2021
FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Cardiorenal Interactions
Ivey-Miranda JB, Stewart B, Cox ZL, McCallum W, Maulion C, Gleason O, Meegan G, Amatruda JG, Moreno-Villagomez J, Mahoney D, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Estrella MM, Shlipak MG, Rao VS, Testani JM. FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Cardiorenal Interactions. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008385. PMID: 34689571, PMCID: PMC8782627, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF-23Cardiorenal interactionsHeart failureDiuretic resistanceSodium avidityNeurohormonal activationMultivariable analysisDistal tubular sodium reabsorptionLoop diuretic doseTubular sodium reabsorptionGlomerular filtration rateCardiorenal dysfunctionDiuretic doseDiuretic treatmentNT-proBNPFractional excretionDiuretic administrationSodium reabsorptionPeak diuresisFiltration rateCare centerUrine samplingAnimal modelsSerum chlorideDisease severity
2020
Effect of Loop Diuretics on the Fractional Excretion of Urea in Decompensated Heart Failure
Cox ZL, Sury K, Rao VS, Ivey-Miranda JB, Griffin M, Mahoney D, Gomez N, Fleming JH, Inker LA, Coca SG, Turner J, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Effect of Loop Diuretics on the Fractional Excretion of Urea in Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 402-409. PMID: 32007554, PMCID: PMC7798124, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryFractional excretionHeart failureLoop diureticsDecompensated heart failureFurosemide equivalentsKidney injuryProspective cohortDiuretic administrationDiuretic responsePeak diuresisDiuretic effectFEUreaDiureticsPatientsDiagnostic superiorityHospital systemExcretionMagnitude of changeDegree of changeBaselineDistribution of changesFENaDiuresisFailure