Published in N Engl J Med on September 23, 2004
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Bardoxolone methyl in type 2 diabetes and stage 4 chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med (2013) 7.54
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The risk of acute renal failure in patients with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int (2008) 5.87
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New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2010) 5.58
Dialysis-requiring acute renal failure increases the risk of progressive chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int (2009) 5.28
Fibroblast growth factor 23 and left ventricular hypertrophy in chronic kidney disease. Circulation (2009) 4.87
Klotho deficiency causes vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 4.59
Albuminuria and kidney function independently predict cardiovascular and renal outcomes in diabetes. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 4.43
Long-term survival following partial vs radical nephrectomy among older patients with early-stage kidney cancer. JAMA (2012) 4.30
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Intern Med (2016) 4.16
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: baseline characteristics and associations with kidney function. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 4.16
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Cystatin C identifies chronic kidney disease patients at higher risk for complications. J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 3.85
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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
FGF-23 associates with death, cardiovascular events, and initiation of chronic dialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 3.52
Cardio-renal syndromes: report from the consensus conference of the acute dialysis quality initiative. Eur Heart J (2009) 3.52
Sodium Excretion and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA (2016) 3.33
Nonrecovery of kidney function and death after acute on chronic renal failure. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 3.28
Phosphorus binders and survival on hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 3.26
Temporal changes in incidence of dialysis-requiring AKI. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 3.23
Acute kidney injury associates with increased long-term mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 3.23
Adiponectin regulates albuminuria and podocyte function in mice. J Clin Invest (2008) 3.11
Method of glomerular filtration rate estimation affects prediction of mortality risk. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 3.05
Dry-weight reduction in hypertensive hemodialysis patients (DRIP): a randomized, controlled trial. Hypertension (2009) 2.99
Effects of phosphate binders in moderate CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.92
Objective measures of renal mass anatomic complexity predict rates of major complications following partial nephrectomy. Eur Urol (2011) 2.87
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation (2017) 2.76
Rate of kidney function decline associates with mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.76
The frequency of hyperkalemia and its significance in chronic kidney disease. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.76
Renalase is a novel, soluble monoamine oxidase that regulates cardiac function and blood pressure. J Clin Invest (2005) 2.75
Association between kidney function and albuminuria with cardiovascular events in HIV-infected persons. Circulation (2010) 2.71
Mid-arm muscle circumference and quality of life and survival in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.68
Acute kidney injury episodes and chronic kidney disease risk in diabetes mellitus. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 2.62
Association of cystatin C with mortality, cardiovascular events, and incident heart failure among persons with coronary heart disease: data from the Heart and Soul Study. Circulation (2006) 2.61
Failure of ICD-9-CM codes to identify patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease in diabetes. Health Serv Res (2006) 2.61
Timing of onset of CKD-related metabolic complications. J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 2.60
Optimal Cutoff Levels of More Sensitive Cardiac Troponin Assays for the Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Renal Dysfunction. Circulation (2015) 2.58
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Japanese general population predicted by the MDRD equation modified by a Japanese coefficient. Clin Exp Nephrol (2007) 2.58
Incident atrial fibrillation and risk of end-stage renal disease in adults with chronic kidney disease. Circulation (2012) 2.56
Guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease. CMAJ (2008) 2.54
Baseline predictors of renal disease progression in the African American Study of Hypertension and Kidney Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 2.54
Frequency, cost, and risk factors of readmissions among severe sepsis survivors. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.50
Will hypertension performance measures used for pay-for-performance programs penalize those who care for medically complex patients? Circulation (2009) 2.44
