2021
Racial differences in cardiopulmonary outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury
Egbuche O, Abe T, Nwokike S, Jegede O, Mezue K, Olanipekun T, Onuorah I, Echols M. Racial differences in cardiopulmonary outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury. Reviews In Cardiovascular Medicine 2021, 22: 1667-1675. PMID: 34957809, PMCID: PMC9054458, DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2204174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital cardiac eventsCOVID-19 patientsIn-hospital mortalityCardiac eventsGrady Health SystemNon-blacksAssociated with increased disease burdenCardiopulmonary outcomesPolymerase-chain-reaction assayAssociated with higher riskMortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsAcute respiratory distress syndromeAssociated with worse outcomesIn-hospital acute kidney injuryMechanism of injuryOutcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsPresence of AKIHospitalized COVID-19 patientsRespiratory distress syndromeProportion of patientsAcute kidney injuryPrimary composite outcomeRetrospective cohort studyImpact of AKIHealth system
2017
Blood Pressure Variability Predicts Adverse Events and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the SPRINT Trial
Mezue K, Goyal A, Pressman G, Horrow J, Rangaswami J. Blood Pressure Variability Predicts Adverse Events and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the SPRINT Trial. American Journal Of Hypertension 2017, 31: 48-52. PMID: 28985328, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseAcute kidney injuryDiastolic blood pressureDBP CVVisit-to-visitCardiovascular outcomesBlood pressure variabilityAdverse eventsPrimary outcomeKidney diseaseBlood pressureAssociated with adverse cardiovascular outcomesVisit-to-visit blood pressure variabilityCox proportional hazards regressionTarget systolic blood pressureAdverse cardiovascular outcomesPressure variabilityProportional hazards regressionSystolic blood pressurePredicting adverse eventsPost hoc analysisVisit-to-visit DBP variabilityAntihypertensive therapyIndependent predictorsKidney injuryVisit‐to‐visit systolic blood pressure variability predicts treatment‐related adverse event of hyponatremia in SPRINT
Goyal A, Mezue K, Rangaswami J. Visit‐to‐visit systolic blood pressure variability predicts treatment‐related adverse event of hyponatremia in SPRINT. Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2017, 35 PMID: 28544636, DOI: 10.1111/1755-5922.12274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variabilitySystolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressure variabilityTarget blood pressureBlood pressureBlood pressure variabilitySPRINT trialAdverse eventsSystolic blood pressure <Occurrence of hyponatremiaCox proportional hazards regressionRisk of hyponatremiaBlood pressure <Coefficient of variation of systolic blood pressureProportional hazards regressionStandard treatment groupCardiovascular risk factorsPressure variabilityOverall cohortTreatment armsTreatment subgroupsHazards regressionInclusion criteriaCoefficient of variationHyponatremiaOutcomes of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Older Hypertensive Patients Should AKI Be Watched?
Naranjo M, Mezue K, Rangaswami J. Outcomes of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Older Hypertensive Patients Should AKI Be Watched? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 70: 119-120. PMID: 28662802, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.078.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Nocturnal Non-dipping Blood Pressure Profile in Black Normotensives Is Associated with Cardiac Target Organ Damage.
Mezue K, Isiguzo G, Madu C, Nwuruku G, Rangaswami J, Baugh D, Madu E. Nocturnal Non-dipping Blood Pressure Profile in Black Normotensives Is Associated with Cardiac Target Organ Damage. Ethnicity & Disease 2016, 26: 279-84. PMID: 27440966, PMCID: PMC4948793, DOI: 10.18865/ed.26.3.279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac target organ damageTarget organ damageNon-dippersBlood pressure profileNocturnal blood pressureOrgan damageBlood pressureBlack normotensivesNon-dipping of blood pressureMass indexCardiovascular riskLeft atrial volume indexLeft ventricular mass indexCardiovascular end-organ damageIncreased relative wall thicknessAtrial volume indexAmbulatory blood pressure patternsNon-dipper groupVentricular mass indexNocturnal non-dippingNon-dipping profileNon-dipping patternPredictor of cardiovascular riskEnd-organ damageNon-dipping blood pressure profileFactors that influence decision for ischemic work-up in hypertensive emergency
Maludum O, Shah M, Mezue K, Biso S, Rodriguez-Ziccardi M, Alnabelsi T, Nwakile C, Figueredo V. Factors that influence decision for ischemic work-up in hypertensive emergency. International Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 214: 331-332. PMID: 27085121, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQRS duration predicts left ventricular systolic function following ST elevation myocardial infarction
Maludum O, Nwakile C, Mezue K, Shah M, Purushottam B, Morris D, Figueredo V. QRS duration predicts left ventricular systolic function following ST elevation myocardial infarction. International Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 207: 300-302. PMID: 26814632, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.182.Peer-Reviewed Original Research