2022
Inferior Vena Cava Diameter Measurement Provides Distinct and Complementary Information to Right Atrial Pressure in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Griffin M, Ivey-Miranda J, McCallum W, Sarnak M, Eder M, Bellumkonda L, Maulion C, Wilson FP, Rao VS, Testani J. Inferior Vena Cava Diameter Measurement Provides Distinct and Complementary Information to Right Atrial Pressure in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: 1217-1221. PMID: 35301109, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight atrial pressureAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureIVC diameterAtrial pressureHeart failureInferior vena cava diameter (IVCD) measurementBaseline right atrial pressureInferior vena cava (IVC) measurementsPulmonary artery catheterVena cava diameter measurementsArtery catheterHemoglobin levelsIntravascular volumeVenous systemESCAPE trialIVC measurementsBlood volumeRAP measurementsSurvival ratePatientsVolume assessmentHigh complianceModest correlationMedian
2020
Venous Congestion, Not Cardiac Index is Associated with Diuretic Resistance
Eder M, Griffin M, Fleming J, Gleason O, Meegan G, Ivey-Miranda J, Cox Z, Rao V, Testani J. Venous Congestion, Not Cardiac Index is Associated with Diuretic Resistance. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s30-s31. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight atrial pressureBaseline right atrial pressureAcute decompensated heart failureCardiac indexLow cardiac indexDiuretic efficiencyMin/m2Daily urine outputDiuretic resistanceUrine outputDiuretic responseVenous congestionDiuretic doseHeart failureDE groupHigher baseline right atrial pressureHigher right atrial pressureElevated right atrial pressureBaseline cardiac indexLoop diuretic doseDecompensated heart failureCongestive heart failureSubset of patientsGreater diuretic responseCardiorenal interactions