2024
Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance
Rao V, Ivey‐Miranda J, Cox Z, Moreno‐Villagomez J, Ramos‐Mastache D, Neville D, Balkcom N, Asher J, Bellumkonda L, Bigvava T, Shaburishvili T, Bartunek J, Wilson F, Finkelstein F, Maulion C, Turner J, Testani J. Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2024, 26: 1215-1230. PMID: 38556717, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceCardiorenal syndromeHeart failureLoop diureticsDiuretic withdrawalHigh-dose loop diureticsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideGrowth differentiation factor 15Carbohydrate antigen 125Differentiation factor 15Sodium removalRandomized controlled studyCardiorenal parametersDiuretic doseSoluble ST2Natriuretic peptideMedian timeDiuretic responseKidney injuryPeritoneal membraneElectrolyte handlingKidney functionDiureticsInterleukin-6
2020
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 output