2020
Transvenous Retrieval of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Knot Around Pacing Leads: A Case Report
Egbuche O, Nwagbara K, Mezue K, Abe T, Nwokike S. Transvenous Retrieval of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Knot Around Pacing Leads: A Case Report. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2020, 28: 144-146. PMID: 33077395, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.09.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery catheter insertionPulmonary artery catheterInsertion of pulmonary artery cathetersCardiac resynchronization therapyCatheter knottingBlind insertionSevere left ventricular systolic dysfunctionDilated right heart chambersPulmonary artery catheter knottingLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionManagement of acute heart failureVentricular systolic dysfunctionArtery catheter insertionAcute heart failureRight heart chambersCardiac resynchronization devicesSystolic dysfunctionResynchronization therapyFluoroscopy-guided insertionDilated cardiomyopathyCatheter insertionArtery catheterHeart failureHemodynamic managementResynchronization devices
2019
Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Rangaswami J, Bhalla V, Blair J, Chang T, Costa S, Lentine K, Lerma E, Mezue K, Molitch M, Mullens W, Ronco C, Tang W, McCullough P, Cardiology O. Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2019, 139: e840-e878. PMID: 30852913, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiorenal syndromeChronic dysfunctionPathogenesis of cardiorenal syndromeHeart-kidney interactionsKidney transplant recipientsSpectrum of disordersTransplant recipientsDiabetes mellitusNeurohormonal markersTreatment strategiesClinical phenotypeFailing heartScientific statementSyndromeClinicopathologic descriptionKidneyMolecular signaturesPatientsDysfunctionCross-talkHeartMellitusPathophysiologyPalliative carePathogenesis