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A trial of education, prompts, and opinion leaders to improve prescription of lipid modifying therapy by primary care physicians for patients with ischemic heart disease.

Bloomfield HE, Nelson DB, van Ryn M, Neil BJ, Koets NJ, Basile JN, Samaha FF, Kaul R, Mehta JL, Bouland D.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2005 Aug;14(4):258-63.PMID: 16076789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Results of retrospective chart review to determine improvement in lipid goal attainment in patients treated by high-volume prescribers of lipid-modifying drugs.

Stacy TA, Egger A.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2006 Nov-Dec;12(9):745-51.PMID: 17249907 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of opinion leader endorsed evidence summaries on improving quality of prescribing for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease: rationale and design [ISRCTN26365328].

Majumdar SR, McAlister FA, Tsuyuki RT.

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2005 Jun 27;5(1):17.PMID: 15982421 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with recent wrist fracture: a randomized controlled trial.

Majumdar SR, Johnson JA, McAlister FA, Bellerose D, Russell AS, Hanley DA, Morrish DW, Maksymowych WP, Rowe BH.

CMAJ. 2008 Feb 26;178(5):569-75.PMID: 18299546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

LDL-C goal attainment among patients newly diagnosed with coronary heart disease or diabetes in a commercial HMO.

Nag SS, Daniel GW, Bullano MF, Kamal-Bahl S, Sajjan SG, Hu H, Alexander C.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2007 Oct;13(8):652-63.PMID: 17970603 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of opinion leader-endorsed evidence summaries on the quality of prescribing for patients with cardiovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial.

Majumdar SR, Tsuyuki RT, McAlister FA.

Am Heart J. 2007 Jan;153(1):22.e1-8.PMID: 17174632 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Determinants of appropriate lipid management in patients with ischaemic heart disease. Cracovian Program for Secondary Prevention of Ischaemic Heart Disease.

Kawecka-Jaszcz K, Jankowski P, Pajak A.

Int J Cardiol. 2003 Sep;91(1):15-23.PMID: 12957725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A three-part intervention to change the use of hormone replacement therapy in response to new evidence.

Roumie CL, Grogan EL, Falbe W, Awad J, Speroff T, Dittus RS, Elasy TA.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jul 20;141(2):118-25.PMID: 15262667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Using paper chart based clinical reminders to improve guideline adherence to lipid management.

Hung CS, Lin JW, Hwang JJ, Tsai RY, Li AT.

J Eval Clin Pract. 2008 Oct;14(5):861-6.PMID: 19018919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of a global risk educational tool on primary coronary prevention: the Atherosclerosis Assessment Via Total Risk (AVIATOR) study.

Jacobson TA, Gutkin SW, Harper CR.

Curr Med Res Opin. 2006 Jun;22(6):1065-73.PMID: 16846539 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of lipid-lowering medications in outpatients with coronary heart disease in the Department of Veterans Affairs System.

Rubins HB, Nelson DB, Noorbaloochi S, Nugent S.

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Nov 15;92(10):1177-82.PMID: 14609592 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost of lipid lowering in patients with coronary artery disease by case method learning.

Kiessling A, Zethraeus N, Henriksson P.

Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2005 Spring;21(2):180-6.PMID: 15921057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Challenges in improving the quality of osteoporosis care for long-term glucocorticoid users: a prospective randomized trial.

Curtis JR, Westfall AO, Allison J, Becker A, Melton ME, Freeman A, Kiefe CI, MacArthur M, Ockershausen T, Stewart E, Weissman N, Saag KG.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Mar 26;167(6):591-6.PMID: 17389291 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

One-to-one versus group sessions to improve prescription in primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Figueiras A, Sastre I, Tato F, Rodríguez C, Lado E, Caamaño F, Gestal-Otero JJ.

Med Care. 2001 Feb;39(2):158-67.PMID: 11176553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of the addition of ezetimibe to ongoing statin therapy in modifying lipid profiles and attaining low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in older and elderly patients: subanalyses of data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Pearson T, Denke M, McBride P, Battisti WP, Brady WE, Palmisano J.

Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2005 Dec;3(4):218-28.PMID: 16503317 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving care to patients with ischemic heart disease: experiences in a single network of the Veterans Health Administration.

Pineros SL, Sales AE, Li YF, Sharp ND.

Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2004;1 Suppl 1:S33-40.PMID: 17129333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A cluster-randomized educational intervention to reduce inappropriate prescription patterns for elderly patients in general practice--The Prescription Peer Academic Detailing (Rx-PAD) study [NCT00281450].

Straand J, Fetveit A, Rognstad S, Gjelstad S, Brekke M, Dalen I.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2006 Jun 11;6:72.PMID: 16764734 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Patient knowledge of coronary risk profile improves the effectiveness of dyslipidemia therapy: the CHECK-UP study: a randomized controlled trial.

Grover SA, Lowensteyn I, Joseph L, Kaouache M, Marchand S, Coupal L, Boudreau G; Cardiovascular Health Evaluation to Improve Compliance and Knowledge Among Uninformed Patients (CHECK-UP) Study Group.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Nov 26;167(21):2296-303.PMID: 18039987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Randomized controlled trial of an informatics-based intervention to increase statin prescription for secondary prevention of coronary disease.

Lester WT, Grant RW, Barnett GO, Chueh HC.

J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Jan;21(1):22-9.PMID: 16423119 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk of cardiovascular events in patients at optimal values for combined lipid parameters.

Stanek EJ, Sarawate C, Willey VJ, Charland SL, Cziraky MJ.

Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 Mar;23(3):553-63.PMID: 17357251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles