Measures of Loop Diuretic Efficiency and Prognosis in Chronic Kidney Disease
Verbrugge FH, Martens P, Testani JM, Tang WHW, Kuypers D, Bammens B. Measures of Loop Diuretic Efficiency and Prognosis in Chronic Kidney Disease. Cardiorenal Medicine 2020, 10: 402-414. PMID: 33120398, DOI: 10.1159/000509741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic efficiencyCause mortalityMedian timeKidney diseaseChronic kidney disease severityLoop diuretic doseLoop diuretic therapyAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyOnset of dialysisKidney disease severityCKD patientsDiuretic doseDiuretic therapyFurosemide usersKidney injuryKidney transplantationCohort studyCreatinine clearanceDialysis initiationPrognostic impactLoop diureticsUrine outputCystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure
Ivey-Miranda JB, Inker LA, Griffin M, Rao V, Maulion C, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Tang WHW, Levey AS, Testani JM. Cystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 27: 48-56. PMID: 32750487, PMCID: PMC8672303, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCreatinine clearanceMuscle massCystatin CHigher muscle massAssociation of eGFRcysGlomerular filtration rateLow muscle massCystatin C levelsAccurate GFR estimationMultivariable analysisFiltration rateEGFRcysEGFRcrBody compositionGFR estimationPatientsCreatinineC levelsClearanceMortalityAssociation