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
2013
Contraindicated Initiation of β-Blocker Therapy in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure
Dharmarajan K, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li SX, Krumholz HM. Contraindicated Initiation of β-Blocker Therapy in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1547-1549. PMID: 23797379, PMCID: PMC4043342, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.7717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDominance of Furosemide for Loop Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure Time to Revisit the Alternatives?
Bikdeli B, Strait KM, Dharmarajan K, Partovian C, Coca SG, Kim N, Li SX, Testani JM, Khan U, Krumholz HM. Dominance of Furosemide for Loop Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure Time to Revisit the Alternatives? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1549-1550. PMID: 23500272, PMCID: PMC4038646, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research