2020
Retrospective cohort study to characterise the blood pressure response to spironolactone in patients with apparent therapy-resistant hypertension using electronic medical record data
Shuey M, Perkins B, Nian H, Yu C, Luther JM, Brown N. Retrospective cohort study to characterise the blood pressure response to spironolactone in patients with apparent therapy-resistant hypertension using electronic medical record data. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e033100. PMID: 32461291, PMCID: PMC7259833, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexElectronic medical recordsBaseline systolic BPTherapy-resistant hypertensionBlood pressure responseRetrospective cohort studyDiastolic BPSystolic BPBP responseBaseline BPCohort studyChronic kidney disease stage 3Real-world clinical settingElectronic medical record dataMean systolic BPDisease stage 3Glomerular filtration rateIschemic heart diseasePressure responseMedical record dataClinical trial dataHigh-density lipoproteinLow-density lipoproteinAcademic medical center
2008
Association of a CYP4A11 Variant and Blood Pressure in Black Men
Gainer JV, Lipkowitz MS, Yu C, Waterman MR, Dawson EP, Capdevila JH, Brown NJ, Group A. Association of a CYP4A11 Variant and Blood Pressure in Black Men. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 19: 1606-1612. PMID: 18385420, PMCID: PMC2488260, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2008010063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive renal diseaseRenal diseaseClinical outcomesHigher systolic BPAdverse clinical outcomesWhite individualsRegulation of BPEndogenous arachidonic acidBlack menBaseline proteinuriaCYP4A11 variantsHypertensive nephrosclerosisRenal vasoconstrictorClinical characteristicsCumulative incidenceRenal functionBlood pressureDiastolic BPHigher systolicSystolic BPHigh BPKidney diseasePulse pressureMale miceHypertension