2021
Use of diuretics and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the EMPA‐REG OUTCOME trial
Pellicori P, Fitchett D, Kosiborod MN, Ofstad AP, Seman L, Zinman B, Zwiener I, Wanner C, George J, Inzucchi SE, Testani JM, Cleland JGF. Use of diuretics and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the EMPA‐REG OUTCOME trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2021, 23: 1085-1093. PMID: 34031968, PMCID: PMC11497224, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of LDDiagnosis of HFHeart failureLoop diureticsHF diagnosisEMPA-REG OUTCOME trialType 2 diabetes mellitusSigns of congestionCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular mortalityOutcome trialsDiabetes mellitusPatient subgroupsPatientsDiagnosisHigh rateOutcomesMellitusT2DMDiureticsSymptomsMortalityBaselineTrials
2015
The Current and Potential Clinical Relevance of Heart Failure Biomarkers
Gandhi PU, Testani JM, Ahmad T. The Current and Potential Clinical Relevance of Heart Failure Biomarkers. Current Heart Failure Reports 2015, 12: 318-327. PMID: 26280466, DOI: 10.1007/s11897-015-0268-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHeart failureHeart failure biomarkersHigh-sensitivity cardiac troponinManagement of patientsDefinitive clinical trialsCare of patientsPotential clinical relevanceNon-specific natureSoluble ST2Risk stratificationNatriuretic peptideDevastating conditionClinical trialsCardiac troponinClinical relevancePhysiologic aspectsGalectin-3BiomarkersCandidate markersPatientsMulti-marker approachDiagnosisCareFailurePathophysiology
2006
Focal myocarditis mimicking acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: diagnosis using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Testani JM, Kolansky DM, Litt H, Gerstenfeld EP. Focal myocarditis mimicking acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: diagnosis using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2006, 33: 256-9. PMID: 16878641, PMCID: PMC1524714.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCardiac magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingAcute myocarditisClinical presentationMyocardial infarctionAcute ST-elevation myocardial infarctionResonance imagingEpicardial coronary artery diseaseST-elevation myocardial infarctionElevated cardiac enzymesCoronary artery diseaseST-segment elevationDiagnosis of myocarditisChest painArtery diseaseProcedural morbidityCardiac enzymesElectrocardiographic changesFocal myocarditisMyocardial biopsiesMyocarditisMortality rateYoung womenDiagnosisInfarction