Nephrology-Hypertension
Nephrology
Dr. Leopoldo Raij, MD
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Doctor Leopoldo Raij, MD is an expert in the field of Nephrology. He has 1 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Leopoldo Raij has written publications. He has 55 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Immune abnormalities in renal failure and hemodialysis.' Dr. Leopoldo Raij accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Prevalence of Hypertension, Awareness, Treatment, and Control in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
- Major and Minor Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and Their Association With Underlying Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors in Hispanics/Latinos (from the Hispani...
- Sodium challenge does not support an acute gastrointestinal-renal natriuretic signaling axis in humans.
- Office and ambulatory blood pressure-lowering effects of combination valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide vs. hydrochlorothiazide-based therapy in obese, hypertensive patients.
- Vascular compliance in blood pressure.
- Role of angiotensin II in the development of nephropathy and podocytopathy of diabetes.
- Altered renal expression of angiotensin II receptors, renin receptor, and ACE-2 precede the development of renal fibrosis in aging rats.
- Nicotine worsens the severity of nephropathy in diabetic mice: implications for the progression of kidney disease in smokers.
- Design and implementation of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
- Angiotensin receptor blocker/diuretic combination preserves insulin responses in obese hypertensives.
- Prevalence and patterns of hypertension in Peruvian Andean Hispanics: the PREVENCION study.
- Role of c-Jun N-terminal kinase in the regulation of vascular tone.
- Vascular inflammation, insulin resistance, and endothelial dysfunction in salt-sensitive hypertension: role of nuclear factor kappa B activation.
- Human glomerular endothelium: interplay among glucose, free fatty acids, angiotensin II, and oxidative stress.
- Body mass index and hypertension hemodynamic subtypes in the adult US population.
- Role of angiotensin II and oxidative stress in vascular insulin resistance linked to hypertension.
- Nicotine augments glomerular injury in a rat model of acute nephritis.
- Nitric oxide and cardiovascular and renal effects.
- The angiotensin II type 2 receptor: what is its clinical significance?
- Renoprotection by statins is linked to a decrease in renal oxidative stress, TGF-beta, and fibronectin with concomitant increase in nitric oxide bioavailability.
- Thiazide diuretics, endothelial function, and vascular oxidative stress.
- Renal protection: are all antihypertensive drugs comparable?
- Upregulation of cortical COX-2 in salt-sensitive hypertension: role of angiotensin II and reactive oxygen species.
- Dissociation between metabolic and vascular insulin resistance in aging.
- Nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of cardiac disease.
- Cross-talk between angiotensin II receptor types 1 and 2: potential role in vascular remodeling in humans.
- Nicotine: the link between cigarette smoking and the progression of renal injury?
- Benazepril combined with either amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide is more effective than monotherapy for blood pressure control and prevention of end-organ injury in h...
- Salt sensitivity and hypertension after menopause: role of nitric oxide and angiotensin II.
- Calcium channel blockers, endothelial dysfunction, and combination therapy.
- Surgical menopause increases salt sensitivity of blood pressure.
- Interaction between nitric oxide and angiotensin II in the endothelium: role in atherosclerosis and hypertension.
- The link between Glut-1 and hypertension in diabetic nephropathy.
- Reduced NAD(P)H oxidase in low renin hypertension: link among angiotensin II, atherogenesis, and blood pressure.
- Up-regulation of glomerular COX-2 by angiotensin II: role of reactive oxygen species.
- Interaction of haemodynamic and metabolic pathways in the genesis of diabetic nephropathy.
- Vascular but not cardiac remodeling is associated with superoxide production in angiotensin II hypertension.
- The pathophysiologic basis for blocking the renin-angiotensin system in hypertensive patients with renal disease.
- Metabolic syndrome and endothelial dysfunction.
- Nitric oxide, angiotensin II, and reactive oxygen species in hypertension and atherogenesis.
- Nitric oxide, angiotensin II, and hypertension.
- Atorvastatin prevents end-organ injury in salt-sensitive hypertension: role of eNOS and oxidant stress.
- The pharmacokinetics and hemodynamics of sildenafil citrate in male hemodialysis patients.
- Stable compounds of cigarette smoke induce endothelial superoxide anion production via NADPH oxidase activation.
- Inhibition of oxidative stress and improvement of endothelial function by amlodipine in angiotensin II-infused rats.
- Recommendations for the management of special populations: renal disease in diabetes.
- Postovariectomy hypertension is linked to increased renal AT1 receptor and salt sensitivity.
- Kidney disease as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease: a statement from the American Heart Association Councils on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease...
- End-organ susceptibility as a determinant of renal disease in hypertension.
- In salt-sensitive hypertension, increased superoxide production is linked to functional upregulation of angiotensin II.
- Cross-talk between nitric oxide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor: synergistic interaction?
- GLUT-1 overexpression: Link between hemodynamic and metabolic factors in glomerular injury?
- Nitric oxide synthase and hypertension.
- Immune abnormalities in renal failure and hemodialysis.
Schools
Universidad Nacional Del Litoral
Michael Reese Hospital Med Center
Doctors Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1720010879 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | RAIJ | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | LEOPOLDO | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 331361005 | |
| NPPES Provider State | FL | |
| Specialty Description | Nephrology | |
| Total Claim Count | 71.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1720010879 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | RAIJ |
| First Name Of The Provider | LEOPOLDO |
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