Published in Nephrol Dial Transplant on May 01, 2008
Epidemiology and prognostic significance of chronic kidney disease in the elderly--the Three-City prospective cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.74
Association of fluid overload with cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality in stages 4 and 5 CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2014) 1.00
Multidisciplinary care improves clinical outcome and reduces medical costs for pre-end-stage renal disease in Taiwan. Nephrology (Carlton) (2014) 0.85
Risk of pneumonia among patients with chronic kidney disease in outpatient and inpatient settings: a nationwide population-based study. Medicine (Baltimore) (2014) 0.81
Angiopoietin-2 as a Prognostic Biomarker of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease. PLoS One (2015) 0.81
Contemporary Management of Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease. Zhonghua Minguo Xin Zang Xue Hui Za Zhi (2013) 0.77
Health policies on dialysis modality selection: a nationwide population cohort study. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75
Roles of Serum Calcium, Phosphorus, PTH and ALP on Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Nationwide, Population-based Longitudinal Study Using TWRDS 2005-2012. Sci Rep (2017) 0.75
Chronic kidney disease progression in elderly Iranian patients: a cohort study. Nephrourol Mon (2014) 0.75
Proteinuria as a Therapeutic Target in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: a Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Sci Rep (2016) 0.75
Effects of acceptance of disability on death or dialysis in chronic kidney disease patients: a 3-year prospective cohort study. BMC Nephrol (2015) 0.75
Prognostic Significance of Left Ventricular Mass Index and Renal Function Decline Rate in Chronic Kidney Disease G3 and G4. Sci Rep (2017) 0.75
Different effect of hypercholesterolemia on mortality in hemodialysis patients based on coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction. Lipids Health Dis (2016) 0.75
Prognostic value of proteinuria and glomerular filtration rate on Taiwanese patients with diabetes mellitus and advanced chronic kidney disease: a single center experience. Clin Exp Nephrol (2016) 0.75
Abatacept in B7-1-positive proteinuric kidney disease. N Engl J Med (2013) 5.62
Excerpts from the US Renal Data System 2009 Annual Data Report. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 3.11
US Renal Data System 2010 Annual Data Report. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 2.90
Impact of the clinical conditions at dialysis initiation on mortality in incident haemodialysis patients: a national cohort study in Taiwan. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 2.45
Type 2 diabetes increases and metformin reduces total, colorectal, liver and pancreatic cancer incidences in Taiwanese: a representative population prospective cohort study of 800,000 individuals. BMC Cancer (2011) 2.30
United States Renal Data System 2008 Annual Data Report. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 2.14
Excerpts from the United States Renal Data System 2007 annual data report. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 2.01
Quality of life as a survival predictor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2004) 1.83
Far-infrared therapy: a novel treatment to improve access blood flow and unassisted patency of arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 1.77
Prehemodialysis care by dietitians and first-year mortality after initiation of hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 1.57
Primary Sjögren's syndrome associated with Gitelman's syndrome presenting with muscular paralysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 1.55
Epidemiology, impact and preventive care of chronic kidney disease in Taiwan. Nephrology (Carlton) (2010) 1.54
Determinants of catheter loss following continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis. Perit Dial Int (2008) 1.54
Impaired left ventricular systolic function and increased brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity are independently associated with rapid renal function progression. Hypertens Res (2011) 1.52
Abnormal thyroid function predicts mortality in patients receiving long-term peritoneal dialysis: a case-controlled longitudinal study. J Chin Med Assoc (2012) 1.49
High prevalence and low awareness of CKD in Taiwan: a study on the relationship between serum creatinine and awareness from a nationally representative survey. Am J Kidney Dis (2006) 1.49
The ratio of observed to predicted left ventricular mass is independently associated with increased cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease. Hypertens Res (2012) 1.48
Make your diagnosis: adynamic ileus after insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter. Kidney Int (2010) 1.40
The chronic kidney disease self-efficacy (CKD-SE) instrument: development and psychometric evaluation. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2012) 1.39
Outcomes of overseas kidney transplantation in chronic haemodialysis patients in Taiwan. Nephrology (Carlton) (2011) 1.39
Association of hyperuricemia with renal outcomes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.29
Impact of renal failure on the outcome of dengue viral infection. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.28
Deletion of the noncoding GNAS antisense transcript causes pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib and biparental defects of GNAS methylation in cis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 1.28
Far infrared therapy inhibits vascular endothelial inflammation via the induction of heme oxygenase-1. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 1.27
Echocardiographic parameters are independently associated with rate of renal function decline and progression to dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.21
Dialysate leakage through umbilicus in a CAPD patient with repeated omphalitis and peritonitis--a case report. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2006) 1.19
Association of hepatitis C and B virus infection with CKD in an endemic area in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.15
Prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness of registered dietitian-led diabetes management on glycemic and diet control in a primary care setting in Taiwan. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.15
Responsiveness and minimal important differences after revision total hip arthroplasty. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2010) 1.14
Association of peripheral total and differential leukocyte counts with metabolic syndrome and risk of ischemic cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Metab Res Rev (2007) 1.13
Health-related quality of life for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with cancer-free survival after treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2002) 1.13
Disease-free survival after hepatic resection in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a prediction approach using artificial neural network. PLoS One (2012) 1.13
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and rate of renal function decline and mortality in chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.13
Acute kidney injury network classification predicts in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.12
