2016
Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Hanberg JS, Sury K, Wilson FP, Brisco MA, Ahmad T, Maaten J, Broughton JS, Assefa M, Tang WH, Parikh CR, Testani JM. Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2199-2208. PMID: 27173030, PMCID: PMC4867078, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery catheterizationBlood urea nitrogenCardiac indexRenal functionHeart failureRenal dysfunctionGood renal functionReduced cardiac indexHigher cardiac indexGlomerular filtration rateSignificant inverse correlationMultiple subgroupsMulticenter populationWorse eGFRHF patientsCreatinine ratioArtery catheterizationPatient subgroupsFiltration rateSerial assessmentLinear mixed modelingESCAPE trialPatientsUrea nitrogenDysfunction
2010
Effect of Right Ventricular Function and Venous Congestion on Cardiorenal Interactions During the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure
Testani JM, Khera AV, St. John Sutton MG, Keane MG, Wiegers SE, Shannon RP, Kirkpatrick JN. Effect of Right Ventricular Function and Venous Congestion on Cardiorenal Interactions During the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 105: 511-516. PMID: 20152246, PMCID: PMC2995805, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersCardiac Output, LowCohort StudiesCreatinineDiureticsFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHospitals, UniversityHumansHyperemiaIncidenceKidney DiseasesKidney Function TestsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexUltrasonographyVentricular Dysfunction, RightConceptsSignificant RV dysfunctionDecompensated heart failureRV dysfunctionRenal functionGlomerular filtration rateVenous congestionCardiac outputHeart failureFiltration rateAcute decompensated heart failureMultiple echocardiographic methodsRight ventricular dysfunctionWorsening Renal FunctionRight ventricular functionCardiorenal interactionsRenal outcomesVentricular dysfunctionRV dilationRV functionVentricular functionDischarge diagnosisConsecutive admissionsEchocardiographic methodsLower incidenceHigh incidence