2016
Importance of Abnormal Chloride Homeostasis in Stable Chronic Heart Failure
Grodin JL, Verbrugge FH, Ellis SG, Mullens W, Testani JM, Tang WH. Importance of Abnormal Chloride Homeostasis in Stable Chronic Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e002453. PMID: 26721916, PMCID: PMC4702267, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.115.002453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersChloridesChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyDown-RegulationFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsWater-Electrolyte BalanceWater-Electrolyte ImbalanceConceptsChronic heart failureStable chronic heart failureHeart failureLower serum chlorideSerum chlorideMortality riskElective diagnostic coronary angiographyLow serum chloride levelLong-term prognostic valueAdjusted mortality riskDiagnostic coronary angiographySerum chloride levelsAdjusted riskCause mortalityElectrolyte abnormalitiesCoronary angiographyStable patientsPrognostic implicationsPrognostic valueMultivariable modelChloride levelsSodium levelsPatientsChloride homeostasisMortality
2006
Focal myocarditis mimicking acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: diagnosis using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Testani JM, Kolansky DM, Litt H, Gerstenfeld EP. Focal myocarditis mimicking acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: diagnosis using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2006, 33: 256-9. PMID: 16878641, PMCID: PMC1524714.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdultChest PainCoronary AngiographyElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMyocardial InfarctionMyocarditisConceptsCardiac magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingAcute myocarditisClinical presentationMyocardial infarctionAcute ST-elevation myocardial infarctionResonance imagingEpicardial coronary artery diseaseST-elevation myocardial infarctionElevated cardiac enzymesCoronary artery diseaseST-segment elevationDiagnosis of myocarditisChest painArtery diseaseProcedural morbidityCardiac enzymesElectrocardiographic changesFocal myocarditisMyocardial biopsiesMyocarditisMortality rateYoung womenDiagnosisInfarction