2024
Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance
Rao V, Ivey‐Miranda J, Cox Z, Moreno‐Villagomez J, Ramos‐Mastache D, Neville D, Balkcom N, Asher J, Bellumkonda L, Bigvava T, Shaburishvili T, Bartunek J, Wilson F, Finkelstein F, Maulion C, Turner J, Testani J. Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2024, 26: 1215-1230. PMID: 38556717, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceCardiorenal syndromeHeart failureLoop diureticsDiuretic withdrawalHigh-dose loop diureticsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideGrowth differentiation factor 15Carbohydrate antigen 125Differentiation factor 15Sodium removalRandomized controlled studyCardiorenal parametersDiuretic doseSoluble ST2Natriuretic peptideMedian timeDiuretic responseKidney injuryPeritoneal membraneElectrolyte handlingKidney functionDiureticsInterleukin-6
2019
Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure
Charokopos A, Griffin M, Rao VS, Inker L, Sury K, Asher J, Turner J, Mahoney D, Cox ZL, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: cjn.11600918. PMID: 31010938, PMCID: PMC6500945, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.11600918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic efficiencyHeart failureAlbumin levelsDiuretic excretionDiuretic doseInpatient cohortUrine albuminOutpatient cohortLoop diureticsIL-6Higher urine albuminLoop diuretic doseUrinary albumin levelsLow serum albuminPlasma IL-6Heart failure cohortHuman heart failureDiuretic resistanceSuccessful decongestionDiuretic treatmentSystemic inflammationKidney functionSite of actionSerum albuminSodium output