2006
Renal Impairment and Outcomes in Heart Failure Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Smith GL, Lichtman JH, Bracken MB, Shlipak MG, Phillips CO, DiCapua P, Krumholz HM. Renal Impairment and Outcomes in Heart Failure Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 1987-1996. PMID: 16697315, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal impairmentHF patientsSevere impairmentRenal functionExcess mortalityMortality riskSystematic reviewAssociated mortality riskHeart failure patientsCause mortality riskPrecise risk estimatesCause mortalityFailure patientsDL increaseRisk stratificationTherapeutic strategiesPatientsMeta-AnalysisMortalityRisk estimatesImpairmentSystematic searchMin decreaseRiskCreatinine
2003
Worsening renal function: What is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure?
Smith GL, Vaccarino V, Kosiborod M, Lichtman JH, Cheng S, Watnick SG, Krumholz HM. Worsening renal function: What is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure? Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2003, 9: 13-25. PMID: 12612868, DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2003.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersCohort StudiesConnecticutCreatinineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansKidney DiseasesKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisConceptsCreatinine elevationRenal functionHeart failureAdverse outcomesRisk of deathNumber of patientsMagnitude of riskBaseline creatinineProspective cohortRisk factorsFunctional declineHigh riskPatientsCreatinineMortalityHospitalizationDeathDlImportant predictorRiskElevationMeaningful changeMaximum specificityOutcomesBetter definition
2002
The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure
Gottlieb SS, Abraham W, Butler J, Forman DE, Loh E, Massie BM, O'Connor CM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Young J, Krumholz HM. The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2002, 8: 136-141. PMID: 12140805, DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.125289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureRenal functionLength of stayHeart failurePrognostic importanceDepressed ejection fractionProlonged hospital stayFinal creatinineHospital mortalityHospital stayRenal failureSerum creatinineDL increaseEjection fractionACE inhibitorsPoor prognosisPatient populationWorse outcomesPrior historyTherapeutic interventionsCreatinineStayPatientsMortalityDlWorsening renal function: what is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure?
Smith G, Vaccarino V, Kosiborod M, Lichtman J, Cheng S, Krumholz H. Worsening renal function: what is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 461. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)82070-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research