John W Kusek

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1 A new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Ann Intern Med 2009 71.41
2 Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States. JAMA 2007 38.98
3 Using standardized serum creatinine values in the modification of diet in renal disease study equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate. Ann Intern Med 2006 32.81
4 Estimating glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine and cystatin C. N Engl J Med 2012 14.99
5 Expressing the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate with standardized serum creatinine values. Clin Chem 2007 13.80
6 The long-term effect of doxazosin, finasteride, and combination therapy on the clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia. N Engl J Med 2003 11.25
7 Effect of dialysis dose and membrane flux in maintenance hemodialysis. N Engl J Med 2002 10.52
8 Intensive blood-pressure control in hypertensive chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med 2010 8.48
9 Burch colposuspension versus fascial sling to reduce urinary stress incontinence. N Engl J Med 2007 7.90
10 The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: Design and Methods. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003 7.79
11 Effect of clopidogrel on early failure of arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2008 7.50
12 FGF23 induces left ventricular hypertrophy. J Clin Invest 2011 7.22
13 Factors other than glomerular filtration rate affect serum cystatin C levels. Kidney Int 2008 5.90
14 Fibroblast growth factor 23 and risks of mortality and end-stage renal disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. JAMA 2011 5.86
15 Weight loss to treat urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women. N Engl J Med 2009 5.58
16 The effect of a lower target blood pressure on the progression of kidney disease: long-term follow-up of the modification of diet in renal disease study. Ann Intern Med 2005 5.45
17 APOL1 risk variants, race, and progression of chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med 2013 5.00
18 A randomized trial of urodynamic testing before stress-incontinence surgery. N Engl J Med 2012 4.59
19 Microalbuminuria in the US population: third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Am J Kidney Dis 2002 4.34
20 Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: baseline characteristics and associations with kidney function. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4.16
21 Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms and effect on quality of life in a racially and ethnically diverse random sample: the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey. Arch Intern Med 2006 4.09
22 Long-term effects of renin-angiotensin system-blocking therapy and a low blood pressure goal on progression of hypertensive chronic kidney disease in African Americans. Arch Intern Med 2008 3.71
23 Effect of dipyridamole plus aspirin on hemodialysis graft patency. N Engl J Med 2009 3.69
24 Effect of a very low-protein diet on outcomes: long-term follow-up of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2008 3.34
25 Demographic and clinical characteristics of men with chronic prostatitis: the national institutes of health chronic prostatitis cohort study. J Urol 2002 3.14
26 The prevalence of nontraditional risk factors for coronary heart disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med 2004 2.94
27 Uric acid and long-term outcomes in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2009 2.86
28 Ciprofloxacin or tamsulosin in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized, double-blind trial. Ann Intern Med 2004 2.82
29 The economic impact of chronic prostatitis. Arch Intern Med 2004 2.74
30 Cystatin C as a risk factor for outcomes in chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med 2007 2.71
31 Alfuzosin and symptoms of chronic prostatitis-chronic pelvic pain syndrome. N Engl J Med 2008 2.66
32 Homocysteine-lowering and cardiovascular disease outcomes in kidney transplant recipients: primary results from the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplantation trial. Circulation 2011 2.62
33 Estimating GFR among participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2012 2.42
34 The rationale and design of the AASK cohort study. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003 2.34
35 Validation of a modified National Institutes of Health chronic prostatitis symptom index to assess genitourinary pain in both men and women. Urology 2009 2.16
36 C-reactive protein and albumin as predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2005 2.13
37 Comparison of measured GFR, serum creatinine, cystatin C, and beta-trace protein to predict ESRD in African Americans with hypertensive CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2011 2.11
38 Adverse events over two years after retropubic or transobturator midurethral sling surgery: findings from the Trial of Midurethral Slings (TOMUS) study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011 2.09
