2019
Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure
Charokopos A, Griffin M, Rao VS, Inker L, Sury K, Asher J, Turner J, Mahoney D, Cox ZL, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: cjn.11600918. PMID: 31010938, PMCID: PMC6500945, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.11600918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic efficiencyHeart failureAlbumin levelsDiuretic excretionDiuretic doseInpatient cohortUrine albuminOutpatient cohortLoop diureticsIL-6Higher urine albuminLoop diuretic doseUrinary albumin levelsLow serum albuminPlasma IL-6Heart failure cohortHuman heart failureDiuretic resistanceSuccessful decongestionDiuretic treatmentSystemic inflammationKidney functionSite of actionSerum albuminSodium output
2017
Inflammation and cardio‐renal interactions in heart failure: a potential role for interleukin‐6
Hanberg JS, Rao VS, Ahmad T, Chunara Z, Mahoney D, Jackson K, Jacoby D, Chen M, Wilson FP, Tang WHW, Kakkar R, Testani JM. Inflammation and cardio‐renal interactions in heart failure: a potential role for interleukin‐6. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2017, 20: 933-934. PMID: 29024287, PMCID: PMC5895540, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.963.Peer-Reviewed Original Research