2016
Prognostic Value of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 7 in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
Gandhi PU, Chow SL, Rector TS, Krum H, Gaggin HK, McMurray JJ, Zile MR, Komajda M, McKelvie RS, Carson PE, Januzzi JL, Anand IS. Prognostic Value of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 7 in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2016, 23: 20-28. PMID: 27317843, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7Heart failureCause mortalityPrimary outcomeEjection fractionHF eventsInsulin-like growth factorEjection Fraction trialGlomerular filtration rateSigns/symptomsProtein 7Binding protein 7Cardiovascular eventsMultivariable adjustmentSecondary outcomesCardiovascular hospitalizationPrognostic valueFiltration ratePrognostic meritTreatment groupsGrowth factorOutcomesFurther studiesPatientsEGFR
2015
Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Procalcitonin in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Dyspnea
Alba GA, Truong QA, Gaggin HK, Gandhi PU, De Berardinis B, Magrini L, Bajwa EK, Di Somma S, Januzzi JL, Network G. Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Procalcitonin in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Dyspnea. The American Journal Of Medicine 2015, 129: 96-104.e7. PMID: 26169892, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of pneumoniaNet reclassification improvementEmergency departmentHeart failurePrognostic valueReclassification improvementEmergency department patientsIndependent prognostic informationAccuracy of procalcitoninUrban emergency departmentAccurate diagnostic markerAcute dyspneaClinician certaintyElevated procalcitoninSerum procalcitoninDyspneic patientsProspective cohortSecondary outcomesDepartment patientsProcalcitonin concentrationsFatal outcomeNatriuretic peptidePCT valuesPrognostic utilityPatient population