39 Chronic kidney disease and cognitive function in older adults: findings from the chronic renal insufficiency cohort cognitive study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010 2.03
40 Prevalence of painful bladder symptoms and effect on quality of life in black, Hispanic and white men and women. J Urol 2007 1.94
41 CKD in Hispanics: Baseline characteristics from the CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort) and Hispanic-CRIC Studies. Am J Kidney Dis 2011 1.88
42 Association between albuminuria, kidney function, and inflammatory biomarker profile in CKD in CRIC. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2012 1.83
43 Fibroblast growth factor-23 and cardiovascular events in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 1.78
44 Emergency department visits, use of imaging, and drugs for urolithiasis have increased in the United States. Kidney Int 2013 1.72
45 A longitudinal study of left ventricular function and structure from CKD to ESRD: the CRIC study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 1.72
46 Effects of hemodialysis dose and membrane flux on health-related quality of life in the HEMO Study. Kidney Int 2004 1.71
47 Prevalence and risk factors for urinary incontinence in women with type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2002. Diabetes Care 2006 1.71
48 Adiponectin and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 1.70
49 Body mass index and mortality in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2007 1.68
50 How does the pre-massage and post-massage 2-glass test compare to the Meares-Stamey 4-glass test in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome? J Urol 2006 1.68
51 Behavioral therapy to enable women with urge incontinence to discontinue drug treatment: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2008 1.68
52 Fibroblast growth factor 23 is not associated with and does not induce arterial calcification. Kidney Int 2013 1.66
53 The effect of urodynamic testing on clinical diagnosis, treatment plan and outcomes in women undergoing stress urinary incontinence surgery. J Urol 2012 1.64
54 Sociodemographic factors contribute to the depressive affect among African Americans with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2010 1.60
55 Retinopathy and cognitive impairment in adults with CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2012 1.58
56 Relationship between homocysteine and mortality in chronic kidney disease. Circulation 2006 1.58
57 Prediction, progression, and outcomes of chronic kidney disease in older adults. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 1.56
58 The MAPP research network: design, patient characterization and operations. BMC Urol 2014 1.56
59 Risk factors for urinary incontinence among women with type 1 diabetes: findings from the epidemiology of diabetes interventions and complications study. Urology 2009 1.55
60 Pregabalin for the treatment of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med 2010 1.55
61 A randomized controlled trial of intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for treatment refractory interstitial cystitis. J Urol 2005 1.54
62 Lifestyle intervention is associated with lower prevalence of urinary incontinence: the Diabetes Prevention Program. Diabetes Care 2006 1.50
63 The effect of dialysis dose and membrane flux on nutritional parameters in hemodialysis patients: results of the HEMO Study. Kidney Int 2004 1.50
64 Prevalence and trends of urinary incontinence in adults in the United States, 2001 to 2008. J Urol 2011 1.50
65 Relationship of phosphorus and calcium-phosphorus product with mortality in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2005 1.49
66 Use of aspirin associates with longer primary patency of hemodialysis grafts. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 1.49
67 Quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2006 1.49
68 The MAPP research network: a novel study of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes. BMC Urol 2014 1.47
69 Effect of increasing doses of saw palmetto extract on lower urinary tract symptoms: a randomized trial. JAMA 2011 1.46
70 Decrease in urinary incontinence management costs in women enrolled in a clinical trial of weight loss to treat urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol 2012 1.45
71 Randomized multicenter feasibility trial of myofascial physical therapy for the treatment of urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes. J Urol 2009 1.45
72 Combination therapy with doxazosin and finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and a baseline total prostate volume of 25 ml or greater. J Urol 2006 1.44
73 Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of symptoms suggestive of painful bladder syndrome: results from the Boston area community health survey. J Urol 2008 1.43
74 Baseline factors as predictors of clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men treated with placebo. J Urol 2006 1.42
75 Relationship between C-reactive protein, albumin, and cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. Am J Kidney Dis 2003 1.42
