2020
Real World Use of Hypertonic Saline in Refractory Acute Decompensated Heart Failure A U.S. Center’s Experience
Griffin M, Soufer A, Goljo E, Colna M, Rao VS, Jeon S, Raghavendra P, D'Ambrosi J, Riello R, Coca SG, Mahoney D, Jacoby D, Ahmad T, Chen M, Tang WHW, Turner J, Mullens W, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Real World Use of Hypertonic Saline in Refractory Acute Decompensated Heart Failure A U.S. Center’s Experience. JACC Heart Failure 2020, 8: 199-208. PMID: 32035891, PMCID: PMC7814403, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureHypertonic saline administrationHypertonic saline therapyHypertonic salineSaline administrationSaline therapyDiuretic efficiencyUrine outputSerum sodiumWeight lossAcute decompensated heartDecompensated heart failureCohort of patientsTotal urine outputReal-world safetyU.S. academic medical centersAcademic medical centerLarge U.S. academic medical centerDiuretic doseCenter experienceHeart failureMetabolic derangementsPrimary analytic approachRespiratory statusClinical variables
2015
Intravenous Fluids in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Bikdeli B, Strait KM, Dharmarajan K, Li SX, Mody P, Partovian C, Coca SG, Kim N, Horwitz LI, Testani JM, Krumholz HM. Intravenous Fluids in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 127-133. PMID: 25660836, PMCID: PMC4438991, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleFluid TherapyHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansInfusions, IntravenousIntensive Care UnitsIntubation, IntratrachealIsotonic SolutionsMaleMiddle AgedRenal Replacement TherapyRetrospective StudiesRinger's SolutionSaline Solution, HypertonicSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureHeart failureIntravenous fluidsRetrospective cohort studyCritical care admissionRenal replacement therapyDays of hospitalizationProportion of hospitalizationsHalf-normal salineWarrants further investigationOnly diureticsCare admissionHospital deathHospital outcomesCohort studyLoop diureticsPatient groupReplacement therapyWorse outcomesNormal salineInpatient careMedian volumePatientsHospitalization