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Age and association of kidney measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease. JAMA (2012) 7.20
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
Blood pressure in early autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. N Engl J Med (2014) 5.01
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
Decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate and subsequent risk of end-stage renal disease and mortality. JAMA (2014) 3.53
Estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria for prediction of cardiovascular outcomes: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol (2015) 2.95
Estimation of GFR in South Asians: a study from the general population in Pakistan. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 2.28
Associations of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with mortality and renal failure by sex: a meta-analysis. BMJ (2013) 2.24
Development of reduced kidney function in rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 2.04
Prevalence estimates of chronic kidney disease in Canada: results of a nationally representative survey. CMAJ (2013) 1.81
Survival after primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement among patients with chronic kidney disease. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol (2014) 1.66
Comparison of absolute serum creatinine changes versus Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes consensus definitions for characterizing stages of acute kidney injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2013) 1.61
Chapter 1: Definition and classification of CKD. Kidney Int Suppl (2011) (2013) 1.51
GFR estimation: from physiology to public health. Am J Kidney Dis (2014) 1.49
A Meta-analysis of the Association of Estimated GFR, Albuminuria, Diabetes Mellitus, and Hypertension With Acute Kidney Injury. Am J Kidney Dis (2015) 1.46
Kidney Function and Cardiovascular Events in Postmenopausal Women: The Impact of Race and Ethnicity in the Women's Health Initiative. Am J Kidney Dis (2015) 1.38
Randomized Placebo-Controlled EPPIC Trials of AST-120 in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2014) 1.36
A Meta-analysis of the Association of Estimated GFR, Albuminuria, Age, Race, and Sex With Acute Kidney Injury. Am J Kidney Dis (2015) 1.30
HbA1c and risk of severe hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes and Aging Study. Diabetes Care (2013) 1.27
GFR estimating equations: getting closer to the truth? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 1.24
Multinational Assessment of Accuracy of Equations for Predicting Risk of Kidney Failure: A Meta-analysis. JAMA (2016) 1.19
Multiple major morbidities and increased mortality during long-term follow-up after recovery from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood (2013) 1.13
Chronic kidney disease screening methods and its implication for Malaysia: an in depth review. Glob J Health Sci (2015) 1.09
CKD and the risk of incident cancer. J Am Soc Nephrol (2014) 1.08
Detecting chronic kidney disease in population-based administrative databases using an algorithm of hospital encounter and physician claim codes. BMC Nephrol (2013) 1.07
Chronic kidney disease in US adults with type 2 diabetes: an updated national estimate of prevalence based on Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) staging. BMC Res Notes (2014) 1.06
Racial differences in estimated GFR decline, ESRD, and mortality in an integrated health system. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 1.06
Novel filtration markers as predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 1.05
Tissue transcriptome-driven identification of epidermal growth factor as a chronic kidney disease biomarker. Sci Transl Med (2015) 1.03
Subclinical atherosclerosis measures for cardiovascular prediction in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2014) 1.02
Chronic kidney disease and outcomes in heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction: the Cardiovascular Research Network PRESERVE Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2013) 1.01
CKD and cardiovascular disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study: interactions with age, sex, and race. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 1.00
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Albuminuria and cognitive decline in people with diabetes and normal renal function. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 0.95
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CKD and the risk of acute, community-acquired infections among older people with diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records. Am J Kidney Dis (2015) 0.94
American Heart Association Cardiovascular Genome-Phenome Study: foundational basis and program. Circulation (2014) 0.93
Estimated GFR and incident cardiovascular disease events in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 0.92
Assessing risk in chronic kidney disease: a methodological review. Nat Rev Nephrol (2012) 0.91
Toward more accurate detection and risk stratification of chronic kidney disease. JAMA (2012) 0.91
The synergistic relationship between estimated GFR and microalbuminuria in predicting long-term progression to ESRD or death in patients with diabetes: results from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 0.90
Association of Sodium Excretion With Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Body Fat. Medicine (Baltimore) (2015) 0.90
Comparative Effectiveness of Insulin versus Combination Sulfonylurea and Insulin: a Cohort Study of Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes. J Gen Intern Med (2016) 0.89
Change in prevalence of chronic kidney disease in England over time: comparison of nationally representative cross-sectional surveys from 2003 to 2010. BMJ Open (2014) 0.89
Relative risks of chronic kidney disease for mortality and end-stage renal disease across races are similar. Kidney Int (2014) 0.88
