2020
Association of Volume Overload With Kidney Function Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Testani JM, Griffin M, Konstam MA, Udelson JE, Sarnak MJ. Association of Volume Overload With Kidney Function Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Kidney International Reports 2020, 5: 1661-1669. PMID: 33102958, PMCID: PMC7569703, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-type natriuretic peptideKidney function outcomesReduced ejection fractionVolume overloadCKD stageEGFR declineFunction outcomesNatriuretic peptideEjection fractionHeart failureCongestion scoreMultivariable modelN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideGlomerular filtration rate declineHeart Failure Outcome StudyMultivariable Cox regression modelsChronic kidney disease stageClinical congestion scoreElevated natriuretic peptidesJugular venous distensionLow NT-proBNPKidney disease stageCox regression modelTolvaptan (EVEREST) trial
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
2014
The Incidence, Risk, and Consequences of Atrial Arrhythmias in Patients with Continuous‐Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Brisco MA, Sundareswaran KS, Milano CA, Feldman D, Testani JM, Ewald GA, Slaughter MS, Farrar DJ, Goldberg LR, Investigators F. The Incidence, Risk, and Consequences of Atrial Arrhythmias in Patients with Continuous‐Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2014, 29: 572-580. PMID: 24750460, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceLate atrial arrhythmiaAtrial arrhythmiasVentricular assist deviceFunctional statusRisk factorsAssist deviceHeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist DeviceIncidence of AASix-minute walk distanceDestination therapy trialsDays of supportStrong risk factorQuality of lifePreoperative creatinineLVAD patientsSerum creatinineWalk distanceEjection fractionHeart failureLVAD supportQOL improvementMultivariable modelSimilar survivalBlanking period