2024
Integration of implantable device therapy in patients with heart failure. A clinical consensus statement from the Heart Failure Association (HFA) and European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Mullens W, Dauw J, Gustafsson F, Mebazaa A, Steffel J, Witte K, Delgado V, Linde C, Vernooy K, Anker S, Chioncel O, Milicic D, Hasenfuß G, Ponikowski P, von Bardeleben R, Koehler F, Ruschitzka F, Damman K, Schwammenthal E, Testani J, Zannad F, Böhm M, Cowie M, Dickstein K, Jaarsma T, Filippatos G, Volterrani M, Thum T, Adamopoulos S, Cohen‐Solal A, Moura B, Rakisheva A, Ristic A, Bayes‐Genis A, Van Linthout S, Tocchetti C, Savarese G, Skouri H, Adamo M, Amir O, Yilmaz M, Simpson M, Tokmakova M, González A, Piepoli M, Seferovic P, Metra M, Coats A, Rosano G. Integration of implantable device therapy in patients with heart failure. A clinical consensus statement from the Heart Failure Association (HFA) and European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). European Journal Of Heart Failure 2024, 26: 483-501. PMID: 38269474, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEuropean Heart Rhythm AssociationEuropean Society of CardiologyHeart Failure AssociationHeart failureSociety of CardiologyDevice therapyFailure AssociationOptimization of drug therapyCardiac resynchronization therapyManagement of patientsImplantable device therapyEuropean SocietyImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorClinical consensus statementClinical consensus documentClinical care pathwayReverse remodelingResynchronization therapyImproved haemodynamicsAdjunctive therapyAdvanced HFHF patientsDrug therapyCardioverter-defibrillatorLong-term mechanical support
2022
Changes in the Inferior Vena Cava Are More Sensitive Than Venous Pressure During Fluid Removal: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Posada-Martinez EL, Cox ZL, Cano-Nieto MM, Ibarra-Marquez ND, Moreno-Villagomez J, Gudiño-Bravo P, Arias-Godinez JA, Lopez-Gil S, Madero M, Rao VS, Mebazaa A, Burkhoff D, Cowie MR, Fudim M, Damman K, Borlaug BA, Testani JM, Ivey-Miranda JB. Changes in the Inferior Vena Cava Are More Sensitive Than Venous Pressure During Fluid Removal: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 29: 463-472. PMID: 36243338, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior vena cava diameterPeripheral venous pressureCentral venous pressureVenous pressureUltrafiltration volumeHeart failureVolume statusMean ultrafiltration volumeManagement of patientsVena cava diameterInferior vena cavaDiastolic dysfunctionCardiac dysfunctionStable hemodialysisVena cavaHemodialysis sessionFluid removalPatientsDialysisHemodialysisDysfunctionConcept studyGreater magnitudeStatusCava
2015
The Current and Potential Clinical Relevance of Heart Failure Biomarkers
Gandhi PU, Testani JM, Ahmad T. The Current and Potential Clinical Relevance of Heart Failure Biomarkers. Current Heart Failure Reports 2015, 12: 318-327. PMID: 26280466, DOI: 10.1007/s11897-015-0268-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHeart failureHeart failure biomarkersHigh-sensitivity cardiac troponinManagement of patientsDefinitive clinical trialsCare of patientsPotential clinical relevanceNon-specific natureSoluble ST2Risk stratificationNatriuretic peptideDevastating conditionClinical trialsCardiac troponinClinical relevancePhysiologic aspectsGalectin-3BiomarkersCandidate markersPatientsMulti-marker approachDiagnosisCareFailurePathophysiology