2015
Evidence of Mild Liver Dysfunction Identifies Stable Heart Failure Outpatients with Reversible Renal Dysfunction
Brisco MA, Cheng SJ, Laur O, Kula AJ, Testani JM. Evidence of Mild Liver Dysfunction Identifies Stable Heart Failure Outpatients with Reversible Renal Dysfunction. Cardiorenal Medicine 2015, 5: 229-236. PMID: 26195975, PMCID: PMC4478303, DOI: 10.1159/000430505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReversible renal dysfunctionStable HF outpatientsMild liver dysfunctionAlanine aminotransferaseAspartate aminotransferaseHF outpatientsRenal dysfunctionElevated bilirubinLiver dysfunctionHeart failurePoor perfusionBeta-Blocker EvaluationDecompensated heart failureHeart failure outpatientsGlomerular filtration rateSigns of congestionBaseline characteristicsRenal functionPathophysiologic factorsLiver parametersFiltration ratePatientsDysfunctionOutpatientsBilirubin
2013
Biochemical Evidence of Mild Hepatic Dysfunction Identifies Decompensated Heart Failure Patients With Reversible Renal Dysfunction
Brisco MA, McCauley BD, Chen J, Parikh CR, Testani JM. Biochemical Evidence of Mild Hepatic Dysfunction Identifies Decompensated Heart Failure Patients With Reversible Renal Dysfunction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2013, 19: 739-745. PMID: 24263117, PMCID: PMC3884639, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReversible renal dysfunctionRenal dysfunctionLiver dysfunctionElevated international normalized ratioDecompensated heart failure patientsBaseline renal dysfunctionCharacteristic laboratory abnormalitiesDecompensated HF patientsLiver dysfunction resultsSigns of HFGlomerular filtration rateHeart failure patientsMild liver dysfunctionInternational normalized ratioIntrinsic kidney diseaseBiochemical evidenceHF patientsFailure patientsLaboratory abnormalitiesRenal functionPathophysiologic factorsDischarge diagnosisKidney diseaseMultifactorial pathophysiologyNormalized ratioBlood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio Identifies a High-Risk but Potentially Reversible Form of Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure
Brisco MA, Coca SG, Chen J, Owens AT, McCauley BD, Kimmel SE, Testani JM. Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio Identifies a High-Risk but Potentially Reversible Form of Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2013, 6: 233-239. PMID: 23325460, PMCID: PMC4067251, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.112.968230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersBlood Urea NitrogenCardio-Renal SyndromeChi-Square DistributionCreatinineFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidneyLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient AdmissionPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsReversible renal dysfunctionBUN/CrBlood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratioUrea nitrogen/creatinine ratioHeart failureRenal functionRenal dysfunctionCreatinine ratioElevated BUN/CrPatients meeting eligibility criteriaDecompensated heart failure patientsDecompensated heart failureHigh-risk patientsHeart failure patientsGlomerular filtration rateRisk of deathMeeting eligibility criteriaConsecutive hospitalizationsBaseline characteristicsFailure patientsDischarge diagnosisFiltration rateEligibility criteriaPatientsReversible form