abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been an increasing incidence of hemodialysis (HD) due to old age and comorbid condition such as diabetes. In general, socioeconomic status (SES) is known as one of the most important risk factors for patient mortality and morbidity. Whether low SES is associated with poorer outcome in HD patients i...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Park HC,Kwon YE,Choi HY,Oh HJ,Chang TI,Kang EW,Park KS,Yang KH,Won EM,Shin JH,Ryu DR,Lee YK

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evidence using real-world data is sparse regarding the effects of oral anticoagulants (OACs) among patients with kidney disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of kidney disease on ischemic stroke (IS) or systemic embolism (SE) among patients taking OAC, using large-scale real-world d...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Maeda T,Nishi T,Funakoshi S,Tada K,Tsuji M,Satoh A,Kawazoe M,Yoshimura C,Arima H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged use of corticosteroids continues to be the mainstay in the management of most proteinuric glomerulopathies, but is limited by extensive side effects. Alternative medications such as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) have been recently used to treat refractory glomerulopathies and have shown superi...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Shrivastava S,Chen B,Dworkin LD,Malhotra DK,Gong R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension often accompanies chronic kidney disease (CKD), and diuretics are widely prescribed to reduce blood pressure (BP). Chlorthalidone (CTD) is a thiazide-like diuretic and an effective antihypertensive drug, yet little data exist to support its use in treating hypertension in individuals with advanc...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Agarwal R,Cramer AE,Balmes-Fenwick M,Sinha AD,Ouyang F,Tu W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nephrology research is expanding, and harnessing the much-needed information and data for the practice of evidence-based medicine is becoming more challenging. In this study, we used the natural language processing and text mining approach to mitigate some of these challenges. METHODS:We analyzed 17,412 abs...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Zengul FD,Lee T,Delen D,Almehmi A,Ivankova NV,Mehta T,Topuz K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growth hormone (GH) resistance in CKD is partly due to increased expression of SOCS2, a GH signaling negative regulator. In SOCS2 absence, body growth is exaggerated. However, GH overexpression in mice causes glomerulosclerosis. Accordingly, we tested whether lack of SOCS2 improves body growth, but accelerat...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Landau D,Assadi MH,Abu Hilal R,Chen Y,Rabkin R,Segev Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting the mortality risk of patients un-dergoing hemodialysis (HD) is challenging. Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is released into circulation from dying cells, and its elevation is predictive of unfavorable outcome. In a pilot study, we found post-HD cfDNA level to be a predictor of all-cause mortality. Thus, t...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Einbinder Y,Shnaider A,Ghanayem K,Basok A,Rogachev B,Lior Y,Haviv YS,Cohen-Hagai K,Nacasch N,Rozenberg I,Benchetrit S,Zitman-Gal T,Douvdevani A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical indicators for accurately distinguishing diabetic nephropathy (DN) from non-diabetic renal disease in type 2 diabetes (T2D) are lacking. This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram for predicting DN in T2D patients with kidney disease. METHODS:A total of 302 consecutive patients with T2D wh...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Jiang S,Fang J,Yu T,Liu L,Zou G,Gao H,Zhuo L,Li W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of metabolic acidosis to target the higher serum bicarbonate level than guideline recommendation may downregulate muscle protein degradation and improve renal function among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We conducted a study to test the effects of increased serum bicarbonate level on muscl...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kittiskulnam P,Srijaruneruang S,Chulakadabba A,Thokanit NS,Praditpornsilpa K,Tungsanga K,Eiam-Ong S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older adults with advanced non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) face a high risk of hospitalization and related adverse events. METHODS:This prospective cohort study followed nephrology clinic patients ≥60 years old with NDD-CKD stages 4-5. After an eligible patient's office visit, study ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Ramer SJ,Baddour NA,Siew ED,Salat H,Bian A,Stewart TG,Wong SPY,Jhamb M,Abdel-Kader K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home dialysis patients may be at an increased risk of adverse events after transitional states. The home dialysis virtual ward (HDVW) trial was conducted in Canadian dialysis centers and aimed to evaluate potential care gaps and patient satisfaction during the HDVW. METHODS:The HDVW was a multicenter single...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Nadeau-Fredette AC,Chan CT,Bargman JM,Copland MA,Finkle SN,Oliver MJ,Pauly RP,Perl J,Shah NA,Zimmerman DL,Tennankore KK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the association of vancomycin with acute kidney injury (AKI) in relation to its serum concentration value and to examine the risk of AKI in patients treated with vancomycin when compared with a matched cohort of patients receiving non-glycopeptide antibiotics (linezolid/daptomycin). METHODS:Fro...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Gyamlani G,Potukuchi PK,Thomas F,Akbilgic O,Soohoo M,Streja E,Naseer A,Sumida K,Molnar MZ,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Kovesdy CP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overt albuminuria (urinary albumin-creatinine ratio [ACR] > 300 mg/g) is an established risk factor for progression of nephropathy and total mortality. However, whether a reduction in ACR translates into a reduction in mortality and/or cardiovascular (CV) events among insulin-treated patients with type 2 dia...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Anyanwagu U,Donnelly R,Idris I

