2022
Clinical implications of Type 2 diabetes on outcomes after cardiac transplantation
Chouairi F, Mullan C, Ahmed A, Bhinder J, Guha A, Miller P, Jastreboff A, Fuery M, Chiravuri M, Geirsson A, Desai N, Maulion C, Sen S, Ahmad T, Anwer M. Clinical implications of Type 2 diabetes on outcomes after cardiac transplantation. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0273111. PMID: 36516178, PMCID: PMC9750001, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transplant mortalityType 2 diabetesAllocation system changeOld allocation systemsHeart transplant recipientsOutcomes of patientsOrgan Sharing databaseProportion of patientsHeart transplantation outcomesLower likelihoodLikelihood of transplantationHigher likelihoodNew allocation systemCardiac transplantationHeart transplantationTransplant recipientsT2D patientsHeart failureSharing databaseCox regressionTransplantation outcomesUnited NetworkWorse outcomesT2DPatients
2020
Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors as diuretic adjuvants in acute decompensated heart failure: a case series
Griffin M, Riello R, Rao VS, Ivey-Miranda J, Fleming J, Maulion C, McCallum W, Sarnak M, Collins S, Inzucchi SE, Testani JM. Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors as diuretic adjuvants in acute decompensated heart failure: a case series. ESC Heart Failure 2020, 7: 1966-1971. PMID: 32476296, PMCID: PMC7373933, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsGlucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsDecompensated heart failureCotransporter 2 inhibitorsType 2 diabetesSGLT-2iBlood pressureHeart failureUrine outputYale-New Haven HospitalWeight lossIncidence of hypokalaemiaSGLT-2i initiationSGLT-2i therapyGlucose-lowering medicationsHeart failure outcomesCohort of patientsAverage weight lossDiuretic dosingDiuretic resistanceAdjunctive therapyWorsened survivalDiuretic efficiencyDiuretic monotherapy