2024
Effects of Sotagliflozin on Health Status in Patients With Worsening Heart Failure Results From SOLOIST-WHF
Bhatt A, Bhatt D, Steg P, Szarek M, Cannon C, Leiter L, McGuire D, Lewis J, Riddle M, Voors A, Metra M, Lund L, Testani J, Wilcox C, Davies M, Pitt B, Kosiborod M. Effects of Sotagliflozin on Health Status in Patients With Worsening Heart Failure Results From SOLOIST-WHF. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 1078-1088. PMID: 39260929, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2Effect of sotagliflozinKCCQ-12 scoreKCCQ-12Heart failureSOLOIST-WHFPrimary endpointSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitionLeft ventricular ejection fractionWorsening heart failureBaseline to monthVentricular ejection fractionHealth statusWorsening HFKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-12Ejection fractionSecondary endpointsCotransporter 2Randomized patientsClinical characteristicsHF hospitalizationPlaceboCardiovascular deathHF episodeSotagliflozin
2023
Effect of Sotagliflozin on Early Mortality and Heart Failure-Related Events A Post Hoc Analysis of SOLOIST-WHF
Pitt B, Bhatt D, Szarek M, Cannon C, Leiter L, McGuire D, Lewis J, Riddle M, Voors A, Metra M, Lund L, Komajda M, Testani J, Wilcox C, Ponikowski P, Lopes R, Ezekowitz J, Sun F, Davies M, Verma S, Kosiborod M, Steg P, Investigators S. Effect of Sotagliflozin on Early Mortality and Heart Failure-Related Events A Post Hoc Analysis of SOLOIST-WHF. JACC Heart Failure 2023, 11: 879-889. PMID: 37558385, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMain endpointCardiovascular deathHeart failureN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideEffect of sotagliflozinDate of dischargeGlomerular filtration rateVentricular ejection fractionType 2 diabetesProportional hazards modelPost Hoc AnalysisAgonist useCause mortalityIndex hospitalizationStudy drugEjection fractionEarly mortalityNatriuretic peptideStudy treatmentHF eventsSubgroup analysisFiltration rateHoc AnalysisHazards model
2021
Effect of Sotagliflozin on Total Hospitalizations in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Worsening Heart Failure : A Randomized Trial.
Szarek M, Bhatt DL, Steg PG, Cannon CP, Leiter LA, McGuire DK, Lewis JB, Riddle MC, Voors AA, Metra M, Lund LH, Komajda M, Testani JM, Wilcox CS, Ponikowski P, Lopes RD, Banks P, Tesfaye E, Ezekowitz JA, Verma S, Pitt B. Effect of Sotagliflozin on Total Hospitalizations in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Worsening Heart Failure : A Randomized Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: 1065-1072. PMID: 34152828, DOI: 10.7326/m21-0651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failurePlacebo groupType 2 diabetesSotagliflozin groupRate of daysSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsEffect of sotagliflozinPrespecified efficacy outcomeWorsening Heart FailureDuration of admissionPlacebo-controlled trialCotransporter 2 inhibitorsPatient-centered outcomesSodium-glucose cotransporter 1Poisson regression modelsCardiovascular deathEfficacy outcomesTotal hospitalizationsUrgent visitsEjection fractionPatients' qualityDisease burdenSotagliflozinHospitalizationPatients
2020
Acute Kidney Function Declines in the Context of Decongestion in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Testani JM, Griffin M, Konstam MA, Udelson JE, Sarnak MJ. Acute Kidney Function Declines in the Context of Decongestion in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure 2020, 8: 537-547. PMID: 32535124, PMCID: PMC9027677, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-type natriuretic peptideAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureHeart failureKidney functionAdverse outcomesAcute declineNT-proBNPComposite outcomeNatriuretic peptideHigh riskMultivariable Cox regression modelsTotal proteinAcute kidney functionMarkers of decongestionN-terminal prohormoneGlomerular filtration rateCox regression modelEGFR declineCardiovascular deathVolume overloadFiltration rateEGFRHospital changesDecongestion
2018
Perturbations in serum chloride homeostasis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from TOPCAT
Grodin JL, Testani JM, Pandey A, Sambandam K, Drazner MH, Fang JC, Tang WHW. Perturbations in serum chloride homeostasis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from TOPCAT. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2018, 20: 1436-1443. PMID: 29893446, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum chloride levelsLoop diuretic useHeart failureSerum chlorideCause deathDiuretic useEjection fractionMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCardiac Function Heart FailureCox proportional hazards modelAldosterone Antagonist TrialHeart failure hospitalizationPrimary composite endpointLower serum chlorideProportional hazards modelSerum chloride concentrationChloride levelsSpironolactone useCardiovascular deathFailure hospitalizationMultivariable adjustmentComposite endpointLoop diureticsClinical outcomesHazards model
2016
Prognostic Implications of Long-Chain Acylcarnitines in Heart Failure and Reversibility With Mechanical Circulatory Support
Ahmad T, Kelly JP, McGarrah RW, Hellkamp AS, Fiuzat M, Testani JM, Wang TS, Verma A, Samsky MD, Donahue MP, Ilkayeva OR, Bowles DE, Patel CB, Milano CA, Rogers JG, Felker GM, O’Connor C, Shah SH, Kraus WE. Prognostic Implications of Long-Chain Acylcarnitines in Heart Failure and Reversibility With Mechanical Circulatory Support. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 291-299. PMID: 26796394, PMCID: PMC5429585, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarnitineDisease ProgressionEnergy MetabolismExercise TherapyFemaleHeart Failure, SystolicHeart-Assist DevicesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMass SpectrometryMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaOutcome Assessment, Health CarePrognosisReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicConceptsEnd-stage heart failureSystolic heart failureHeart failureMechanical circulatory supportHF patientsClinical outcomesCirculatory supportEnd-stage systolic heart failureChronic systolic HF patientsLeft ventricular assist device placementLong-term mechanical circulatory supportVentricular assist device placementPeak VO2 levelsChronic HF patientsSystolic HF patientsAdverse clinical outcomesClinical trial outcomesLong-chain acylcarnitinesAssociations of metabolitesFrozen plasma samplesMechanical circulatoryCardiovascular deathCause hospitalizationCause mortalityLVAD group