Metformin-inclusive sulfonylurea therapy reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease occurring with Type 2 diabetes in a Taiwanese population cohort. Parkinsonism Relat Disord (2012) 1.08
Ankle brachial index as a predictor for mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and undergoing haemodialysis. Nephrology (Carlton) (2010) 1.07
Diabetes and end-stage renal disease synergistically contribute to increased incidence of cardiovascular events: a nationwide follow-up study during 1998-2009. Diabetes Care (2013) 1.06
Acute interstitial nephritis and pigmented tubulopathy in a patient after wasp stings. Am J Kidney Dis (2004) 1.06
Hypokalemia, its contributing factors and renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease. PLoS One (2013) 1.05
Echocardiographic parameters are independently associated with increased cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.04
Betel-quid use is associated with the risk of the metabolic syndrome in adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 1.04
Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels predict cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury better than albuminuria or urinary cystatin C levels. Kaohsiung J Med Sci (2013) 1.04
A comparative assessment of survival between propensity score-matched patients with peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis in Taiwan. Medicine (Baltimore) (2012) 1.02
Hypercalcemia in a renal transplant recipient suffering with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Am J Kidney Dis (2002) 1.01
Betel-quid use is associated with heart disease in women. Am J Clin Nutr (2007) 1.01
Effects of furosemide on renal calcium handling. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2007) 1.01
Challenging chronic kidney disease: experience from chronic kidney disease prevention programs in Shanghai, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. Nephrology (Carlton) (2010) 1.00
1-alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 regulates inducible nitric oxide synthase messenger RNA expression and nitric oxide release in macrophage-like RAW 264.7 cells. J Lab Clin Med (2004) 0.99
Mesenteric ischemia in patients with end-stage renal disease: a nationwide longitudinal study. Am J Nephrol (2012) 0.99
Prevalence and incidence of anxiety disorders in diabetic patients: a national population-based cohort study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2010) 0.98
Association of dyslipidemia with renal outcomes in chronic kidney disease. PLoS One (2013) 0.98
Reduced podocyte expression of alpha3beta1 integrins and podocyte depletion in patients with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and chronic PAN-treated rats. J Lab Clin Med (2006) 0.98
Timing of Doppler examination for the detection of arteriovenous fistula after percutaneous renal biopsy. J Clin Ultrasound (2008) 0.98
Gender differences in trends in diabetes prevalence from 1993 to 2008 in Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2010) 0.98
The extracellular fluid-to-intracellular fluid volume ratio is associated with large-artery structure and function in hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 0.98
Quality of life predicts risks of end-stage renal disease and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 0.97
Report of the Asian Forum of Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative (AFCKDI) 2007. "Current status and perspective of CKD in Asia": diversity and specificity among Asian countries. Clin Exp Nephrol (2009) 0.97
Pentoxifylline inhibits transforming growth factor-beta signaling and renal fibrosis in experimental crescentic glomerulonephritis in rats. Am J Nephrol (2008) 0.97
Depressive symptoms, chronic medical conditions and functional status: a comparison of urban and rural elders in Taiwan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry (2005) 0.97
Chronic kidney disease care program improves quality of pre-end-stage renal disease care and reduces medical costs. Nephrology (Carlton) (2010) 0.97
Possible effects of the new Medicare reimbursement policy on African Americans with ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 0.97
Epidemiology of sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan: a pooled analysis for a broader adoption of sarcopenia assessments. Geriatr Gerontol Int (2014) 0.97
Pauci-immune lupus nephritis: a case report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci (2008) 0.96
Association of interleg BP difference with overall and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 0.96
Prevention of diabetic nephropathy by tight target control in an asian population with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 4-year prospective analysis. Arch Intern Med (2010) 0.96
Socio-demographic and health-related factors associated with cognitive impairment in the elderly in Taiwan. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.96
Association of symptoms of depression with progression of CKD. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 0.95
Infective endocarditis in maintenance hemodialysis patients: fifteen years' experience in one medical center. J Nephrol (2004) 0.94
Physicians' characteristics in the usage of online database: a representative nationwide survey of regional hospitals in Taiwan. Inform Health Soc Care (2009) 0.94
Nocardia peritonitis -- a case report and literature review. Perit Dial Int (2008) 0.94
Responsiveness and minimal clinically important differences after cholecystectomy: GIQLI versus SF-36. J Gastrointest Surg (2008) 0.94
Effects of provider patient volume and comorbidity on clinical and economic outcomes for total knee arthroplasty: a population-based study. J Arthroplasty (2010) 0.93
Lifetime costs for peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis in patients in Taiwan. Perit Dial Int (2013) 0.93
Comparisons of technetium-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid plasma clearance and renal dynamic imaging with inulin clearance. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 0.93
Health-related quality of life outcome for oral cancer survivors after surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. Jpn J Clin Oncol (2004) 0.92
Postdialysis blood pressure rise predicts long-term outcomes in chronic hemodialysis patients: a four-year prospective observational cohort study. BMC Nephrol (2012) 0.92
The effect of preoperative transarterial chemoembolization of resectable hepatocellular carcinoma on clinical and economic outcomes. J Surg Oncol (2009) 0.92
Tacrolimus-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case analysis. J Nephrol (2003) 0.92
Association of hsCRP, white blood cell count and ferritin with renal outcome in chronic kidney disease patients. PLoS One (2012) 0.92
Impact of obesity and hypertriglyceridemia on gout development with or without hyperuricemia: a prospective study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2013) 0.91
Early nephrology referral is associated with prolonged survival in hemodialysis patients even after exclusion of lead-time bias. Am J Med Sci (2010) 0.91
A population-based study of prevalence and hospital charges in total hip and knee replacement. Int Orthop (2008) 0.91
Treatment of severe metastatic calcification in hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Int (2009) 0.91
Prevalence and risk factors for CKD in spouses and relatives of hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 0.91