Published in Nephrol Dial Transplant on January 05, 2006
Greater first-year survival on hemodialysis in facilities in which patients are provided earlier and more frequent pre-nephrology visits. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.28
The importance of early referral for the treatment of chronic kidney disease: a Danish nationwide cohort study. BMC Nephrol (2012) 0.90
Late referral of patients with end-stage renal disease: an in-depth review and suggestions for further actions. NDT Plus (2009) 0.88
An integrative approach to advanced kidney disease in the elderly. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis (2010) 0.82
Outcomes of predialysis nephrology care in elderly patients beginning to undergo dialysis. PLoS One (2015) 0.81
Initial vascular access type in patients with a failed renal transplant. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2014) 0.78
When should commence dialysis: focusing on the predialysis condition. Nephrourol Mon (2013) 0.76
Morbidity, mortality and quality of life in the ageing haemodialysis population: results from the ELDERLY study. Clin Kidney J (2016) 0.75
Predialysis nephrology care and dialysis-related health outcomes among older adults initiating dialysis. BMC Nephrol (2016) 0.75
The elderly patients on hemodialysis. Minerva Urol Nefrol (2010) 0.75
Atorvastatin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus undergoing hemodialysis. N Engl J Med (2005) 12.72
Olmesartan for the delay or prevention of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2011) 11.11
Selective vitamin D receptor activation with paricalcitol for reduction of albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes (VITAL study): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2010) 7.69
Nephron number in patients with primary hypertension. N Engl J Med (2003) 6.74
Circulating urokinase receptor as a cause of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Nat Med (2011) 6.35
Intensive Supportive Care plus Immunosuppression in IgA Nephropathy. N Engl J Med (2015) 4.78
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) predicts progression of chronic kidney disease: the Mild to Moderate Kidney Disease (MMKD) Study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 4.59
Combining GFR and albuminuria to classify CKD improves prediction of ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 4.31
Effects of donor pretreatment with dopamine on graft function after kidney transplantation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2009) 3.83
Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. A clinical update from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). Kidney Int (2011) 3.48
Activated protein C protects against diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting endothelial and podocyte apoptosis. Nat Med (2007) 3.35
Combination therapy with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers to halt progression of chronic renal disease: pathophysiology and indications. Kidney Int (2005) 2.78
Vitamin D status and clinical outcomes in incident dialysis patients: results from the NECOSAD study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 2.64
Essential hypertension. Lancet (2007) 2.63
Vitamin D status and arterial hypertension: a systematic review. Nat Rev Cardiol (2009) 2.13
Aldosterone/renin ratio determines peripheral and central blood pressure values over a broad range. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.13
Preparation of the dialysis patient for transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 2.10
Asymmetric dimethylarginine and progression of chronic kidney disease: the mild to moderate kidney disease study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 2.00
JNK1 modulates osteoclastogenesis through both c-Jun phosphorylation-dependent and -independent mechanisms. J Cell Sci (2002) 1.99
Independent and additive impact of blood pressure control and angiotensin II receptor blockade on renal outcomes in the irbesartan diabetic nephropathy trial: clinical implications and limitations. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 1.96
Serum creatinine, cystatin C, and beta-trace protein in diagnostic staging and predicting progression of primary nondiabetic chronic kidney disease. Clin Chem (2010) 1.95
Sustained low efficiency dialysis using a single-pass batch system in acute kidney injury - a randomized interventional trial: the REnal Replacement Therapy Study in Intensive Care Unit PatiEnts. Crit Care (2012) 1.90
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 decreases podocyte loss and podocyte hypertrophy in the subtotally nephrectomized rat. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2003) 1.86
Avosentan reduces albumin excretion in diabetics with macroalbuminuria. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.82
Nutritional status in dialysis patients: a European consensus. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 1.81
Glyoxalase-1 prevents mitochondrial protein modification and enhances lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. Aging Cell (2008) 1.81
Renal sympathetic denervation therapy in the real world: results from the Heidelberg registry. Clin Res Cardiol (2013) 1.78
Renal insulin resistance syndrome, adiponectin and cardiovascular events in patients with kidney disease: the mild and moderate kidney disease study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 1.74
The effect of donor gender on graft survival. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 1.72
Vascular calcification: a stiff challenge for the nephrologist: does preventing bone disease cause arterial disease? Kidney Int (2004) 1.72
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with sudden cardiac death, combined cardiovascular events, and mortality in haemodialysis patients. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.72
Vitamin D status and mortality in chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.71
Predictive performance of renal function equations for patients with chronic kidney disease and normal serum creatinine levels. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 1.70
Marked increase of asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with incipient primary chronic renal disease. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 1.70
Uptake of bone-seekers is solely associated with mineralisation! A study with 99mTc-MDP, 153Sm-EDTMP and 18F-fluoride on osteoblasts. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2006) 1.65
Moderation of dietary sodium potentiates the renal and cardiovascular protective effects of angiotensin receptor blockers. Kidney Int (2012) 1.65
Asymmetric dimethylarginine, blood pressure, and renal perfusion in elderly subjects. Circulation (2003) 1.63
TNF-induced structural joint damage is mediated by IL-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 1.61
A calcimimetic (R-568), but not calcitriol, prevents vascular remodeling in uremia. Kidney Int (2008) 1.61
Hantavirus infection. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 1.60
