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 ResearchConceptsAcute 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
Prevalence of subclinical retinal ischemia in patients with cardiovascular disease – a hypothesis driven study
Long CP, Chan AX, Bakhoum CY, Toomey CB, Madala S, Garg AK, Freeman WR, Goldbaum MH, DeMaria AN, Bakhoum MF. Prevalence of subclinical retinal ischemia in patients with cardiovascular disease – a hypothesis driven study. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 33: 100775. PMID: 33842865, PMCID: PMC8020165, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse cardiovascular eventsASCVD risk scoreCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular eventsRetinal ischemiaHealthy controlsRisk scoreCardiovascular disease risk calculatorsUC San Diego HealthAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk calculatorOptical coherence tomography scansHemoglobin A1c levelsSystolic blood pressureSan Diego HealthCause of mortalityIschemic infarctSmoking historyA1c levelsBlood pressureRisk calculatorNoninvasive testsOdds ratioTomography scanAdditional biomarkersRetinal pathology