2017
Serum Chloride and Sodium Interplay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Ferreira JP, Girerd N, Duarte K, Coiro S, McMurray JJ, Dargie HJ, Pitt B, Dickstein K, Testani JM, Zannad F, Rossignol P. Serum Chloride and Sodium Interplay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure 2017, 10: e003500. PMID: 28159825, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBiomarkersChloridesComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNonlinear DynamicsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSodiumStroke VolumeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionSerum chlorideMyocardial infarctionPrognostic informationPrognostic variablesSodium levelsReduced left ventricular functionLow sodiumReduced ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionLower serum chlorideSignificant prognostic informationRelevant prognostic informationSerum chloride levelsPost-myocardial infarctionLow sodium levelsMore comorbiditiesCause mortalitySystolic dysfunctionCardiovascular mortalityEjection fractionVentricular functionClinical outcomesMortality rate
2010
Effect of Right Ventricular Function and Venous Congestion on Cardiorenal Interactions During the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure
Testani JM, Khera AV, St. John Sutton MG, Keane MG, Wiegers SE, Shannon RP, Kirkpatrick JN. Effect of Right Ventricular Function and Venous Congestion on Cardiorenal Interactions During the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 105: 511-516. PMID: 20152246, PMCID: PMC2995805, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersCardiac Output, LowCohort StudiesCreatinineDiureticsFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHospitals, UniversityHumansHyperemiaIncidenceKidney DiseasesKidney Function TestsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexUltrasonographyVentricular Dysfunction, RightConceptsSignificant RV dysfunctionDecompensated heart failureRV dysfunctionRenal functionGlomerular filtration rateVenous congestionCardiac outputHeart failureFiltration rateAcute decompensated heart failureMultiple echocardiographic methodsRight ventricular dysfunctionWorsening Renal FunctionRight ventricular functionCardiorenal interactionsRenal outcomesVentricular dysfunctionRV dilationRV functionVentricular functionDischarge diagnosisConsecutive admissionsEchocardiographic methodsLower incidenceHigh incidence