2020
Cystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure
Ivey-Miranda JB, Inker LA, Griffin M, Rao V, Maulion C, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Tang WHW, Levey AS, Testani JM. Cystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 27: 48-56. PMID: 32750487, PMCID: PMC8672303, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCreatinineCystatin CGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansMusclesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsHeart failureCreatinine clearanceMuscle massCystatin CHigher muscle massAssociation of eGFRcysGlomerular filtration rateLow muscle massCystatin C levelsAccurate GFR estimationMultivariable analysisFiltration rateEGFRcysEGFRcrBody compositionGFR estimationPatientsCreatinineC levelsClearanceMortalityAssociation
2016
We Avoid RAAS Inhibitors in PD Patients with Residual Renal Function
Turner JM. We Avoid RAAS Inhibitors in PD Patients with Residual Renal Function. Seminars In Dialysis 2016, 29: 265-267. PMID: 27061273, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12488.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidney Failure, ChronicNephrologyPeritoneal DialysisRenin-Angiotensin SystemConceptsResidual renal functionPeritoneal dialysisRAAS inhibitorsRenal functionAngiotensin receptor blockersGlomerular filtration rateRAAS blockadeAldosterone systemReceptor blockersNephrotoxic agentsPD patientsPD populationFiltration rateModality failureUltrafiltration failureEnzyme inhibitorsPatientsPeritoneal membraneMorphologic changesInhibitorsMortalityCliniciansAnuriaAngiotensinFailure
2013
Loop Diuretic Efficiency
Testani JM, Brisco MA, Turner JM, Spatz ES, Bellumkonda L, Parikh CR, Tang WH. Loop Diuretic Efficiency. Circulation Heart Failure 2013, 7: 261-270. PMID: 24379278, PMCID: PMC4386906, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.113.000895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseCause of DeathDiuresisDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePennsylvaniaPrognosisProspective StudiesSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsLower diuretic efficiencyDiuretic efficiencyNet fluid outputDiuretic doseHeart failureFluid outputBaseline characteristicsPoor long-term outcomesDecompensated heart failureDistinct prognostic informationDose of diureticsPrimary discharge diagnosisCongestive heart failureTraditional prognostic factorsLong-term outcomesCatheterization variablesFurosemide equivalentsDiuretic therapyRenal functionWorsened survivalPrognostic factorsUrine outputDecongestive therapyDischarge diagnosisConsecutive admissions