2024
Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance
Rao V, Ivey‐Miranda J, Cox Z, Moreno‐Villagomez J, Ramos‐Mastache D, Neville D, Balkcom N, Asher J, Bellumkonda L, Bigvava T, Shaburishvili T, Bartunek J, Wilson F, Finkelstein F, Maulion C, Turner J, Testani J. Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2024, 26: 1215-1230. PMID: 38556717, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceCardiorenal syndromeHeart failureLoop diureticsDiuretic withdrawalHigh-dose loop diureticsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideGrowth differentiation factor 15Carbohydrate antigen 125Differentiation factor 15Sodium removalRandomized controlled studyCardiorenal parametersDiuretic doseSoluble ST2Natriuretic peptideMedian timeDiuretic responseKidney injuryPeritoneal membraneElectrolyte handlingKidney functionDiureticsInterleukin-6
2018
Outcomes Associated With a Strategy of Adjuvant Metolazone or High‐Dose Loop Diuretics in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Propensity Analysis
Brisco‐Bacik M, Maaten J, Houser SR, Vedage NA, Rao V, Ahmad T, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Outcomes Associated With a Strategy of Adjuvant Metolazone or High‐Dose Loop Diuretics in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Propensity Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009149. PMID: 30371181, PMCID: PMC6222930, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedCause of DeathDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHeart FailureHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMetolazonePropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSodium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsStroke VolumeSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsHigh-dose loop diureticsAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureLoop diureticsRenal functionPropensity adjustmentHeart failureCommon electronic medical recordIntravenous loop diureticsLoop diuretic dosePropensity-adjusted analysisThiazide-type diureticsControl trial dataElectronic medical recordsDiuretic doseDiuretic strategyCause mortalityAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsSecondary outcomesThiazide diureticsResults PatientsDischarge diagnosisMedical recordsDiuretics
2017
Compensatory Distal Reabsorption Drives Diuretic Resistance in Human Heart Failure
Rao VS, Planavsky N, Hanberg JS, Ahmad T, Brisco-Bacik MA, Wilson FP, Jacoby D, Chen M, Tang WHW, Cherney DZI, Ellison DH, Testani JM. Compensatory Distal Reabsorption Drives Diuretic Resistance in Human Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 28: 3414-3424. PMID: 28739647, PMCID: PMC5661276, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016111178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceHeart failureLoop diureticsSodium reabsorptionHigh-dose loop diureticsDistal tubular sodium reabsorptionSodium exitLoop diuretic administrationTubular sodium reabsorptionHuman heart failureFurosemide equivalentsDistal reabsorptionConsecutive patientsFractional excretionSodium handlingDiuretic administrationProximal tubularControl cohortCare centerTreatment strategiesAnimal modelsDiureticsNet sodiumFENaTubular locationAn exploratory analysis of the competing effects of aggressive decongestion and high-dose loop diuretic therapy in the DOSE trial
Hanberg JS, Tang WH, Wilson FP, Coca SG, Ahmad T, Brisco MA, Testani JM. An exploratory analysis of the competing effects of aggressive decongestion and high-dose loop diuretic therapy in the DOSE trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 241: 277-282. PMID: 28392080, PMCID: PMC5471358, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose loop diureticsDiuretic doseAggressive decongestionDose trialFluid outputLoop diureticsHigh-dose loop diuretic therapyDose-related adverse effectsAdverse effectsLoop diuretic doseLoop diuretic therapyHeart failure patientsNet fluid balanceNet fluid outputRate of deathEmergency department (ED) visitationPotential beneficial effectsHypothesis-generating observationsEffective decongestionDiuretic therapyFailure patientsAdverse outcomesDecongestive effectImproved outcomesFluid balance