2017
Compensatory Distal Reabsorption Drives Diuretic Resistance in Human Heart Failure
Rao VS, Planavsky N, Hanberg JS, Ahmad T, Brisco-Bacik MA, Wilson FP, Jacoby D, Chen M, Tang WHW, Cherney DZI, Ellison DH, Testani JM. Compensatory Distal Reabsorption Drives Diuretic Resistance in Human Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 28: 3414-3424. PMID: 28739647, PMCID: PMC5661276, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016111178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceHeart failureLoop diureticsSodium reabsorptionHigh-dose loop diureticsDistal tubular sodium reabsorptionSodium exitLoop diuretic administrationTubular sodium reabsorptionHuman heart failureFurosemide equivalentsDistal reabsorptionConsecutive patientsFractional excretionSodium handlingDiuretic administrationProximal tubularControl cohortCare centerTreatment strategiesAnimal modelsDiureticsNet sodiumFENaTubular location
2015
The kidney in heart failure: an update
Damman K, Testani JM. The kidney in heart failure: an update. European Heart Journal 2015, 36: 1437-1444. PMID: 25838436, PMCID: PMC4465636, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv010.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHeart failureRenal functionPhenotypes of HFReduced renal perfusionCardiorenal interactionsCardiorenal syndromeHF patientsHF statusRenal dysfunctionRenal perfusionGrim prognosisVenous congestionClinical syndromeTreatment strategiesHigh mortalityPatientsRecent evidenceSyndromeKidneyMortalityUpdated classificationMorbidityFailurePrognosisDysfunction