2021
Proteinuria and nocturnal blood pressure dipping in hypertensive children and adolescents
Bakhoum CY, Vuong KT, Carter CE, Gabbai FB, Ix JH, Garimella PS. Proteinuria and nocturnal blood pressure dipping in hypertensive children and adolescents. Pediatric Research 2021, 90: 876-881. PMID: 33504962, PMCID: PMC8313642, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-01315-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringBody mass indexAssociation of proteinuriaBlood pressureRisk factorsUrine PCRNocturnal blood pressure dippingKidney function declineNocturnal blood pressureAdverse cardiovascular outcomesElevated blood pressureModifiable risk factorsDiastolic blood pressureGlomerular filtration rateBlood pressure dippingBlood pressure monitoringSpot urine proteinHypertensive childrenImpactOur studyCardiovascular outcomesCreatinine ratioFunction declineMass indexProspective studyUrine protein
2020
The Relationship Between Urine Uromodulin and Blood Pressure Changes: The DASH-Sodium Trial
Bakhoum CY, Anderson CAM, Juraschek SP, Rebholz CM, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Parikh CR, Obeid W, Rifkin DE, Ix JH, Garimella PS. The Relationship Between Urine Uromodulin and Blood Pressure Changes: The DASH-Sodium Trial. American Journal Of Hypertension 2020, 34: 154-156. PMID: 32856709, PMCID: PMC7951043, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureUrine uromodulinUromodulin levelsBlood pressureSodium dietSalt intakeDASH-Sodium trialHigh sodium dietHigh salt intakeHigh-salt dietSalt-induced hypertensionBlood pressure changesBody mass indexMultivariable linear regressionLoop of HenleHigher baseline levelsThick ascending limbFeeding periodGreater increaseSodium trialSalt dietDietary ApproachesMass indexRandomized trialsSBP change