Blood lead and cadmium levels and renal function in Korean adults. Clin Exp Nephrol (2013) 0.87
Chronic kidney disease: classification of CKD should be about more than prognosis. Nat Rev Nephrol (2013) 0.86
A comparison of CKD-EPI estimated glomerular filtration rate and measured creatinine clearance in recently admitted critically ill patients with normal plasma creatinine concentrations. BMC Nephrol (2013) 0.86
Past Decline Versus Current eGFR and Subsequent ESRD Risk. J Am Soc Nephrol (2015) 0.86
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Performance of Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD, and CKD-EPI in estimating prevalence of renal function and predicting survival in the oldest old. BMC Geriatr (2013) 0.85
Improved glomerular filtration rate estimation by an artificial neural network. PLoS One (2013) 0.85
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Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Korea: the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey 2011-2013. J Korean Med Sci (2016) 0.82
Placental Growth Factor as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with CKD from the NARA-CKD Study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2015) 0.82
Biomarkers in chronic kidney disease, from kidney function to kidney damage. World J Nephrol (2015) 0.82
Effects of serum creatinine calibration on estimated renal function in african americans: the Jackson heart study. Am J Med Sci (2015) 0.82
Prevalent Rate of Nonalbuminuric Renal Insufficiency and Its Association with Cardiovascular Disease Event in Korean Type 2 Diabetes. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) (2016) 0.82
Effects of Entecavir and Tenofovir on Renal Function in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus-Related Compensated and Decompensated Cirrhosis. Gut Liver (2017) 0.81
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, all-cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases incidence in a low risk population: the MATISS study. PLoS One (2013) 0.81
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Antimicrobial dosing in acute renal replacement. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis (2013) 0.81
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Prevalence, awareness, and management of CKD and cardiovascular risk factors in publicly funded health care. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2014) 0.81
Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease in the elderly: a field of ongoing debate. Aging Dis (2012) 0.81
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a primary care setting: a Swiss cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2013) 0.80
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Comparison between Three Different Equations for the Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Omani Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J (2014) 0.80
Impaired Myocardial Oxygenation Response to Stress in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. J Am Heart Assoc (2015) 0.80
Association between the markers of metabolic acid load and higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a general population with preserved renal function. Hypertens Res (2015) 0.80
The Power of Renal Function Estimation Equations for Predicting Long-Term Kidney Graft Survival: A Retrospective Comparison of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Equations. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.79
Exploration of chronic kidney disease prevalence estimates using new measures of kidney function in the health survey for England. PLoS One (2015) 0.79
Long-term Microvascular Disease Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Evidence for the Legacy Effect of Surgery. Diabetes Care (2016) 0.79
Acute kidney injury in stable COPD and at exacerbation. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2015) 0.79
Comparison of Various Equations for Estimating GFR in Malawi: How to Determine Renal Function in Resource Limited Settings? PLoS One (2015) 0.79
The Non-Dialysis Chronic Renal Insufficiency study (ND-CRIS): an open prospective hospital-based cohort study in France. BMC Nephrol (2016) 0.79
Long-Term Renal Function after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2015) 0.78
A consensus statement on the renal monitoring of Australian patients receiving tenofovir based antiviral therapy for HIV/HBV infection. AIDS Res Ther (2014) 0.78
Past Decline Versus Current eGFR and Subsequent Mortality Risk. J Am Soc Nephrol (2015) 0.78
Renal Function and All-Cause Mortality Risk Among Cancer Patients. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.78
T/L-type calcium channel blocker reduces the composite ranking of relative risk according to new KDIGO guidelines in patients with chronic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol (2013) 0.78
Prevalence and recognition of chronic kidney disease in Stockholm healthcare. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2016) 0.77
Comparison of predictive value for first cardiovascular event between Japanese GFR equation and coefficient-modified CKD-EPI equation. Clin Exp Nephrol (2014) 0.77
Hepcidin-25 in diabetic chronic kidney disease is predictive for mortality and progression to end stage renal disease. PLoS One (2015) 0.77
The Impact of Creatinine Clearance Rate, Daily Urinary Albumin, and Their Joint Effect on Predicting Death in Diabetic Inpatients After Discharge: An Observational Study. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.77
Chronic Kidney Disease Classification in Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial: Comparison Using Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and CKD-Epidemiology Collaboration Definitions. Am J Nephrol (2016) 0.77
Predicting mortality in older adults with kidney disease: a pragmatic prediction model. J Am Geriatr Soc (2015) 0.77
Objective sleep, a novel risk factor for alterations in kidney function: the CARDIA study. Sleep Med (2014) 0.77
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Incident ESRD: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2016) 0.77