Uric acid and chronic kidney disease: which is chasing which? Nephrol Dial Transplant (2013) 1.55
Associations of plasma renin with 10-year cardiovascular mortality, sudden cardiac death, and death due to heart failure. Eur Heart J (2011) 1.55
Dysregulated cytokine responses during cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation (2008) 1.55
The message for World Kidney Day 2009: hypertension and kidney disease: a marriage that should be prevented. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) (2009) 1.54
Monitoring of NFAT-regulated gene expression in the peripheral blood of allograft recipients: a novel perspective toward individually optimized drug doses of cyclosporine A. Transplantation (2004) 1.52
Malignancy in renal transplantation. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 1.50
Estrogen-dependent and C-C chemokine receptor-2-dependent pathways determine osteoclast behavior in osteoporosis. Nat Med (2009) 1.50
Living donor kidney transplantation in crossmatch-positive patients enabled by peritransplant immunoadsorption and anti-CD20 therapy. Transpl Int (2012) 1.47
Urinary proinflammatory cytokine response in renal transplant recipients with polyomavirus BK viruria. Transplantation (2009) 1.47
Independent association between 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D and the renin-angiotensin system: The Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study. Clin Chim Acta (2010) 1.46
High salt intake causes adverse fetal programming--vascular effects beyond blood pressure. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2012) 1.46
No aggravation of renal injury in apolipoprotein E knockout mice (ApoE(-/-)) after subtotal nephrectomy. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2004) 1.45
C. elegans as model for the study of high glucose- mediated life span reduction. Diabetes (2009) 1.45
The Case: Renal failure in a male with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Kidney Int (2010) 1.44
Long-term remission of paraprotein-induced immunotactoid glomerulopathy after high-dose therapy and autologous blood stem cell transplantation. Ann Hematol (2007) 1.44
High prevalence and poor control of hypertension in primary care: cross-sectional study. J Hypertens (2004) 1.43
Switch of immunosuppression from cyclosporine A to everolimus: impact on pulse wave velocity in stable de-novo renal allograft recipients. J Hypertens (2008) 1.42
Individualized monitoring of nuclear factor of activated T cells-regulated gene expression in FK506-treated kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation (2010) 1.41
Salt-sensitive blood pressure--an intermediate phenotype predisposing to diabetic nephropathy? Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 1.40
The living kidney donor: giving life, avoiding harm. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 1.40
Improved rejection prophylaxis with an initially intensified dosing regimen of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in de novo renal transplant recipients. Transplantation (2011) 1.39
Acute phase reaction to gadolinium-DTPA in dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.39
Reversal of glomerulosclerosis after high-dose enalapril treatment in subtotally nephrectomized rats. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 1.39
The arteriovenous fistula. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 1.31
Plasma aldosterone levels are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality: the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.30
Immunogenicity and efficacy in hemodialysis patients of an AS03(A)-adjuvanted vaccine for 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1): a nonrandomized trial. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 1.27
Vasopressin: a novel target for the prevention and retardation of kidney disease? Nat Rev Nephrol (2013) 1.26
Pro-A-type natriuretic peptide and pro-adrenomedullin predict progression of chronic kidney disease: the MMKD Study. Kidney Int (2008) 1.26
The apolipoprotein e knockout mouse: a model documenting accelerated atherogenesis in uremia. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 1.26
Uric acid as a risk factor for progression of non-diabetic chronic kidney disease? The Mild to Moderate Kidney Disease (MMKD) Study. Exp Gerontol (2008) 1.25
Cross-talk between the kidney and the cardiovascular system. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 1.25
Preventing microalbuminuria in patients with diabetes: rationale and design of the Randomised Olmesartan and Diabetes Microalbuminuria Prevention (ROADMAP) study. J Hypertens (2006) 1.25
Hypertrophy and fibrosis in the cardiomyopathy of uremia--beyond coronary heart disease. Semin Dial (2008) 1.24
Vitamin D, cardiovascular disease and mortality. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2011) 1.24
Parathyroid hormone level is associated with mortality and cardiovascular events in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.23
Calcification of coronary intima and media: immunohistochemistry, backscatter imaging, and x-ray analysis in renal and nonrenal patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 1.22
Hantavirus infection: an emerging infectious disease causing acute renal failure. Kidney Int (2012) 1.22
Atorvastatin and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients on hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.19
Symmetrical and asymmetrical dimethylarginine as predictors for mortality in patients referred for coronary angiography: the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health study. Clin Chem (2010) 1.19
Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy and safety of atorvastatin in patients with type 2 diabetes on hemodialysis (4D study): demographic and baseline characteristics. Kidney Blood Press Res (2004) 1.18
Hyperphosphatemia aggravates cardiac fibrosis and microvascular disease in experimental uremia. Kidney Int (2003) 1.17
Sirolimus in renal transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 1.15
Aldosterone and parathyroid hormone: a precarious couple for cardiovascular disease. Cardiovasc Res (2012) 1.14
The epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in Iran in an international perspective. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 1.12
High-dose melphalan with autologous stem cell transplantation after VAD induction chemotherapy for treatment of amyloid light chain amyloidosis: a single centre prospective phase II study. Br J Haematol (2004) 1.11
Glycemic control and cardiovascular events in diabetic hemodialysis patients. Circulation (2009) 1.10
CD44 is a determinant of inflammatory bone loss. J Exp Med (2005) 1.10
Why patients with progressing kidney disease are referred late to the nephrologist: on causes and proposals for improvement. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 1.09
Molecular mechanisms of the antiangiogenic and antitumor effects of mycophenolic acid. Mol Cancer Ther (2008) 1.09
The German Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD) study: design and methods. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.09