Relationship of Estimated GFR and Albuminuria to Concurrent Laboratory Abnormalities: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis in a Global Consortium.

Link: https://doi.org/S0272-6386(18)30916-8 Authors: Inker, Lesley A; Grams, Morgan E; Levey, Andrew S; Coresh, Josef; Cirillo, Massimo; Collins, John F; Gansevoort, Ron T; Gutierrez, Orlando M; Hamano, Takayuki; Heine, Gunnar H; Ishikawa, Shizukiyo; Jee, Sun Ha; Kronenberg, Florian; Landray, Martin J; Miura, Katsuyuki; Nadkarni, Girish N; Peralta, Carmen A; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Schaeffner, Elke; Sedaghat, Sanaz; Shlipak,…

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National 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…

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The 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…

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National 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…

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Telenephrology: 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…

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Analysis 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…

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Location-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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