2023
Effect of Sotagliflozin on Early Mortality and Heart Failure-Related Events A Post Hoc Analysis of SOLOIST-WHF
Pitt B, Bhatt D, Szarek M, Cannon C, Leiter L, McGuire D, Lewis J, Riddle M, Voors A, Metra M, Lund L, Komajda M, Testani J, Wilcox C, Ponikowski P, Lopes R, Ezekowitz J, Sun F, Davies M, Verma S, Kosiborod M, Steg P, Investigators S. Effect of Sotagliflozin on Early Mortality and Heart Failure-Related Events A Post Hoc Analysis of SOLOIST-WHF. JACC Heart Failure 2023, 11: 879-889. PMID: 37558385, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMain endpointCardiovascular deathHeart failureN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideEffect of sotagliflozinDate of dischargeGlomerular filtration rateVentricular ejection fractionType 2 diabetesProportional hazards modelPost Hoc AnalysisAgonist useCause mortalityIndex hospitalizationStudy drugEjection fractionEarly mortalityNatriuretic peptideStudy treatmentHF eventsSubgroup analysisFiltration rateHoc AnalysisHazards model
2021
Spot urine sodium in acute heart failure: differences in prognostic value on admission and discharge
Biegus J, Zymliński R, Fudim M, Testani J, Sokolski M, Marciniak D, Ponikowska B, Guzik M, Garus M, Urban S, Ponikowski P. Spot urine sodium in acute heart failure: differences in prognostic value on admission and discharge. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8: 2597-2602. PMID: 33932273, PMCID: PMC8318409, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioComposite endpointAHF rehospitalizationPrognostic significancePrognostic utilityAcute heart failure hospitalizationSpot urine sodiumAcute heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationMortality hazard ratioCourse of hospitalizationConfidence intervalsDifferent prognostic significanceEarly phaseAHF patientsOral furosemideCause mortalityFailure hospitalizationIndex hospitalizationUrine sodiumSodium excretionHeart failureStudy endpointClinical statusPrognostic value
2011
Impact of worsening renal function during the treatment of decompensated heart failure on changes in renal function during subsequent hospitalization
Testani JM, Cappola TP, McCauley BD, Chen J, Shen J, Shannon RP, Kimmel SE. Impact of worsening renal function during the treatment of decompensated heart failure on changes in renal function during subsequent hospitalization. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 944-949. PMID: 21570527, PMCID: PMC3095914, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecompensated heart failureSubsequent hospitalizationRenal functionHeart failureCardiorenal pathophysiologyIndex hospitalizationAcute decompensated heart failureBaseline patient characteristicsCongestive heart failurePatient-related factorsTreatment-related parametersBaseline characteristicsBaseline factorsPatient characteristicsDischarge diagnosisHospital treatmentConsecutive admissionsInclusion criteriaHospitalizationPrior historySubsequent episodesPrimary hypothesisMinimal associationPatientsSignificant correlation