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A multidisciplinary program for achieving lipid goals in chronic hemodialysis patientsRebecca A Viola
Department of Pharmacy, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
BMC Nephrol 3:9. 2002..There is little information on how target lipid levels can be achieved in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in a systematic, multidisciplinary fashion...
Body mass index, dialysis modality, and survival: analysis of the United States Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Wave II StudyKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Kidney Int 65:597-605. 2004..e., a direct comparison of hemodialysis with peritoneal dialysis) has not been assessed adjusting for differences in medication use, follow-up > or =2 years, or accounting for changes in dialysis modality...- Atrial fibrillation in chronic dialysis patients in the United States: risk factors for hospitalization and mortalityKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
BMC Nephrol 4:1. 2003..The incidence and risk factors for hospitalized atrial fibrillation have not been previously assessed in a national population of dialysis patients... - Hospitalized poisonings after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
BMC Nephrol 3:10. 2002..The national incidence of and risk factors for hospitalized poisonings in renal transplant recipients has not been reported... - Late urinary tract infection after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 44:353-62. 2004..Although urinary tract infection (UTI) occurring late after renal transplantation has been considered "benign," this has not been confirmed in a national population of renal transplant recipients... - Risk factors for pulmonary embolism in chronic dialysis patientsDaniel P Tveit
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC 20307 5001, USA
J Nephrol 15:241-7. 2002..Risk factors for pulmonary embolism (PE) in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have not been studied in a large population... - The impact of transplantation with deceased donor hepatitis c-positive kidneys on survival in wait-listed long-term dialysis patientsKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D C, USA
Am J Transplant 4:2032-7. 2004..However, transplantation of DHCV+ kidneys is associated with improved patient survival compared to remaining wait-listed and dialysis dependent... - Graft loss and acute coronary syndromes after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20307 5001, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 13:2560-9. 2002..Allograft rejection was NS. Renal transplant recipients share some of the risk factors for ACS with the general population. In addition, graft loss was identified as a unique risk factor for ACS in this population... - Polycystic kidney disease in patients on the renal transplant waiting list: trends in hematocrit and survivalKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
BMC Nephrol 3:7. 2002..The patient characteristics and mortality associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD) have not been characterized for a national sample of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on the renal transplant waiting list... - Impact of diabetes and hepatitis after kidney transplantation on patients who are affected by hepatitis C virusKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 15:3166-74. 2004..Because HCV infection acquired after transplantation is so difficult to treat, methods that have been shown to reduce viral transmission warrant renewed attention... - beta-Blocker use in long-term dialysis patients: association with hospitalized heart failure and mortalityKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:2465-71. 2004.... - Hospitalized valvular heart disease in patients on renal transplant waiting list: incidence, clinical correlates and outcomesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Clin Nephrol 59:79-87. 2003..It has not been established whether hospitalized valvular heart disease (VHD) is a substantial barrier to renal transplantation (RT) after transplant listing, or whether VHD progresses after RT... - Total hip arthroplasty in chronic dialysis patients in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Nephrol 16:34-9. 2003..The national incidence of and factors associated with total hip arthroplasty (THA) in chronic dialysis patients has never been reported... - Hepatitis C and renal transplantation in the era of modern immunosuppressionKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center WRAMC, Washington, DC 20307, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 14:2908-18. 2003..Recipients of DHCV+ organs should be considered at high risk for excessive immunosuppression... - Early renal insufficiency and hospitalized heart disease after renal transplantation in the era of modern immunosuppressionKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 14:2358-65. 2003..Preservation of renal function after renal transplantation may reduce the rates of HHD, and renal transplant recipients with reduced eGFR should be considered at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease... - HIVAN and medication use in chronic dialysis patients in the United States: analysis of the USRDS DMMS Wave 2 studyKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
BMC Nephrol 4:5. 2003.... - Arteriovenous fistula use and heart disease in long-term elderly hemodialysis patients: analysis of United States Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Wave IIKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Nephrol 16:822-30. 2003..There are some concerns that arteriovenous fistula (AVF) use or other dialysis specific factors may exacerbate cardiovascular disease in long-term hemodialysis (HD) patients... - Human immunodeficiency virus infection and kidney transplantation in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy and modern immunosuppressionKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 15:1633-9. 2004.... - Hospitalized atrial fibrillation after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Am J Transplant 3:471-6. 2003..The strongest risk factors for AF after renal transplantation were older age, allograft rejection, graft loss and obesity... - Hospitalized nephrolithiasis after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Am J Transplant 3:465-70. 