2019
Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure
Charokopos A, Griffin M, Rao VS, Inker L, Sury K, Asher J, Turner J, Mahoney D, Cox ZL, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Serum and Urine Albumin and Response to Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: cjn.11600918. PMID: 31010938, PMCID: PMC6500945, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.11600918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic efficiencyHeart failureAlbumin levelsDiuretic excretionDiuretic doseInpatient cohortUrine albuminOutpatient cohortLoop diureticsIL-6Higher urine albuminLoop diuretic doseUrinary albumin levelsLow serum albuminPlasma IL-6Heart failure cohortHuman heart failureDiuretic resistanceSuccessful decongestionDiuretic treatmentSystemic inflammationKidney functionSite of actionSerum albuminSodium output
2010
Potential Effects of Aggressive Decongestion During the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure on Renal Function and Survival
Testani JM, Chen J, McCauley BD, Kimmel SE, Shannon RP. Potential Effects of Aggressive Decongestion During the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure on Renal Function and Survival. Circulation 2010, 122: 265-272. PMID: 20606118, PMCID: PMC3025294, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.933275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood ProteinsBlood VolumeExtracellular FluidFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHematocritHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary Wedge PressureSerum AlbuminSodium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular PressureConceptsDecompensated heart failureRenal functionAggressive decongestionHeart failurePulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness trialPulmonary capillary wedge pressureAggressive fluid removalCapillary wedge pressureIntravascular volume depletionRight atrial pressureCongestive heart failureEvidence of hemoconcentrationAggressive diuresisIntravascular substancesWedge pressureAtrial pressureBaseline characteristicsLoop diureticsTop tertileVolume depletionEffectiveness trialExtravascular fluidFluid removalHemoconcentrationHigh doses