Cardiorenal MedicinePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1159/000535133
Tabo Sikaneta, Natalie Ho, Antonio Bellasi, Sara Mahdavi, Hulya Taskapan, Anton Svendrovski, Bhavanesh Makanjee, Jason Roberts, George Wu, Bharat Nathoo, Paul Tam
{"title":"QTc Interval Prolongation Is Independently Associated with FGF23 and Predicts Mortality in Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease.","authors":"Tabo Sikaneta, Natalie Ho, Antonio Bellasi, Sara Mahdavi, Hulya Taskapan, Anton Svendrovski, Bhavanesh Makanjee, Jason Roberts, George Wu, Bharat Nathoo, Paul Tam","doi":"10.1159/000535133","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>QTc interval prolongation is increasingly frequent as chronic kidney disease (CKD) advances and predicts death in dialysis. However, predictors and mortality risk in predialysis CKD are understudied. FGF23 induces left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) which is associated with QTc interval prolongation and death, suggesting a possible pathway from FGF23 to death that entails LVH and QTc prolongation. We looked for links between FGF23 and prolonged QTc intervals mediated by LVH and for deaths associated with QTc prolongation in a prospective observational cohort of patients with predialysis CKD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants underwent protocolized baseline and semiannual FGF23 testing, baseline and study end echocardiograms, and baseline and annual electrocardiograms over 3 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2,254 participants (34.1% female; mean age: 68.7 years; mean glomerular filtration: rate 41.4 mL/min/m2) enrolled in the study. Baseline LVH (left ventricular mass index >131 g/m2 [>100 g/m2 if female]) was present in 10.8% and prolonged QTc intervals (≥500 ms) in 1.5% of participants. One hundred thirty-eight (6.1%) participants died during the study. In generalized mixed-effects regression, each unit increase in the natural log of FGF23 - but not LVH - predicted an odds ratio of 1.76 (1.15, 2.70, p = 0.009) for prolonged QTc intervals independently of 15 other covariates. Mediation analysis showed that only 13% of FGF23's total effect on prolonged QTc intervals was mediated by LVH. Patients with prolonged QTc intervals had higher unadjusted (log rank p < 0.001) and adjusted (hazard ratio: 2.06 [1.08, 3.92, p = 0.028]) mortality rates than those with QTc intervals <500 ms.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>QTc interval prolongation ≥500 ms was prospectively associated with FGF23 independently of LVH and with increased mortality risk in patients with predialysis CKD.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"45-57"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107590319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Galectin-3 and Soluble CD146 Identify Cardiorenal Injuries in Severe Burn Patients: A Biomarker-Based Approach.","authors":"Louis Boutin, Sabri Soussi, Angèle Garcia Lavello, Elisabeth Masson Fron, Banjamin Deniau, Matthieu Legrand, Marcel Blot-Chabaud, Stefanny Muriel Figueroa, Christos Envangelos Chadjichristos, Feriel Azibani, Fançois Dépret","doi":"10.1159/000540845","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540845","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Acute kidney injury (AKI) and myocardial injury (MI) are severe conditions in patients with severe burn injury, and combination of both is even worst and is called the cardiorenal syndrome (CRS). Identifying a distinct cardiorenal phenotype could significantly enhance the management of these patients. Galectin-3 (Gal3) and soluble CD146 (sCD146) are biomarkers for renal and cardiac injuries. This study aims to assess the occurrence and reliability of these biomarkers in recognizing CRS in individuals who have been severely burn.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study is a single-center prospective proof-of-concept study involving patients with severe burn injuries. Plasma samples for Gal3 and sCD146 measurements were collected daily during the initial 7 days following admission. CRS was defined after 24 h of admission by the association of AKI stage 1 or more (KDIGO definition) and MI defined on high sensitive troponin (hsTnT) (variation >20% baseline value or absolute value >40 ng/mL).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty patients met the inclusion criteria and were included in this study. Thirty-eight patients had CRS. The pooled values of Gal3 or combination of Gal3 and sCD146 values following 7 days after admission were associated with CRS with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.145 (95% CI: 1.081-1.211), p < 0.001, and 1.147 (95% CI: 1.085-1.212), p < 0.001, respectively. Gal3 values at admission (D0) had a predictive performance for CRS with an AUC of 0.78 (95% CI: 0.63-0.93), and this performance improved when using the combination of Gal3 and sCD146 values at admission (D0), with an AUC of 0.81 (95% CI: 0.66-0.96). Gal3 levels during the first 7 days were associated with patients experiencing AKI and no MI, with an OR of 1.129 (95% CI: 1.065-1.195), p < 0.001, and MI without AKI with an OR of 1.095 (95% CI: 1.037-1.167), p < 0.001. sCD146 alone was not associated with AKI without MI or MI without AKI and was poorly associated with CRS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In severely burned patients, CRS is a frequent and severe condition. Gal3 values during the first 7 days following admission were associated with CRS. The use of sCD146 with Gal3 improved prediction performance for CRS identification. The use of such biomarkers to identify CRS is important and needs to be confirmed in other studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"460-472"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141970717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiorenal MedicinePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-02-16DOI: 10.1159/000536104
