Veena Rao, PhD
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2026
Blood aldosterone concentrations and effects of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in heart failure
Rao V, Ivey-Miranda J, Cox Z, Wilson F, Petrie M, Sarnak M, Wilcox C, Pitt B, McCallum W, Testani J. Blood aldosterone concentrations and effects of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in heart failure. European Heart Journal 2026, ehag440. PMID: 42301739, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFluid Management of Acute Heart Failure With the Reprieve System The Randomized Controlled FASTR Trial
Udelson J, Javaheri A, Fudim M, Damman K, Biegus J, Afzal A, Amin A, Bensimhon D, Bischof J, Chung E, Gottlieb R, Mahler S, Moreno J, Ponikowski P, Rao V, Cox Z, Ivey-Miranda J, Collins S, Testani J. Fluid Management of Acute Heart Failure With the Reprieve System The Randomized Controlled FASTR Trial. JACC Heart Failure 2026, 103062. PMID: 42068320, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103062.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Authors' Reply: Refining the Map of Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure
Cox Z, Rao V, Ivey-Miranda J, Testani J. Authors' Reply: Refining the Map of Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2025, 37: 1104-1104. PMID: 41563823, PMCID: PMC13143457, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000948.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersLoop Diuretic Dose Intensification versus Adjuvant Thiazide for Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure
Rao V, Cox Z, Ivey-Miranda J, Moreno-Villagomez J, Ramos-Mastache D, Maulion C, Bellumkonda L, Turner J, Wilson F, Shilpak M, Estrella M, Welling P, Wilcox C, Ellison D, Forbush B, Testani J. Loop Diuretic Dose Intensification versus Adjuvant Thiazide for Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2025, 37: 533-544. PMID: 40938670, PMCID: PMC12935386, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProteins associated with rehospitalization, mortality and diuretic resistance in acutely decompensated heart failure
Hubbell K, Rao V, Scherzer R, Shlipak M, Ivery‐Miranda J, Bansal N, Cox Z, Testani J, Estrella M. Proteins associated with rehospitalization, mortality and diuretic resistance in acutely decompensated heart failure. ESC Heart Failure 2025, 12: 3296-3305. PMID: 40504107, PMCID: PMC12450773, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of the Natriuretic Response Prediction Equation Using a Race-free Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation
Cox Z, Rao V, Wrenn J, Collins S, Testani J, Ivey-Miranda J. Evaluation of the Natriuretic Response Prediction Equation Using a Race-free Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2025, 31: 1582-1586. PMID: 40441408, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2025.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatriuretic response prediction equation for use with oral diuretics in heart failure
Ivey-Miranda J, Rao V, Cox Z, Moreno-Villagomez J, Mastache D, Collins S, Testani J. Natriuretic response prediction equation for use with oral diuretics in heart failure. European Heart Journal 2025, 46: 2410-2418. PMID: 40272149, PMCID: PMC12208776, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReprieve System for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Ivey-Miranda J, Rao V, Shaburishvili T, Verulava I, Khabeishvili N, Petrie M, Butler J, Nunez J, Biegus J, Ponikowski P, Damman K, Collins S, Testani J, Cox Z. Reprieve System for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2025, 31: 1085-1089. PMID: 39947422, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2025.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Development of a Novel Intraperitoneal Icodextrin/Dextrose Solution for Enhanced Sodium Removal
Asher J, Ivey-Miranda J, Maulion C, Cox Z, Borges-Vela J, Mendoza-Zavala G, Cigarroa-Lopez J, Silva-Rueda R, Revilla-Monsalve C, Moreno-Villagomez J, Ramos-Mastache D, Goedje O, Crosbie I, McIntyre C, Finkelstein F, Turner J, Testani J, Rao V. Development of a Novel Intraperitoneal Icodextrin/Dextrose Solution for Enhanced Sodium Removal. Kidney Medicine 2024, 7: 100938. PMID: 39790231, PMCID: PMC11714391, DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanistic Differences between Torsemide and Furosemide
Rao V, Cox Z, Ivey-Miranda J, Neville D, Balkcom N, Moreno-Villagomez J, Ramos-Mastache D, Maulion C, Bellumkonda L, Tang W, Collins S, Velazquez E, Mentz R, Wilson F, Turner J, Wilcox C, Ellison D, Fang J, Testani J. Mechanistic Differences between Torsemide and Furosemide. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 36: 99-107. PMID: 39196651, PMCID: PMC11706557, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000481.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Current Trials
Mechanisms of Diuretic Resistance in Heart Failure (MsDR)
IRB ID2000032328RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date03/31/2028Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ years
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