2018
Hemodynamic factors associated with serum chloride in ambulatory patients with advanced heart failure
Grodin JL, Mullens W, Dupont M, Taylor DO, McKie PM, Starling RC, Testani JM, Tang WHW. Hemodynamic factors associated with serum chloride in ambulatory patients with advanced heart failure. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 252: 112-116. PMID: 29249420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary capillary wedge pressureAdvanced chronic heart failureFick cardiac indexPulmonary artery systolic pressureRight atrial pressureVentricular assist device placementHeart transplantHeart rateHeart failureSerum chlorideHigher cardiac filling pressuresPoor long-term outcomesSerum Cl levelsCapillary wedge pressureCardiac filling pressuresChronic heart failureAdvanced heart failureInvasive hemodynamic assessmentHeart failure patientsRisk of deathLong-term outcomesLower serum chlorideConventional clinical parametersBackward regression modelAssociation of hemodynamics
2010
Accuracy of Noninvasively Determined Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure
Testani JM, St. John Sutton MG, Wiegers SE, Khera AV, Shannon RP, Kirkpatrick JN. Accuracy of Noninvasively Determined Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 105: 1192-1197. PMID: 20381676, PMCID: PMC2994808, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery systolic pressureSystolic pressureClinical practiceEchocardiographic pulmonary artery systolic pressureRight heart catheterization findingsRight heart catheterizationLarge prospective studiesNeed of replicationPASP valuesEchocardiographic findingsCatheterization findingsHeart catheterizationEchocardiographic examinationProspective studyUnselected studyClinical categoriesClinical reportsLarge seriesMultivariate analysisNoninvasive estimationReference standardModalitiesMultiple potential sourcesCatheterizationWidespread use