2023
Effect Measure Modification by Birth Weight on the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
Nugent J, Lu Y, Deng Y, Sharifi M, Greenberg J. Effect Measure Modification by Birth Weight on the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 735-737. PMID: 37155182, PMCID: PMC10167596, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypertension, Blood Pressure Variability, and Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Children
Nugent J, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Bakhoum C, Wilson F, Greenberg J. Hypertension, Blood Pressure Variability, and Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Children. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029059. PMID: 37119062, PMCID: PMC10227226, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryBlood PressureChildChild, HospitalizedHumansHypertensionRetrospective StudiesConceptsAcute kidney injuryBlood pressure variabilityBlood pressure measurementsHospitalized childrenKidney injuryBlood pressurePressure variabilityIncident acute kidney injuryTime-updated Cox modelsMean blood pressureEnd-organ complicationsAnalysis of hypertensionAKI riskConclusions HypertensionHypertension thresholdInpatient hypertensionNormotensive patientsOrgan complicationsNonpharmacologic interventionsRetrospective cohortPediatric inpatientsMultivariable modelPediatric encountersHypertensionCox modelDoes This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension?
Nugent J, Jiang K, Funaro M, Saran I, Young C, Ghazi L, Bakhoum C, Wilson F, Greenberg J. Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension? JAMA 2023, 329: 1012-1021. PMID: 36976276, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.3184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure loadAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringSecondary hypertensionBlood pressure monitoringPrimary hypertensionFamily historyBlood pressurePressure monitoringDiastolic blood pressure loadSystolic blood pressure loadSerum uric acid concentrationAmbulatory blood pressureHigh blood pressureHistory of prematurityPrimary care clinicsRisk of biasNumber of patientsDatabases of MEDLINEDiagnostic Accuracy Studies toolLower body weightRandom-effects modelingUric acid concentrationWeb of ScienceLikelihood ratioAsymptomatic presentation
2022
Effect of intravenous antihypertensives on outcomes of severe hypertension in hospitalized patients without acute target organ damage
Ghazi L, Li F, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Nugent J, Greenberg J, Bakhoum C, Peixoto A, Wilson F. Effect of intravenous antihypertensives on outcomes of severe hypertension in hospitalized patients without acute target organ damage. Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 41: 288-294. PMID: 36583354, PMCID: PMC9799038, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureHumansHypertensionHypotensionRetrospective StudiesConceptsAcute target organ damageTarget organ damageSevere hypertensionOrgan damageIntravenous antihypertensivesBP elevationClinical outcomesMyocardial injuryTarget end-organ damageOverlap propensity scoreSevere BP elevationAcute kidney injuryBlood pressure reductionEnd-organ damageRisk of strokeInpatient hypertensionCardiovascular eventsIndex hospitalizationKidney injuryRetrospective studyHypertensionAntihypertensivesHospitalizationCox modelPatients
2021
Long-Term Kidney Outcomes Following Dialysis-Treated Childhood Acute Kidney Injury: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Robinson CH, Jeyakumar N, Luo B, Wald R, Garg AX, Nash DM, McArthur E, Greenberg J, Askenazi D, Mammen C, Thabane L, Goldstein S, Parekh RS, Zappitelli M, Chanchlani R. Long-Term Kidney Outcomes Following Dialysis-Treated Childhood Acute Kidney Injury: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2021, 32: 2005-2019. PMID: 34039667, PMCID: PMC8455253, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020111665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdolescentCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertensionIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMortalityOntarioProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvivorsTime FactorsConceptsAKI survivorsKidney failureLong-term riskCohort studyCox proportional hazards regression analysisAdverse short-term outcomesChildhood acute kidney injuryProportional hazards regression analysisHigher long-term riskAcute kidney injuryHealth administrative databasesRetrospective cohort studyHazards regression analysisShort-term outcomesLong-term outcomesBasis of ageAKI episodesPediatric AKISubsequent AKIKidney injuryComposite outcomeCardiac surgeryHospitalized cohortMechanical ventilationPediatric hospitalizations