Cigarette Smoking and Chronic Kidney Disease in African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc (2016) 0.76
Proteinuria Is an Independent Risk Factor for First Incident Stroke in Adults Under Treatment for Hypertension in China. J Am Heart Assoc (2015) 0.76
Value of Neutrophil Counts in Predicting Surgery-Related Acute Kidney Injury and the Interaction of These Counts With Diabetes in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients With Hypertension: A Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore) (2015) 0.76
Left Ventricular Function Across the Spectrum of Body Mass Index in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. JACC Heart Fail (2017) 0.75
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A new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Ann Intern Med (2009) 71.41
Evaluating the added predictive ability of a new marker: from area under the ROC curve to reclassification and beyond. Stat Med (2008) 57.29
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
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The reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study: objectives and design. Neuroepidemiology (2005) 13.05
Effect of blood pressure lowering and antihypertensive drug class on progression of hypertensive kidney disease: results from the AASK trial. JAMA (2002) 12.29
The effects of dietary protein restriction and blood-pressure control on the progression of chronic renal disease. Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group. N Engl J Med (1994) 11.65
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Longitudinal follow-up and outcomes among a population with chronic kidney disease in a large managed care organization. Arch Intern Med (2004) 7.79
International comparison of the relationship of chronic kidney disease prevalence and ESRD risk. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 7.51
Urinary albumin excretion predicts cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality in general population. Circulation (2002) 7.25
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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
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
A predictive model for progression of chronic kidney disease to kidney failure. JAMA (2011) 4.22
Proteinuria and the risk of developing end-stage renal disease. Kidney Int (2003) 3.73
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Glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria, and risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the US population. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 3.44
Risk implications of the new CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation compared with the MDRD Study equation for estimated GFR: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 3.37
Serum adiponectin predicts all-cause mortality and end stage renal disease in patients with type I diabetes and diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int (2008) 3.27
Early identification and management of chronic kidney disease: summary of NICE guidance. BMJ (2008) 3.24
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations and death due to intraparenchymal hemorrhage: the Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study. Circulation (2009) 3.11
Method of glomerular filtration rate estimation affects prediction of mortality risk. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 3.05
The association among smoking, heavy drinking, and chronic kidney disease. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 2.89
Performance of the Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD, and new CKD-EPI formulas in relation to GFR, age, and body size. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.82
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GFR decline and mortality risk among patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 2.19
Rate of kidney function decline in older adults: a comparison using creatinine and cystatin C. Am J Nephrol (2009) 2.10
Comparison of the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study equations: risk factors for and complications of CKD and mortality in the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 1.88
Low-grade albuminuria and the incidence of heart failure in a community-based cohort of elderly men. Eur Heart J (2007) 1.84
Evaluation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation for estimating the glomerular filtration rate in multiple ethnicities. Kidney Int (2010) 1.81
Uric acid and left ventricular hypertrophy in Japanese men. Circ J (2009) 1.79
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Performance of the chronic kidney disease-epidemiology study equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate before and after nephrectomy. J Urol (2010) 1.69
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Chronic kidney disease and drinking status in relation to risks of stroke and its subtypes: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS). Stroke (2011) 1.63
Translating chronic kidney disease epidemiology into patient care--the individual/public health risk paradox. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2012) 1.60
GFR estimating equations in a multiethnic Asian population. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 1.57
Chronic kidney disease as a predictor of cardiovascular disease (from the Framingham Heart Study). Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.56
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Update on cystatin C: new insights into the importance of mild kidney dysfunction. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens (2006) 1.51
Kidney dysfunction as a risk factor for first symptomatic stroke events in a general Japanese population--the Ohasama study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 1.47
The Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP): program design and demographic characteristics of the population. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 1.46
