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Association of single measurements of dipstick proteinuria, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and hematocrit with 25-year incidence of end-stage renal disease in the multiple risk factor intervention trialAreef Ishani
Division of Nephrology 111J, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 17:1444-52. 2006..73 m(2) were strong predictors of long-term development of ESRD. It remains unknown whether intervention for proteinuria or early identification of those with chronic kidney disease reduces the risk for ESRD...- Septicemia, access and cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients: the USRDS Wave 2 studyAreef Ishani
Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Kidney Int 68:311-8. 2005..It is logical to postulate that septicemia, a common macroinflammatory occurrence in dialysis patients, contributes to their large burden of cardiovascular disease... 
Sleep-disordered breathing and urinary albumin excretion in older menMuna T Canales
Department of Medicine, Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA
Sleep Breath 15:137-44. 2011..Although older men are at increased risk for both kidney disease and SDB, it is unknown whether SDB is associated with higher urinary albumin excretion in this population...
The magnitude of acute serum creatinine increase after cardiac surgery and the risk of chronic kidney disease, progression of kidney disease, and deathAreef Ishani
Center for Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:226-33. 2011..We determined the association between the magnitude of creatinine increase after cardiac surgery and the risk of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), CKD progression, and death...- Association of provider-patient visit frequency and patient outcomes on hemodialysisYelena Slinin
Veterans Administration Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 23:1560-7. 2012..In summary, greater frequency of provider visits to hemodialysis patients associates with a small but significant reduction in hospitalizations, but it does not consistently associate with lower risk for death... - Screening for chronic kidney disease complications in US adults: racial implications of a single GFR thresholdHassan N Ibrahim
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:1792-9. 2008..73 m(2) identifies the typical metabolic abnormalities related to chronic kidney disease equally well in minority and nonminority adults... - Prehemodialysis care by dietitians and first-year mortality after initiation of hemodialysisYelena Slinin
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 58:583-90. 2011..Few patients receive dietary counseling before end-stage renal disease onset; whether such counseling is associated with improved outcomes is unknown... - Association between serum 25(OH) vitamin D and the risk of cognitive decline in older womenYelena Slinin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 67:1092-8. 2012..We tested the hypothesis that lower 25(OH)D levels are associated with a greater likelihood of cognitive impairment and risk of cognitive decline... - Renal function and sleep-disordered breathing in older menMuna T Canales
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:3908-14. 2008..Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is common in severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may contribute to morbidity and mortality in this population. However, the association between mild to moderate CKD and likelihood of SDB is uncertain... - Meeting KDOQI guideline goals at hemodialysis initiation and survival during the first yearYelena Slinin
VA Medical Center 111J, One Veteran s Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 5:1574-81. 2010.... - Screening for, monitoring, and treatment of chronic kidney disease stages 1 to 3: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice GuidelineHoward A Fink
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Ann Intern Med 156:570-81. 2012..Screening and monitoring for chronic kidney disease (CKD) could lead to earlier interventions that improve clinical outcomes... - Serum calcium, phosphorus and cardiovascular events in post-menopausal womenYelena Slinin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, United States
Int J Cardiol 149:335-40. 2011..There is increasing evidence linking phosphorus and calcium levels to a higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population... - Association between number of months below K/DOQI haemoglobin target and risk of hospitalization and deathAreef Ishani
Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, 914 South 8th Street, Suite S 253, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:1682-9. 2008..We aimed to determine the consequences associated with cumulative number of months below target haemoglobin concentrations... - Cardiac medications and their association with cardiovascular events in incident dialysis patients: cause or effect?Areef Ishani
Department of Medicine, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Kidney Int 65:1017-25. 2004..We aimed to determine the association between cardioprotective medications and a composite end point of cardiovascular events or death in an incident dialysis cohort... - Kidney function and cognitive performance and decline in older menYelena Slinin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:2082-8. 2008..To examine the association between kidney function and cognitive impairment and decline in elderly men... - Serum phosphorus levels associate with coronary atherosclerosis in young adultsRobert N Foley
US Renal Data System, 914 South 8th Street, Suite S 406, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 20:397-404. 2009..In conclusion, higher serum phosphorus levels, even within the normal range, may be a risk factor for coronary artery atherosclerosis in healthy young adults... - Association of intact parathyroid hormone levels with subsequent hip BMD loss: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) StudyJeffrey R Curtis
Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97:1937-44. 2012..This association was evaluated in relation to conditions related to higher iPTH [e.g. decreased renal function, low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D)]... - Dose-dependent effect of statins on the incidence of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgerySalima Mithani
Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 91:520-5. 2011..Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality... - Serum phosphate and left ventricular hypertrophy in young adults: the coronary artery risk development in young adults studyRobert N Foley
United States Renal Data System, Minneapolis, Minn 55404, USA
Kidney Blood Press Res 32:37-44. 2009..We aimed to determine whether such an association exists in community-dwelling young adults... - Trends in patient characteristics and first-year medical costs of older incident hemodialysis patients, 1995-2005Lih Wen Mau
Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 55:549-57. 2010..We examined trends in older incident hemodialysis patient characteristics and analyzed first-year post-dialysis therapy initiation medical costs... - Time to target haemoglobin concentration (11 g/dl)--risk of hospitalization and mortality among incident dialysis patientsAreef Ishani
Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:2247-55. 2007..We aimed to determine if time required to reach 11 g/dl was associated with increased risk of hospitalization or death among incident dialysis patients... - NHANES III: influence of race on GFR thresholds and detection of metabolic abnormalitiesRobert N Foley
United States Renal Data System Coordinating Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 18:2575-82. 2007..Defining CKD using a single GFR threshold may be disadvantageous for minority populations because metabolic abnormalities are present at higher levels of GFR... - Creatinine-based glomerular filtration rates and microalbuminuria for detecting metabolic abnormalities in US adults: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004Robert N Foley
United States Renal Data System Coordinating Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Am J Nephrol 28:431-7. 2008..This study aimed to quantify diagnostic test characteristics of these measures for detecting metabolic abnormalities... - Blood transfusion use in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease patients aged 65 years and olderHassan N Ibrahim
Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 24:3138-43. 2009..Their impact on transfusion frequency in elderly chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients aged 65 years and older with non-dialysis-dependent CKD has not been studied... - Temporal trends in red blood transfusion among US dialysis patients, 1992-2005Hassan N Ibrahim
Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 52:1115-21. 2008..Studies addressing patterns and trends in red blood cell transfusion use in US hemodialysis patients surprisingly have received little attention in the last decade... - Raloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, is renoprotective: a post-hoc analysisMichal L Melamed
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Kidney Int 79:241-9. 2011..Thus, treatment with raloxifene was safe and renoprotective. Clinical trials of raloxifene in post-menopausal women with kidney disease designed to look at kidney outcomes are needed to confirm these findings... - Reduced renal function and sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling elderly menMuna T Canales
Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sleep Med 9:637-45. 2008..Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the association between mild reductions in renal function and SDB is uncertain... - Proteinuria, chronic kidney disease, and the effect of an angiotensin receptor blocker in addition to an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in patients with moderate to severe heart failureInder S Anand
VA Medical Center, Cardiology 111 C, Minneapolis, Minn 55417, USA
Circulation 120:1577-84. 2009..Renin-angiotensin blockade medications improve outcomes in HF but are underutilized in HF patients with renal dysfunction because of safety concerns and a lack of evidence of their effectiveness... - Effect of nurse case management compared with usual care on controlling cardiovascular risk factors in patients with diabetes: a randomized controlled trialAreef Ishani
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Diabetes Care 34:1689-94. 2011..To determine whether nurse case management with a therapeutic algorithm could effectively improve rates of control for hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia compared with usual care among veterans with diabetes... - Management of Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, and Albuminuria in Patients With Diabetes and CKD: A Systematic Review for a KDOQI Clinical Practice GuidelineYelena Slinin
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Electronic address
Am J Kidney Dis 60:747-69. 2012.... - Renal function and risk of hip and vertebral fractures in older womenKristine E Ensrud
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:133-9. 2007..An increased rate of hip fractures has been reported in patients with end-stage renal disease, but the effect of less severe renal dysfunction on fracture risk is uncertain... - Exceeding hemoglobin target levels in US hemodialysis patients receiving epoetin, 1999 to 2002Robert N Foley
Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Hemodial Int 11:333-9. 2007..Exceeding hemoglobin level targets has become widespread in the United States and is associated with changes in epoetin dosing practices... - Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in preventing renal injury after heart surgery: a systematic review of randomized trialsA Selcuk Adabag
Division of Cardiology 111 C, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, The Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, and the University of Minnesota, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Eur Heart J 30:1910-7. 2009..The aim of this study was to assess whether perioperative N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, prevents acute renal injury (ARI) after cardiac surgery... - Acute kidney injury increases risk of ESRD among elderlyAreef Ishani
