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
2016
Urine biomarkers of tubular injury do not improve on the clinical model predicting chronic kidney disease progression
Hsu CY, Xie D, Waikar SS, Bonventre JV, Zhang X, Sabbisetti V, Mifflin TE, Coresh J, Diamantidis CJ, He J, Lora CM, Miller ER, Nelson RG, Ojo AO, Rahman M, Schelling JR, Wilson FP, Kimmel PL, Feldman HI, Vasan RS, Liu KD, Investigators C, Appel L, Feldman H, Go A, He J, Kusek J, Lash J, Ojo A, Rahman M, Townsend R, Consortium C. Urine biomarkers of tubular injury do not improve on the clinical model predicting chronic kidney disease progression. Kidney International 2016, 91: 196-203. PMID: 28029431, PMCID: PMC5362331, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylglucosaminidaseAgedAlbuminuriaBiomarkersCreatinineDisease ProgressionFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1HumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TubulesLipocalin-2MaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsGlomerular filtration rateUrinary albumin/creatinine ratioAlbumin/creatinine ratioKidney disease progressionTubular injury biomarkersCKD progressionInjury biomarkersFiltration rateClinical modelSerum creatinineCreatinine ratioDisease progressionProspective Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort StudyChronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) StudyIncident end-stage renal diseaseUnadjusted Cox proportional hazards modelUrinary kidney injury molecule-1Renal tubular injury biomarkersChronic kidney disease progressionKidney injury molecule-1End-stage renal diseaseNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinCox proportional hazards modelBase clinical modelInjury molecule-1
2014
Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Levels Are Associated with Mild Renal Impairment in Type 2 Diabetics Independent of Albuminuria
Lin J, Reilly MP, Terembula K, Wilson FP. Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Levels Are Associated with Mild Renal Impairment in Type 2 Diabetics Independent of Albuminuria. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e114397. PMID: 25490096, PMCID: PMC4260843, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPenn Diabetes Heart StudyGFR impairmentT2DM patientsRisk factorsModifiable CV risk factorsSingle-center observational cohortAtherogenic lipid profileCV risk factorsMild renal impairmentIndependent risk factorNormal renal functionWorse kidney functionType 2 diabeticsCKD-EPI equationDiabetes Heart StudyCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsClinical CVDMild CKDCV diseaseRenal impairmentObservational cohortRenal functionCV preventionDiabetic counterparts