2024
Peak Tricuspid Regurgitation Jet Velocity and Kidney Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Oka T, Tighiouart H, McCallum W, Tuttle M, Testani J, Sarnak M. Peak Tricuspid Regurgitation Jet Velocity and Kidney Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Kidney International Reports 2024, 9: 3035-3044. PMID: 39430198, PMCID: PMC11489825, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular ejection fractionPulmonary artery pressureCreatinine doublingEGFR declineEjection fractionKidney outcomesHeart failurePeak tricuspid regurgitant jet velocityDoubling of serum creatinineTricuspid regurgitant jet velocityElevated pulmonary artery pressureAssociated with lower eGFRWorsening kidney functionVentricular ejection fractionRegurgitant jet velocityCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelPost hoc analysisBaseline eGFRSerum creatinineLow eGFRTOPCAT trialFollow-upKidney functionArterial pressure
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
2022
Mortality after acute kidney injury and acute interstitial nephritis in patients prescribed immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Baker ML, Yamamoto Y, Perazella MA, Dizman N, Shirali AC, Hafez N, Weinstein J, Simonov M, Testani JM, Kluger HM, Cantley LG, Parikh CR, Wilson FP, Moledina DG. Mortality after acute kidney injury and acute interstitial nephritis in patients prescribed immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2022, 10: e004421. PMID: 35354588, PMCID: PMC8968986, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-004421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisAcute kidney injuryImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyCheckpoint inhibitor therapyICI therapyKidney injuryInhibitor therapyInterstitial nephritisTime-varying Cox proportional hazards modelsHigher peak serum creatinineSevere acute kidney injuryCancer typesCox proportional hazards modelAssociations of biopsyBaseline laboratory valuesObservational cohort studyPeak serum creatinineFavorable treatment responseProportional hazards modelAKI patientsTherapy initiationCohort studySerum creatinineUnivariable analysisImmune activation
2021
The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Moledina DG, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Alausa J, Arora T, Biswas A, Cantley LG, Ghazi L, Greenberg JH, Hinchcliff M, Huang C, Mansour SG, Martin M, Peixoto A, Schulz W, Subair L, Testani JM, Ugwuowo U, Young P, Wilson FP. The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 77: 490-499.e1. PMID: 33422598, PMCID: PMC7791318, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedCohort StudiesCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinCreatinineDiureticsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexUnited StatesVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsAcute kidney injurySARS-CoV-2Cohort studyRisk factorsCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testingTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsDialysis-requiring acute kidney injuryYale New Haven Health SystemHigher inflammatory marker levelsMore acute kidney injuryCox proportional hazards modelMulticenter cohort studyHigh rateInflammatory marker levelsTraditional risk factorsProportional hazards modelCoronavirus disease 2019KDIGO criteriaNephrotoxin exposureKidney injuryInjury independentUnivariable analysisNasopharyngeal samplesMarker levels
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