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Michael Rakotz to Blood Pressure

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Connection Strength

5.013
  1. Healthcare insurance status and hypertension control before and after the Affordable Care Act. Am J Hypertens. 2026 Aug 01; 39(8):1013-1020.
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    Score: 0.719
  2. Height May Explain Sex Differences in Systolic Blood Pressure in Older Adults. Hypertension. 2025 11; 82(11):1857-1865.
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    Score: 0.677
  3. Does mean systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg ensure high rates of control to <140/<90 mm Hg? A cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts. BMJ Open. 2025 Apr 07; 15(4):e090440.
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    Score: 0.656
  4. Medical students and measuring blood pressure: Results from the American Medical Association Blood Pressure Check Challenge. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2017 Jun; 19(6):614-619.
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    Score: 0.378
  5. Implementation of a Self-Measured Blood Pressure Pilot Program in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice. Am J Hypertens. 2026 05 01; 39(5):661-669.
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    Score: 0.177
  6. Trends in Blood Pressure Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of 17 US Health Systems in the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network Blood Pressure Control Laboratory. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 04 21; 15(8):e045694.
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    Score: 0.176
  7. Estimating the Hawthorne Effect in Real-World Blood Pressure Control Trials: An Analysis of the BP Home Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Sep; 41(12):3416-3426.
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    Score: 0.175
  8. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Adolescents and Young Adults, NHANES 2009-2014. Am J Hypertens. 2025 09 16; 38(10):754-758.
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    Score: 0.169
  9. Closing the Gap: Standardizing Blood Pressure Measurement Training for all Healthcare Students. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2025 08; 27(8):e70104.
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    Score: 0.168
  10. Treatment in the First Month After Hypertension Diagnosis Improves Blood Pressure Control. Hypertension. 2025 06; 82(6):1129-1136.
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    Score: 0.164
  11. Greater use of antihypertensive medications explains lower blood pressures and better control in statin-treated than statin-eligible untreated adults. J Hypertens. 2024 04 01; 42(4):711-717.
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    Score: 0.151
  12. Return on investment of self-measured blood pressure is associated with its use in preventing false diagnoses, not monitoring hypertension. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0252701.
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    Score: 0.126
  13. Hypertension Control in the United States 2009 to 2018: Factors Underlying Falling Control Rates During 2015 to 2018 Across Age- and Race-Ethnicity Groups. Hypertension. 2021 09; 78(3):578-587.
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    Score: 0.126
  14. Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home: A Joint Policy Statement From the American Heart Association and American Medical Association. Circulation. 2020 07 28; 142(4):e42-e63.
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    Score: 0.118
  15. The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory: A Platform for Surveillance and Efficient Trials. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 03; 13(3):e006115.
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    Score: 0.115
  16. Blood Pressure Measurement: A KDOQI Perspective. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 03; 75(3):426-434.
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    Score: 0.114
  17. The Accuracy in Measurement of Blood Pressure (AIM-BP) collaborative: Background and rationale. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2019 12; 21(12):1780-1783.
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    Score: 0.113
  18. Improving Hypertension Control in Primary Care With the Measure Accurately, Act Rapidly, and Partner With Patients Protocol. Hypertension. 2018 12; 72(6):1320-1327.
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    Score: 0.106
  19. A technology-based quality innovation to identify undiagnosed hypertension among active primary care patients. Ann Fam Med. 2014 Jul; 12(4):352-8.
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    Score: 0.078
  20. Factors Associated with Treatment Intensification for Uncontrolled Hypertension in a US Health System. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 05; 41(7):1881-1891.
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    Score: 0.043
  21. Age and Comorbidities Are Associated With Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure. Am J Hypertens. 2024 03 15; 37(4):280-289.
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    Score: 0.038
  22. Target: BP™: A National Initiative to Improve Blood Pressure Control. Hypertension. 2023 12; 80(12):2523-2532.
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    Score: 0.037
  23. Seasonal variation in blood pressure control across US health systems. J Hypertens. 2023 05 01; 41(5):751-758.
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    Score: 0.035
  24. Improvement in Blood Pressure Control in Safety Net Clinics Receiving 2 Versions of a Scalable Quality Improvement Intervention: BP MAP A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 02 07; 12(3):e024975.
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    Score: 0.035
  25. Disruption in Blood Pressure Control With the COVID-19 Pandemic: The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 05; 98(5):662-675.
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    Score: 0.035
  26. Blood Pressure Cuff Sizes for Adults in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-2020. Am J Hypertens. 2022 11 02; 35(11):923-928.
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    Score: 0.035
  27. Effectiveness of Standard vs Enhanced Self-measurement of Blood Pressure Paired With a Connected Smartphone Application: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 10 01; 182(10):1025-1034.
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    Score: 0.034
  28. Association of an Automated Blood Pressure Measurement Quality Improvement Program With Terminal Digit Preference and Recorded Mean Blood Pressure in 11 Clinics. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 08 01; 5(8):e2229098.
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    Score: 0.034
  29. How to find and use validated blood pressure measuring devices. J Hum Hypertens. 2023 02; 37(2):108-114.
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    Score: 0.034
  30. Global proliferation and clinical consequences of non-validated automated BP devices. J Hum Hypertens. 2023 02; 37(2):115-119.
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    Score: 0.033
  31. Cost-Effectiveness of Recommendations From the Surgeon General's Call-to-Action to Control Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2022 03 08; 35(3):225-231.
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    Score: 0.033
  32. Tracking Blood Pressure Control Performance and Process Metrics in 25 US Health Systems: The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 11 02; 10(21):e022224.
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    Score: 0.032
  33. Optimizing observer performance of clinic blood pressure measurement: a position statement from the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group. J Hypertens. 2019 09; 37(9):1737-1745.
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    Score: 0.028
  34. A Call to Regulate Manufacture and Marketing of Blood Pressure Devices and Cuffs: A Position Statement From the World Hypertension League, International Society of Hypertension and Supporting Hypertension Organizations. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 05; 18(5):378-80.
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    Score: 0.022
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