2017
Serum Chloride and Sodium Interplay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Ferreira JP, Girerd N, Duarte K, Coiro S, McMurray JJ, Dargie HJ, Pitt B, Dickstein K, Testani JM, Zannad F, Rossignol P. Serum Chloride and Sodium Interplay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure 2017, 10: e003500. PMID: 28159825, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBiomarkersChloridesComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNonlinear DynamicsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSodiumStroke VolumeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionSerum chlorideMyocardial infarctionPrognostic informationPrognostic variablesSodium levelsReduced left ventricular functionLow sodiumReduced ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionLower serum chlorideSignificant prognostic informationRelevant prognostic informationSerum chloride levelsPost-myocardial infarctionLow sodium levelsMore comorbiditiesCause mortalitySystolic dysfunctionCardiovascular mortalityEjection fractionVentricular functionClinical outcomesMortality rate
2016
Importance of Abnormal Chloride Homeostasis in Stable Chronic Heart Failure
Grodin JL, Verbrugge FH, Ellis SG, Mullens W, Testani JM, Tang WH. Importance of Abnormal Chloride Homeostasis in Stable Chronic Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e002453. PMID: 26721916, PMCID: PMC4702267, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.115.002453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersChloridesChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyDown-RegulationFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsWater-Electrolyte BalanceWater-Electrolyte ImbalanceConceptsChronic heart failureStable chronic heart failureHeart failureLower serum chlorideSerum chlorideMortality riskElective diagnostic coronary angiographyLow serum chloride levelLong-term prognostic valueAdjusted mortality riskDiagnostic coronary angiographySerum chloride levelsAdjusted riskCause mortalityElectrolyte abnormalitiesCoronary angiographyStable patientsPrognostic implicationsPrognostic valueMultivariable modelChloride levelsSodium levelsPatientsChloride homeostasisMortality
2015
Prognostic Role of Serum Chloride Levels in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Grodin JL, Simon J, Hachamovitch R, Wu Y, Jackson G, Halkar M, Starling RC, Testani JM, Tang WH. Prognostic Role of Serum Chloride Levels in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 659-666. PMID: 26248993, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureSerum chloride levelsDecompensated heart failureSerum sodium levelsHeart failureSodium levelsADHF cohortMultivariable risk-adjusted analysisMultivariable risk adjustmentChronic heart failureLong-term mortalityRisk-adjusted analysisChloride levelsElectrolyte abnormalitiesConsecutive patientsPrognostic roleSerum sodiumPrognostic significancePrognostic valueValidation cohortCleveland ClinicClinical significanceRisk adjustmentCohortMortality