Luis Almenar-Bonet, Ignacio Sánchez-Lázaro, Amparo Soldevila, Raquel López-Vilella, Víctor Donoso Trenado, Ramón Devesa, Paula Carmona, Sergi Tormo, María Jesús Montero Hernández, Julio Hernández, Luis Martínez Dolz, Pilar Sánchez-Pérez
{"title":"Practical Requirements for the Development of an Advanced Cardiorenal Unit.","authors":"Luis Almenar-Bonet, Ignacio Sánchez-Lázaro, Amparo Soldevila, Raquel López-Vilella, Víctor Donoso Trenado, Ramón Devesa, Paula Carmona, Sergi Tormo, María Jesús Montero Hernández, Julio Hernández, Luis Martínez Dolz, Pilar Sánchez-Pérez","doi":"10.1159/000536104","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Heart failure is frequently associated with kidney disease, and patients with kidney disease are at increased risk of heart failure. The co-occurrence of both entities not only significantly increases morbidity and mortality but also complicates therapy.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Cardiorenal syndrome often requires a broad, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary approach. As a result, a need has arisen to create specialized cardiorenal units that allow for rigorous and personalized management of this condition. Moreover, in some cases, cardiorenal syndrome is more complex, owing to an acute and critical situation that requires the concept of the cardiorenal unit to be extended toward advanced diagnostic and therapeutic positions, thus confirming the need for an advanced cardiorenal unit. The creation of these units constitutes a real challenge, necessitating a specific multilevel action plan, covering governance and management, type of patient, personnel requirements, service portfolio, care process, information systems, and other resources. Specific lines of action must be proposed for each of the relevant points in order to facilitate development of these units, together with continuous evaluation of unit activity through specific indicators, and to detect areas for improvement.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>This study addresses the conditions and organizational characteristics that enable the creation, development, and continuous improvement of advanced cardiorenal units.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"136-146"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139671377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiorenal MedicinePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1159/000536293
Hajime Kataoka
{"title":"Neurohormonal Activation and Renal Chloride Avidity in Acute Heart Failure: Clinical Evidence Supporting the \"Chloride Theory\".","authors":"Hajime Kataoka","doi":"10.1159/000536293","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536293","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Heart failure (HF) progression according to changes in the serum chloride concentration ([sCl-]) was recently proposed as the \"chloride (Cl) theory\" for HF pathophysiology. The present study examined the association of neurohormones and renal Cl avidity to determine their contribution to acute HF and their involvement to the \"Cl theory.\"</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 29 patients with acute HF (48% men; 80.3 ± 12 years) were analyzed. Blood and urine samples were obtained before decongestive therapy. Clinical tests included peripheral blood, serum and spot urinary electrolytes, b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), and plasma neurohormones.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the 29 patients, urinary Cl concentrations ([uCl-]) inversely correlated with log (plasma renin activity [PRA]) (r = -0.64, p = 0.0002) and log (plasma aldosterone concentration) (r = -0.50, p = 0.006). The [sCl-]‒[uCl-] difference positively correlated with log PRA (r = 0.63, p = 0.0002) and log (plasma aldosterone concentration) (r = 0.49, p = 0.008). Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the [sCl-]‒[uCl-] difference, an excretion (low renal Cl avidity) group and an absorption (high renal Cl avidity) group. Compared with the excretion group (-77 to ‒5 mEq/L; n = 14), the absorption group (1-84 mEq/L; n = 15) exhibited greater renal impairment (serum creatinine; 1.45 ± 0.63 vs. 1.00 ± 0.38 mg/d, p = 0.029) and cardiac burden (log BNP; 2.99 ± 0.3 vs. 2.66 ± 0.32 pg/mL, p = 0.008), higher log PRA (0.20 ± 0.58 vs. -0.25 ± 0.35 ng/mL/h, p = 0.018), and lower fractional urinary Cl excretion (1.34 ± 1.3 vs. 5.33 ± 4.1%, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Renal Cl avidity differs in acute HF, i.e., excretion (low renal Cl avidity) versus absorption (high renal Cl avidity) types, involving renin-aldosterone-angiotensin activity as the underlying mechanism, which provides the neurohormonal background for the \"Cl theory.\" A version of this study was presented in part at the annual international scientific assembly (ACC.23) of the American College of Cardiology, March 4-6, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"94-104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139641667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiorenal MedicinePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-04-29DOI: 10.1159/000539075
Rose Mary Attieh, Belen Nunez, Robert S Copeland-Halperin, Kenar D Jhaveri
