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
2018
Characteristics and treatment of African-American and European-American patients with resistant hypertension identified using the electronic health record in an academic health centre: a case−control study
Shuey MM, Gandelman JS, Chung CP, Nian H, Yu C, Denny JC, Brown NJ. Characteristics and treatment of African-American and European-American patients with resistant hypertension identified using the electronic health record in an academic health centre: a case−control study. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e021640. PMID: 29950471, PMCID: PMC6020960, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAgedAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureCalcium Channel BlockersCase-Control StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Electronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansHypertensionLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceTennesseeWhite PeopleConceptsElectronic health recordsResistant hypertensionBlood pressureChronic kidney disease stage 3Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist useClinical treatmentDihydropyridine calcium channel blockerAntihypertensive medication classesControlled blood pressureOutpatient blood pressureTotal hypertensive populationAngiotensin receptor blockersTransient ischemic attackDisease stage 3Health recordsMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsReceptor antagonist useHigh blood pressureIschemic heart diseaseAlpha-2 agonistsBody mass indexCalcium channel blockersAfrican American patientsNumber of patientsType 2 diabetes