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
Analysis 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