2023
Hospitalisations for heart failure: increased palliative care referrals − a veterans affairs hospital initiative
Gruen J, Gandhi P, Gillespie-Heyman S, Shamas T, Adelman S, Ruskin A, Bauer M, Merchant N. Hospitalisations for heart failure: increased palliative care referrals − a veterans affairs hospital initiative. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023, 14: e1309-e1316. PMID: 36609533, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2022-004118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failurePalliative careHF admissionsMedian B-type natriuretic peptideB-type natriuretic peptidePalliative care referralCare educationVeterans Affairs hospitalPercentage of referralsStudy-Act cyclesQuality of lifeMultiple PDSA cyclesPg/mLPC consultHF managementHF patientsBaseline medianCare referralHospital InitiativeReferral guidelinesSignificant morbidityNatriuretic peptideMean ageNew referralsReferral criteria
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 populationNatriuretic Peptides for Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of Heart Failure
Gandhi P, Januzzi Jr. J. Natriuretic Peptides for Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of Heart Failure. Biomarkers In Disease: Methods, Discoveries And Applications 2015, 731-756. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7696-8_12.ChaptersB-type natriuretic peptideHeart failureNatriuretic peptideEjection fractionAmino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideHeart failure screeningReduced ejection fractionNatriuretic peptide releaseUse of biomarkersComplicated patientsRoutine carePressure overloadClinical assessmentMyocyte stretchCardiovascular homeostasisFluid balanceCardiac conditionsComplex syndromePatientsPersonalized carePeptide releaseMultiple studiesMillions of peopleCareAnalysis of BAG3 plasma concentrations in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure
Gandhi PU, Gaggin HK, Belcher AM, Harisiades JE, Basile A, Falco A, Rosati A, Piscione F, Januzzi JL, Turco MC. Analysis of BAG3 plasma concentrations in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure. Clinica Chimica Acta 2015, 445: 73-78. PMID: 25753466, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.02.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdrenomedullinAgedAged, 80 and overApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAtrial Natriuretic FactorBiomarkersErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene ExpressionHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHumansInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinKidney Function TestsMalePrognosisReceptors, Cell SurfaceStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionBcl-2-associated athanogene 3Heart failureNatriuretic peptidePlasma concentrationsCox proportional hazards regressionWorse renal functionVentricular ejection fractionKaplan-Meier analysisProportional hazards regressionSignificant mortality predictorsCox proportional hazardsGenesis of cardiomyopathyHF prognosisHF patientsBaseline characteristicsPrimary endpointRenal functionEjection fractionHazards regressionMortality predictorsVital statusPrognostic valuePatientsProportional hazards
2014
Natriuretic Peptides for Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of Heart Failure
Gandhi P, Januzzi Jr. J. Natriuretic Peptides for Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of Heart Failure. 2014, 1-21. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7740-8_12-1.ChaptersB-type natriuretic peptideHeart failureNatriuretic peptideEjection fractionAmino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideHeart failure screeningReduced ejection fractionNatriuretic peptide releaseUse of biomarkersComplicated patientsRoutine carePressure overloadClinical assessmentMyocyte stretchCardiovascular homeostasisFluid balanceCardiac conditionsComplex syndromePatientsPersonalized carePeptide releaseMultiple studiesMillions of peopleCare