{"title":"Cardiorenal Impact of Anti-Cancer Agents: The Intersection of Onco-Nephrology and Cardio-Oncology.","authors":"Rose Mary Attieh, Belen Nunez, Robert S Copeland-Halperin, Kenar D Jhaveri","doi":"10.1159/000539075","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539075","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The evolving landscape of cancer treatments has introduced new challenges, particularly related to adverse events associated with chemotherapeutic agents. To address these challenges, the fields of cardio-oncology and onco-nephrology have arisen, focusing on the management of cardiotoxicity and nephrotoxicity attributable to anti-cancer drugs.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Numerous intersections between these disciplines exist, including onco-hypertension (HTN) and cardiorenal toxicities induced by chemotherapeutic agents. Additionally, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) may cause myocarditis and nephritis. This paper aimed to explore the intersection between cardio-oncology and onco-nephrology. A detailed review will be undertaken, focusing on onco-HTN and the cardiorenal toxicities of chemotherapeutic agents, with a specific emphasis on the adverse effects associated with ICIs.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>Multidisciplinary collaboration among oncologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, and other healthcare professionals is crucial for developing tailored approaches to optimize treatment efficacy while minimizing the risk of cardiovascular and renal complications, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes in modern oncology practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"281-293"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140853176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Acute Kidney Disease in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.","authors":"Ming-Jen Chan, Shao-Wei Chen, Pei-Chun Fan, Cheng-Chia Lee, Jia-Jin Chen, George Kuo, Yung-Chang Chen, Chih-Hsiang Chang","doi":"10.1159/000539151","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is widely used; however, studies on the long-term outcomes of ECMO are scarce. We investigated the long-term clinical outcomes of acute kidney disease (AKD) in patients receiving ECMO.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Electronic data (2009-2018) were retrospectively collected from a multicenter database. Patients were divided into two groups (AKD and non-AKD) according to their AKD status 8-90 days after the initiation of ECMO. Inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to balance baseline covariates between the two groups. The primary outcomes were major adverse kidney events (MAKEs) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), and the secondary outcomes were all-cause readmission, sepsis-related readmission, infection-related readmission, and dementia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Totally, 395 patients were eligible for analysis; of them, 160 patients (40.5%) developed AKD. The AKD group had a higher risk of MAKEs (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.06; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.68-2.53) than did the non-AKD group. Subgroup analysis revealed that the observed unfavorable effect of AKD on the risk of MAKEs was more pronounced in patients receiving venovenous ECMO than in those receiving venoarterial ECMO (HR: 5.69 vs. 1.85, respectively; p for interaction = 0.004). AKD group had a higher risk of MACE during the initial 3-year post-ECMO in comparison to those without (HR: 1.68; 95% CI: 1.22-2.30). Moreover, the risks of all-cause, sepsis-related, and infection-related readmissions were high in AKD survivors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>AKD is associated with an increased risk of long-term MAKEs and initial 3-year MACE in ECMO recipients. In addition, AKD is associated with increased risks of all-cause, infection-related, and sepsis-related readmissions.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"294-306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiorenal MedicinePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1159/000538347
Pingjiang Li, Yuying Cui, Xiaoming Xu, Jianjun Dong, Lin Liao
{"title":"Cardiorenal Benefits of Finerenone in Different Races and Kidney Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.","authors":"Pingjiang Li, Yuying Cui, Xiaoming Xu, Jianjun Dong, Lin Liao","doi":"10.1159/000538347","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538347","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The mineralocorticoid receptor plays an important pathophysiological role in cardiorenal diseases by causing inflammation and fibrosis. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are well known in treating cardiovascular disease and diverse nephropathies. However, the first-generation MRA (spironolactone) and the second-generation MRA (eplerenone) remain underutilized because of the risk of inducing severe adverse events. As a selective nonsteroidal MRA, finerenone is safer and more effective and improves cardiorenal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the effect of finerenone on cardiorenal outcomes in patients of different races and kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate) is unclear.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>In this review, we summarized the impact of finerenone on patients with CKD and T2DM from randomized controlled trials. The synthesis of published data aims to address the questions pertaining to the cardiorenal benefits of finerenone among various racial groups and different levels of kidney function.</p><p><strong>Key message: </strong>Finerenone presents racial differences and effects associated with kidney function in CKD and T2DM patients. Due to the limited data for subgroups, it is prudent to approach the conclusion with caution.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"227-234"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140304998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiorenal MedicinePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-02-14DOI: 10.1159/000537785