76 Prevalence of decreased kidney function in Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years. Kidney Int 2005 1.42
77 A survey of primary care physician practices in the diagnosis and management of women with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. Urology 2010 1.42
78 Proceedings of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases International Symposium on Epidemiologic Issues in Urinary Incontinence in Women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 1.37
79 Serum bicarbonate and long-term outcomes in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2010 1.35
80 Demographic and clinical predictors of treatment failure one year after midurethral sling surgery. Obstet Gynecol 2011 1.35
81 Study design of the Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) trial. Control Clin Trials 2003 1.33
82 Leukocyte and bacterial counts do not correlate with severity of symptoms in men with chronic prostatitis: the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Cohort Study. J Urol 2002 1.31
83 Design of the Dialysis Access Consortium (DAC) Clopidogrel Prevention of Early AV Fistula Thrombosis Trial. Clin Trials 2005 1.31
84 Effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women: results at 12 and 18 months. J Urol 2010 1.31
85 A comparison of change in measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with nondiabetic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 1.29
86 Care seeking and treatment for urinary incontinence in a diverse population. J Urol 2007 1.28
87 A case-control study of risk factors in men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. BJU Int 2005 1.28
88 A population-based, prospective study of blood pressure and risk for end-stage renal disease in China. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 1.27
89 Factors associated with enrollment of African Americans into a clinical trial: results from the African American study of kidney disease and hypertension. Contemp Clin Trials 2008 1.24
90 The relationship of common medical conditions and medication use with symptoms of painful bladder syndrome: results from the Boston area community health survey. J Urol 2008 1.23
91 Long-term treatment with finasteride results in a clinically significant reduction in total prostate volume compared to placebo over the full range of baseline prostate sizes in men enrolled in the MTOPS trial. J Urol 2008 1.23
92 Nutritional status affects quality of life in Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study patients at baseline. J Ren Nutr 2002 1.23
93 Are nutritional status indicators associated with mortality in the Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study? Kidney Int 2005 1.22
94 Racial differences in health-related quality of life among hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 2004 1.22
95 Catastrophizing and pain-contingent rest predict patient adjustment in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. J Pain 2006 1.22
96 Design of a multicenter randomized clinical trial for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Urology 2002 1.21
97 Serum C-reactive protein and leptin as predictors of kidney disease progression in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study. Kidney Int 2002 1.20
98 Nutritional status in the HEMO Study cohort at baseline. Hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis 2002 1.20
99 Effect of dietary protein restriction on the progression of kidney disease: long-term follow-up of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2006 1.19
100 Variation in institutional review board responses to a standard protocol for a multicenter randomized, controlled surgical trial. J Urol 2009 1.18
101 Effect of amitriptyline on symptoms in treatment naïve patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. J Urol 2010 1.17
102 Retinopathy and chronic kidney disease in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study. Arch Ophthalmol 2012 1.16
103 Association of achieved dialysis dose with mortality in the hemodialysis study: an example of "dose-targeting bias". J Am Soc Nephrol 2005 1.16
104 Sexual activity and function in women more than 2 years after midurethral sling placement. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012 1.13
105 The relationships among measures of incontinence severity in women undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence. J Urol 2007 1.11
106 Rationale and design of the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction In Transplantation (FAVORIT) trial. Am Heart J 2006 1.09
107 Effects of dietary intake, appetite, and eating habits on dialysis and non-dialysis treatment days in hemodialysis patients: cross-sectional results from the HEMO study. J Ren Nutr 2003 1.09
108 High costs of urinary incontinence among women electing surgery to treat stress incontinence. Obstet Gynecol 2008 1.08
109 A prospective study of symptoms and quality of life in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Cohort study. J Urol 2006 1.07
110 Predictors of sudden cardiac death: a competing risk approach in the hemodialysis study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 1.07
