2013
Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information
Partovian C, Li SX, Xu X, Lin H, Strait KM, Hwa J, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information. JACC Heart Failure 2013, 1: 318-324. PMID: 24621935, PMCID: PMC5322944, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdverse Drug Reaction Reporting SystemsDrug UtilizationHeart FailureHospitalizationHospitalsHumansNatriuretic AgentsNatriuretic Peptide, BrainConceptsHeart failureNesiritide useHospital characteristicsHospital groupDecompensated heart failureProportion of hospitalizationsPatterns of changeMultivariate regression analysisPatient characteristicsEarly reliefHospital patternsHospitalTeaching statusPremier databaseMedical evidenceHospitalizationPatientsRegression analysisSafety concernsLow usersUse ratesGroupFailureFurther researchDyspnea
2012
Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Patel UD, Garg AX, Krumholz HM, Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Sint K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Koyner JL, Swaminathan M, Passik CS, Parikh CR. Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. Circulation 2012, 125: 1347-1355. PMID: 22322531, PMCID: PMC3312808, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.029686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute kidney injuryMild acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryPostoperative acute kidney injuryCardiac surgeryPreoperative BNPKidney injuryHigh riskAcute Kidney Injury Network definitionPreoperative brain natriuretic peptide levelsBrain natriuretic peptide levelsSerum brain natriuretic peptideAcute renal replacement therapyAcute Kidney Injury studyDoubling of creatinineHigher AKI riskPreoperative BNP levelsNatriuretic peptide levelsHigh-risk patientsRenal replacement therapyBrain natriuretic peptidePreoperative risk stratificationTypes of patientsAddition of BNPAKI cases
2005
The Relationship Between B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure
Luther SA, McCullough PA, Havranek EP, Rumsfeld JS, Jones PG, Heidenreich PA, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM, Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Consortium F. The Relationship Between B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2005, 11: 414-421. PMID: 16105631, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireBNP levelsHeart failureHealth statusBNP changesB-type natriuretic peptide levelsNew York Heart Association classificationB-type natriuretic peptideBaseline BNP levelsKCCQ summary scoreNatriuretic peptide levelsHeart failure severitySystolic heart failureHealth status instrumentsBaseline BNPKCCQ scoresNatriuretic peptideAssociation classificationPatients' perceptionsPeptide levelsPhysiologic measuresSummary scoresPatientsBNPDisease severity