2019
Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure
Charokopos A, Griffin M, Rao VS, Inker L, Sury K, Asher J, Turner J, Mahoney D, Cox ZL, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: cjn.11600918. PMID: 31010938, PMCID: PMC6500945, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.11600918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic efficiencyHeart failureAlbumin levelsDiuretic excretionDiuretic doseInpatient cohortUrine albuminOutpatient cohortLoop diureticsIL-6Higher urine albuminLoop diuretic doseUrinary albumin levelsLow serum albuminPlasma IL-6Heart failure cohortHuman heart failureDiuretic resistanceSuccessful decongestionDiuretic treatmentSystemic inflammationKidney functionSite of actionSerum albuminSodium output
2017
Compensatory Distal Reabsorption Drives Diuretic Resistance in Human Heart Failure
Rao VS, Planavsky N, Hanberg JS, Ahmad T, Brisco-Bacik MA, Wilson FP, Jacoby D, Chen M, Tang WHW, Cherney DZI, Ellison DH, Testani JM. Compensatory Distal Reabsorption Drives Diuretic Resistance in Human Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 28: 3414-3424. PMID: 28739647, PMCID: PMC5661276, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016111178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceHeart failureLoop diureticsSodium reabsorptionHigh-dose loop diureticsDistal tubular sodium reabsorptionSodium exitLoop diuretic administrationTubular sodium reabsorptionHuman heart failureFurosemide equivalentsDistal reabsorptionConsecutive patientsFractional excretionSodium handlingDiuretic administrationProximal tubularControl cohortCare centerTreatment strategiesAnimal modelsDiureticsNet sodiumFENaTubular location