2023
Correlates of Spontaneous Blood Pressure Reduction Following Severe Inpatient Hypertension Development
Garg K, Staunton M, Peixoto A, Wilson F, Ghazi L. Correlates of Spontaneous Blood Pressure Reduction Following Severe Inpatient Hypertension Development. American Journal Of Hypertension 2023, 37: 273-279. PMID: 37988620, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpad112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood pressure reductionSevere hypertensionBP reductionPressure reductionRetrospective cohort studyChronic pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionFuture treatment decisionsAntihypertensive medicationsAntihypertensive therapyCohort studyHypertension developmentBP dropHospitalized patientsPulmonary diseaseTreatment guidelinesBP treatmentWorse outcomesTreatment decisionsCardiac arrythmiasPatientsPotassium levelsHigh potassium levelsLogistic regressionDemographic characteristics
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