Piero Ruggenenti

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1 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
2 Long-term outcome of renal transplantation from older donors. N Engl J Med 2006 5.10
3 Clinical practice. Nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med 2002 3.57
4 Sodium intake, ACE inhibition, and progression to ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 3.13
5 Phosphate may promote CKD progression and attenuate renoprotective effect of ACE inhibition. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 2.60
6 Sirolimus therapy to halt the progression of ADPKD. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 2.42
7 Mycophenolate mofetil versus azathioprine for prevention of acute rejection in renal transplantation (MYSS): a randomised trial. Lancet 2004 2.38
8 Effect of longacting somatostatin analogue on kidney and cyst growth in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ALADIN): a randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial. Lancet 2013 2.23
9 Combined kidney and liver transplantation for familial haemolytic uraemic syndrome. Lancet 2002 2.12
10 The role of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the progression of chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int Suppl 2005 2.10
11 Rituximab for idiopathic membranous nephropathy. Lancet 2002 2.03
12 von Willebrand factor cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) is deficient in recurrent and familial thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Blood 2002 1.85
13 The GFR and GFR decline cannot be accurately estimated in type 2 diabetics. Kidney Int 2013 1.81
14 Mycophenolate mofetil versus azathioprine for prevention of chronic allograft dysfunction in renal transplantation: the MYSS follow-up randomized, controlled clinical trial. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 1.76
15 ACE inhibition is renoprotective among obese patients with proteinuria. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 1.70
16 Young women with polycystic liver disease respond best to somatostatin analogues: a pooled analysis of individual patient data. Gastroenterology 2013 1.66
17 Heparin in pregnant women with previous placenta-mediated pregnancy complications: a prospective, randomized, multicenter, controlled clinical trial. Blood 2012 1.58
18 Prevention and treatment of diabetic renal disease in type 2 diabetes: the BENEDICT study. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 1.56
19 Titrating rituximab to circulating B cells to optimize lymphocytolytic therapy in idiopathic membranous nephropathy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 1.49
20 Doppler ultrasonography in posttransplant renal artery stenosis: a reliable tool for assessing effectiveness of revascularization? Transplantation 2003 1.47
21 Overview of randomised trials of ACE inhibitors. Lancet 2006 1.46
22 Proteinuria should be used as a surrogate in CKD. Nat Rev Nephrol 2012 1.42
23 Effect of high dose ramipril with or without indomethacin on glomerular selectivity. Kidney Int 2002 1.42
24 In renal transplantation blood cyclosporine levels soon after surgery act as a major determinant of rejection: insights from the MY.S.S. trial. Kidney Int 2004 1.42
25 Insulin resistance and microalbuminuria: a cross-sectional, case-control study of 158 patients with type 2 diabetes and different degrees of urinary albumin excretion. Diabetes 2006 1.40
26 Reducing polycystic liver volume in ADPKD: effects of somatostatin analogue octreotide. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 1.36
27 Liver-kidney transplantation to cure atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 1.34
28 Efficacy and safety of rituximab second-line therapy for membranous nephropathy: a prospective, matched-cohort study. Am J Nephrol 2011 1.30
29 The rate of progression of renal disease may not be slower in women compared with men: a patient-level meta-analysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003 1.30
30 Chronic renal diseases: renoprotective benefits of renin-angiotensin system inhibition. Ann Intern Med 2002 1.28
31 Selective impairment of gene expression and assembly of nephrin in human diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int 2004 1.26
32 Transplant renal artery stenosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 1.24
33 Hemolytic uremic syndrome: a fatal outcome after kidney and liver transplantation performed to correct factor h gene mutation. Am J Transplant 2005 1.23
34 Effects of combined ACE inhibitor and angiotensin II antagonist treatment in human chronic nephropathies. Kidney Int 2003 1.21
35 Adult nondiarrhea hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Shiga toxin Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteremia and urinary tract infection. Am J Kidney Dis 2003 1.09
