This Week in Nephrology

10 30 2023

Hi, This Week in Nephrology, we will be discussing article published in  October  issues of the Nephrology journals.  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology The Number and Size of Individual Kidney Medullary Pyramids is Associated with Clinical Characteristics, Kidney Biopsy Findings, and CKD Outcomes among Kidney Donors Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology Anti-PLA2R Antibody Levels and Clinical Risk Factors for Treatment Nonresponse in Membranous Nephropathy Performance Characteristics of Candidate Criteria for Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Nephrology dialysis transplantation   High rates of psychological distress, mental health diagnoses and suicide attempts in people with chronic kidney disease in Ireland Sex difference in cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic kidney disease: pooled analysis of four cohort studies Kidney international   A prospective controlled, randomized clinical trial of kidney transplant recipients developed personalized tacrolimus dosing using model-based Bayesian Prediction American journal of kidney diseases   Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives on Addressing Obesity in ESKD Clinical kidney journal  High exposure to tacrolimus is associated with spontaneous remission of recurrent membranous nephropathy after kidney transplantation The coexistence of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic nephropathy is associated with worse kidney outcomes  Evaluation of advanced imaging biomarkers at kidney failure in patients with ADPKD: a pilot study  Hypertension  ACC Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease Among US Adults With Hypertension, 1999 to 2018 American journal of hypertension Efficacy of Allisartan Isoproxil in the Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Essential Hypertension Transplantation Seroprevalence of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella-Zoster Virus and Seroresponse to the Vaccinations in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Candidates American Journal of Transplantation Qualifying a novel clinical trial endpoint (iBOX) predictive of long-term kidney transplant outcomes Kidney international report article; Patient Preferences for the Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Kidney Transplantation: a Discrete Choice Experiment Implications of Complete Proteinuria Remission at any Time in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Sparsentan DUET Trial The Phenotypic Spectrum of COL4A3 Heterozygotes High-Throughput Splicing Assays Identify Known and Novel WT1 Exon 9 Variants in Nephrotic Syndrome JAMA Internal Medicine Disparities in Kidney Transplant Waitlisting Among Young Patients Without Medical Comorbidities

10 13 2023

Hi, This Week in Nephrology, we will be discussing articles published in  October  issues of the Nephrology journals.  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell (ORBCEL-M) Therapy in Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial (NEPHSTROM) Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology Early Risk Stratification for Natural Disease Course in Fabry Patients Using Plasma Globotriaosylsphingosine Levels Stakeholder Perspectives on Factors Related to Deprescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Adults Receiving Dialysis JAMA   Cefepime vs Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Adults Hospitalized With Acute Infection The ACORN Randomized Clinical Trial   Nephrology dialysis transplantation   Comparable outcomes between a combination of peritoneal dialysis with once-weekly haemodialysis and thrice-weekly haemodialysis: a prospective cohort study The effect of micro-particle curcumin on chronic kidney disease progression: the MPAC-CKD randomized clinical trial Kidney international   Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibition increases epidermal growth factor expression and improves outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes American journal of kidney diseases   Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients: A Systematic Review for the KDIGO 2022 Hepatitis C Clinical Practice Guideline Update Acute Declines in Estimated GFR in Blood Pressure Target Trials and Risk of Adverse Outcomes Clinical kidney journal  Twenty-four-hour proteinuria levels are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with CKD  Critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: clinical determinants and post-mortem histology Hypertension  ACC Is Height2.7 Appropriate for Indexation of Left Ventricular Mass in Healthy Adolescents? The Importance of Sex Differences American journal of hypertension Observational and Genetic Evidence for Bidirectional Effects Between Red Blood Cell Traits and Diastolic Blood Pressure Transplantation Performance and Advancement of the Kidney Solid Organ Response Test American Journal of Transplantation Siplizumab combination therapy with belatacept or abatacept broadly inhibits human T cell alloreactivity in vitro Kidney international report article; Changes in Kidney Function Among Malaysian Adolescents and Its Determinants Considerable Variability Among Transplant Nephrologists in Judging Deceased Donor Kidney Offers Diagnosis of Kidney Diseases of Unknown Etiology Through Biopsy-Genetic Analysis Black Patients Equally Benefit From Renal Genetics Evaluation but Substantial Barriers in Access Exist