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE:In the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial, the possible relationships between acute kidney injury (AKI) and risk of major cardiovascular events and death are not known. STUDY DESIGN:Post hoc analysis of a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial. SETTING AND PARTI...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Dieter BP,Daratha KB,McPherson SM,Short R,Alicic RZ,Tuttle KR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interest in nephrology careers is declining, possibly due to perceptions of the field and/or training aspects. Understanding practices of medical schools successfully instilling nephrology interest could inform efforts to attract leading candidates to the specialty. METHODS:The American Society of Nephrolog...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sozio SM,Pivert KA,Shah HH,Chakkera HA,Asmar AR,Varma MR,Morrow BD,Patel AB,Leight K,Parker MG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) among patients with hypertension (HTN) provides an opportunity for early treatment, potentially mitigating risk of CKD progression and cardiovascular complications. Differences in UACR testing patterns among racial/ethnic...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Lee J,Chu C,Guzman D,Fontil V,Velasquez A,Powe NR,Tuot DS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apolipoprotein A1 (APOL1) gene variants occurring in people of West African descent contribute to the greater burden of kidney disease among African Americans. These variants are associated with increased risk of nondiabetic nephropathy, more rapid progression of chronic kidney disease, and shorter survival ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Young BA,Blacksher E,Cavanaugh KL,Freedman BI,Fullerton SM,Kopp JB,Umeukeje EM,West KM,Wilson JG,Burke W,APOL1 Stakeholders Project.

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) represents a major cause of long-term allograft failure and is the leading cause of overall post-transplant proteinuria. The extent to which histopathologic features predicts prognostication is uncertain. METHODS:A single-center retrospective cohort with biopsy-proven TG was i...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Li X,Chen J,Cheng D,Wang W,Xie K,Zhang M,Xu F,Wen J,Tang Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary acid load (DAL) contributes to the risk of CKD and CKD progression. We sought to determine the relation of DAL to racial/ethnic differences in the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among persons with CKD. METHODS:Among 1,123 non-Hispanic black (NHB) and non-Hispanic white (NHW) National Health ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Crews DC,Banerjee T,Wesson DE,Morgenstern H,Saran R,Burrows NR,Williams DE,Powe NR,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus is mainly metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A5 (CYP3A5), which is expressed in the liver. However, CYP3A5 is also expressed in the kidney tissue and may contribute to local tacrolimus clearance in the kidney allograft. We aimed to evaluate the association between the allograft CYP3A5 genotype and tr...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Udomkarnjananun S,Townamchai N,Chariyavilaskul P,Iampenkhae K,Pongpirul K,Sirichindakul B,Panumatrassamee K,Vanichanan J,Avihingsanon Y,Eiam-Ong S,Praditpornsilpa K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various medications are cleared by the kidneys, therefore patients with impaired renal function, especially dialysis patients are at risk for adverse drug events (ADEs). There are limited studies on ADEs in maintenance dialysis patients. METHODS:We utilized a nationally representative database, the Nationwi...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chan L,Saha A,Poojary P,Chauhan K,Naik N,Coca S,Garimella PS,Nadkarni GN

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although rhabdomyolysis has been associated with acute kidney injury and mortality in the short term, the long-term consequences of an episode of rhabdomyolysis remain unknown. We sought to identify the long-term outcomes of rhabdomyolysis, including mortality, renal function, and incidence of hypertension (...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Faulk T,Walker LE,Howard JT,Janak JC,Sosnov JA,Stewart IJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terminal complement-inhibitor eculizumab has dramatically changed the management of patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), and has also shown promise for treating certain forms of secondary HUS (sHUS), including that caused by drugs and solid-organ/hematopoietic stem cell transplant. While effect...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Olson SR,Lu E,Sulpizio E,Shatzel JJ,Rueda JF,DeLoughery TG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies evaluating predictors of renal replacement therapy (RRT) following cardiac surgery use arbitrary defined limits of preoperative serum creatinine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative renal function using either estimated-glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) derived using...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Drosos G,Ampatzidou F,Sarafidis P,Karaiskos T,Madesis A,Boutou AK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 10% of the world's adult population: it is within the top 20 causes of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. World Kidney Day and International Women's Day in 2018 coincide, thus offering an opportunity to reflect on the importan...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Piccoli GB,Alrukhaimi M,Liu ZH,Zakharova E,Levin A,World Kidney Day Steering Committee.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the predictive value of dialysate interleukin-6 (IL-6) representing local subclinical intraperitoneal inflammation for the development of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. METHODS:Stable prevalent CAPD patients were enrolled in this prospective study. IL-6...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Yang X,Tong Y,Yan H,Ni Z,Qian J,Fang W

