2020
Real World Use of Hypertonic Saline in Refractory Acute Decompensated Heart Failure A U.S. Center’s Experience
Griffin M, Soufer A, Goljo E, Colna M, Rao VS, Jeon S, Raghavendra P, D'Ambrosi J, Riello R, Coca SG, Mahoney D, Jacoby D, Ahmad T, Chen M, Tang WHW, Turner J, Mullens W, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Real World Use of Hypertonic Saline in Refractory Acute Decompensated Heart Failure A U.S. Center’s Experience. JACC Heart Failure 2020, 8: 199-208. PMID: 32035891, PMCID: PMC7814403, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureHypertonic saline administrationHypertonic saline therapyHypertonic salineSaline administrationSaline therapyDiuretic efficiencyUrine outputSerum sodiumWeight lossAcute decompensated heartDecompensated heart failureCohort of patientsTotal urine outputReal-world safetyU.S. academic medical centersAcademic medical centerLarge U.S. academic medical centerDiuretic doseCenter experienceHeart failureMetabolic derangementsPrimary analytic approachRespiratory statusClinical variables
2019
Mulibrey Nanism Syndrome: A Case for Heart Transplantation
Anwer M, Bin Mahmood SU, Stawiarski K, Elder R, Ali A, Jacoby D. Mulibrey Nanism Syndrome: A Case for Heart Transplantation. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: e115-e117. PMID: 31260650, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesRisk score for the exclusion of arrhythmic events in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy at first presentation
Vischer AS, Castelletti S, Syrris P, Bastiaenen R, Miles C, Akdis D, Denhaerynck K, Jacoby D, Saguner AM, Krahn AD, Behr ER, McKenna WJ, Pantazis A. Risk score for the exclusion of arrhythmic events in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy at first presentation. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 290: 100-105. PMID: 31104822, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.04.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyNon-sustained VTNegative T wavesRight ventricular cardiomyopathyVentricular arrhythmiasRisk scoreArrhythmic eventsFiltered QRS durationFirst presentationH ECGQRS durationVentricular cardiomyopathyLead aVRARVC Task Force CriteriaApplicable risk scoreCohort of patientsSustained ventricular arrhythmiasMultivariable logistic regressionTask Force criteriaDetailed clinical dataLife-threatening arrhythmiasHeart muscle disorderT waveNegative predictive valueSignal-averaged ECG
2012
Outcomes of adults with restrictive cardiomyopathy after heart transplantation
DePasquale EC, Nasir K, Jacoby DL. Outcomes of adults with restrictive cardiomyopathy after heart transplantation. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2012, 31: 1269-1275. PMID: 23079066, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-HTx outcomesUnadjusted hazard ratioRestrictive cardiomyopathyRCM patientsHazard ratioCause mortalityHeart transplantationSubgroup analysisRCM groupMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisTime of HTxProgressive heart failureRadiation/chemotherapyHazards regression analysisOutcomes of adultsPediatric restrictive cardiomyopathySpectrum of disordersAdult HTxRCM diagnosisHeart failurePatient groupSurvival outcomesUnited Network