36 Predicting cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury by urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin excretion: a pilot prospective case-control study. Nephron Clin Pract 2010 1.06
37 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and renal protection in nondiabetic patients: the data of the meta-analyses. J Am Soc Nephrol 2005 1.06
38 Impact of the PPAR-gamma2 Pro12Ala polymorphism and ACE inhibitor therapy on new-onset microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes: evidence from BENEDICT. Diabetes 2009 1.05
39 Developing regulatory-compliant electronic case report forms for clinical trials: experience with the demand trial. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2009 1.05
40 Strategies for national health care systems in emerging countries: the case of screening and prevention of renal disease progression in Bolivia. Kidney Int Suppl 2005 0.99
41 Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibition therapy in altitude polycythaemia: a prospective randomised trial. Lancet 2002 0.99
42 Sirolimus for calcineurin inhibitors in organ transplantation: contra. Kidney Int 2010 0.99
43 Prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy: evidence from clinical trials and perspectives. Curr Diabetes Rev 2011 0.98
44 In kidney transplant patients, alemtuzumab but not basiliximab/low-dose rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin induces B cell depletion and regeneration, which associates with a high incidence of de novo donor-specific anti-HLA antibody development. J Immunol 2013 0.96
45 Circulating anti-PLA2R autoantibodies to monitor immunological activity in membranous nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 0.96
46 Outcome of renal transplantation from very old donors. N Engl J Med 2009 0.96
47 ABCB1 genotypes predict cyclosporine-related adverse events and kidney allograft outcome. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 0.94
48 Rituximab in primary membranous nephropathy: first-line therapy, why not? Nephron Clin Pract 2014 0.91
49 Proteinuria: Is the ONTARGET renal substudy actually off target? Nat Rev Nephrol 2009 0.91
50 Kidney failure stabilizes after a two-decade increase: impact on global (renal and cardiovascular) health. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 0.90
51 PPARγ2 P12A polymorphism and albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of case-control studies. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011 0.89
52 Proteinuria predicting outcome in renal disease: nondiabetic nephropathies (REIN). Kidney Int Suppl 2004 0.88
53 Worsening kidney function in decompensated heart failure: treat the heart, don't mind the kidney. Eur Heart J 2011 0.87
54 The kidney and cardiovascular risk--implications for management: a consensus statement from the European Society of Hypertension. Blood Press 2007 0.86
55 Severe early acute humoral rejection resulting in allograft loss in a renal transplant recipient with Campath-1H induction therapy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005 0.86
56 Insulin resistance and proliferative retinopathy: a cross-sectional, case-control study in 115 patients with type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 0.86
57 Sirolimus to replace calcineurin inhibitors? Too early yet. Lancet 2009 0.85
58 Continuum of renoprotection with losartan at all stages of type 2 diabetic nephropathy: a post hoc analysis of the RENAAL trial results. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 0.85
59 Halting the progression of chronic nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002 0.85
60 Dealing with renin-angiotensin inhibitors, don't mind serum creatinine. Am J Nephrol 2012 0.84
61 Monitoring initial response to Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-based regimens: an individual patient data meta-analysis from randomized, placebo-controlled trials. Hypertension 2010 0.84
62 Blood pressure, proteinuria, and phosphate as risk factors for progressive kidney disease: a hypothesis. Am J Kidney Dis 2013 0.83
63 Cost-effectiveness of ACE inhibitor therapy to prevent dialysis in nondiabetic nephropathy: influence of the ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2009 0.82
64 Preventing microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2007 0.82
65 Cyclosporine prolongs delayed graft function in kidney transplantation: are rabbit anti-human thymocyte globulins the answer? Nephron Clin Pract 2005 0.82
66 Incidence and clinical predictors of Kaposi's sarcoma among 1721 Italian solid organ transplant recipients: a multicenter study. Eur J Dermatol 2006 0.81
