Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio: a marker of early endothelial dysfunction in youth

SK Bartz, MC Caldas, A Tomsa… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Context: The urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) is a useful predictor of cardiovascular
(CV) events in adults. Its relationship to vascular function in children is not clear. Objective: …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes device use and glycemic control among youth with type 1 diabetes: a single-center, cross-sectional study

K Sheikh, SK Bartz, SK Lyons… - Journal of diabetes …, 2018 - hindawi.com
Aim. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the rates of diabetes device
use (insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM)) and association with glycemic …

Endothelial function in youth: a biomarker modulated by adiposity-related insulin resistance

A Tomsa, SK Bartz, R Krishnamurthy… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the physical and metabolic determinants of endothelial dysfunction,
an early marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, in normal weight and overweight adolescents …

Free vitamin D: relationship to insulin sensitivity and vascular health in youth

F Bacha, SK Bartz, A Tomsa, S Sharma - The Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the relationship of free 25 hydroxy vitamin D [free 25(OH)D] or bioavailable
vitamin D (BioD) concentrations to insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular disease risk …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanic youth with dysglycemia: risk for subclinical atherosclerosis?

F Bacha, A Tomsa, SK Bartz, SE Barlow… - Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Context Obese Hispanic adolescents (OHAs) with dysglycemia have increased cardiovascular
disease risk burden. Objective To investigate if nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic flexibility across the spectrum of glycemic regulation in youth

F Bacha, SK Bartz, M Puyau, A Adolph, S Sharma - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Metabolic flexibility (MF) refers to the relative ability to utilize lipid and
carbohydrate substrates and to transition between them. It is not clear whether MF is impaired in …

MR imaging of fetal goiter

…, RK Kilani, CD Lascola, SK Bartz - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Fetal goiter is a rare potential cause of airway obstruction and neonatal hypoxic-ischemic
brain injury or death. 1 MR imaging evaluation of the enlarged gland and airway can provide …

[HTML][HTML] Residual manifestations of hypercortisolemia following surgical treatment in a patient with Cushing syndrome

SK Bartz, LP Karaviti, ML Brandt, ME Lopez… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Context Cushing Syndrome is difficult to diagnose, and the comorbidities and persistent late
effects of hypercortisolemia after treatment of the primary disease are challenging for the …

Use of best practice alerts to improve adherence to evidence-based screening in pediatric diabetes care

D DeSalvo, SK Bartz, B Mockler… - Journal of Nursing …, 2018 - digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu
Background: Youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at increased risk for comorbid autoimmune
conditions and long-term complications. To help with early identification of these …

1262-P: Metabolic Flexibility across the Spectrum of Glycemic Regulation in Youth

F Bacha, SK Bartz, I Jindal, MR Puyau, A Adolph… - Diabetes, 2020 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Metabolic flexibility (MF) refers to the ability to suppress lipid and increase glucose
oxidation (as reflected by increase in the respiratory quotient [ΔRQ]) under insulin-stimulated …