2021
Spot urine sodium in acute heart failure: differences in prognostic value on admission and discharge
Biegus J, Zymliński R, Fudim M, Testani J, Sokolski M, Marciniak D, Ponikowska B, Guzik M, Garus M, Urban S, Ponikowski P. Spot urine sodium in acute heart failure: differences in prognostic value on admission and discharge. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8: 2597-2602. PMID: 33932273, PMCID: PMC8318409, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioComposite endpointAHF rehospitalizationPrognostic significancePrognostic utilityAcute heart failure hospitalizationSpot urine sodiumAcute heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationMortality hazard ratioCourse of hospitalizationConfidence intervalsDifferent prognostic significanceEarly phaseAHF patientsOral furosemideCause mortalityFailure hospitalizationIndex hospitalizationUrine sodiumSodium excretionHeart failureStudy endpointClinical statusPrognostic value
2020
Renal profiling based on estimated glomerular filtration rate and spot urine sodium identifies high‐risk acute heart failure patients
Biegus J, Zymliński R, Testani J, Marciniak D, Zdanowicz A, Jankowska EA, Banasiak W, Ponikowski P. Renal profiling based on estimated glomerular filtration rate and spot urine sodium identifies high‐risk acute heart failure patients. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2020, 23: 729-739. PMID: 33190378, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureGlomerular filtration rateHeart failureFiltration rateDay 1Acute heart failure patientsHospital heart failureSpot urine sodiumHeart failure patientsUrinary sodium concentrationAHF patientsInotrope useTherapeutic profilingUrine sodiumFailure patientsIndependent prognosticatorRenal functionDay 2PatientsEGFRConcomitant assessmentWater handlingSodium concentrationPrognosticatorExcreters