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Hamo CE, Abdelmoneim SS, Han SY, Chandy E, Muntean C, Khan SA, Sunkesula P, Meykler M, Ramachandran V, Rosenberg E, Klem I, Sacchi TJ, Heitner JF. OUTpatient intravenous LASix Trial in reducing hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (OUTLAST). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253014. [PMID: 34170908 PMCID: PMC8232441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) remains a major source of morbidity and mortality. The current study aimed to investigate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of outpatient furosemide intravenous (IV) infusion following hospitalization for ADHF. METHODS In a single center, prospective, randomized, double-blind study, 100 patients were randomized to receive standard of care (Group 1), IV placebo infusion (Group 2), or IV furosemide infusion (Group 3) over 3h, biweekly for a one-month period following ADHF hospitalization. Patients in Groups 2/3 also received a comprehensive HF-care protocol including bi-weekly clinic visits for dose-adjusted IV-diuretics, medication adjustment and education. Echocardiography, quality of life and depression questionnaires were performed at baseline and 30-day follow-up. The primary outcome was 30-day re-hospitalization for ADHF. RESULTS Overall, a total of 94 patients were included in the study (mean age 64 years, 56% males, 69% African American). There were a total of 14 (15%) hospitalizations for ADHF at 30 days, 6 (17.1%) in Group 1, 7 (22.6%) in Group 2, and 1 (3.7%) in Group 3 (overall p = 0.11; p = 0.037 comparing Groups 2 and 3). Patients receiving IV furosemide infusion experienced significantly greater urine output and weight loss compared to those receiving placebo without any significant increase creatinine and no significant between group differences in echocardiography parameters, KCCQ or depression scores. CONCLUSION The use of a standardized protocol of outpatient IV furosemide infusion for a one-month period following hospitalization for ADHF was found to be safe and efficacious in reducing 30-day re-hospitalization.
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- Carine E. Hamo
- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- The Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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Chandy E, Ivanov A, Dabiesingh DS, Grossman A, Sunkesula P, Velagapudi L, Sales VL, Colombo EJ, Klem I, Sacchi TJ, Heitner JF. Systemic involvement in ACS: Using CMR imaging to compare the aortic wall in patients with and without acute coronary syndrome. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203514. [PMID: 30540752 PMCID: PMC6291123 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background/Objectives Previous studies have demonstrated that in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), plaque destabilization and vessel inflammation, represented by vessel edema, often occur simultaneously in multiple coronaries, as well as extend to the cerebrovascular system. Our aim was to determine whether the inflammatory vascular processes occurring within the coronaries during ACS extend simultaneously to the descending aorta. Methods We prospectively enrolled 111 patients (56 ACS patients and 55 non-ACS patients with known coronary artery disease) to undergo cardiac magnetic resonance of the thoracic aortic wall at presentation and at three-month follow-up. The primary outcome was change in aortic wall area (AWA) and maximal aortic wall thickness (AWT) from baseline to three-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes were baseline and follow-up differences in AWA and AWT, and changes in C-reactive protein (CRP). Results There was a significant reduction in mean AWA (p = 0.01) and AWT (p = 0.01) between index and follow up scans in ACS group, with no significant changes in non ACS group (both p>0.1) and no difference between ACS and non-ACS groups (p = 0.22). There was no significant difference in AWA and AWT at baseline (p>0.36) and follow-up (p>0.2) between groups. There was a significant reduction in CRP in both groups (p<0.01), with higher reduction in ACS patients (p<0.01) Conclusions There was a reduction in aortic wall size, aortic wall area, and aortic wall thickness in patients presenting with ACS, and no change in non-ACS patients. There were no interval between-group differences in these measurements. We observed a reduction in C-reactive protein in both groups, with higher reduction noted in ACS patients.
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- Elizabeth Chandy
- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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Reddy VAP, Karanam PK, Biyani V, Sunkesula P. Concurrent chemo radiotherapy followed by intraluminal brachytherapy in non-metastatic carcinoma esophagus. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.4201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Apollo Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, India
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