• Primary care use and cardiovascular disease risk in Russian 40–69 year olds: a cross-sectional study 

      Petersen, Jakob; Kontsevaya, Anna V.; McKee, Martin; Richardson, E.; Cook, Sarah Anne; Malyutina, Sofia; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Leon, David Adrew (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-04)
      <i>Background</i> - The Russian Federation has very high cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates compared with countries of similar economic development. This cross-sectional study compares the characteristics of CVD-free participants with and without recent primary care contact to ascertain their CVD risk and health status.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - A total of 2774 participants aged 40–69 ...
    • Uncontrolled and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension: a cross-sectional study of Russian and Norwegian 40–69 year olds 

      Petersen, Jakob; Malyutina, Sofia; Ryabikov, Andrey; Kontsevaya, Anna; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Eggen, Anne Elise; McKee, Martin; Cook, Sarah Anne; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Schirmer, Henrik; Leon, David Adrew (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-13)
      <i>Background</i> - Uncontrolled hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor. We examined uncontrolled hypertension and differences in treatment regimens between a high-risk country, Russia, and low-risk Norway to gain better understanding of the underlying factors.<p><p> <i>Methods</i> - Population-based survey data on 40–69 year olds with hypertension defined as taking antihypertensives ...
    • Untreated hypertension in Russian 35-69 year olds – a cross-sectional study 

      Petersen, Jakob; Kontsevaya, Anna V; McKee, Martin; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Malyutina, Sofia; Cook, Sarah Anne; Leon, David Adrew (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-29)
      <i>Background</i> - The Russian Federation has among the highest rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the world and a high rate of untreated hypertension remains an important risk factor. Understanding who is at greatest risk is important to inform approaches to primary prevention.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - 2,353 hypertensive 35–69 year olds were selected from a population-based study, Know Your ...