Publications & Research

The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) offers resources for health care professionals, pharmacists, community health workers, employers, and the public. You can search the Publications & Research section for guides, toolkits, summaries of recent research, podcasts, and much more to support your heart disease and stroke prevention programs.

Modeling the Health and Budgetary Impacts of a Team-Based Hypertension Care Intervention That Includes Pharmacists [PDF – 173 KB]
A synopsis of “Modeling the Health and Budgetary Impacts of a Team-based Hypertension Care Intervention That Includes Pharmacists,” published in November 2019 in Medical Care.

Using Collaborative Care to Reduce Maternal Morbidity Related to High Blood Pressure [PDF – 158 KB]
A synopsis of “Collaboration Between Maternal and Child Health and Chronic Disease Epidemiologists to Identify Strategies to Reduce Hypertension-Related Severe Maternal Morbidity,” published in December 2019 in Preventing Chronic Disease.

Optimizing the Role of Community Pharmacists in Managing the Health of Populations: Barriers, Facilitators, and Policy Recommendations [PDF – 165 KB]
A synopsis of “Optimizing the Role of Community Pharmacists in Managing the Health of Populations: Barriers, Facilitators, and Policy Recommendations,” published in the September 2019 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy.

Pre-hospital Transport Times and Outcomes After Different Reperfusion Strategies for ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction [PDF – 150 KB]
A synopsis of Pre-hospital Transport Times and Outcomes After Different Reperfusion Strategies for ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, published in the February 1, 2019, issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

Improving Care of STEMI in the United States 2008 to 2012: A Report From the American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline Program [PDF – 161 KB]
A synopsis of Improving Care of STEMI in the United States 2008 to 2012: A Report From the American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline Program, published in the January 8, 2019, issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.