Change in estimated GFR associates with coronary heart disease and mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 2.43
FGF23 neutralization improves chronic kidney disease-associated hyperparathyroidism yet increases mortality. J Clin Invest (2012) 2.41
Screening for CKD with eGFR: doubts and dangers. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 2.41
Diffusion of surgical innovation among patients with kidney cancer. Cancer (2008) 2.38
Development and validation of an electronic health record-based chronic kidney disease registry. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.35
Predicting the risk of chronic Kidney Disease in men and women in England and Wales: prospective derivation and external validation of the QKidney Scores. BMC Fam Pract (2010) 2.34
Traditional risk factors are not major contributors to the variance in carotid intima-media thickness. Stroke (2013) 2.34
The role of primary care in managing chronic kidney disease. Br J Gen Pract (2010) 2.33
For estimating creatinine clearance measuring muscle mass gives better results than those based on demographics. Kidney Int (2009) 2.32
Screening strategies for chronic kidney disease in the general population: follow-up of cross sectional health survey. BMJ (2006) 2.29
What do we know about chronic kidney disease in India: first report of the Indian CKD registry. BMC Nephrol (2012) 2.27
Reduced renal function and sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling elderly men. Sleep Med (2008) 2.26
Screening for albuminuria identifies individuals at increased renal risk. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 2.24
Associations of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with mortality and renal failure by sex: a meta-analysis. BMJ (2013) 2.24
Awareness of kidney disease and relationship to end-stage renal disease and mortality. Am J Med (2012) 2.24
Proteinuria, but Not eGFR, Predicts Stroke Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease: Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Stroke (2015) 2.23
Prevalence of baseline chronic kidney disease in patients presenting with solid renal tumors. Urology (2011) 2.20
GFR decline and mortality risk among patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 2.19
Prevalence of CKD and comorbid illness in elderly patients in the United States: results from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 2.18
Impact of proteinuria and glomerular filtration rate on risk of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: the anticoagulation and risk factors in atrial fibrillation (ATRIA) study. Circulation (2009) 2.18
Mortality and cardiovascular disease among older live kidney donors. Am J Transplant (2014) 2.16
White/black racial differences in risk of end-stage renal disease and death. Am J Med (2009) 2.16
Association between major depressive episodes in patients with chronic kidney disease and initiation of dialysis, hospitalization, or death. JAMA (2010) 2.16
Chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death among patients with coronary artery disease. Kidney Int (2009) 2.15
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
Associations between kidney function and subclinical cardiac abnormalities in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.10
Rate of kidney function decline in older adults: a comparison using creatinine and cystatin C. Am J Nephrol (2009) 2.10
In vitro stimulation of HDL anti-inflammatory activity and inhibition of LDL pro-inflammatory activity in the plasma of patients with end-stage renal disease by an apoA-1 mimetic peptide. Kidney Int (2009) 2.09
Effect of A Reduction in glomerular filtration rate after NEphrectomy on arterial STiffness and central hemodynamics: rationale and design of the EARNEST study. Am Heart J (2013) 2.07
Cellular and molecular mechanisms in kidney fibrosis. J Clin Invest (2014) 2.07
Partial versus radical nephrectomy for 4 to 7 cm renal cortical tumors. J Urol (2009) 2.05
Development of reduced kidney function in rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 2.04
Assessment of Global Kidney Health Care Status. JAMA (2017) 2.04
New Chronic Kidney Disease and Overall Survival After Nephrectomy for Small Renal Cortical Tumors. Urology (2015) 2.03
The mechanism of phosphorus as a cardiovascular risk factor in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.99
Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with glomerular filtration rates in living kidney donors. Kidney Int (2009) 1.99
Robotic-assisted versus traditional laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: comparison of outcomes and evaluation of learning curve. Urology (2011) 1.98
Intensity of renal support in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. N Engl J Med (2008) 14.40
Projected effect of dietary salt reductions on future cardiovascular disease. N Engl J Med (2010) 12.04
Mineral metabolism, mortality, and morbidity in maintenance hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 11.23
In-center hemodialysis six times per week versus three times per week. N Engl J Med (2010) 10.73
Effect of cinacalcet on cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing dialysis. N Engl J Med (2012) 8.88
Relaxing the rule of ten events per variable in logistic and Cox regression. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 8.02
The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: Design and Methods. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 7.79