67 ACE inhibition versus angiotensin receptor blockade: which is better for renal and cardiovascular protection? J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 0.81
68 ADAMTS13 predicts renal and cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic patients and response to therapy. Diabetes 2013 0.81
69 Old donors for kidney transplantation: how old? Gerontology 2010 0.81
70 Progression, Remission and Regression of Chronic Renal Diseases. Nephron 2016 0.81
71 Successes and disappointments with clinical islet transplantation. Adv Exp Med Biol 2010 0.80
72 Effect of the urotensin receptor antagonist palosuran in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy. Hypertension 2010 0.80
73 Dialysis and transplantation in Fabry disease: indications for enzyme replacement therapy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 0.80
74 Managing hypertension in diabetic patients--focus on trandolapril/verapamil combination. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2007 0.80
75 Intensified inhibition of renin-angiotensin system: a way to improve renal protection? Curr Hypertens Rep 2007 0.80
76 Antiproteinuric effect of chemokine C-C motif ligand 2 inhibition in subjects with acute proliferative lupus nephritis. Am J Nephrol 2011 0.80
77 Tackling the shortage of donor kidneys: how to use the best that we have. Am J Nephrol 2003 0.79
78 Thrombotic microangiopathy in renal transplantation. Ann Transplant 2002 0.79
79 Mechanisms of progression of chronic renal disease. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2008 0.78
80 Renal hemodynamics and renoprotection. Nephron Clin Pract 2008 0.78
81 Chronic nephropathies: individual risk for progression to end-stage renal failure as predicted by an integrated probabilistic model. Nephron Clin Pract 2003 0.78
82 Dual renin-angiotensin system blockade for nephroprotection: still under scrutiny. Nephron 2014 0.78
83 The diabetic CKD patient--a major cardiovascular challenge. J Ren Care 2010 0.78
84 Kidney failure stabilizes after an increase over 2 decades. J Ren Care 2009 0.78
85 Nonimmunosuppressive therapy of membranous nephropathy. Semin Nephrol 2003 0.78
86 Novel effective drugs for diabetic kidney disease? or not? Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2014 0.78
87 Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system and cardio-renal protection: focus on losartan and angiotensin receptor blockade. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2005 0.77
88 Proteinuria in diabetic nephropathy: treatment and evolution. Curr Diab Rep 2003 0.77
89 Predicting end-stage renal disease: Bayesian perspective of information transfer in the clinical decision-making process at the individual level. Kidney Int 2003 0.77
90 Proteinuria: Increased angiotensin-receptor blocking is not the first option. Nat Rev Nephrol 2009 0.77
91 Which antihypertensive drugs are the most nephroprotective and why? Expert Opin Pharmacother 2010 0.76
92 Intensified inhibition of renin-angiotensin system: a way to improve renal protection? Curr Hypertens Rep 2009 0.76
93 Is mycophenolate mofetil better than azathioprine in organ transplantation? Transplantation 2006 0.75
94 Perioperative Minimal Induction Therapy: A Further Step toward More Effective Immunosuppression in Transplantation. J Transplant 2012 0.75
95 ACP Journal Club. Prednisolone plus chlorambucil preserved renal function in membranous nephropathy. Ann Intern Med 2013 0.75
96 Oral acetyl-L-carnitine therapy and insulin resistance. Hypertension 2010 0.75
97 Initial combination therapy for treatment of hypertension. Lancet 2011 0.75
98 Chronic kidney disease: Staging CKD: can we rely on estimated GFRs? Nat Rev Nephrol 2011 0.75
99 Islet transplantation: need for a time-out? Nat Clin Pract Nephrol 2008 0.75
100 Preventing nephropathy in type 2 diabetes. G Ital Nefrol 2016 0.75
101 Losartan in diabetic nephropathy. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2004 0.75
102 Conversion from Brand-Name Neoral to the Generic Ciqorin in Stable Renal Transplant Recipients. Nephron 2016 0.75
103 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition or angiotensin receptor blockade in hypertensive diabetics? Curr Hypertens Rep 2003 0.75
104 Targeting the renin angiotensin system in dialysis patients. Semin Dial 2011 0.75
105 Hyperhomocysteinemia and increased risk of retinopathy: a cross-sectional, case-control study in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2002 0.75
106 The Bergamo Kidney Transplant Program. Clin Transpl 2005 0.75
107 Low-dose RATG with or without basiliximab in renal transplantation: a matched-cohort observational study. Am J Nephrol 2015 0.75
108 Does remission of renal disease associated with antihypertensive treatment exist? Curr Hypertens Rep 2007 0.75