Publications by authors named "K Tangnararatchakit"
Objective: The American Heart Association (AHA) launched the 2022 guidelines for the diagnosis of hypertension (HT) by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). The present study aimed to evaluate the impacts of the 2022 AHA guidelines on the changes in the prevalence and phenotype of HT in children suspected of HT.
Methods: Consecutive 100 children aged 6 to 20 suspected of HT who underwent 24-hour ABPM were recruited.
Background: There have been few studies evaluating the control of hypertension (HT) in children. This study aimed to assess the control of HT using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and to compare the parameters between the uncontrolled HT and controlled HT groups.
Methods: Hypertensive patients aged ≥ 5 years who underwent ABPM to assess the control of HT were enrolled.
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- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a significant concern after liver transplants in kids, prompting the need for monitoring of both CMV and the immune response.
- In a study of 41 pediatric liver transplant recipients, about half experienced clinically significant CMV viremia, mostly asymptomatic and occurring around 7 weeks post-transplant.
- Lower CD8+ T cell responses to CMV proteins were linked to higher viral loads and reduced CD4+ T cell responses, yet CMV-specific T cell recovery was still observed, suggesting some level of protective immune response post-transplant.
Background: Waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR) has been proposed as another indicator for cardiometabolic risk factors including hypertension. Normally, hypertension can be diagnosed in the office setting by detecting high blood pressure for three occasions. However, patients with high office blood pressure may not exhibit high blood pressure outside the office.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildren with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) have had a high mortality rate despite the use of advanced renal replacement therapy (RRT). This study aims to determine the clinical outcomes and the predictors of survival in pediatric AKI requiring RRT in Thailand. All patients aged 1 month to 18 years with AKI requiring RRT in the Department of Pediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital from January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2019 were enrolled.
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