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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2023

Hypertension after multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

Jake R Lehman, Matthew Schuchman, Elizabeth Mitchell, Christine A Capone, Christine B Sethna

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Article in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Post-MIS-C cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2026
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jake R LehmanDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Matthew SchuchmanThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Elizabeth MitchellDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.
Christine A CaponeDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.
Christine B SethnaThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA. csethna@northwell.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-5792
Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell · USFeinstein Institute for Medical Research · USChildren's Hospital of Los Angeles · US

Funding

A Pilot Study of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in ChildrenR01DK131091 · NIDDK · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI SETHNA, CHRISTINE B · 2022 to 2024
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NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK131091
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is associated with SARS-CoV-2. Long-term consequences of MIS-C remain unknown. The objective was to describe the prevalence and clinical predictors of hypertension (HTN) and elevated blood pressure (BP) following MIS-C.

methodsA retrospective study of children ≤ 18 years admitted to a tertiary center with MIS-C was performed. HTN and elevated BP were classified as per the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guidelines and indexed to the 95th percentile. Data included demographics, inpatient clinical measures, and echocardiograms over 1-year follow-up. Data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis, chi-square, and logistic regression.

resultsAmong 63 children hospitalized with MIS-C (mean age 9.7 ± 4.2 years, 58.7% male, body mass index (BMI) z-score 0.59 ± 1.9), 14% had HTN, and 4% had elevated BP > 30 days post-hospitalization. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that BMI z-score was significantly associated with higher mean systolic (β = 2.664, CI = 1.307-3.980, p < 0.001) and diastolic (β = 2.547, CI = 0.605-4.489, p = 0.012) BP index > 30 days post-hospitalization. Acute kidney injury (AKI) (23.8%) (OR = 2.977, CI = 1.778-4.987, p < 0.001), peak inpatient serum creatinine (OR = 2.524, CI = 1.344-4.740, p = 0.004), and maximum CRP (OR = 1.009, CI = 1.002-1.016, p = 0.014) were all associated with increased odds of post-hospitalization HTN. Left ventricular hypertrophy was present in 46% while hospitalized, compared to 10% at last follow-up. All had return of normal systolic function.

conclusionsPost-hospitalization HTN and elevated BP may be associated with MIS-C. Children with greater BMI or AKI may be at greater risk for developing HTN after MIS-C. MIS-C follow-up requires careful BP monitoring and antihypertensive medication consideration. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.

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Acute Kidney InjuryAutonomic Nervous System DiseasesCOVID-19HypertensionAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeChildrenCOVID-19EchocardiographyHypertensionMultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

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