Research Topics
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term for several conditions affecting the blood vessels in and around the heart. The most common forms of cardiovascular disease include coronary artery disease and hypertension (high blood pressure). In addition to a direct impact on the heart muscle, CVD can also contribute to stroke, which occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain, or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts.
VA health services research into CVD encompasses many aspects of care including access, delivery, prevention, and quality of life.
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Citations
(5 of more than 347 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE focused publications)
- Jain V, Rifai MA, Brinzevich D, Taj M, Saleh M, Krittanawong C, Patel J, Patel A, Lee MT, Mahtta D, Virani SS. Association of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with higher risk of cancer: a behavioral risk factor surveillance system study. European journal of preventive cardiology. 2022 Mar 25; 29(3):493-501.
- Erqou S, Papaila A, Halladay C, Ge A, Liu MA, Jiang L, Lally M, Menon A, Shah NR, Miech E, Virani SS, Zullo AR, Shireman TI, Longenecker CT, Ross D, Sullivan JL, Wu WC, Rudolph JL. Variation in Statin Prescription among Veterans with HIV and Known Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. American heart journal. 2022 Mar 19.
- Al Rifai M, Vaughan EM, Abushamat LA, Lee M, Ramsey DJ, Gupta K, Navaneethan SD, Virani SS. Correlates of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use Among Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (from the Department of Veterans Affairs). The American journal of cardiology. 2022 Mar 16.
- Jain V, Al Rifai M, Turpin R, Eken HN, Agrawal A, Mahtta D, Samad Z, Coulter S, Rodriguez F, Petersen LA, Virani SS. Evaluation of Factors Underlying Sex-Based Disparities in Cardiovascular Care in Adults With Self-reported Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA cardiology. 2022 Mar 1; 7(3):341-345.
- Ijaz N, Buta B, Xue QL, Mohess DT, Bushan A, Tran H, Batchelor W, deFilippi CR, Walston JD, Bandeen-Roche K, Forman DE, Resar JR, O'Connor CM, Gerstenblith G, Damluji AA. Interventions for Frailty Among Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022 Feb 8; 79(5):482-503.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 25 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE focused publication briefs)
- Excess Mortality Rates among Post-9/11 Veterans Compared with General US Population, Particularly among Veterans with TBI
This study sought to assess the total all-cause and cause-specific mortality burden – and to estimate the total number of excess deaths among post-9/11 Veterans with and without exposure to traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with the total US population. Findings showed that post-9/11 Veterans experienced excess all-cause and cause-specific mortality compared with the total US population, which...
Date: February 11, 2022
- Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Conditions among Veterans for Up to One Year Following COVID-19 Infection
This study evaluated the risks and 12-month burdens of cardiovascular outcomes among Veterans who survived the first 30 days of COVID compared to VA healthcare users with no COVID and Veterans who used VA healthcare before the COVID pandemic. Findings showed that COVID-19 increased the risk of developing cardiovascular conditions – spanning several categories – within the first month to one year a...
Date: February 7, 2022
- Women Veterans with Premature Cardiovascular Disease Less Likely than Men to Receive Secondary Prevention Therapy
This study sought to evaluate sex-based differences in antiplatelet use, any statin and high-intensity statin (HIS) therapy, and statin adherence among patients with premature and extremely premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Findings showed that women Veterans with premature (age < 55 years) and extremely premature (age < 40 years) ASCVD were less likely to receive antiplate...
Date: April 21, 2021
- Many Veterans Unnecessarily Take Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
The goal of this study was to investigate the suitability of electronic health records (EHR) to identify patients for deprescribing aspirin based on updated guidelines. Findings showed that many Veterans unnecessarily take low-dose aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. Between 2% to 5% of Veterans in this study took low-dose aspirin outside of the guidelines and qualify for the definition of ...
Date: December 15, 2020
- VA HIT-Related Outpatient Diagnostic Delays
This study evaluated the role of health information technology (HIT) in the root cause analyses (RCAs) of outpatient diagnostic delays submitted to the VA National Center for Patient Safety, which leads patient safety initiatives and uses RCAs of adverse events and close calls to promote learning across the VA healthcare system. Findings showed that of the 214 RCAs included in this study, 88 invol...
Date: June 25, 2020
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Studies
( 5 of more than 6 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE focused projects
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Project No. |
Title |
PI |
Funding Start |
CDA 19-035
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Telehealth Treatment of Veterans with Alcohol Misuse at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease |
Blalock, Daniel |
2021-05-01 |
CDA 18-006
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Developing a Team-Delivered Intervention for Smoking and Hazardous Drinking for Primary Care Veterans with Cardiovascular Diseases |
Gass, Julie |
2019-07-01 |
NRI 12-413
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Women at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease |
Saban, Karen |
2013-07-01 |
CDA 19-035
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Telehealth Treatment of Veterans with Alcohol Misuse at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease |
Blalock, Daniel |
2021-05-01 |
CDA 18-006
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Developing a Team-Delivered Intervention for Smoking and Hazardous Drinking for Primary Care Veterans with Cardiovascular Diseases |
Gass, Julie |
2019-07-01 |
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Cyberseminars
The most recent " Cardiovascular Disease" seminars are displayed.
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Presenter(s) |
9/8/2021 |
Using the Primary Care Equity Dashboard to Support an Equity-Focused Quality Improvement (QI) Initiative
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De Sanzo, Beth
Estock, Jamie
Hausmann, Leslie
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4/5/2021 |
ESP Evidence Brief: Detection and Treatment of Dental Problems on Chronic Disease Outcomes
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Veazie, Stephanie
Parr, Nicholas
Garrido, Melissa
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2/22/2021 |
Bariatric Surgery and Cardiovascular Disease: Using electronic health records to emulate a target trial
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Madenci, Arin
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10/16/2019 |
A Primary Care PACT to Improve the Health Care of Veterans with Serious Mental Illness: SMI PACT
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Young, Alex
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7/31/2019 |
Part 1: Microvascular Angina: Where are We? Part 2: The Primary Prevention of ASCVD: What’s New in the Guidelines?
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Nguyen, Kim-Lien
Ziaeian, Boback
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Other Resources
- VA and DoD agree on a common set of practice guidelines for a specific group of health conditions. Learn more about those guidelines here.
- Visit the VA's Office of Research & Development healthcare topic overview section to learn more about milestones in VA heart disease research, read research updates, and download research fact sheets.
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