2006
Health Status Identifies Heart Failure Outpatients at Risk for Hospitalization or Death
Heidenreich PA, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Weintraub WS, Rumsfeld JS, Rathore SS, Peterson ED, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Havranek EP, Conard MW, Williams RE, Consortium C. Health Status Identifies Heart Failure Outpatients at Risk for Hospitalization or Death. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 752-756. PMID: 16487840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireB-type natriuretic peptideKCCQ summary scoreHeart failureKCCQ scoresHealth status measuresClinical conditionsNew York Heart Association functional class IVSummary scoresStatus measuresFunctional class IVIschemic HF etiologyLower KCCQ scoresSequential multivariable modelsBaseline patient characteristicsHeart failure outpatientsPatient's clinical conditionProportional hazards regressionBNP levelsHF etiologyHF hospitalizationHF admissionsHF patientsPatient characteristicsWalk distance
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