Body mass index and risk for end-stage renal disease. Ann Intern Med (2006) 7.56
Bardoxolone methyl in type 2 diabetes and stage 4 chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med (2013) 7.54
Diuretics, mortality, and nonrecovery of renal function in acute renal failure. JAMA (2002) 7.20
Declining mortality in patients with acute renal failure, 1988 to 2002. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 6.66
Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. N Engl J Med (2009) 6.45
Spectrum of acute renal failure in the intensive care unit: the PICARD experience. Kidney Int (2004) 6.04
Fibroblast growth factor 23 and risks of mortality and end-stage renal disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. JAMA (2011) 5.86
Dialysis-requiring acute renal failure increases the risk of progressive chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int (2009) 5.28
Predialysis nephrology care of older patients approaching end-stage renal disease. Arch Intern Med (2011) 5.11
APOL1 risk variants, race, and progression of chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med (2013) 5.00
Validity of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification Codes for Acute Renal Failure. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 4.95
Fluid accumulation, survival and recovery of kidney function in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Kidney Int (2009) 4.72
The effects of frequent nocturnal home hemodialysis: the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Nocturnal Trial. Kidney Int (2011) 4.27
Risk factors for end-stage renal disease: 25-year follow-up. Arch Intern Med (2009) 4.05
Sugar-sweetened beverages, serum uric acid, and blood pressure in adolescents. J Pediatr (2009) 4.04
Metabolic syndrome and the risk for chronic kidney disease among nondiabetic adults. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 3.96
Diagnosis, epidemiology and outcomes of acute kidney injury. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 3.93
Association of renal insufficiency with treatment and outcomes after myocardial infarction in elderly patients. Ann Intern Med (2002) 3.92
Cardiac calcification in adult hemodialysis patients. A link between end-stage renal disease and cardiovascular disease? J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 3.83
Cost-effectiveness of tolvaptan in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med (2013) 3.83
Statin and aspirin therapy are associated with decreased rates of choroidal neovascularization among patients with age-related macular degeneration. Am J Ophthalmol (2004) 3.82
Octogenarians and nonagenarians starting dialysis in the United States. Ann Intern Med (2007) 3.80
Use of the albumin/creatinine ratio to detect microalbuminuria: implications of sex and race. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 3.48
Nonrecovery of kidney function and death after acute on chronic renal failure. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 3.28
Temporal changes in incidence of dialysis-requiring AKI. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 3.23
Chronic kidney disease and cognitive impairment in the elderly: the health, aging, and body composition study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 3.14
The ADVANCE study: a randomized study to evaluate the effects of cinacalcet plus low-dose vitamin D on vascular calcification in patients on hemodialysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 3.10
Nephrology consultation in acute renal failure: does timing matter? Am J Med (2002) 2.95
Effects of phosphate binders in moderate CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.92
Elevated blood pressure and risk of end-stage renal disease in subjects without baseline kidney disease. Arch Intern Med (2005) 2.90
Ethics and sample size. Am J Epidemiol (2005) 2.88
Acute renal failure definitions and classification: time for change? J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 2.81
Refining predictive models in critically ill patients with acute renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 2.74
A cluster randomized trial of decision support strategies for reducing antibiotic use in acute bronchitis. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.70
Adrenoceptor polymorphisms and the risk of cardiac injury and dysfunction after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke (2006) 2.68
Significance of frailty among dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 2.62
Association of cystatin C with mortality, cardiovascular events, and incident heart failure among persons with coronary heart disease: data from the Heart and Soul Study. Circulation (2006) 2.61
An empiric estimate of the value of life: updating the renal dialysis cost-effectiveness standard. Value Health (2009) 2.60
Incident atrial fibrillation and risk of end-stage renal disease in adults with chronic kidney disease. Circulation (2012) 2.56
Timing of initiation of dialysis in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 2.56
NIH disease funding levels and burden of disease. PLoS One (2011) 2.56
Cystatin C and mortality risk in the elderly: the health, aging, and body composition study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 2.55
Health-related quality of life and estimates of utility in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int (2005) 2.54