United States Renal Data System Coordinating Center and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 20:223-8. 2009..In summary, elderly individuals with AKI, particularly those with previously diagnosed CKD, are at significantly increased risk for ESRD, suggesting that episodes of AKI may accelerate progression of renal disease... - Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor as a risk factor for the development of anemia, and the impact of incident anemia on mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunctionAreef Ishani
Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis VAMC, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 45:391-9. 2005..We aimed to investigate the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) on hematocrit values in those with heart failure, and the relationship between incident anemia and mortality... - The impact of residual renal function on graft and patient survival rates in recipients of preemptive renal transplantsAreef Ishani
Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 42:1275-82. 2003..The authors performed an analysis to determine whether higher renal function at transplant was associated with increased patient and graft survival rates... - The effect of raloxifene treatment in postmenopausal women with CKDAreef Ishani
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Medicine and Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 19:1430-8. 2008..In conclusion, raloxifene increases BMD at both the hip and the spine and reduces the risk for vertebral fractures among individuals with CKD. The effect ofraloxifene on hip BMD is greater among those with mild to moderate CKD... - Blood transfusions in kidney transplant candidates are common and associated with adverse outcomesHassan N Ibrahim
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Clin Transplant 25:653-9. 2011..These data demonstrate that transfusions remain common and confirm the adverse association between transfusions and PRA, and high PRA and inferior graft and patient outcomes... - Kidney function and sarcopenia in the United States general population: NHANES IIIRobert N Foley
United States Renal Data System Coordinating Center, Minneapolis, Minn 55404, USA
Am J Nephrol 27:279-86. 2007..It is not known whether sarcopenia is associated with levels of kidney function in community-dwelling adults... - Preferences for a patient-centered role orientation: association with patient-information-seeking behavior and clinical markers of healthAustin S Baldwin
The Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice CRIISP at the Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52246 2208, USA
Ann Behav Med 35:80-6. 2008..Few data exist examining how patients' preferred role orientation (patient-centered or provider-centered) is associated with "patient-centered" behavior and clinical markers of health... - Patient and provider perceptions of hypertension treatment: do they agree?Peter J Kaboli
Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice CSIISP at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Healthcare Systems, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 9:416-23. 2007..Patients and providers differed in perceived value of various aspects of hypertension management; this information may help to determine trial design and quality improvement strategies in the future... - Calcium-phosphate levels and cardiovascular disease in community-dwelling adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) StudyRobert N Foley
United States Renal Data System, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Am Heart J 156:556-63. 2008..Calcium-phosphate levels, linked to vascular dysfunction in chronic kidney disease, may represent novel risk factors for coronary heart disease, stroke, and death in community-dwelling adults... - Providers' perspective on diabetes case management: a descriptive studyNacide Ercan-Fang
University of Minnesota, Metabolic Staff Physician, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Am J Manag Care 19:29-32. 2013..To address the physicians' perspective on case management (CM) for diabetes... - Utility of N-acetylcysteine to prevent acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trialA Selcuk Adabag
Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Am Heart J 155:1143-9. 2008..gov identifier NCT00211653)... - WITHDRAWN: Cernilton for benign prostatic hyperplasiaTimothy J Wilt
General Internal Medicine 111 0, VAMC, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 55417
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 5:CD001042. 2011..Cernilton, prepared from the rye-grass pollen Secale cereale, is one of the several phytotherapeutic agents available for the treatment of BPH... - Renal biomarkers of kidney injury in cardiorenal syndromeMark Comnick
Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street, Southeast, Suite 353, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Curr Heart Fail Rep 8:99-105. 2011..This article reviews the utility of urinary biomarkers in congestive heart failure and explores directions for future research... - Predictors of renal function following lung or heart-lung transplantationAreef Ishani
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA and Department of Nephrology Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Kidney Int 61:2228-34. 2002.... - Atherosclerotic renovascular disease in United States patients aged 67 years or older: risk factors, revascularization, and prognosisPhilip A Kalra
Department of Renal Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom
Kidney Int 68:293-301. 2005..Absolute cardiovascular risk exceeds that of renal replacement therapy. Renal revascularization is used selectively and shows inconsistent associations with cardiovascular outcomes, renal replacement therapy, and death... - Excerpts from the United States Renal Data System 2007 annual data reportAllan J Collins
Am J Kidney Dis 51:S1-320. 2008 - Alendronate treatment in women with normal to severely impaired renal function: an analysis of the fracture intervention trialSophie A Jamal
Division of Endocrinology, St Michael s Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
J Bone Miner Res 22:503-8. 2007..There was no increase in adverse events among women with impaired renal function treated with alendronate. Alendronate is safe and effective among this group of women with reduced renal function...