Predictive Approaches for Acute Dialysis Requirement and Death in COVID-19.

Link: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.17311120 Authors: Vaid, Akhil; Chan, Lili; Chaudhary, Kumardeep; Jaladanki, Suraj K; Paranjpe, Ishan; Russak, Adam; Kia, Arash; Timsina, Prem; Levin, Matthew A; He, John Cijiang; Böttinger, Erwin P; Charney, Alexander W; Fayad, Zahi A; Coca, Steven G; Glicksberg, Benjamin S; Nadkarni, Girish N; , Abstract: AKI treated with dialysis initiation is a common complication…

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Impact of institutional routine surveillance endomyocardial biopsy frequency in the first year on rejection and graft survival in pediatric heart transplantation.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14035 Authors: Duong, Son Q; Zhang, Yulin; Hall, Matt; Hollander, Seth A; Thurm, Cary W; Bernstein, Daniel; Feingold, Brian; Godown, Justin; Almond, Christopher Abstract: Routine surveillance biopsy (RSB) is performed to detect asymptomatic acute rejection (AR) after heart transplantation (HT). Variation in pediatric RSB across institutions is high. We examined center-based variation in RSB…

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Identification of Distinct Clinical Subphenotypes in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.

Link: https://doi.org/S0012-3692(21)00874-6 Authors: Vasquez, Charles R; Gupta, Shruti; Miano, Todd A; Roche, Meaghan; Hsu, Jesse; Yang, Wei; Holena, Daniel N; Reilly, John P; Schrauben, Sarah J; Leaf, David E; Shashaty, Michael G S; , Abstract: Subphenotypes have been identified in patients with sepsis and ARDS and are associated with different outcomes and responses to therapies.…

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Derivation and validation of a machine learning risk score using biomarker and electronic patient data to predict progression of diabetic kidney disease.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-021-05444-0 Authors: Chan, Lili; Nadkarni, Girish N; Fleming, Fergus; McCullough, James R; Connolly, Patricia; Mosoyan, Gohar; El Salem, Fadi; Kattan, Michael W; Vassalotti, Joseph A; Murphy, Barbara; Donovan, Michael J; Coca, Steven G; Damrauer, Scott M Abstract: Predicting progression in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is critical to improving outcomes. We sought to develop/validate a…

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Genetic discovery and risk characterization in type 2 diabetes across diverse populations.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xhgg.2021.100029 Authors: Polfus, Linda M; Darst, Burcu F; Highland, Heather; Sheng, Xin; Ng, Maggie C Y; Below, Jennifer E; Petty, Lauren; Bien, Stephanie; Sim, Xueling; Wang, Wei; Fontanillas, Pierre; Patel, Yesha; , ; , ; , ; Preuss, Michael; Schurmann, Claudia; Du, Zhaohui; Lu, Yingchang; Rhie, Suhn K; Mercader, Joseph M; Tusie-Luna, Teresa; González-Villalpando,…

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nephrology Fellow Training and Well-Being in the United States: A National Survey.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020111636 Authors: Pivert, Kurtis A; Boyle, Suzanne M; Halbach, Susan M; Chan, Lili; Shah, Hitesh H; Waitzman, Joshua S; Mehdi, Ali; Norouzi, Sayna; Sozio, Stephen M Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic’s effects on nephrology fellows’ educational experiences, preparedness for practice, and emotional wellbeing are unknown. We recruited current adult and pediatric fellows…

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