2003..NEP was uncommon after RT, but was still more common than in the general population. We identified differences in the presentation and management of NEP after RT in comparison to the general population... - Survival by time of day of hemodialysis: analysis of United States Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Waves III/IVKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 41:796-806. 2003..Whether morning shift hemodialysis is associated with improved survival in comparison to patients receiving afternoon shift hemodialysis has not been shown for a representative sample of US chronic hemodialysis patients... - Early renal insufficiency and late venous thromboembolism after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 43:120-30. 2004..Whether severe CKD is associated with increased risk for late venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a population of renal transplant recipients has not been determined... - Body mass index and enrollment on the renal transplant waiting list in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Nephrol 16:40-8. 2003..Previous studies of body mass index (BMI) and enrollment on the renal transplant waiting list have not analyzed a national population of chronic dialysis patients... - Sickle cell nephropathy at end-stage renal disease in the United States: patient characteristics and survivalK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Clin Nephrol 58:9-15. 2002..The patient characteristics, including age at presentation to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and mortality associated with sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) have not been characterized for a national sample of patients... - Transjugular renal biopsy in high-risk patients: an American case seriesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
BMC Nephrol 3:5. 2002..In the United States, transjugular renal biopsies using the Quickcore side cut needle system have previously been described primarily for transjugular renal biopsy in patients with concurrent liver and kidney disease... - Maintenance immunosuppression use and the associated risk of avascular necrosis after kidney transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Transplantation 79:330-6. 2005..We hypothesized that maintenance immunosuppressive medications known to be associated with these risk factors for AVN would also be associated with a higher risk of AVN... - Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated nephropathy at end-stage renal disease in the United States: patient characteristics and survival in the pre highly active antiretroviral therapy eraK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Nephrol 14:377-83. 2001..The patient characteristics and course of HlV/AIDS-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) are presented for a national sample of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)... - The impact of renal transplantation on the incidence of congestive heart failure in patients with end-stage renal disease due to diabetesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Nephrol 14:369-76. 2001.... - Hospitalizations for bacterial endocarditis after renal transplantation in the United StatesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Nephrol 14:353-60. 2001..The national rate of and risk factors for bacterial endocarditis in renal transplant recipients has not been reported... - Multiple myeloma and light chain-associated nephropathy at end-stage renal disease in the United States: patient characteristics and survivalK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Clin Nephrol 56:207-10. 2001..The patient characteristics and clinical course of nephropathy associated with multiple myeloma/light chain disease (MMN) has not been described for a national sample of end-stage renal disease patients... - Use of beta-blockers and aspirin after myocardial infarction by patient renal function in the Department of Defense health care systemKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Clinical Information System, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 47:593-603. 2006..Whether the previously reported underutilization of standard-of-care medications in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) persists in more recent years or differs by ward of admission has not been reported... - Hospitalizations for fractures after renal transplantation in the United StatesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Ann Epidemiol 11:450-7. 2001..To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and associated mortality of fractures in renal transplant recipients... - Etiology of bacterial septicemia in chronic dialysis patients in the United StatesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Clin Nephrol 56:124-31. 2001..However, the etiologies of septicemia in this population have not been determined... - Hospitalizations for bacterial septicemia after renal transplantation in the united statesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Am J Nephrol 21:120-7. 2001..It is common belief in the transplant community that rates of septicemia in transplant recipients have declined, but this has not been studied in a national population... - Graft loss due to recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in renal transplant recipients in the United StatesK C Abbott
Nephrology and Organ Transplant Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 37:366-73. 2001..This is a US government work. There are no restrictions on its use... - Hospitalizations for fungal infections after renal transplantation in the United StatesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Transpl Infect Dis 3:203-11. 2001..Recipients with diabetes, prolonged pre-transplant dialysis, rejection, and tacrolimus immunosuppression should be considered high risk for FI... - Differing manifestations of hepatitis C and tacrolimus on hospitalized diabetes mellitus occurring after kidney transplantationKevin C Abbott
