2021
May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Lebanon
Najem RN, Halawi A, Tanios B, Ambriss R, Bikai RE, Partington G, Beaney T, Poulter NR, Abu Alfa A. May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Lebanon. European Heart Journal Supplements 2021, 23: b92-b94. PMID: 34248434, PMCID: PMC8263084, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suab037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsLebanese populationImportant public health concernPrevalence of hypertensionBlood pressure readingsTreatment of hypertensionSilent killer diseasePublic health concernCross-sectional surveyOne-thirdHypertensive populationHypertension prevalenceDiastolic BPAnnual screeningBetter prognosisLifestyle factorsMean ageHigh prevalenceHypertensionMortality rateKiller diseasePressure readingsRapid interventionHealth concern
2019
May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension
Beaney T, Burrell L, Castillo R, Charchar F, Cro S, Damasceno A, Kruger R, Nilsson P, Prabhakaran D, Ramirez A, Schlaich M, Schutte A, Tomaszewski M, Touyz R, Wang J, Weber M, Poulter N, Burazeri G, Qirjako G, Roshi E, Cunashi R, Fernandes M, Pereira S, Neto M, Oliveira P, Feijão A, Cerniello Y, Marin M, Vasquez F, Espeche W, Stisman D, Fuentes I, Zilberman J, Rodriguez P, Babinyan K, Engibaryan A, Avagyan A, Minasyan A, Gevorkyan A, Carnagarin R, Carrington M, Sharman J, Lee R, Perl S, Niederl E, Malik F, Choudhury S, Al Mamun M, Ishraquzzaman M, Anthony F, Connell K, De Backer T, Krzesinski J, Houenassi M, Houehanou C, Sokolovic S, Bahtijarevic R, Tiro M, Mosepele M, Masupe T, Barroso W, Gomes M, Feitosa A, Brandão A, Miranda R, Azevedo V, Dias L, Garcia G, Martins I, Dzudie A, Kingue S, Djomou F, Njume E, Khan N, Lanas F, Garcia M, Paccot M, Torres P, Li Y, Liu M, Xu L, Li L, Chen X, Deng J, Zhao W, Fu L, Zhou Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Otero J, Camacho P, Accini J, Sanchez G, Arcos E, M’Buyamba-Kabangu J, Katamba F, Ngoyi G, Buila N, Bayauli P, Mbolla B, Bakekolo P, Landa C, Kaky G, Kramoh E, Ngoran Y, Olsen M, Valoy L, Santillan M, Rafael G, Peñaherrera C, Villalba J, Ramirez M, Arteaga F, Delgado P, Beistline H, Cappuccio F, Keitley J, Tay T, Goshu D, Kassie D, Gebru S, Pathak A, Denolle T, Tsinamdzgvrishvili B, Trapaidze D, Sturua L, Abesadze T, Grdzelidze N, Grabfelder M, Krämer B, Schmeider R, Twumasi-Ankrah B, Tannor E, Lincoln M, Deku E, Quintana F, Kenerson J, Baptiste E, Saintilmond W, Barrientos A, Peiger B, Lagos A, Forgas M, Lee V, Tomlinson B, Járai Z, Páll D, More A, Maheshwari A, Verma N, Sharma M, Mukherjee T, Patil M, Jose A, More A, Takalkar A, Turana Y, Widyantoro B, Danny S, Djono S, Handari S, Tambunan M, Tiksnadi B, Hermiawaty E, Tavassoli E, Zolfaghari M, Dolan E, O'Brien E, Borghi C, Ferri C, Torlasco C, Parati G, Nwokocha C, Nwokocha M, Ogola E, Gitura B, Barasa A, Barasa F, Wairagu A, Nalwa W, Najem R, Abu Alfa A, Fageh H, Msalam O, Derbi H, Bettamar K, Zakauskiene U, Vickiene A, Calmes J, Alkerwi A, Gantenbein M, Ndhlovu H, Masiye J, Chirwa M, Nyirenda N, Dhlamini T, Chia Y, Ching S, Devaraj N, Ouane N, Fane T, Kowlessur S, Ori B, Heecharan J, Alcocer L, Chavez A, Ruiz G, Espinosa C, Gomez-Alvarez E, Neupane D, Bhattarai H, Ranabhat K, Adhikari T, Koirala S, Toure I, Soumana K, Wahab K, Omotoso A, Sani M, Okubadejo N, Nadar S, Al-Riyami H, Ishaq M, Memon F, Sidique S, Choudhry H, Khan R, Ayala M, Maidana A, Bogado G, Ona D, Atilano A, Granada C, Bartolome R, Manese L, Mina A, Dumlao M, Villaruel M, Gomez L, Jóźwiak J, Małyszko J, Banach M, Mastej M, de Carvalho Rodrigues M, Martins L, Paval A, Dorobantu M, Konradi A, Chazova I, Rotar O, Spoares M, Viegas D, Almustafa B, Alshurafa S, Brady A, Bovet P, Viswanathan B, Oladapo O, Russell J, Brguljan-Hitij J, Bozic N, Knez J, Dolenc P, Hassan M, Woodiwiss A, Myburgh C, Vally M, Ruilope L, Molinero A, Rodilla E, Gijón-Conde T, Beheiry H, Ali I, Osman A, fahal N, Osman