2024
Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance
Rao V, Ivey‐Miranda J, Cox Z, Moreno‐Villagomez J, Ramos‐Mastache D, Neville D, Balkcom N, Asher J, Bellumkonda L, Bigvava T, Shaburishvili T, Bartunek J, Wilson F, Finkelstein F, Maulion C, Turner J, Testani J. Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2024, 26: 1215-1230. PMID: 38556717, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceCardiorenal syndromeHeart failureLoop diureticsDiuretic withdrawalHigh-dose loop diureticsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideGrowth differentiation factor 15Carbohydrate antigen 125Differentiation factor 15Sodium removalRandomized controlled studyCardiorenal parametersDiuretic doseSoluble ST2Natriuretic peptideMedian timeDiuretic responseKidney injuryPeritoneal membraneElectrolyte handlingKidney functionDiureticsInterleukin-6
2019
Urine Growth Differentiation Factor-15 is Not an Independent Biomarker of Cardio-Renal Interactions in Patients with Heart Failure
Barnett J, Stewart B, Gomez N, Thomas A, Wycallis E, Pattoli M, Struyk G, Fleming J, Shamlian P, Raghavendra P, Mahoney D, Ivey-Miranda J, Griffin M, Rao V, Testani J. Urine Growth Differentiation Factor-15 is Not an Independent Biomarker of Cardio-Renal Interactions in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: s21-s22. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrowth differentiation factor 15Plasma GDF-15GDF-15Heart failureDiuretic efficiencyDifferentiation factor 15Independent predictorsFactor 15Urinary cystatin C levelsCardio-renal interactionsLoop diuretic doseWorse kidney functionGlomerular filtration rateCystatin C levelsDiuretic doseNT-proBNPSodium excretionDiabetic patientsFractional excretionKidney functionPrognostic valueIndependent biomarkerOutpatient settingStress-responsive biomarkersFiltration rate