2012
Renalase Lowers Ambulatory Blood Pressure by Metabolizing Circulating Adrenaline
Desir GV, Tang L, Wang P, Li G, Sampaio‐Maia B, Quelhas‐Santos J, Pestana M, Velazquez H. Renalase Lowers Ambulatory Blood Pressure by Metabolizing Circulating Adrenaline. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e002634. PMID: 23130169, PMCID: PMC3487338, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.002634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSympathetic nervous systemBlood pressureHypotensive effectNervous systemAmbulatory blood pressureTreatment of hypertensionBlood pressure regulationNovel therapeutic modalitiesPlasma epinephrineVasoactive hormonesRecombinant renalaseCardiac diseaseSystemic pressureTherapeutic modalitiesVivo administrationDopamine precursorΑ-methyldopaPressure regulationRenalaseEpinephrineSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHypertensionNorepinephrineUnique small moleculesSingle amino acid mutation
2010
The Evidence-Based Use of Thiazide Diuretics in Hypertension and Nephrolithiasis
Reilly RF, Peixoto AJ, Desir GV. The Evidence-Based Use of Thiazide Diuretics in Hypertension and Nephrolithiasis. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2010, 5: 1893-1903. PMID: 20798254, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04670510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of indapamideUrinary calcium excretionThiazide-type diureticsRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of hypertensionEvidence-based useDose-response effectPaucity of dataInitial therapyCalcium excretionHypertensive patientsOlder patientsThiazide diureticsStone recurrencePatient groupClinical trialsDrug classesSafe optionHypertensionDiureticsAvailable evidenceNephrolithiasisHydrochlorothiazideChlorthalidoneSafe track record