111 Chronic kidney disease in United States Hispanics: a growing public health problem. Ethn Dis 2009 1.06
112 The influence of age on changes in health-related quality of life over three years in a cohort undergoing hemodialysis. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 1.05
113 Cardiovascular disease among hispanics and non-hispanics in the chronic renal insufficiency cohort (CRIC) study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 1.05
114 Baseline characteristics of participants in the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplantation (FAVORIT) Trial. Am J Kidney Dis 2008 1.03
115 Sexual function is a determinant of poor quality of life for women with treatment refractory interstitial cystitis. J Urol 2007 1.03
116 Effect of intensive glycemic control and diabetes complications on lower urinary tract symptoms in men with type 1 diabetes: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) study. Diabetes Care 2009 1.03
117 Hyperlipidemia and long-term outcomes in nondiabetic chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 1.01
118 Improving urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women through modest weight loss. Obstet Gynecol 2010 1.00
119 Treatment success of retropubic and transobturator mid urethral slings at 24 months. J Urol 2012 1.00
120 Time-updated systolic blood pressure and the progression of chronic kidney disease: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2015 0.99
121 Self-reported appetite, hospitalization and death in haemodialysis patients: findings from the Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005 0.96
122 Asymmetric dimethylarginine and mortality in stages 3 to 4 chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 0.96
123 Glycosylated hemoglobin and mortality in patients with nondiabetic chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2005 0.95
124 Quality of life in the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension: effects of blood pressure management. Am J Kidney Dis 2006 0.94
125 The effects of severity of urine leakage on quality of life in Hispanic, white, and black men and women: the Boston community health survey. Urology 2009 0.93
126 The contribution of common medical conditions and drug exposures to erectile dysfunction in adult males. J Urol 2007 0.93
127 Malnutrition-inflammation modifies the relationship of cholesterol with cardiovascular disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 0.92
128 Urinary incontinence among women with type 1 diabetes--how common is it? J Urol 2009 0.91
129 The effect of doxazosin, finasteride and combination therapy on nocturia in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol 2007 0.91
130 The association of adiposity and overactive bladder appears to differ by gender: results from the Boston Area Community Health survey. J Urol 2011 0.89
131 Changes in urodynamic measures two years after Burch colposuspension or autologous sling surgery. Urology 2011 0.89
132 The impact of stress incontinence surgery on female sexual function. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 0.89
133 Randomized multicenter feasibility trial of myofascial physical therapy for the treatment of urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes. J Urol 2013 0.88
134 Long-term treatment with finasteride improves clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with an enlarged versus a smaller prostate: data from the MTOPS trial. J Urol 2011 0.88
135 Candidate gene association study of coronary artery calcification in chronic kidney disease: findings from the CRIC study (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort). J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 0.88
136 Elevated depressive affect is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes among African Americans with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2011 0.88
137 Validation of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form 36 (KDQOL-36) US Spanish and English versions in a cohort of Hispanics with chronic kidney disease. Ethn Dis 2013 0.88
138 DNA methylation profile associated with rapid decline in kidney function: findings from the CRIC study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014 0.88
139 Recruitment of participants to a clinical trial of botanical therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Altern Complement Med 2011 0.88
140 Pitfalls in the design of clinical trials for interstitial cystitis. Urology 2002 0.87
141 Nutritional status assessed from anthropometric measures in the HEMO study. J Ren Nutr 2003 0.87
142 Quality of life and psychosocial factors in African Americans with hypertensive chronic kidney disease. Transl Res 2011 0.86
143 A trial of 2 strategies to reduce nocturnal blood pressure in blacks with chronic kidney disease. Hypertension 2012 0.86
144 Limited health literacy is associated with low glomerular filtration in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study. Clin Nephrol 2014 0.86
145 Comparison and correlates of three preference-based health-related quality-of-life measures among overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence. Qual Life Res 2011 0.85
