The Canadian journal of cardiology
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Review Practice Guideline
The 2009 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part 2--therapy.
To update the evidence-based recommendations for the prevention and management of hypertension in adults for 2009. ⋯ All recommendations were graded according to strength of the evidence and voted on by the 57 members of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program Evidence-Based Recommendations Task Force. All recommendations reported here achieved at least 95% consensus. These guidelines will continue to be updated annually.
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Comparative Study
Sex differences in resource use after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a propensity score-matched cohort.
Previous studies have demonstrated that off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) is associated with less use of hospital resources compared with on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (ONCAB). ⋯ These results suggest that the benefits of OPCAB in terms of hospital resource use are influenced by sex. The potential beneficial effects are not demonstrated in the female population.