10 16 2023

Hi, This Week in Nephrology, we will be discussing article published in  October  issues of the Nephrology journals. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Blockade after AKI with or without Recovery among US Veterans with Diabetic Kidney Disease Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology Kaliuresis and Intracellular Uptake of Potassium with Potassium Citrate and Potassium Chloride Supplements: A Randomized Controlled Trial Efficacy and Safety of Upacicalcet in Hemodialysis Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Perspectives of Nephrologists on Gender Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation Nephrology dialysis transplantation   Vitamin K supplementation and bone mineral density in dialysis: results of the double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled RenaKvit trial  Peritoneal transformation shortly after kidney transplantation in p Kidney international   A cohort study found a high risk of end-stage kidney disease associated with acromegaly American journal of kidney diseases   The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients With CKD: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Blood Pressure, Incident Cognitive Impairment, and Severity of CKD: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Clinical kidney journal  Intact FGF23 predicts serum phosphate improvement after combined nicotinamide and phosphate binder treatment in hemodialysis patients The impact of in-centre haemodialysis treatment on the everyday life of older adults with end-stage kidney disease: a qualitative study Hypertension  ACC PREPARE: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial to Evaluate Whether Risk Stratification Can Reduce Preterm Deliveries Among Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Preterm Preeclampsia American journal of hypertension Specialized Pro-resolving Mediator Improves Vascular Relaxation via Formyl Peptide Receptor-2 Transplantation Immunized Patients Face Reduced Access to Transplantation in the Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System American Journal of Transplantation Validation of a prediction system for risk of kidney allograft failure in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: An international observational study Kidney international report article; Epidemiology and Outcomes of Children with Kidney Failure Receiving Kidney Replacement Therapy in Australia and New Zealand Feasibility Analysis of Ultrasound-Guided Placement of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters  Rate of Kidney Function Decline is Associated With Kidney and Heart Failure in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes Kidney Outcomes Following Utilization of Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System

10 9 2023

Hi, This Week in Nephrology, we will be discussing article published in October issues of the Nephrology journals. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Research and Nonresearch Industry Payments to Nephrologists in the United States between 2014 and 2021 Nephrology dialysis transplantation   Treatment and long-term outcome in primary nephrogenic diabetes insipidus Long-term outcomes of COVID-19 survivors with hospital AKI: association with time to recovery from AKI Kidney international   American journal of kidney diseases   Utility of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Estimated GFR for Estimating Time to Kidney Failure in Advanced CKD Multifaceted Quality Improvement Interventions to Prevent Hemodialysis Catheter–Related Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review Clinical kidney journal  Recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and haemodialysis: analysis from the 4D Study pted Hypertension ACC Unilaterally Selective Adrenal Vein Sampling for Identification of Surgically Curable Primary Aldosteronism American journal of hypertension Sex Differences in Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Complications in Hypertensive Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The LIFE Study Transplantation Evaluation of Immunocompetence and Biomarkers of Tolerance in Chimeric and Immunosuppression-free Kidney Allograft Recipients American Journal of Transplantation Survival after kidney transplantation compared with ongoing dialysis for people over 70 years of age: A matched-pair analysis Kidney international report : Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention on the Incidence of Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction in a National Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial Residual Kidney Function and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Incident Hemodialysis Patients Determinants of Kidney Failure in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1: Findings of the European Hyperoxaluria Consortium Changing Phenotypes and Clinical Outcomes Over Time in Microscopic Polyangiitis

10 1 2023

Hi, This Week in Nephrology, we will be discussing article published in September issues of the Nephrology journals. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Dysfunctional Coupling of Cerebral Blood Flow and Susceptibility Value in the Bilateral Hippocampus is Associated with Cognitive Decline in Nondialysis Patients with CKD Efficacy and Safety of Eculizumab in Pediatric Patients Affected by Shiga Toxin–Related Hemolytic and Uremic Syndrome: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology Long-Term, Real-World Kidney Outcomes with SGLT2i versus DPP4i in Type 2 Diabetes without Cardiovascular or Kidney Disease Immunosuppression versus Supportive Care on Kidney Outcomes in IgA Nephropathy in the Real-World Setting Nephrology dialysis transplantation   Malignancy risk in kidney transplant recipients exposed to immunosuppression pre-transplant for the treatment of glomerulonephritis Acute kidney injury in bortezomib-treated patients with multiple myeloma Kidney international   A nationwide cohort study comparing the effectiveness of diuretics and calcium channel blockers on top of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors on chronic kidney disease progression and mortality American journal of kidney diseases   Integrated Analysis of Blood and Urine Biomarkers to Identify Acute Kidney Injury Subphenotypes and Associations With Long-term Outcomes   Evaluation of Plasma Biomarkers to Predict Major Adverse Kidney Events in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19  Clinical kidney journal  Kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1): a potential biomarker of acute kidney injury and tubulointerstitial injury in patients with ANCA-glomerulonephritis Clinical and immunological characteristics of patients with combined anti-glomerular basement membrane disease and IgA nephropathy Hypertension  ACC Association Between Maternal Glucose Levels in Gestational Diabetes Screening and Subsequent Hypertension  American journal of hypertension SNAP Participation and Medication Adherence Among Older Black Medicaid-Insured Individuals Living With Hypertension Transplantation Cost-effectiveness of Kidney Transplantation From Donors at Increased Risk of Blood-borne Virus Infection Transmission Outcomes With Belatacept Exposure During Pregnancy in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Case Series American Journal of Transplantation Diagnosis and treatment of allograft rejection in islet transplantation Kidney international report   Effect of Belimumab on Preventing de novo Renal Lupus Flares   The Association Between Metabolic Syndrome, Hyperfiltration, and Long-Term GFR Decline in the General Population  Hyperfiltration can prevent loss of GFR in persons with MetS.