2024
Hypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Korves C, Peixoto A, Lucas B, Davies L, Weinberger D, Rentsch C, Vashi A, Young-Xu Y, King J, Asch S, Justice A. Hypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Medical Care 2024, 62: 196-204. PMID: 38284412, PMCID: PMC10922611, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension controlFollow-up intervalPrimary care clinic visitsFollow-up lengthVeterans Health AdministrationControlled hypertensionUncontrolled hypertensionGeneralized estimating equationsCohort of individualsStudy inclusion criteriaHealth careHealth AdministrationLonger follow-up intervalsBlood pressure measurementsAssessed associationsClinic visitsInclusion criteriaDecreased likelihoodEstimating equationsPrepandemic periodLow likelihoodCoronavirus diseaseFollow-upHypertensionIndividuals
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureHumansHypertensionHypotensionRetrospective StudiesConceptsAcute 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 modelPatientsSevere inpatient hypertension prevalence and blood pressure response to antihypertensive treatment
Ghazi L, Li F, Chen X, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Hanna J, Shah T, Townsend R, Peixoto A, Wilson FP. Severe inpatient hypertension prevalence and blood pressure response to antihypertensive treatment. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2022, 24: 339-349. PMID: 35174627, PMCID: PMC8925013, DOI: 10.1111/jch.14431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureFemaleHumansHypertensionHypotensionInpatientsPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesConceptsSevere hypertensionBlood pressure responseBP elevationUntreated patientsCox proportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyPressure responseProportional hazards modelAntihypertensive treatmentInpatient hypertensionMore comorbiditiesPossible overtreatmentHospitalized adultsCohort studyHypertension prevalenceArterial pressureHospitalized patientsTreatment guidelinesHypertensionGreater rateHazards modelPatientsAntihypertensivesTreatmentAdmission