Cystatin C is not a better estimator of GFR than plasma creatinine in the general population. Kidney Int (2010) 1.42
Low serum bilirubin level as an independent predictor of stroke incidence: a prospective study in Korean men and women. Stroke (2009) 1.42
Predictive power of sequential measures of albuminuria for progression to ESRD or death in Pima Indians with type 2 diabetes. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 1.39
Estimating glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplantation: is the new chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration equation any better? Clin Chem (2009) 1.39
The role of specialists in managing the health of populations with chronic illness: the example of chronic kidney disease. BMJ (2009) 1.36
Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease: results from a population of older adults in Germany. Prev Med (2008) 1.34
Cystatin C and carotid intima-media thickness in asymptomatic adults: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 1.34
Community-based screening for chronic kidney disease among populations older than 40 years in Beijing. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 1.32
Lipoprotein(a) serum concentrations and apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes in mild and moderate renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol (2000) 1.32
MASTERPLAN: study of the role of nurse practitioners in a multifactorial intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients. J Nephrol (2008) 1.30
Estimating glomerular filtration rate. Clin Chem Lab Med (2009) 1.29
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Renal function equations before and after living kidney donation: a within-individual comparison of performance at different levels of renal function. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 1.21
Performance of the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate in diabetic patients. Diabetes Care (2011) 1.10
GFR-estimating models in kidney transplant recipients on a steroid-free regimen. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 1.04
Introduction of the CKD-EPI equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate in a Caucasian population. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 0.99
Prevalence of microalbuminuria and associated electrocardiographic abnormalities in an Indo-Asian population. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 0.96
Changes in the demographics and prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Okinawa, Japan (1993 to 2003). Hypertens Res (2007) 0.95
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Use of the CKD-EPI equation for estimation of GFR in an Australian cohort. Pathology (2010) 0.87
Estimation of GFR: a comparison of new and established equations. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 0.86
A new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Ann Intern Med (2009) 71.41
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 41.47
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States. JAMA (2007) 38.98
Intensive blood glucose control and vascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2008) 38.76
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
Acute Kidney Injury Network: report of an initiative to improve outcomes in acute kidney injury. Crit Care (2007) 29.89
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 26.95
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
Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension. Nat Genet (2009) 11.54
Rapid blood-pressure lowering in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. N Engl J Med (2013) 11.10
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
Tolvaptan in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. N Engl J Med (2012) 9.88
MYH9 is associated with nondiabetic end-stage renal disease in African Americans. Nat Genet (2008) 9.50
The definition, classification, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report. Kidney Int (2010) 9.25
Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies. Lancet (2011) 9.07
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
Bardoxolone methyl and kidney function in CKD with type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2011) 8.54
Severe hypoglycemia and risks of vascular events and death. N Engl J Med (2010) 8.54
Relation between kidney function, proteinuria, and adverse outcomes. JAMA (2010) 8.26
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
Longitudinal follow-up and outcomes among a population with chronic kidney disease in a large managed care organization. Arch Intern Med (2004) 7.79
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
Excess risk of fatal coronary heart disease associated with diabetes in men and women: meta-analysis of 37 prospective cohort studies. BMJ (2005) 6.83
C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, and cardiovascular disease prediction. N Engl J Med (2012) 6.39
Blood pressure-lowering treatment based on cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet (2014) 6.23
The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden of major noncommunicable diseases. Kidney Int (2011) 6.21
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
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
Effectiveness of quality improvement strategies on the management of diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2012) 5.65
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
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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
Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Lancet (2011) 5.33
The timing of specialist evaluation in chronic kidney disease and mortality. Ann Intern Med (2002) 5.33
Effect of frequent nocturnal hemodialysis vs conventional hemodialysis on left ventricular mass and quality of life: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2007) 5.31