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 modelPatientsRetinal vein occlusion is associated with stroke independent of underlying cardiovascular disease
Bakhoum C, Madala S, Long C, Adabifirouzjaei F, Freeman W, Goldbaum M, DeMaria A, Bakhoum M. Retinal vein occlusion is associated with stroke independent of underlying cardiovascular disease. Eye 2022, 37: 764-767. PMID: 35411111, PMCID: PMC9998396, DOI: 10.1038/s41433-022-02038-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal vein occlusionPresence of RVORisk of strokeCardiovascular diseaseOdds ratioVein occlusionRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelCoronary artery diseaseCross-sectional studyYears of ageLogistic regression modelsArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusCarotid diseaseStroke developmentAtrial fibrillationLeading causeYoung subjectsEarly interventionStrokeOlder individualsConclusionsOur findingsDiseaseRisk