2018
Response to Letter to the Editor concerning manuscript, “Blood pressure variability predicts adverse events and cardiovascular outcomes in sprint”
Mezue K, Goyal A, Pressman G, Matthew R, Horrow J, Rangaswami J. Response to Letter to the Editor concerning manuscript, “Blood pressure variability predicts adverse events and cardiovascular outcomes in sprint”. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2018, 20: 1646-1647. PMID: 30328256, PMCID: PMC8030952, DOI: 10.1111/jch.13400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationCardiovascular SystemHumansHypertension
2016
Nocturnal Non-dipping Blood Pressure Profile in Black Normotensives Is Associated with Cardiac Target Organ Damage.
Mezue K, Isiguzo G, Madu C, Nwuruku G, Rangaswami J, Baugh D, Madu E. Nocturnal Non-dipping Blood Pressure Profile in Black Normotensives Is Associated with Cardiac Target Organ Damage. Ethnicity & Disease 2016, 26: 279-84. PMID: 27440966, PMCID: PMC4948793, DOI: 10.18865/ed.26.3.279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac target organ damageTarget organ damageNon-dippersBlood pressure profileNocturnal blood pressureOrgan damageBlood pressureBlack normotensivesNon-dipping of blood pressureMass indexCardiovascular riskLeft atrial volume indexLeft ventricular mass indexCardiovascular end-organ damageIncreased relative wall thicknessAtrial volume indexAmbulatory blood pressure patternsNon-dipper groupVentricular mass indexNocturnal non-dippingNon-dipping profileNon-dipping patternPredictor of cardiovascular riskEnd-organ damageNon-dipping blood pressure profile