, Rosland AM. Changes in Self-management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes at a Federally Qualified Health Center. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Oct;24(5):1375–8. link

Lewinski AA, Walsh C, Rushton S, Soliman D, Carlson SM, Luedke MW, et al. Telehealth for the Longitudinal Management of Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Aug 26;24(8):e37100. link

Becker NV, Scott JW, Moniz MH, Carlton EF, Ayanian JZ. Association of Chronic Disease with Patient Financial Outcomes Among Commercially Insured Adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Oct 1;182(10):1044–51. link

Chang ET, Newberry S, Rubenstein LV, Motala A, Booth MJ, Shekelle PG. Quality Measures for Patients at Risk of Adverse Outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration: Expert Panel Recommendations. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2224938. link

Trivedi RB, Rossi FS, Javier SJ, Greene L, Singer SJ, Vanneman ME, et al. Association Between Mental Health Conditions and Outpatient Care Fragmentation: a National Study of Older High-Risk Veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jul 22. link