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
2017
Biochemical risk markers and 10-year incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: independent predictors, improvement in pooled cohort equation, and risk reclassification
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Afonso L. Biochemical risk markers and 10-year incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: independent predictors, improvement in pooled cohort equation, and risk reclassification. American Heart Journal 2017, 193: 95-103. PMID: 29129262, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled Cohort EquationsNet reclassification indexBiochemical risk markersBiomarker scoreCohort EquationsC-statisticRisk markersTreatment decisionsPrimary atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) preventionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease preventionCategorical net reclassification indexSensitivity C-reactive proteinCategory-free net reclassification indexN-terminal prohormoneBrain natriuretic peptideAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseC-reactive proteinCardiovascular disease preventionMulti-Ethnic StudyRate of incidentsASCVD preventionIndependent predictorsNet reclassificationNatriuretic peptideRisk reclassification
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