Department of Medicine, Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Ann Epidemiol 15:558-63. 2005.... - New-onset gout after kidney transplantation: incidence, risk factors and implicationsKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Transplantation 80:1383-91. 2005..Although cyclosporine use has been associated with an increased risk of new-onset gout after renal transplantation, the incidence and risk factors for new-onset gout have not been reported in the era of modern immunosuppression... - Polycystic kidney disease at end-stage renal disease in the United States: patient characteristics and survivalK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20307 5001, USA
Clin Nephrol 57:208-14. 2002..The patient characteristics and mortality associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease have not been characterized for a national sample of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients... - Hospitalizations for bacterial septicemia in patients with end stage renal disease due to diabetes on the renal transplant waiting listKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC 20307 5001, USA
J Nephrol 15:248-54. 2002..Renal transplantation was associated with a significantly higher risk and different spectrum of bacterial septicemia than maintenance dialysis, and the risk of sepsis did not decrease over time... - Hospitalizations for bacterial endocarditis after initiation of chronic dialysis in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Nephron 91:203-9. 2002..Bacterial endocarditis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality but has not been studied in a national population of end-stage renal disease patients... - Scleroderma at end stage renal disease in the United States: patient characteristics and survivalKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC 20307 5001, USA
J Nephrol 15:236-40. 2002..The patient characteristics and mortality associated with scleroderma have not been characterized for a national sample of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients... - Heart failure as a cause for hospitalization in chronic dialysis patientsFernando C Trespalacios
Nephrology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft Lewis, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 41:1267-77. 2003..45; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: In chronic dialysis patients, hemodialysis and aspirin use were associated with increased risk for both total and de novo HF. Hospitalized HF was associated with a significantly increased risk for death... - Risk factors for hospitalizations resulting from pulmonary embolism after renal transplantation in the United StatesD P Tveit
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
J Nephrol 14:361-8. 2001..Prospective studies of anatomical and hemostatic changes after renal transplantation in recipients with polycystic kidney disease are warranted... - Impact of HIV seropositivity on graft and patient survival after cadaveric renal transplantation in the United States in the pre highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era: an historical cohort analysis of the United States Renal Data SystemS J Swanson
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
Transpl Infect Dis 4:144-7. 2002.... - Hospitalized gastrointestinal bleeding and procedures after renal transplantation in the United StatesCal Matsumoto
Organ Transplantation Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, USA
J Nephrol 16:49-56. 2003..78, 95% CI, 1.39-2.28). GIB is significantly more common in renal transplant recipients than in the general population, and the strongest risk factors are graft loss and African Americans who experience rejection... - Hepatitis C virus seropositivity at the time of renal transplantation in the United States: associated factors and patient survivalD S Batty
Organ Transplantation Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Transplant 1:179-84. 2001..HCV+ recipients had increased mortality and hospitalization rates compared with other transplant recipients... - Acute respiratory distress syndrome after kidney transplantation: epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomesA F Shorr
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC, USA
Crit Care Med 31:1325-30. 2003..Patients who develop ARDS after kidney transplantation face significant mortality... - Hospitalizations for fungal infections after initiation of chronic dialysis in the United StatesK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
Nephron 89:426-32. 2001..Female and diabetic patients were at increased risk for fungal infections. Although candidiasis was the dominant etiology of fungal infections, the frequency of cryptococcosis and coccidioidomycosis were higher than previously reported... - Dementia as a predictor of mortality in dialysis patientsDaniel A Rakowski
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 1:1000-5. 2006..Such patients should be considered for time-limited trials of dialysis and careful discussion in choosing whether to pursue initiation of dialysis or palliative care... - Effect of donor factors on early graft survival in adult cadaveric renal transplantationS John Swanson
Organ Transplant Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Transplant 2:68-75. 2002..The task for the transplant community should be to find the best means for managing all donor organs without discouraging organ donation... - Incident acute coronary syndromes in chronic dialysis patients in the United StatesFernando C Trespalacios
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Kidney Int 62:1799-805. 2002..Cardioprotective medications were not associated with a significant benefit, possibly due to their striking underutilization in this at-risk population... - Impact of renal transplantation on survival in end-stage renal disease patients with elevated body mass indexChristopher W Glanton
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Kidney Int 63:647-53. 2003..47, 95% CI, 0.17 to 1.25, P = 0.13). CONCLUSIONS: Obese patients on the renal transplant waiting list had a significantly lower risk of mortality after renal transplantation compared with those remaining on dialysis... - Induction sirolimus and delayed graft function after deceased donor kidney transplantation in the United StatesJames F Simon
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-5001, USA
Am J Nephrol 24:393-401. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: INDSRL was independently associated with DGF in US deceased donor kidney transplantation recipients, adjusted for all other factors previously shown to be associated with DGF... 
