2018
Blood pressure variability predicts adverse events and cardiovascular outcomes in SPRINT
Mezue K, Goyal A, Pressman G, Matthew R, Horrow J, Rangaswami J. Blood pressure variability predicts adverse events and cardiovascular outcomes in SPRINT. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2018, 20: 1247-1252. PMID: 29984884, PMCID: PMC8031192, DOI: 10.1111/jch.13346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsDiastolic BPCardiovascular outcomesDiastolic BP-CVSystolic BPAntihypertensive therapyTreatment armsRate of treatment-related adverse eventsPrimary outcomeTreatment-related adverse eventsBlood pressureEffects of antihypertensive therapyCox proportional hazards regressionAcute kidney injuryCompare treatment armsPredictors of outcomeVisit-to-visitStudent's t-testTarget systolic BPProportional hazards regressionBlood pressure variabilityLevels of BPSPRINT dataVisit-to-visit DBP variabilityIndependent predictors
2016
Initial experience with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Nigerian patients with hypertension
Isiguzo G, Baugh D, Nwuruku G, Mezue K, Madu C, Madu E. Initial experience with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Nigerian patients with hypertension. Nigerian Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 13: 33-38. DOI: 10.4103/0189-7969.173851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringOffice blood pressureHypertensive patientsBlood pressure monitoringTwo-tailed Student's t-testPressure monitoringAdult hypertensive patientsBody mass indexWhite coat hypertensionNight-time BPAbnormal dipping patternsStudent's t-testBurden of hypertensionAmbulatory blood pressure monitoring useWaking BPNigerian patientsDaytime BPConsecutive recruitmentNocturnal hypertensionMass indexBP controlAdverse outcomesEnugu NigeriaBP loadBlood pressure