Amir Kazory, Claudio Ronco
{"title":"Advances in Cardiorenal Medicine: The Year 2023 in Review.","authors":"Amir Kazory, Claudio Ronco","doi":"10.1159/000537785","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000537785","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"123-128"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139734575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiorenal MedicinePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-03-12DOI: 10.1159/000538042
Kyung An Kim, Joo Eun Lee, Ik Jun Choi, Kwan Yong Lee, Chan Joon Kim, Mahn-Won Park, Chul Soo Park, Hee-Yeol Kim, Ki-Dong Yoo, Doo Soo Jeon, Myung Ho Jeong, Kiyuk Chang
{"title":"Effect of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients with Acute Kidney Injury.","authors":"Kyung An Kim, Joo Eun Lee, Ik Jun Choi, Kwan Yong Lee, Chan Joon Kim, Mahn-Won Park, Chul Soo Park, Hee-Yeol Kim, Ki-Dong Yoo, Doo Soo Jeon, Myung Ho Jeong, Kiyuk Chang","doi":"10.1159/000538042","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Renin-angiotensin system blockers (RASBs) are known to improve mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, there remain uncertainties regarding treatment with RASBs after AMI in patients with renal dysfunction and especially in the setting of acute kidney injury (AKI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients from a multicenter AMI registry undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in Korea were stratified and analyzed according to the presence of AKI, defined as an increase in serum creatinine levels of ≥0.3 mg/dL or ≥50% increase from baseline during admission, and RASB prescription at discharge. The primary outcome of interest was 5-year all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total 9,629 patients were selected for initial analysis, of which 2,405 had an episode of AKI. After adjustment using multivariable Cox regression, treatment with RASBs at discharge was associated with decreased all-cause mortality in the entire cohort (hazard ratio [HR] 0.849, confidence interval [CI] 0.753-0.956), but not for the patients with AKI (HR 0.988, CI 0.808-1.208). In subgroup analysis, RASBs reduced all-cause mortality in patients with stage I AKI (HR 0.760, CI 0.584-0.989) but not for stage II and III AKI (HR 1.200, CI 0.899-1.601, interaction p value 0.002). Similar heterogeneities between RASB use and AKI severity were also observed for other clinical outcomes of interest.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Treatment with RASBs in patients with AMI and concomitant AKI is associated with favorable outcomes in non-severe AKI, but not in severe AKI. Further studies to confirm these results and to develop strategies to minimize the occurrence of adverse effects arising from RASB treatment are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"178-190"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140109290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J.P. Islas Rodríguez, Tomas Miranda-Aquino, Gregorio Romero-González, J. H. Hernández-Del Río, Jahir R. Camacho- Guerrero, Scarlett Covarrubias-Villa, J. B. Ivey-Miranda, Jonathan S. Chávez-Íñiguez
{"title":"Effect on kidney function recovery guiding decongestion with VExUS in patients with cardiorenal syndrome 1, a randomized control trial","authors":"J.P. Islas Rodríguez, Tomas Miranda-Aquino, Gregorio Romero-González, J. H. Hernández-Del Río, Jahir R. Camacho- Guerrero, Scarlett Covarrubias-Villa, J. B. Ivey-Miranda, Jonathan S. Chávez-Íñiguez","doi":"10.1159/000535641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000535641","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: In cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS1) vascular congestion is central to the pathophysiology of heart failure and thus a key target for management. The Venous Evaluation by Ultrasound System (VExUS) could guide decongestion effectively and thereby improve outcomes. Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, patients with CRS1 (i.e., increase in creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dL) were randomized to guide decongestion with VExUS compared to usual clinical evaluation. The primary endpoint was to assess kidney function recovery (KFR), and the key secondary endpoint was decongestion evaluated by physical examination and changes in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and CA-125. Exploratory endpoints included days of hospitalization and mortality. Results: From March 2022 to February 2023, a total of 140 patients were randomized 1:1 (70 in the VExUS and 70 in the Control group). KFR was not statistically different between groups. However, VExUS improved more than twice the odds to achieve decongestion (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.9-3.0, p=0.01) and the odds to reach a decrease of BNP >30% (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.3-4.1, p = 0.01). The survival at 90 days, recongestion and CA-125 were similar between groups. Conclusion: In patients with CRS1, we observed that VExUS-guided decongestion did not improve the probability of KFR but improved the odds to achieve decongestion.","PeriodicalId":9584,"journal":{"name":"Cardiorenal Medicine","volume":"27 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138593348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}