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William C. Cushman is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Economics and Econometrics, Surgery, and Family Practice.

The scientist's research topics cover several areas including Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Medication Adherence and Compliance, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Recent papers by William C. Cushman include:

  • KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease, 2021, Kidney International
  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Final Report of a Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Executive summary of the KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease, 2021, Kidney International
  • Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet

William C. Cushman frequently publishes in several journals, including:

  • Hypertension
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • The Lancet
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The scientist has collaborated often with Paul K. Whelton, Jackson T. Wright, Areef Ishani, Addison A. Taylor, and Sarah Leatherman.

Best Publications

  • The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report.

    Aram V. Chobanian;George L. Bakris;Henry R. Black;William C. Cushman

  • Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

    Aram V. Chobanian;George L. Bakris;Henry R. Black;William C. Cushman

  • Effects of intensive glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes

    Hertzel C Gerstein;Michael E Miller;Robert P Byington

  • 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Report From the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8)

    Paul A. James;Suzanne Oparil;Barry L. Carter;William C. Cushman

  • Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or calcium channel blocker vs diuretic: The antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial (ALLHAT)

    Curt D. Furberg;Jackson T. Wright;Barry R Davis;Jeffrey A. Cutler

  • A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control

    Jackson T. Wright;Jeff D. Williamson;Paul K. Whelton;Joni K. Snyder

  • Effects of combination lipid therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Henry N. Ginsberg;Laura C. Lovato;Lawrence A. Leiter;Peter Linz

  • The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

    Aram V. Chobanian;George L. Bakris;Henry R. Black;William C. Cushman

  • Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Professional Education Committee of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research

    David A. Calhoun;Daniel Jones;Stephen Textor;David C. Goff

  • Alogliptin after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

    William B. White;Christopher P. Cannon;Simon R. Heller;Steven E. Nissen

  • Major Outcomes in Moderately Hypercholesterolemic, Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Pravastatin vs Usual Care

    Curt D. Furberg;Jackson T. Wright;Barry R. Davis;Jeffrey A. Cutler

  • Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Professional Education Committee of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research

    David A. Calhoun;Daniel Jones;Stephen Textor;David C. Goff

  • Effect of intensive treatment of hyperglycaemia on microvascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes: an analysis of the ACCORD randomised trial

    Faramarz Ismail-Beigi;Timothy Craven;Mary Ann Banerji;Jan Basile

  • Effects of medical therapies on retinopathy progression in type 2 diabetes.

    Emily Y. Chew;Walter T. Ambrosius;Matthew D. Davis;Ronald P. Danis

  • Single-Drug Therapy for Hypertension in Men -- A Comparison of Six Antihypertensive Agents with Placebo

    Barry J. Materson;Barry J. Materson;Domenic J. Reda;William C. Cushman;Barry M. Massie

  • Success and predictors of blood pressure control in diverse North American settings: the antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial (ALLHAT).

    William C. Cushman;Charles E. Ford;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Karen L. Margolis

  • Long-Term Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering on Cardiovascular Outcomes

    Hertzel C. Gerstein;Michael E. Miller;Saul Genuth;Faramarz Ismail-Beigi

  • Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Jeff D. Williamson;Nicholas M. Pajewski;Alexander P. Auchus

  • Heart failure and mortality outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes taking alogliptin versus placebo in EXAMINE: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind trial

    Faiez Zannad;Christopher P Cannon;William C Cushman;George L Bakris

  • The seventh report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. The JNC 7 report

    A.V. Chobanian;G.L. Bakris;H.R. Black

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry R. Davis
Barry R. Davis The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Paul K. Whelton
Paul K. Whelton Tulane University
Suzanne Oparil
Suzanne Oparil University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jackson T. Wright
Jackson T. Wright Case Western Reserve University
Jeffrey A. Cutler
Jeffrey A. Cutler National Institutes of Health
William B. White
William B. White University of Connecticut
Alfred K. Cheung
Alfred K. Cheung University of Utah
George L. Bakris
George L. Bakris University of Chicago
Henry R. Black
Henry R. Black New York University School of Medicine
Domenic J. Reda
Domenic J. Reda Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

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