2021
Spot urine sodium in acute heart failure: differences in prognostic value on admission and discharge
Biegus J, Zymliński R, Fudim M, Testani J, Sokolski M, Marciniak D, Ponikowska B, Guzik M, Garus M, Urban S, Ponikowski P. Spot urine sodium in acute heart failure: differences in prognostic value on admission and discharge. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8: 2597-2602. PMID: 33932273, PMCID: PMC8318409, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioComposite endpointAHF rehospitalizationPrognostic significancePrognostic utilityAcute heart failure hospitalizationSpot urine sodiumAcute heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationMortality hazard ratioCourse of hospitalizationConfidence intervalsDifferent prognostic significanceEarly phaseAHF patientsOral furosemideCause mortalityFailure hospitalizationIndex hospitalizationUrine sodiumSodium excretionHeart failureStudy endpointClinical statusPrognostic value
2015
Amino-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Patients With Renal Dysfunction A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Schaub JA, Coca SG, Moledina DG, Gentry M, Testani JM, Parikh CR. Amino-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Patients With Renal Dysfunction A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 977-989. PMID: 26671676, PMCID: PMC4683413, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureNT-proBNPRenal dysfunctionRenal functionHeart failureNatriuretic peptideDiagnosis of ADHFAmino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptidePg/B-type natriuretic peptideAmino-Terminal ProElevated NT-proBNPHigher NT-proBNPDecompensated heart failurePooled risk ratioGlomerular filtration rateCoronary artery diseaseA Systematic ReviewADHF eventsArtery diseasePrognostic utilityWorse prognosisFiltration rateRisk ratio