2022
Rates of In-Hospital Decongestion and Association with Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Admitted for Acute Heart Failure
McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Testani JM, Griffin M, Konstam MA, Udelson JE, Sarnak MJ. Rates of In-Hospital Decongestion and Association with Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Admitted for Acute Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: e337-e352. PMID: 35472391, PMCID: PMC10767835, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-type natriuretic peptideAcute heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationComposite outcomeHeart failureFailure hospitalizationCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular mortalityNatriuretic peptideN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideHeart Failure Outcome StudyMultivariable Cox regression modelsResistant heart failureLower hazardCox regression modelRisk of mortalityPropensity-score matchingTolvaptan (EVEREST) trialCause mortalityCardiovascular benefitsVasopressin AntagonismVolume overloadReduced riskOutcome studies
2020
Association of Volume Overload With Kidney Function Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Testani JM, Griffin M, Konstam MA, Udelson JE, Sarnak MJ. Association of Volume Overload With Kidney Function Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Kidney International Reports 2020, 5: 1661-1669. PMID: 33102958, PMCID: PMC7569703, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-type natriuretic peptideKidney function outcomesReduced ejection fractionVolume overloadCKD stageEGFR declineFunction outcomesNatriuretic peptideEjection fractionHeart failureCongestion scoreMultivariable modelN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideGlomerular filtration rate declineHeart Failure Outcome StudyMultivariable Cox regression modelsChronic kidney disease stageClinical congestion scoreElevated natriuretic peptidesJugular venous distensionLow NT-proBNPKidney disease stageCox regression modelTolvaptan (EVEREST) trialAcute Kidney Function Declines in the Context of Decongestion in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Testani JM, Griffin M, Konstam MA, Udelson JE, Sarnak MJ. Acute Kidney Function Declines in the Context of Decongestion in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure 2020, 8: 537-547. PMID: 32535124, PMCID: PMC9027677, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-type natriuretic peptideAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureHeart failureKidney functionAdverse outcomesAcute declineNT-proBNPComposite outcomeNatriuretic peptideHigh riskMultivariable Cox regression modelsTotal proteinAcute kidney functionMarkers of decongestionN-terminal prohormoneGlomerular filtration rateCox regression modelEGFR declineCardiovascular deathVolume overloadFiltration rateEGFRHospital changesDecongestion