Management of hyperlipidemia in pediatricsStephen R Daniels
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Curr Opin Cardiol 27:92-7. 2012
..The purpose of this review is to provide up-to-date information on diagnosis and management of hyperlipidemia in children and adolescents...
Relationship between elevated arterial stiffness and increased left ventricular mass in adolescents and young adultsElaine M Urbina
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Pediatr 158:715-21. 2011
..To determine whether arterial stiffness relates to left ventricular mass (LVM) in adolescents and young adults...
- Increased arterial stiffness is found in adolescents with obesity or obesity-related type 2 diabetes mellitus
Elaine M Urbina
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Hypertens 28:1692-8. 2010
..We sought to determine if arterial stiffness is increased in youth with obesity or T2DM as compared with lean controls...
- Cardiac and vascular consequences of pre-hypertension in youth
Elaine M Urbina
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 13:332-42. 2011
..Pre-hypertension is associated with cardiovascular target organ damage in adolescents and young adults...
- Physical activity is independently associated with multiple measures of arterial stiffness in adolescents and young adults
Nicholas M Edwards
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Metabolism 61:869-72. 2012
..The role of PA in the prevention of cardiovascular disease target organ damage in youth, independent of energy balance, merits further exploration...
- Measures of arterial stiffness in youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: the SEARCH for diabetes in youth study
R Paul Wadwa
Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado School ofMedicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Diabetes Care 33:881-6. 2010
..We identified factors associated with arterial stiffness in youth with diabetes and assessed the effects of these factors on the relationship between arterial stiffness and diabetes type (type 1 vs. type 2)...
Adiponectin and arterial stiffness in youth with type 1 diabetes: the SEARCH for diabetes in youth studyAmy S Shah
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 25:717-21. 2012
..05). Adiponectin's contributions to arterial stiffness appear to be masked by other cardiovascular risk factors in persons with type 1 diabetes...
- Comparison of mercury and aneroid blood pressure measurements in youth
Amy S Shah
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Pediatrics 129:e1205-10. 2012
..Despite this change, few studies have compared BP measurements between the 2 devices...
- Prevalence of increased arterial stiffness in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus differs by measurement site and sex: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study
Elaine M Urbina
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Pediatr 156:731-7, 737.e1. 2010
..To discuss vascular stiffness commonly encountered in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)...
- Prehypertension in adolescents: risk and progression
Karen M Redwine
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children s Hospital, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 14:360-4. 2012
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- Childhood obesity and cardiovascular disease: links and prevention strategies
Kristen J Nadeau
The Children s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Building A, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Nat Rev Cardiol 8:513-25. 2011
..We also evaluate how obesity treatment strategies can improve risk factors and, ultimately, adverse clinical outcomes...
- Cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents with diabetes: where are we, and where are we going?
Uyen T Truong
Department of Pediatrics, The Children s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
Diabetes Technol Ther 14:S11-21. 2012
..We then focus on imaging modalities that are promising tools to expand our understanding of the cardiovascular risk imposed on youths with diabetes...
- Management of high blood pressure in children and adolescents
Rae Ellen W Kavey
Department of Pediatrics, Golisano Children s Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642, USA
Cardiol Clin 28:597-607. 2010
..Hypertension can be effectively managed with effective lifestyle change and medication when necessary...
- Cardiovascular risk factors among youth with and without type 2 diabetes: differences and possible mechanisms
Nancy A West
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Diabetes Care 32:175-80. 2009
..To compare cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among recently diagnosed youth with type 2 diabetes and nondiabetic youth and investigate whether demographic, behavioral, or metabolic factors might account for observed differences...
- Youth with obesity and obesity-related type 2 diabetes mellitus demonstrate abnormalities in carotid structure and function
Elaine M Urbina
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Circulation 119:2913-9. 2009
..Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and stiffness are associated with these adverse outcomes. We compared carotid arteries in youth who were lean, were obese, or had T2DM...
- Age-specific reference intervals for indexed left ventricular mass in children
Philip R Khoury
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 22:709-14. 2009
..7. The purpose of this study was to establish a normal value for the pediatric age group and to determine how, if at all, LVM/height(2.7) varies in children...
- The use of BMI in the clinical setting
Stephen R Daniels
University of Colorado Denver and Health Science Center, Department of Pediatrics, 13123 E 16th Ave, B065, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Pediatrics 124:S35-41. 2009
..Additional research on alternatives or adjuncts to BMI is needed...
- Assessing gender equity in a large academic department of pediatrics
Harley A Rotbart
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, USA
Acad Med 87:98-104. 2012
..To determine the extent of gender inequity in a large academic pediatrics department and to demonstrate an assessment methodology other departments can use...
- The effect of neurohormonal factors, epigenetic factors, and gut microbiota on risk of obesity
Matthew A Haemer
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Pediatrics Section of Nutrition, The Children s Hospital, 13123 E 16th Ave, B270, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A96. 2009
..Further exploration of how these molecular-cellular mechanisms might increase obesity risk in response to modifiable socioeconomic factors requires the partnership of laboratory and public health researchers...
- Evaluation of a child for secondary causes of obesity and comorbidities
Robert E Kramer
Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children s Hospital, University of Colorado Denver, 13123 E 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Nat Rev Endocrinol 5:227-32. 2009
..At presentation, the patient had a BMI of 52.3 kg/m(2), a waist circumference of 156 cm, blood pressure of 130/85 mmHg and severe acanthosis nigricans in the cervical and axillary skin folds...
- Dyslipidemia in youth with diabetes: to treat or not to treat?
David M Maahs
Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
J Pediatr 153:458-65. 2008
