2023
Association of clinical characteristics with urine uromodulin in children with chronic kidney disease
Faulkner S, Matheson M, Greenberg J, Garimella P, Furth S, Ix J, Bakhoum C. Association of clinical characteristics with urine uromodulin in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology 2023, 38: 3859-3862. PMID: 36988691, PMCID: PMC10528151, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-05947-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseUrine uromodulinUromodulin levelsGlomerular diseaseKidney diseaseEtiology of CKDGraphical abstractA higher resolution versionOlder ageMultivariable linear regressionAge-specific referenceGreater kidney sizeHigh urine concentrationsRelationship of ageConclusionsAmong childrenTubular healthClinical characteristicsMedian eGFRMedian agePrimary outcomeKidney functionKidney sizeMultivariable modelChild CohortUrine concentrationsHealthy adults
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