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
2019
Seronegative autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy from dual immune checkpoint inhibition in a patient with metastatic melanoma
Gao CA, Weber UM, Peixoto AJ, Weiss SA. Seronegative autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy from dual immune checkpoint inhibition in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 262. PMID: 31623673, PMCID: PMC6796437, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0748-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune autonomic ganglionopathyImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyMetastatic melanomaCheckpoint inhibitorsDual immune checkpoint inhibitionSympathetic nervous system responsesBackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCardiovascular autonomic testingCheckpoint inhibitor therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitionNervous system responsesEndocrine workupHypotension refractoryAutonomic testingImmunomodulatory therapyAdverse eventsCase presentationAFluid resuscitationInhibitor therapyCheckpoint inhibitionClinical outcomesDisease progressionNew symptomsEndocrine toxicityNivolumab