Search Results - "Meyers, Kevin E"

Nocturnal blood pressure dipping as a marker of endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis in pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus by Chang, Joyce C, Xiao, Rui, Meyers, Kevin E, Mercer-Rosa, Laura, Natarajan, Shobha S, Weiss, Pamela F, Knight, Andrea M

“…Abstract Background Loss of the normal nocturnal decline in blood pressure (BP), known as non-dipping, is a potential measure of cardiovascular risk identified…”
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Outcomes in pediatric solid-organ transplantation by LaRosa, Christopher, Jorge Baluarte, H., Meyers, Kevin E. C.

“…LaRosa C, Jorge Baluarte H, Meyers KEC. Outcomes in pediatric solid‐organ transplantation. 
Pediatr Transplantation 2011: 15:128–141. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons…”
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Kidney Outcomes and Hypertension in Survivors of Wilms Tumor: A Prospective Cohort Study by Chu, David I., Ehlayel, Abdulla M., Ginsberg, Jill P., Meyers, Kevin E., Benton, Maryjane, Thomas, Melissa, Carlson, Claire, Kolon, Thomas F., Tasian, Gregory E., Greenberg, Jason H., Furth, Susan L., Denburg, Michelle R.

“…To assess the prevalence of therapy-related kidney outcomes in survivors of Wilms tumor (WT). This prospective cohort study included survivors of WT who were…”
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Solid-Organ Transplantation in Childhood: Transitioning to Adult Health Care by LAROSA, Christopher, GLAH, Caryle, BALUARTE, H. Jorge, MEYERS, Kevin E. C

“…Pediatric solid-organ transplantation is an increasingly successful treatment for solid-organ failure. With dramatic improvements in patient survival rates…”
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C3 nephritic factors: a changing landscape by Levy Erez, Daniella, M.D, Meyers, Kevin E., M.D, Sullivan, Kathleen E., M.D PhD

“…C3NFs are a group of autoantibodies that bind to the AP C3 convertase (C3bBb), increasing both convertase activity and the duration of the active forms, making…”
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Thinking under Pressure by Meyers, Kevin E., MD, Sethna, Christine B., MD

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The US Pediatric Nephrology Workforce: A Report Commissioned by the American Academy of Pediatrics by Primack, William A., MD, Meyers, Kevin E., MD, Kirkwood, Suzanne J., MS, Ruch-Ross, Holly S., ScD, Radabaugh, Carrie L., MPP, Greenbaum, Larry A., MD, PhD

“…The US pediatric nephrology workforce is poorly characterized. This report describes clinical and nonclinical activities, motivations and disincentives to a…”
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Endothelin antagonists in hypertension and kidney disease by Meyers, Kevin E. C., Sethna, Christine

“…The endothelin (ET) system seems to play a pivotal role in hypertension and in proteinuric kidney disease, including the micro- and macro-vascular…”
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Streptococcal infection as possible trigger for dense deposit disease (C3 glomerulopathy) by Prasto, Julianne, Kaplan, Bernard S., Russo, Pierre, Chan, Elaine, Smith, Richard J., Meyers, Kevin E. C.

“…Dense deposit disease (DDD, formerly known as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) type II) is a subtype of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G). Electron-dense…”
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Blood Pressure and Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability Among Individuals With Primary Proteinuric Glomerulopathies by Sethna, Christine B, Meyers, Kevin E.C, Mariani, Laura H, Psoter, Kevin J, Gadegbeku, Crystal A, Gibson, Keisha L, Srivastava, Tarak, Kretzler, Matthias, Brady, Tammy M

“…Hypertension and blood pressure variability (BPV; SD and average real variability) in primary proteinuric glomerulopathies are not well described. Data were…”
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Idiopathic mid-aortic syndrome in children by Sethna, Christine B., Kaplan, Bernard S., Cahill, Anne Marie, Velazquez, Omaida C., Meyers, Kevin E. C.