H, Altahir F, Persson M, Wuerzner G, Burkard T, Wang T, Lin H, Pan H, Chen W, Lin E, Mondo C, Ingabire P, Khomazyuk T, Krotova V, Negresku E, Evstigneeva O, Bazargani N, Agrawal A, Bin Belaila B, Suhail A, Muhammed K, Shuri H, Wainford R, Levy P, Boggia J, Garré L, Hernandez-Hernandez R, Octavio-Seijas J, Lopez-Rivera J, Morr I, Duin A, Huynh M, Cao S, Nguyen V, To M, Phan H, Cockroft J, McDonnell B, Goma F, Syatalimi C, Chifamba J, Gwini R, Tiburcio O, Xia X. May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: 2006-2017. PMID: 31041440, PMCID: PMC6600128, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMay Measurement MonthBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsMeasurement MonthDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureSystematic screening programmeMore participantsMMM 2018Untreated hypertensionBP readingsFormal screeningBP measurementsDisease burdenMultiple imputationHypertensionScreening programMedicationsMmHgInternational SocietyMonthsScreening campaignParticipantsIndividuals
2003
Addition of sertraline to other therapies to reduce dialysis‐associated hypotension
BREWSTER UC, CIAMPI MA, ABU‐ALFA A, PERAZELLA MA. Addition of sertraline to other therapies to reduce dialysis‐associated hypotension. Nephrology 2003, 8: 296-301. PMID: 15012700, DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2003.00216.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDialysis-associated hypotensionCentral blood volumePeripheral vascular resistanceBlood pressureCardiac outputBlood volumeEnd-stage renal disease patientsInitiation of dialysisRenal disease patientsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureEffects of sertralineTermination of dialysisAddition of sertralineUltrasound dilution techniqueVascular resistanceArterial pressureHaemodynamic measurementsDisease patientsPatientsControl phaseSertralineTherapyDialysisHypotension
2002
Hemodynamics in patients with intradialytic hypotension treated with cool dialysate or midodrine
Hoeben H, Abu-Alfa AK, Mahnensmith R, Perazella MA. Hemodynamics in patients with intradialytic hypotension treated with cool dialysate or midodrine. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2002, 39: 102-107. PMID: 11774108, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.29887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular resistanceCentral blood volumeDialysis-associated hypotensionCardiac outputIntradialytic hypotensionIntradialytic hemodynamicsCool dialysateEnd-stage renal disease populationTermination of hemodialysisInitiation of hemodialysisMean arterial pressureRenal disease populationUltrasound dilution techniqueVascular resistanceHemodynamic stabilityArterial pressureBlood pressureUltrafiltration volumeDisease populationHypotensionBlood volumePatientsMidodrineHemodialysisHemodynamics
2001
Treatment of Severe Intradialytic Hypotension With the Addition of High Dialysate Calcium Concentration to Midodrine and/or Cool Dialysate
Alappan R, Cruz D, Abu-Alfa A, Mahnensmith R, Perazella M. Treatment of Severe Intradialytic Hypotension With the Addition of High Dialysate Calcium Concentration to Midodrine and/or Cool Dialysate. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2001, 37: 294-299. PMID: 11157369, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.21292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh dialysate calcium concentrationSevere intradialytic hypotensionDialysate calcium concentrationIntradialytic hypotensionBlood pressureEnd-stage renal disease populationCalcium concentrationLow dialysate calciumSeverity of hypotensionMean arterial pressurePeripheral vascular resistanceIntradialytic blood pressureRenal disease populationProspective crossover studyTreatment of patientsMultiple pathogenic factorsType of therapyDialysate calciumHemodynamic instabilityVascular resistanceHemodynamic stabilityArterial pressureCrossover studyCardiac outputCool dialysate