2021
Natriuretic Equation to Predict Loop Diuretic Response in Patients With Heart Failure
Rao VS, Ivey-Miranda JB, Cox ZL, Riello R, Griffin M, Fleming J, Soucier R, Sangkachand P, O'Brien M, LoRusso F, D'Ambrosi J, Churchwell K, Mahoney D, Bellumkonda L, Asher JL, Maulion C, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Collins SP, Testani JM. Natriuretic Equation to Predict Loop Diuretic Response in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 695-708. PMID: 33573739, PMCID: PMC8114781, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoop diuretic administrationDiuretic therapyNatriuretic responseDiuretic administrationSodium outputAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureHeart failure admissionsDaily urine outputSpot urine samplesNet fluid outputNet fluid lossPathway cohortHeart failureLoop diureticsUrine outputDiuretic responseResidual congestionFluid outputTherapyCohortWeight lossAdditional studiesUrine samplesExcellent discrimination
2017
An exploratory analysis of the competing effects of aggressive decongestion and high-dose loop diuretic therapy in the DOSE trial
Hanberg JS, Tang WH, Wilson FP, Coca SG, Ahmad T, Brisco MA, Testani JM. An exploratory analysis of the competing effects of aggressive decongestion and high-dose loop diuretic therapy in the DOSE trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 241: 277-282. PMID: 28392080, PMCID: PMC5471358, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose loop diureticsDiuretic doseAggressive decongestionDose trialFluid outputLoop diureticsHigh-dose loop diuretic therapyDose-related adverse effectsAdverse effectsLoop diuretic doseLoop diuretic therapyHeart failure patientsNet fluid balanceNet fluid outputRate of deathEmergency department (ED) visitationPotential beneficial effectsHypothesis-generating observationsEffective decongestionDiuretic therapyFailure patientsAdverse outcomesDecongestive effectImproved outcomesFluid balance
2016
Rapid and Highly Accurate Prediction of Poor Loop Diuretic Natriuretic Response in Patients With Heart Failure
Testani JM, Hanberg JS, Cheng S, Rao V, Onyebeke C, Laur O, Kula A, Chen M, Wilson FP, Darlington A, Bellumkonda L, Jacoby D, Tang WH, Parikh CR. Rapid and Highly Accurate Prediction of Poor Loop Diuretic Natriuretic Response in Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e002370. PMID: 26721915, PMCID: PMC4741370, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.115.002370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdministration, IntravenousAgedBiomarkersBumetanideDrug MonitoringDrug ResistanceFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalNatriuresisPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsSodiumSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUrinalysisConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureNatriuretic responseSpot urine samplesSodium outputHeart failureDiuretic administrationAcute decompensated heart failure patientsDecompensated heart failure patientsLoop diuretic administrationPrimary therapeutic objectiveUrine samplesHeart failure patientsPositive sodium balanceNet fluid outputDiuretic dosingIntravenous bumetanideMedian doseFailure patientsDiuretic responseSodium balanceUrine collectionFluid balanceTherapeutic objectivesFluid output
2015
Influence of Titration of Neurohormonal Antagonists and Blood Pressure Reduction on Renal Function and Decongestion in Decompensated Heart Failure
Kula AJ, Hanberg JS, Wilson FP, Brisco MA, Bellumkonda L, Jacoby D, Coca SG, Parikh CR, Tang WHW, Testani JM. Influence of Titration of Neurohormonal Antagonists and Blood Pressure Reduction on Renal Function and Decongestion in Decompensated Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2015, 9: e002333. PMID: 26699390, PMCID: PMC4741376, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.115.002333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure reductionDecompensated heart failureNeurohormonal antagonistsRenal functionSBP reductionBlood pressureDiuretic efficiencyHeart failureAcute decompensated heart failure hospitalizationAcute decompensated heart failure treatmentAcute decompensated heart failurePressure reductionChronic oral medicationHeart failure admissionsHeart failure hospitalizationHeart failure treatmentSystolic blood pressureDiuretic doseImproved diuresisFailure hospitalizationOral medicationsFailure treatmentDiuresisFluid outputAdmission
2013
Loop Diuretic Efficiency
Testani JM, Brisco MA, Turner JM, Spatz ES, Bellumkonda L, Parikh CR, Tang WH. Loop Diuretic Efficiency. Circulation Heart Failure 2013, 7: 261-270. PMID: 24379278, PMCID: PMC4386906, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.113.000895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseCause of DeathDiuresisDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePennsylvaniaPrognosisProspective StudiesSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsLower diuretic efficiencyDiuretic efficiencyNet fluid outputDiuretic doseHeart failureFluid outputBaseline characteristicsPoor long-term outcomesDecompensated heart failureDistinct prognostic informationDose of diureticsPrimary discharge diagnosisCongestive heart failureTraditional prognostic factorsLong-term outcomesCatheterization variablesFurosemide equivalentsDiuretic therapyRenal functionWorsened survivalPrognostic factorsUrine outputDecongestive therapyDischarge diagnosisConsecutive admissions