2023
Effect Measure Modification by Birth Weight on the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
Nugent J, Lu Y, Deng Y, Sharifi M, Greenberg J. Effect Measure Modification by Birth Weight on the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 735-737. PMID: 37155182, PMCID: PMC10167596, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypertension, Blood Pressure Variability, and Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Children
Nugent J, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Bakhoum C, Wilson F, Greenberg J. Hypertension, Blood Pressure Variability, and Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Children. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029059. PMID: 37119062, PMCID: PMC10227226, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryBlood pressure variabilityBlood pressure measurementsHospitalized childrenKidney injuryBlood pressurePressure variabilityIncident acute kidney injuryTime-updated Cox modelsMean blood pressureEnd-organ complicationsAnalysis of hypertensionAKI riskConclusions HypertensionHypertension thresholdInpatient hypertensionNormotensive patientsOrgan complicationsNonpharmacologic interventionsRetrospective cohortPediatric inpatientsMultivariable modelPediatric encountersHypertensionCox modelDoes This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension?
Nugent J, Jiang K, Funaro M, Saran I, Young C, Ghazi L, Bakhoum C, Wilson F, Greenberg J. Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension? JAMA 2023, 329: 1012-1021. PMID: 36976276, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.3184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure loadAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringSecondary hypertensionBlood pressure monitoringPrimary hypertensionFamily historyBlood pressurePressure monitoringDiastolic blood pressure loadSystolic blood pressure loadSerum uric acid concentrationAmbulatory blood pressureHigh blood pressureHistory of prematurityPrimary care clinicsRisk of biasNumber of patientsDatabases of MEDLINEDiagnostic Accuracy Studies toolLower body weightRandom-effects modelingUric acid concentrationWeb of ScienceLikelihood ratioAsymptomatic presentation
2022
Screening for Hypertension in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Nugent JT, Bakhoum C, Ghazi L, Greenberg JH. Screening for Hypertension in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e226246. PMID: 35385092, PMCID: PMC8987909, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of Secondary Hypertension in Otherwise Healthy Youths with a New Diagnosis of Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis
Nugent JT, Young C, Funaro MC, Jiang K, Saran I, Ghazi L, Wilson FP, Greenberg JH. Prevalence of Secondary Hypertension in Otherwise Healthy Youths with a New Diagnosis of Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2022, 244: 30-37.e10. PMID: 35120981, PMCID: PMC9086113, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.01.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary hypertensionPrimary careLow prevalenceNew diagnosisTime of diagnosisClinical practice guidelinesCochrane Library databasesBlood pressure deviceSignificant subgroup differencesParticipants' age rangeWeb of ScienceHypertension definitionReferral clinicProspective studyRetrospective studyOutpatient settingHealthy childrenSecondary causesCurrent guidelinesDiagnostic evaluationHypertensionObservational studyPractice guidelinesLibrary databasesPrevalence estimates