Published in Am J Kidney Dis on June 01, 2007
Predicting six-month mortality for patients who are on maintenance hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 2.38
Considerations in the statistical analysis of hemodialysis patient survival. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 2.18
A clinical score to predict 6-month prognosis in elderly patients starting dialysis for end-stage renal disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.82
Patterns and predictors of early mortality in incident hemodialysis patients: new insights. Am J Nephrol (2012) 1.21
The impact of an "acute dialysis start" on the mortality attributed to the use of central venous catheters: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Nephrol (2012) 0.99
Association between strict blood pressure control during chronic kidney disease and lower mortality after onset of end-stage renal disease. Kidney Int (2014) 0.94
Smoking in dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 0.88
Updated comorbidity assessments and outcomes in prevalent hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Int (2010) 0.80
Abrupt Decline in Kidney Function Before Initiating Hemodialysis and All-Cause Mortality: The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis (2016) 0.80
Impact of a modified data capture period on Liu comorbidity index scores in Medicare enrollees initiating chronic dialysis. BMC Nephrol (2013) 0.79
Differential impact of smoking on mortality and kidney transplantation among adult Men and Women undergoing dialysis. BMC Nephrol (2016) 0.75
Prediction models for the mortality risk in chronic dialysis patients: a systematic review and independent external validation study. Clin Epidemiol (2017) 0.75
A new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Ann Intern Med (2009) 71.41
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States. JAMA (2007) 38.98
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
National Kidney Foundation practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: evaluation, classification, and stratification. Ann Intern Med (2003) 23.33
Assessing kidney function--measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate. N Engl J Med (2006) 20.27
Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis. Lancet (2010) 18.36
Estimating GFR using serum cystatin C alone and in combination with serum creatinine: a pooled analysis of 3,418 individuals with CKD. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 15.04
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased kidney function in the adult US population: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 15.00
Estimating glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine and cystatin C. N Engl J Med (2012) 14.99
A trial of darbepoetin alfa in type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med (2009) 14.13
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
Glycated hemoglobin, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk in nondiabetic adults. N Engl J Med (2010) 13.25
Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Nature (2011) 13.25
Major causes of death among men and women in China. N Engl J Med (2005) 11.80
Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension. Nat Genet (2009) 11.54
In-center hemodialysis six times per week versus three times per week. N Engl J Med (2010) 10.73
Effect of dialysis dose and membrane flux in maintenance hemodialysis. N Engl J Med (2002) 10.52
Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: a position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). Kidney Int (2005) 10.42
Meta-analysis: glycosylated hemoglobin and cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med (2004) 10.35
Vitamin D-binding protein and vitamin D status of black Americans and white Americans. N Engl J Med (2013) 9.87
MYH9 is associated with nondiabetic end-stage renal disease in African Americans. Nat Genet (2008) 9.50
Patient-centered communication, ratings of care, and concordance of patient and physician race. Ann Intern Med (2003) 9.29
The definition, classification, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report. Kidney Int (2010) 9.25
Recommendations for improving serum creatinine measurement: a report from the Laboratory Working Group of the National Kidney Disease Education Program. Clin Chem (2005) 8.93
Chronic kidney disease after nephrectomy in patients with renal cortical tumours: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Oncol (2006) 8.61
Chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a pooled analysis of community-based studies. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 8.21
Cystatin C versus creatinine in determining risk based on kidney function. N Engl J Med (2013) 7.98
Calibration of serum creatinine in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 1988-1994, 1999-2004. Am J Kidney Dis (2007) 7.86
International comparison of the relationship of chronic kidney disease prevalence and ESRD risk. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 7.51
Common variants in the GDF5-UQCC region are associated with variation in human height. Nat Genet (2008) 7.31
Age and association of kidney measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease. JAMA (2012) 7.20
Calibration and random variation of the serum creatinine assay as critical elements of using equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Am J Kidney Dis (2002) 7.03
Barriers to recruiting underrepresented populations to cancer clinical trials: a systematic review. Cancer (2008) 6.96
Loss of IGF2 imprinting: a potential marker of colorectal cancer risk. Science (2003) 6.85
Race and trust in the health care system. Public Health Rep (2003) 6.74
Comparison of risk prediction using the CKD-EPI equation and the MDRD study equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate. JAMA (2012) 6.26
Lower estimated GFR and higher albuminuria are associated with adverse kidney outcomes. A collaborative meta-analysis of general and high-risk population cohorts. Kidney Int (2011) 6.01
Evaluation of the modification of diet in renal disease study equation in a large diverse population. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 6.00
Factors other than glomerular filtration rate affect serum cystatin C levels. Kidney Int (2008) 5.90
Association of three genetic loci with uric acid concentration and risk of gout: a genome-wide association study. Lancet (2008) 5.89
Patient race/ethnicity and quality of patient-physician communication during medical visits. Am J Public Health (2004) 5.79
Partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy in patients with small renal tumors--is there a difference in mortality and cardiovascular outcomes? J Urol (2008) 5.70
New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2010) 5.58
Erythropoietic response and outcomes in kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2010) 5.48
Progression of chronic kidney disease: the role of blood pressure control, proteinuria, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition: a patient-level meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med (2003) 5.47
Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. A collaborative meta-analysis of high-risk population cohorts. Kidney Int (2011) 5.47
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
Chronic kidney disease. Lancet (2011) 5.42
The timing of specialist evaluation in chronic kidney disease and mortality. Ann Intern Med (2002) 5.33
Effects of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2014) 5.31
Genomewide association studies of stroke. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.29
Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with mortality and end-stage renal disease. A collaborative meta-analysis of kidney disease population cohorts. Kidney Int (2011) 5.25
Associations of kidney disease measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease in individuals with and without diabetes: a meta-analysis. Lancet (2012) 5.10
Cultural competence: a systematic review of health care provider educational interventions. Med Care (2005) 5.09
Impact of creatinine calibration on performance of GFR estimating equations in a pooled individual patient database. Am J Kidney Dis (2007) 5.06
Kidney-Failure Risk Projection for the Living Kidney-Donor Candidate. N Engl J Med (2015) 5.03
Lung cancer screening with helical computed tomography in older adult smokers: a decision and cost-effectiveness analysis. JAMA (2003) 4.81
Multiple loci associated with indices of renal function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2009) 4.78
Cardiac troponin T measured by a highly sensitive assay predicts coronary heart disease, heart failure, and mortality in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Circulation (2011) 4.78
Associations of kidney disease measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease in individuals with and without hypertension: a meta-analysis. Lancet (2012) 4.75
Mortality attributable to smoking in China. N Engl J Med (2009) 4.75
Association of kidney function and albuminuria with cardiovascular mortality in older vs younger individuals: The HUNT II Study. Arch Intern Med (2007) 4.58
Association between cholesterol level and mortality in dialysis patients: role of inflammation and malnutrition. JAMA (2004) 4.54
Clinical information technologies and inpatient outcomes: a multiple hospital study. Arch Intern Med (2009) 4.50
Short-term variability in measures of glycemia and implications for the classification of diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2007) 4.43