2018
Usefulness of a Simple Algorithm to Identify Hypertensive Patients Who Benefit from Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering
Wang S, Khera R, Das SR, Vigen R, Wang T, Luo X, Lu R, Zhan X, Xiao G, Vongpatanasin W, Xie Y. Usefulness of a Simple Algorithm to Identify Hypertensive Patients Who Benefit from Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 248-254. PMID: 29880288, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic Blood Pressure Intervention TrialIntensive BP loweringUrinary albumin-creatinine ratioFavorable risk-benefit profileAlbumin-creatinine ratioBP loweringRisk-benefit profileHypertensive patientsBlood pressureMajor adverse cardiovascular event ratesAdverse cardiovascular event ratesIntensive blood pressure loweringMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsRemaining low-risk patientsSimple risk prediction modelIntensive blood pressureStandard BP loweringAdverse cardiovascular eventsBlood pressure loweringSerious adverse eventsCardiovascular event ratesLarge randomized trialsLow-risk patientsSubset of patientsCardiovascular disease risk
2017
Predictors of Death in Adults With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy–Associated Cardiomyopathy
Cheeran D, Khan S, Khera R, Bhatt A, Garg S, Grodin JL, Morlend R, Araj FG, Amin AA, Thibodeau JT, Das S, Drazner MH, Mammen PPA. Predictors of Death in Adults With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy–Associated Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006340. PMID: 29042427, PMCID: PMC5721845, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuchenne muscular dystrophyDMD patientsPrognostic factorsDMD populationCardiac biomarkersHigh-risk cardiovascular populationLower body mass indexAdult DMD patientsHeart failure medicationsPredictors of deathAlanine aminotransferase levelsElevated cardiac biomarkersPoor prognostic factorMaximum inspiratory pressureBody mass indexElectronic medical recordsCardiomyopathy clinicMedian followAminotransferase levelsBaseline characteristicsCardiovascular populationRetrospective cohortConsecutive patientsMass indexWorse prognosis