2016
Importance of Abnormal Chloride Homeostasis in Stable Chronic Heart Failure
Grodin JL, Verbrugge FH, Ellis SG, Mullens W, Testani JM, Tang WH. Importance of Abnormal Chloride Homeostasis in Stable Chronic Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e002453. PMID: 26721916, PMCID: PMC4702267, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.115.002453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersChloridesChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyDown-RegulationFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsWater-Electrolyte BalanceWater-Electrolyte ImbalanceConceptsChronic heart failureStable chronic heart failureHeart failureLower serum chlorideSerum chlorideMortality riskElective diagnostic coronary angiographyLow serum chloride levelLong-term prognostic valueAdjusted mortality riskDiagnostic coronary angiographySerum chloride levelsAdjusted riskCause mortalityElectrolyte abnormalitiesCoronary angiographyStable patientsPrognostic implicationsPrognostic valueMultivariable modelChloride levelsSodium levelsPatientsChloride homeostasisMortality
2015
Prognostic Role of Serum Chloride Levels in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Grodin JL, Simon J, Hachamovitch R, Wu Y, Jackson G, Halkar M, Starling RC, Testani JM, Tang WH. Prognostic Role of Serum Chloride Levels in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 659-666. PMID: 26248993, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureSerum chloride levelsDecompensated heart failureSerum sodium levelsHeart failureSodium levelsADHF cohortMultivariable risk-adjusted analysisMultivariable risk adjustmentChronic heart failureLong-term mortalityRisk-adjusted analysisChloride levelsElectrolyte abnormalitiesConsecutive patientsPrognostic roleSerum sodiumPrognostic significancePrognostic valueValidation cohortCleveland ClinicClinical significanceRisk adjustmentCohortMortality