Kenneth A Jamerson
Frederick G L Huetwell Collegiate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Internal Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Frankel Cardiovascular Center, #2722G
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Kenneth A Jamerson
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    Qualifications
    • Sabbatical Leave
      Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, 2008
    • Fellow
      American Heart Association Summer Course on Cardiovascular Epidemiology, United States, 1993
    • Fellow
      University of Michigan Medical School, Internal Medicine, Division of Hypertension, 1990
    • House Officer
      University of Michigan Medical School, Internal Medicine, 1989
    • BS
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, 1982
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    Research Overview

    Dr. Jamerson’s basic research addresses the role of sympathetic tone on the metabolism of glucose in human skeletal muscle. Current clinical research focuses on hypertensive nephropathy; non-invasive hemodynamic assessment of organ function and damage in the natural history of hypertension; and insulin resistance in hypertension.

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    • Journal Article
      Effects of valsartan vs amlodipine and achieved lower blood pressure on the incidence of end-stage kidney disease: The VALUE Trial
      Olsen E, Jamerson K, Schmieder RE, Søraas CL, Mariampillai JE, Mancia G, Kjeldsen SE, Heimark S, Mehlum MH, Liestøl K, Larstorp ACK, Halvorsen LV, Høieggen A, Burnier M, Rostrup M, Julius S, Weber MA. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2025 Mar 1; 133: 55 - 63. DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2024.12.021
      PMID: 39694747
    • Presentation
      Resistant Hypertension
      2024 Oct 7;
    • Journal Article
      Acute Declines in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients Treated With Benazepril and Hydrochlorothiazide Versus Amlodipine and Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes
      Ku E, Jamerson K, Copeland TP, McCulloch CE, Tighiouart H, Sarnak MJ. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2024 Aug 6; 13 (15): DOI:10.1161/JAHA.124.035177
      PMID: 39056339
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      ACHIEVED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE BELOW 130 MMHG PRESERVES KIDNEY FUNCTION IN DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITHOUT CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY
      Olsen E, Soraas CL, Schmieder RE, Jamerson K, Macdonald T, Mancia G, Heimark S, Mehlum MH, Mariampillai J, Liestol K, Larstorp AC, Hoieggen A, Kjeldsen SE, Rostrup M, Mo R, Julius S, Weber MA. Journal of Hypertension, 2024 May 23; 42 (Suppl 1): e114 DOI:10.1097/01.hjh.0001020452.94022.11
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      ACHIEVED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE BELOW 130 MMHG PRESERVES KIDNEY FUNCTION IN HIGH-RISK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITHOUT CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY BUT WITH PROTEINURIA
      Olsen E, Soraas C, Schmieder R, Jamerson K, Macdonald T, Mancia G, Heimark S, Mehlum MH, Mariampullai J, Liestol K, Larstorp AC, Hoieggen A, Kjeldsen SE, Rostrup M, Mo R, Julius S, Weber MA. Journal of Hypertension, 2024 May 23; 42 (Suppl 1): e12 - e13. DOI:10.1097/01.hjh.0001019436.18284.79
    • Journal Article
      Cardiovascular Protection beyond Blood Pressure-Lowering Redux: The ACCOMPLISH trial
      Kaciroti N, Jamerson KA, Brook RD. Hypertension, 2024 Mar 1; 81 (3): E13 - E15. DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22425
      PMID: 38354269
    • Journal Article
      Finerenone in Black Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD: A Post hoc Analysis of the Pooled FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Trials
      Flack JM, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Pitt B, Ruilope LM, Rossing P, Adler SG, Fried L, Jamerson K, Toto R, Brinker M, Farjat AE, Kolkhof P, Lawatscheck R, Joseph A, Bakris GL. Kidney Medicine, 2023 Dec 1; 5 (12): DOI:10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100730
    • Journal Article
      Worse Blood Pressure Levels and Control During Nonsummer Months in Rigorously Treated Patients With Hypertension: The ACCOMPLISH Trial
      Brook RD, Brook AJ, Jamerson K, Levy PD, Kaciroti N. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2024 Dec 27; 12 (14): DOI:10.1161/JAHA.123.030696