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) reflects a patient's perceived disease burden, treatment effectiveness, and health status. Given the time burden and physiologic effects of hemodialysis, patients who spend dialysis time (9-15 h/week) physically or intellectually engaged may have better HRQOL. We charac...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Warsame F,Ying H,Haugen CE,Thomas AG,Crews DC,Shafi T,Jaar B,Chu NM,Segev DL,McAdams-DeMarco MA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is uncertain whether kidneys from marginal donors are suitable for live kidney transplantation. In deceased donor kidneys, tubular cell senescence affects allograft function. However, the degree of cell senescence in a living donor kidney with marginal factors has not been reported. In this study, we asse...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sofue T,Kushida Y,Ozaki T,Moritoki M,Nishijima Y,Ohsaki H,Ueda N,Kakehi Y,Nishiyama A,Minamino T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic value of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated glomerulonephritis (GN) classification has been demonstrated in several cohorts with sclerotic class having the worst renal outcome. Relevant published data on factors predicting outcomes in sclerotic ANCA GN is limited. METH...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Menez S,Hruskova Z,Scott J,Cormican S,Chen M,Salama AD,Alasfar S,Little MA,Safrankova H,Honsova E,Tesar V,Geetha D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the etiology of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (idiopathic nephrotic syndrome [INS]; characterized by repeated relapses and comorbid allergic conditions) remains unknown, recent evidence suggests that dysfunction in regulatory T cells (Tregs) plays an important role in the development of INS as well as ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tsuji S,Suruda C,Hashiyada M,Kimata T,Yamanouchi S,Kitao T,Kino J,Akane A,Kaneko K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary sodium may influence cognitive function through its effects on cerebrovascular function and cerebral blood flow. METHODS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of dietary sodium intake with cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults. We also evaluated the associations of die...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Nowak KL,Fried L,Jovanovich A,Ix J,Yaffe K,You Z,Chonchol M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may lead to right heart failure and subsequently alter glomerular filtration rates (GFR). Chronic kidney disease (CKD, GFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2) may also adversely affect PAH prognosis. This study aimed to assess how right heart hemodynamics was associated with reduced est...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Bitker L,Sens F,Payet C,Turquier S,Duclos A,Cottin V,Juillard L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contemporary prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and thrombotic cardiovascular (CV) events remains unclear in Veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA) care. Although oral P2Y12 inhibitors (P2Y12i) are increasingly being prescribed to this patient population, the overall prescr...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Singh M,Raghavan D,Williams JS,Martin BC,Hudson TJ,Owen RR,Jain N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data concerning long-term mortality predictors among large, purely diabetic hemodialysis collectives are scarce. METHODS:We used data from a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial among 1,255 hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its observational follow-up study. The associatio...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Triebswetter S,Gutjahr-Lengsfeld LJ,Schmidt KR,Drechsler C,Wanner C,Krane V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) are increasingly used in uremic patients (pts). However, their effect on serum potassium (sK) concentrations in anuric pts on chronic hemodialysis treatment (HD) is controversial. The aim of the study was to evaluate sK b...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Movilli E,Camerini C,Gaggia P,Zubani R,Cancarini G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular calcification is seen in most patients on dialysis and is strongly associated with cardiovascular mortality. Vascular calcification is promoted by phosphate, which generally reaches higher levels in hemodialysis than in peritoneal dialysis. However, whether vascular calcification develops less in pe...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Jansz TT,van Reekum FE,Özyilmaz A,de Jong PA,Boereboom FTJ,Hoekstra T,Verhaar MC,van Jaarsveld BC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrillary glomerulonephritis is characterized by randomly arranged fibrils, approximately 20 nm in diameter by electron microscopy. Patients present with proteinuria, hematuria and kidney insufficiency, and about half of the reported patients progress to end-stage kidney disease within 4 years. The dependen...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Payan Schober F,Jobson MA,Poulton CJ,Singh HK,Nickeleit V,Falk RJ,Jennette JC,Nachman PH,Pendergraft Iii WF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent reports have highlighted that diabetic patients with kidney failure are at increased risk of technique failure and transfer to haemodialysis within 90 days of initiating peritoneal dialysis (PD). We wished to determine whether there were differences between diabetic and non-diabetic patients within th...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Udo A,Goodlad C,Davenport A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African Americans (AAs) suffer the widest gaps in chronic kidney disease (CKD) outcomes compared to Caucasian Americans (CAs) and this is because of the disparities that exist in both health and healthcare. In fact, the prevalence of CKD is 3.5 times higher in AAs compared to CAs. The disparities exist at al...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Harding K,Mersha TB,Vassalotti JA,Webb FA,Nicholas SB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening in the general population remains unclear but may be beneficial in populations with high disease prevalence. We examined risk factors for albuminuria among participants in a state-wide CKD screening program in Hawaii. METHODS:The National Kidney Foundation...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Wong LL,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Page V,Hayashida G,You AS,Rhee CM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00