2024
Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing High-Risk PCI with Impella
Rommel K, Bonnet G, Bellumkonda L, Lansky A, Zhao D, Thompson J, Zhang Y, Redfors B, Lurz P, Granada J, Bharadwaj A, Basir M, O'Neill W, Burkhoff D. Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing High-Risk PCI with Impella. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 1244-1254. PMID: 39389734, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular dysfunctionHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionVentricular dysfunctionAssociated with right ventricular dysfunctionTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionConcomitant right ventricular dysfunctionLower left ventricular ejection fractionUnfavorable long-term prognosisAnnular plane systolic excursionClinical outcomes of patientsAbsence of right ventricular dysfunctionImpella supportPredictor of 1-year mortalityMultivariate Cox regression analysisIncidence of hypotensive episodesEchocardiography core laboratorySevere RV dilatationBlood urea nitrogen levelsRV function assessmentVentricular ejection fractionOutcomes of patientsRates of in-hospital mortalityHigher blood urea nitrogen levelsLong-term prognosisProportion of patients
2023
In-Hospital Observation on Oral Diuretics After Treatment for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Evaluating the Utility
Ivey-Miranda J, Rao V, Cox Z, Moreno-Villagomez J, Mahoney D, Maulion C, Bellumkonda L, Turner J, Collins S, Wilson F, Krumholz H, Testani J. In-Hospital Observation on Oral Diuretics After Treatment for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Evaluating the Utility. Circulation Heart Failure 2023, 16: e010206. PMID: 36896716, PMCID: PMC10186250, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.122.010206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureDiuretic responseDiuretic dosingOral diureticsHeart failureMulticenter cohortHospital observationLower readmission ratesNet fluid balanceDays postdischargeReadmission ratesHospital readmissionUrine outputReadmission riskFluid statusFluid balanceHospital measuresDose selectionCohortProvider decisionsWeight changeReadmissionDiureticsPatients