Plasma cytokine levels predict mortality in patients with acute renal failure. Kidney Int (2004) 2.52
Fluid accumulation, recognition and staging of acute kidney injury in critically-ill patients. Crit Care (2010) 2.51
Cognitive impairment in chronic kidney disease. J Am Geriatr Soc (2004) 2.50
Prehypertension during young adulthood and coronary calcium later in life. Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.49
Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels do not improve risk prediction of progressive chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int (2013) 2.48
Estimating GFR among participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 2.42
Frailty and chronic kidney disease: the Third National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey. Am J Med (2009) 2.39
The case against calcium-based phosphate binders. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 2.38
Association of body size with outcomes among patients beginning dialysis. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 2.37
Effect of managed care insurance on the use of preventive care for specific ethnic groups in the United States. Med Care (2002) 2.34
Epidemiology of anemia associated with chronic renal insufficiency among adults in the United States: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 2.34
Weekend hospital admission, acute kidney injury, and mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.30
Risks for end-stage renal disease, cardiovascular events, and death in Hispanic versus non-Hispanic white adults with chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 2.26
Racial/Ethnic differences in longitudinal risk of intracranial hemorrhage in brain arteriovenous malformation patients. Stroke (2007) 2.26
Variation in access to health care for different racial/ethnic groups by the racial/ethnic composition of an individual's county of residence. Med Care (2004) 2.25
Association of fetuin-A with mitral annular calcification and aortic stenosis among persons with coronary heart disease: data from the Heart and Soul Study. Circulation (2007) 2.23
Ultrasound visibility of needles used for regional nerve block: an in vitro study. Reg Anesth Pain Med (2004) 2.19
Longitudinal study of nutritional status, body composition, and physical function in hemodialysis patients. Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 2.19
Test variability of the QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube assay in clinical practice. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 2.14
Effect of frequent hemodialysis on residual kidney function. Kidney Int (2013) 2.10
Frailty, dialysis initiation, and mortality in end-stage renal disease. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.10
Associations between kidney function and subclinical cardiac abnormalities in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.10
Validation of the supplemented Spetzler-Martin grading system for brain arteriovenous malformations in a multicenter cohort of 1009 surgical patients. Neurosurgery (2015) 2.05
Chronic kidney disease and functional limitation in older people: health, aging and body composition study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2006) 2.04
Abortion and mental health: findings from The National Comorbidity Survey-Replication. Obstet Gynecol (2014) 2.02
Risk of cardiovascular events after infection-related hospitalizations in older patients on dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 2.02
A supplementary grading scale for selecting patients with brain arteriovenous malformations for surgery. Neurosurgery (2010) 2.01
Sepsis as a cause and consequence of acute kidney injury: Program to Improve Care in Acute Renal Disease. Intensive Care Med (2010) 2.00
Acute kidney injury and mortality in hospitalized patients. Am J Nephrol (2012) 1.99
Achieving NKF-K/DOQI bone metabolism and disease treatment goals with cinacalcet HCl. Kidney Int (2005) 1.96
Methodological issues in studying the epidemiology of mild to moderate chronic renal insufficiency. Kidney Int (2002) 1.96
Control of hypertension in adults with chronic kidney disease in the United States. Hypertension (2005) 1.92
Dialysate sodium and sodium gradient in maintenance hemodialysis: a neglected sodium restriction approach? Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.92
Chronic kidney disease and cognitive impairment in menopausal women. Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 1.91
Basal cell carcinoma chemoprevention with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in genetically predisposed PTCH1+/- humans and mice. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) (2010) 1.91
Cystatin C and measures of physical function in elderly adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (HABC) Study. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 1.91
Design of clinical trials in acute kidney injury: report from an NIDDK workshop on trial methodology. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.90
PTH and the risks for hip, vertebral, and pelvic fractures among patients on dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2006) 1.86
Burden on caregivers as perceived by hemodialysis patients in the Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) trials. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.85