2022
Inferior Vena Cava Diameter Measurement Provides Distinct and Complementary Information to Right Atrial Pressure in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Griffin M, Ivey-Miranda J, McCallum W, Sarnak M, Eder M, Bellumkonda L, Maulion C, Wilson FP, Rao VS, Testani J. Inferior Vena Cava Diameter Measurement Provides Distinct and Complementary Information to Right Atrial Pressure in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: 1217-1221. PMID: 35301109, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight atrial pressureAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureIVC diameterAtrial pressureHeart failureInferior vena cava diameter (IVCD) measurementBaseline right atrial pressureInferior vena cava (IVC) measurementsPulmonary artery catheterVena cava diameter measurementsArtery catheterHemoglobin levelsIntravascular volumeVenous systemESCAPE trialIVC measurementsBlood volumeRAP measurementsSurvival ratePatientsVolume assessmentHigh complianceModest correlationMedian
2016
Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Hanberg JS, Sury K, Wilson FP, Brisco MA, Ahmad T, Maaten J, Broughton JS, Assefa M, Tang WH, Parikh CR, Testani JM. Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2199-2208. PMID: 27173030, PMCID: PMC4867078, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery catheterizationBlood urea nitrogenCardiac indexRenal functionHeart failureRenal dysfunctionGood renal functionReduced cardiac indexHigher cardiac indexGlomerular filtration rateSignificant inverse correlationMultiple subgroupsMulticenter populationWorse eGFRHF patientsCreatinine ratioArtery catheterizationPatient subgroupsFiltration rateSerial assessmentLinear mixed modelingESCAPE trialPatientsUrea nitrogenDysfunction
2010
Characteristics of Patients With Improvement or Worsening in Renal Function During Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Testani JM, McCauley BD, Kimmel SE, Shannon RP. Characteristics of Patients With Improvement or Worsening in Renal Function During Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 1763-1769. PMID: 21055713, PMCID: PMC2997119, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseCardiotonic AgentsCatheterization, Swan-GanzCreatinineDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansInfusions, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisPulmonary Wedge PressureRecovery of FunctionRenal InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeVasodilator AgentsConceptsDecompensated heart failureRenal functionStable renal functionCardiac indexHeart failureVasodilator usePulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness trialAcute decompensated heart failureSimilar hemodynamic parametersCharacteristics of patientsCongestive heart failureComparison of patientsAdvanced disease stateCardiorenal interactionsIntravenous inotropesCause mortalityWorse survivalHemodynamic variablesPoor prognosisCreatinine valuesEffectiveness trialHemodynamic parametersHemodynamic differencesPatientsDisease states