“…Mid-aortic syndrome (MAS) is an uncommon condition characterized by narrowing of the abdominal aorta and stenosis of its major branches. Our goal was to…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Sparsentan Compared With Irbesartan in Patients With Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Randomized, Controlled Trial Design (DUET) by Komers, Radko, Gipson, Debbie S, Nelson, Peter, Adler, Sharon, Srivastava, Tarak, Derebail, Vimal K, Meyers, Kevin E, Pergola, Pablo, MacNally, Meghan E, Hunt, Jennifer L, Shih, Alvin, Trachtman, Howard

“…Primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a leading cause of nephrotic syndrome and end-stage renal disease. There are no US Food and Drug…”
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Acquired Multiple Cysts of the Kidney in Neuroblastoma Survivors by Moodalbail, Divya G., MD, Apple, Leah Z., BA, Meyers, Kevin E., MD, Ginsberg, Jill P., MD, Kaplan, Bernard S., MD, Bellah, Richard, MD

“…Cystic kidney disease includes a wide range of hereditary, developmental, and acquired conditions of the kidneys. Some of the inherited causes of cystic kidney…”
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Variation in Preventive Care in Children Receiving Chronic Glucocorticoid Therapy by Basiaga, Matthew L., DO, Burrows, Evanette K., BS, Denburg, Michelle R., MD, MSCE, Meyers, Kevin E., MD, Grossman, Andrew B., MD, Mamula, Petar, MD, Grundmeier, Robert W., MD, Burnham, Jon M., MD, MSCE

“…Objective To assess preventive care measure prescribing in children exposed to glucocorticoids and identify prescribing variation according to subspecialty and…”
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Vascular involvement in tuberous sclerosis by Salerno, Ann E., Marsenic, Olivera, Meyers, Kevin E. C., Kaplan, Bernard S., Hellinger, Jeffrey C.

“…Vascular involvement in tuberous sclerosis (TS) is rare. Central and peripheral aneurysms and large and medium size arterial stenotic-occlusive disease have…”
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Evidence for a recurrent microdeletion at chromosome 16p11.2 associated with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) and Hirschsprung disease by Sampson, Matthew G., Coughlin, Curtis R., Kaplan, Paige, Conlin, Laura K., Meyers, Kevin E.C., Zackai, Elaine H., Spinner, Nancy B., Copelovitch, Lawrence

“…Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract can be associated with Hirschsprung disease. We report on three children with a similar 16p11.2…”
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Efficacy and Safety of the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Valsartan in Children With Hypertension Aged 1 to 5 Years by Flynn, Joseph T, Meyers, Kevin E.C, Neto, Jose Pacheco, Meneses, Rejane de Paula, Zurowska, Aleksandra, Bagga, Arvind, Mattheyse, Lionel, Shi, Victor, Gupte, Jitendra, Solar-Yohay, Susan, Han, Guangyang

“…The efficacy and safety of valsartan were studied in 90 children (mean age3.2 years; 60% male; 30% black) with systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥95th percentile…”
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Hypertension in Children and Adolescents with Turner Syndrome (TS), Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), and Williams Syndrome (WS) by Sivasubramanian, Ramya, Meyers, Kevin E.

“…Purpose of Review Turner syndrome (TS), neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1), and William Syndrome (WS) are 3 genetic conditions that are all associated with a…”
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CYP3A4 Induction by Rifampin: An Alternative Pathway for Vitamin D Inactivation in Patients With CYP24A1 Mutations by Hawkes, Colin Patrick, Li, Dong, Hakonarson, Hakon, Meyers, Kevin E., Thummel, Kenneth E., Levine, Michael A.

“…Abstract Context: The P450 enzyme CYP24A1 is the principal inactivator of vitamin D metabolites. Biallelic loss-of-function mutations in CYP24A1 are associated…”
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Imaging studies in pediatric fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD): a single-center experience by Louis, Robert, Levy-Erez, Daniella, Cahill, Anne Marie, Meyers, Kevin E.

“…Background Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-inflammatory vascular disease that in children unlike in adults shows no sex predilection. FMD is often…”
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