2023
Kidney and heart failure events are bidirectionally associated in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Sharma A, Inzucchi S, Testani J, Ofstad A, Fitchett D, Mattheus M, Verma S, Zannad F, Wanner C, Kraus B. Kidney and heart failure events are bidirectionally associated in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. ESC Heart Failure 2023, 11: 737-747. PMID: 38155446, PMCID: PMC10966270, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlacebo-treated participantsKidney eventsType 2 diabetesHeart failureCV eventsBaseline factorsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsMajor adverse CV eventsEMPA-REG OUTCOMEPrior heart failureAdverse CV eventsHeart failure eventsGlomerular filtration rateLipoprotein cholesterol levelsCoronary artery diseaseCox regression modelHigh uric acidUse of therapiesCardiovascular eventsCV diseaseHF outcomesArtery diseaseCholesterol levelsFiltration rateSubsequent risk
2011
Impact of worsening renal function during the treatment of decompensated heart failure on changes in renal function during subsequent hospitalization
Testani JM, Cappola TP, McCauley BD, Chen J, Shen J, Shannon RP, Kimmel SE. Impact of worsening renal function during the treatment of decompensated heart failure on changes in renal function during subsequent hospitalization. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 944-949. PMID: 21570527, PMCID: PMC3095914, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecompensated heart failureSubsequent hospitalizationRenal functionHeart failureCardiorenal pathophysiologyIndex hospitalizationAcute decompensated heart failureBaseline patient characteristicsCongestive heart failurePatient-related factorsTreatment-related parametersBaseline characteristicsBaseline factorsPatient characteristicsDischarge diagnosisHospital treatmentConsecutive admissionsInclusion criteriaHospitalizationPrior historySubsequent episodesPrimary hypothesisMinimal associationPatientsSignificant correlation