2020
A Time-Updated, Parsimonious Model to Predict AKI in Hospitalized Children
Sandokji I, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Arora T, Ugwuowo U, Simonov M, Saran I, Martin M, Testani JM, Mansour S, Moledina DG, Greenberg JH, Wilson FP. A Time-Updated, Parsimonious Model to Predict AKI in Hospitalized Children. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 1348-1357. PMID: 32381598, PMCID: PMC7269342, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019070745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal validation cohortValidation cohortElectronic health recordsSevere AKIClinical risk stratification toolDevelopment of AKIHealth recordsRisk stratification toolInternal validation cohortLength of stayCharacteristic curveElectronic medical recordsNeonatal AKIInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesHospital admissionPrimary outcomeHospitalized childrenCreatinine valuesMedical recordsStudy populationAKICohortChildrenPredictive variables
2016
Hypochloremia, Diuretic Resistance, and Outcome in Patients With Acute Heart Failure
Ter Maaten JM, Damman K, Hanberg JS, Givertz MM, Metra M, O'Connor CM, Teerlink JR, Ponikowski P, Cotter G, Davison B, Cleland JG, Bloomfield DM, Hillege HL, van Veldhuisen DJ, Voors AA, Testani JM. Hypochloremia, Diuretic Resistance, and Outcome in Patients With Acute Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e003109. PMID: 27507112, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersChloridesDisease ProgressionDiureticsDown-RegulationDrug ResistanceFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeXanthinesConceptsAcute heart failureMEq/L.Heart failureDay 14Serum chloridePoor diuretic responseHours of admissionLower serum chlorideBlood urea nitrogenSerum chloride levelsAHF therapiesDiuretic resistancePROTECT trialNeurohormonal activationMultivariable adjustmentRenal functionHospital admissionMultivariable analysisDiuretic responseDiuretic responsivenessDiuretic targetChloride levelsUrea nitrogenHypochloremiaChloride homeostasis
2015
Diuretic response in acute heart failure—an analysis from ASCEND-HF
Maaten J, Dunning AM, Valente MA, Damman K, Ezekowitz JA, Califf RM, Starling RC, van der Meer P, O'Connor CM, Schulte PJ, Testani JM, Hernandez AF, Tang WH, Voors AA. Diuretic response in acute heart failure—an analysis from ASCEND-HF. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 313-321.e4. PMID: 26299229, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureLow urine outputLower blood pressureDiuretic responseHospital admissionUrine outputBlood pressureHeart failurePoor baseline renal functionGood diuretic responseHeart failure rehospitalizationPoor diuretic responseBaseline renal functionASCEND-HF trialRisk of deathLong-term useDiuretic unresponsivenessNesiritide treatmentCause mortalityRenal impairmentPoor respondersRenal functionClinical predictorsLoop diureticsASCEND-HF