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
2019
Discordance between Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate with Creatinine and Cystatin is Associated with Inflammation and Worsened Survival in Heart Failure
Ivey-Miranda J, Stewart B, Gomez N, Thomas A, Wycallis E, Pattoli M, Struyk G, Fleming J, Shamlian P, Barnett J, Raghavendra P, Mahoney D, Griffin M, Rao V, Testani J. Discordance between Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate with Creatinine and Cystatin is Associated with Inflammation and Worsened Survival in Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: s20. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlomerular filtration rateMin/m2Cystatin CHeart failureFiltration rateIndividual patientsGFR estimatesChronic stable heart failureEstimate glomerular filtration rateStable heart failureMarkers of inflammationPlasma interleukin-6Independent prognostic informationC-reactive proteinCause mortalityInflammatory markersSerum creatinineWorsened survivalOutpatient cohortMultivariable analysisPrognostic valuePrognostic informationInterleukin-6Patient differencesInflammation