Posts by Amir Safavi
Pediatric heart transplantation at adult-specialty centers in the United States: A multicenter registry analysis.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.14930 Authors: Duong, Son Q; Yabes, Jonathan G; Teuteberg, Jeffrey J; Shellmer, Diana A; Feingold, Brian Abstract: Recent Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network bylaw revisions mandate that US transplant programs have an “approved pediatric component” in order to perform heart transplantation (HT) in patients
Read MoreNational Trends and Outcomes in Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury in Heart Failure: 2002-2013.
Link: https://doi.org/S1071-9164(18)30170-2 Authors: Correa, Ashish; Patel, Achint; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Shah, Harshil; Saha, Aparna; Dave, Mihir; Poojary, Priti; Mishra, Abhishek; Annapureddy, Narender; Dalal, Shaman; Konstantinidis, Ioannis; Nimma, Renu; Agarwal, Shiv Kumar; Chan, Lili; Nadkarni, Girish; Pinney, Sean Abstract: Dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (D-AKI) is a serious complication in hospitalized heart failure (HF) patients. However, data on…
Read MorePlasma biomarkers are associated with renal outcomes in individuals with APOL1 risk variants.
Link: https://doi.org/S0085-2538(18)30168-6 Authors: Nadkarni, Girish N; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Verghese, Divya A; Parikh, Chirag R; Do, Ron; Horowitz, Carol R; Bottinger, Erwin P; Coca, Steven G Abstract:
Read MoreThe Authors Reply.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2018020164 Authors: Coca, Steven G; Nadkarni, Girish N; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Parikh, Chirag R Abstract:
Read MoreThe prognostic importance of duration of AKI: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-018-0876-7 Authors: Mehta, Swati; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Patel, Achint; Patel, Shanti; Pinotti, Rachel; Nadkarni, Girish N; Parikh, Chirag R; Coca, Steven G Abstract: Acute kidney injury (AKI), as defined by peak increase in serum creatinine, is independently associated with increased risk of mortality and length of stay. Studies have suggested that the duration of AKI…
Read MoreNational Landscape of Unplanned 30-Day Readmissions in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Link: https://doi.org/S0002-9149(18)30852-X Authors: Patel, Shanti; Poojary, Priti; Pawar, Sumeet; Saha, Aparna; Patel, Achint; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Correa, Ashish; Mondal, Pratik; Mahajan, Kanika; Chan, Lili; Ferrandino, Rocco; Mehta, Dhruv; Agarwal, Shiv Kumar; Annapureddy, Narender; Patel, Jignesh; Saunders, Paul; Crooke, Gregory; Shani, Jacob; Ahmad, Tariq; Desai, Nihar; Nadkarni, Girish N; Shetty, Vijay Abstract: The number of patients with…
Read MoreHIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins from Diverse Clades Differentiate Antibody Responses and Durability among Vaccinees.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01843-17 Authors: Yates, Nicole L; deCamp, Allan C; Korber, Bette T; Liao, Hua-Xin; Irene, Carmela; Pinter, Abraham; Peacock, James; Harris, Linda J; Sawant, Sheetal; Hraber, Peter; Shen, Xiaoying; Rerks-Ngarm, Supachai; Pitisuttithum, Punnee; Nitayapan, Sorachai; Berman, Phillip W; Robb, Merlin L; Pantaleo, Giuseppe; Zolla-Pazner, Susan; Haynes, Barton F; Alam, S Munir; Montefiori, David C; Tomaras,…
Read MoreTelenephrology: Providing Healthcare to Remotely Located Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1159/000488004 Authors: Tan, Judy; Mehrotra, Anita; Nadkarni, Girish N; He, John Cijiang; Langhoff, Erik; Post, James; Galvao-Sobrinho, Carlos; Thode, Henry C; Rohatgi, Rajeev Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who live far (>30 miles) from their nephrologist experience lower rates of clinic visit adherence, limited access to treatment, and higher rates of hospitalization and…
Read MoreAnalysis of OPTN/UNOS registry suggests the number of HLA matches and not mismatches is a stronger independent predictor of kidney transplant survival.
Link: https://doi.org/S0085-2538(17)30547-1 Authors: Yacoub, Rabi; Nadkarni, Girish N; Cravedi, Paolo; He, John Cijiang; Delaney, Veronica B; Kent, Rebecca; Chauhan, Kinsuk N; Coca, Steven G; Florman, Sander S; Heeger, Peter S; Murphy, Barbara; Menon, Madhav C Abstract: HLA matching and mismatching, while inversely related, are not exact opposites. Here we determined the independent effects of HLA…
Read MoreLocation-Specific Oral Microbiome Possesses Features Associated With CKD.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2017.08.018 Authors: Hu, Jianzhong; Iragavarapu, Srinivas; Nadkarni, Girish N; Huang, Ruiqi; Erazo, Monica; Bao, Xiuliang; Verghese, Divya; Coca, Steven; Ahmed, Mairaj K; Peter, Inga Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), a progressive loss of renal function, can lead to serious complications if underdiagnosed. Many studies suggest that the oral microbiota plays important role in the…
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