2024
The utility of urine sodium–guided diuresis during acute decompensated heart failure
Siddiqi H, Cox Z, Stevenson L, Damman K, ter Maaten J, Bales B, Han J, Ivey-Miranda J, Lindenfeld J, Miller K, Ooi H, Rao V, Schlendorf K, Storrow A, Walsh R, Wrenn J, Testani J, Collins S. The utility of urine sodium–guided diuresis during acute decompensated heart failure. Heart Failure Reviews 2024, 29: 1161-1173. PMID: 39128947, PMCID: PMC11455821, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-024-10424-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureHeart failureClinical trialsUrine sodium excretionObservational cohort studyRandomized clinical trialsAdequate decongestionDiuretic strategySodium excretionUrine chemistryCohort studyTitration strategyUrineDiuretic titrationAdverse effectsDiuresisDecongestionPatientsUsual careEvidence gapsTrialsTherapyFailure
2023
Randomized controlled trial of urinE chemiStry guided aCute heArt faiLure treATmEnt (ESCALATE): Rationale and design
Cox Z, Siddiqi H, Stevenson L, Bales B, Han J, Hart K, Imhoff B, Ivey-Miranda J, Jenkins C, Lindenfeld J, Shotwell M, Miller K, Ooi H, Rao V, Schlendorf K, Self W, Siew E, Storrow A, Walsh R, Wrenn J, Testani J, Collins S. Randomized controlled trial of urinE chemiStry guided aCute heArt faiLure treATmEnt (ESCALATE): Rationale and design. American Heart Journal 2023, 265: 121-131. PMID: 37544492, PMCID: PMC10592235, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute decompensated heart failureUrine chemistryDiuretic strategyIntravenous diuresisUsual careAcute heartHeart failureClinical trialsGlobal clinical statusKey exclusion criteriaUsual care strategyAcute heart failureDecompensated heart failureRandomized clinical trialsKey inclusion criteriaMultiple clinical trialsPaucity of evidenceDiuretic dosingDiuretic therapyPrimary outcomePatient's symptomsClinical statusTreatment trialsValvular stenosisClinical state