146 Effects of 100 and 300 units of onabotulinum toxin A on lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a phase II randomized clinical trial. J Urol 2011 0.84
147 Inadequacy of cardiovascular risk factor management in chronic kidney transplantation - evidence from the FAVORIT study. Clin Transplant 2012 0.83
148 Followup of patients with interstitial cystitis responsive to treatment with intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin or placebo. J Urol 2007 0.83
149 Long-term effects of doxazosin, finasteride and combination therapy on quality of life in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol 2013 0.83
150 Recruitment of Hispanics into an observational study of chronic kidney disease: the Hispanic Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study experience. Contemp Clin Trials 2012 0.81
151 Design of the Blood Pressure Goals in Dialysis pilot study. Am J Med Sci 2014 0.81
152 Homocysteine in chronic kidney disease: Effect of low protein diet and repletion with B vitamins. Kidney Int 2005 0.81
153 Did patients with interstitial cystitis who failed to respond to initial treatment with bacillus Calmette-Guerin or placebo in a randomized clinical trial benefit from a second course of open label bacillus Calmette-Guerin? J Urol 2007 0.81
154 Higher levels of cystatin C are associated with worse cognitive function in older adults with chronic kidney disease: the chronic renal insufficiency cohort cognitive study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 0.81
155 Recruitment of African Americans with chronic renal insufficiency into a multicenter clinical trial: the african american study of kidney disease and hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2004 0.81
156 Factors associated with depressive symptoms and use of antidepressant medications among participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) and Hispanic-CRIC Studies. Am J Kidney Dis 2012 0.80
157 Role of adipose tissue in determining muscle mass in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Ren Nutr 2007 0.80
158 Masked Hypertension and Elevated Nighttime Blood Pressure in CKD: Prevalence and Association with Target Organ Damage. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2016 0.80
159 Urological complications of obesity and diabetes. J Urol 2009 0.80
160 Prospective evaluation of candidate urine and cell markers in patients with interstitial cystitis enrolled in a randomized clinical trial of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG). World J Urol 2007 0.80
161 Factors associated with lipoprotein(a) in chronic kidney disease. Am J Kidney Dis 2005 0.80
162 Life impact of urologic pain syndromes. J Health Psychol 2009 0.79
163 Hemodialysis timing, survival, and cardiovascular outcomes in the Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2006 0.79
164 Early termination of a trial of mycophenolate mofetil for treatment of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: lessons learned. J Urol 2011 0.79
165 Patient related factors associated with long-term urinary continence after Burch colposuspension and pubovaginal fascial sling surgeries. J Urol 2012 0.79
166 B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Cardiac Troponin I Are Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transplantation 2016 0.78
167 Prevalence of low testosterone and its relationship to body mass index in older men with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Aging Male 2013 0.78
168 Association between chronic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular disease: results from the CRIC Study. Am J Nephrol 2014 0.78
169 The effects of drug and behavior therapy on urgency and voiding frequency. Int Urogynecol J 2010 0.76
170 Treatment patterns and associated symptom improvement during six months of care for overactive bladder: a prospective, observational study. Clin Ther 2002 0.76
171 The effect of weight loss on changes in health-related quality of life among overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence. Qual Life Res 2011 0.76
172 Missing data frequency and correlates in two randomized surgical trials for urinary incontinence in women. Int Urogynecol J 2015 0.75
173 Long-term prevalence and predictors of urinary incontinence among women in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study. Int J Urol 2014 0.75
174 Preoperative clinical, demographic, and urodynamic measures associated with failure to demonstrate urodynamic stress incontinence in women enrolled in two randomized clinical trials of surgery for stress urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J 2012 0.75
175 Serum Bicarbonate and Structural and Functional Cardiac Abnormalities in Chronic Kidney Disease - A Report from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Am J Nephrol 2016 0.75
176 Brain signature and functional impact of centralized pain: a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Network Study. Pain 2017 0.75
177 Homocysteine, cysteine, and B vitamins as predictors of kidney disease progression. Am J Kidney Dis 2002 0.75