Transplantation of A2 kidneys into B and O recipients leads to reduction in waiting time: USRDS experienceFrank P Hurst
Department of Nephrology, Walter Reed AMC, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Transplantation 89:1396-402. 2010..Strategy of transplanting kidneys from A2 donors into patients with blood group B and O recipients has been used to alleviate the long waiting times...- Thrombotic microangiopathy after renal transplantation in the United StatesJoel C Reynolds
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 42:1058-68. 2003..Patient survival rate after TMA was approximately 50% at 3 years. CONCLUSION: De novo TMA is uncommon and may occur later after RT than previously reported. Risk factors for de novo TMA were also identified... - Hospitalized avascular necrosis after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service and Rheumatology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Kidney Int 62:2250-6. 2002..The national incidence of and risk factors for hospitalized avascular necrosis (AVN) in renal transplant recipients has not been reported... - Hospitalizations for total hip arthroplasty after renal transplantation in the United StatesJay R Bucci
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Transplant 2:999-1004. 2002..Although repeat surgeries are common, total hip arthroplasty is well tolerated and is not associated with increased mortality in this population... - Analysis of USRDS: incidence and risk factors for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaRobert T Neff
Organ Transplant Program and Nephrology SVC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Transplantation 88:135-41. 2009..To investigate the effect of modern immunosuppression on the incidence, risk factors, morbidity, and mortality of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in recipients of kidney transplants... - Incidence, predictors and outcomes of transplant renal artery stenosis after kidney transplantation: analysis of USRDSFrank P Hurst
Department of Nephrology, Walter Reed AMC, Washington, D C, USA
Am J Nephrol 30:459-67. 2009..We analyzed the United States Renal Data System registry to study the risks, predictors, and outcomes of transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) in contemporary practice... - Hospitalizations for bacterial pneumonia after renal transplantation in the United StatesDaniel J Tveit
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC 20307-5001, USA
J Nephrol 15:255-62. 2002..Given the low rate of specific etiologies identified in this study, invasive diagnosis may be underutilized in this population... - Hospitalizations for cytomegalovirus disease after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:402-9. 2002..Prolonged pre-transplant dialysis and maintenance MMF should also be considered risk factors for hospitalized CMV infection, and prospective trials of prophylactic antiviral therapy should be performed in these subgroups... - Donor hepatitis C seropositivity: clinical correlates and effect on early graft and patient survival in adult cadaveric kidney transplantationJay R Bucci
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC, Washington, DC, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 13:2974-82. 2002..Recipients of donor hepatitis C-positive kidneys were at independently increased risk of mortality, with no evidence that any subgroups were less affected... - The life-years saved by a deceased organ donorMark A Schnitzler
Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Am J Transplant 5:2289-96. 2005..Therefore, increasing organ donation should be considered among our most important public health concerns... - Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and steroid therapy on proteinuria in FSGS: a retrospective study in a single clinicK P Stiles
Department of Medicine, Nephrology Service DDEAMC, Fort Gordon, GA, USA
Clin Nephrol 56:89-95. 2001..Mean arterial pressure and serum cholesterol were not significantly different between the groups. Thus, treatment with S +/- ACEI is no more effective in reducing proteinuria in FSGS than treatment with ACEI alone... - Association between depression and nonadherence in recipients of kidney transplants: analysis of the United States renal data systemR M Jindal
Department of Surgery, and Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Transplant Proc 41:3662-6. 2009..The purpose of this study was to confirm our finding that depression was associated with nonadherence in a large database of transplant recipients for which we used the United States Renal Data System (USRDS)... - The prevalence of BK polyomavirus infection in outpatient kidney transplant recipients followed in a single centerFred E Yeo
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Washington DC, USA
Clin Transplant 22:532-41. 2008..BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection has emerged as an important cause of renal allograft loss. There is no proven therapy, and much basic clinical information is still lacking... - Outcomes in African-Americans vs. Caucasians using thymoglobulin or interleukin-2 receptor inhibitor induction: analysis of USRDS databaseRahul M Jindal
Organ Transplant, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Am J Nephrol 29:501-8. 2009..interleukin-2 receptor inhibitor (IL2i) in the Prograf era. We further explored the variable of race in the two groups of patients... - Analyzing process variation in chart review using a networked spreadsheet application in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Nephrology ClinicK C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
Mil Med 166:771-3. 2001..In conclusion, widely available office automation tools allow the systematic analysis of chart review data with the potential to improve practice patterns... - Acute renal allograft rejection following pegylated IFN-alpha treatment for chronic HCV in a repeat allograft recipient on hemodialysis: a case reportS J Carbognin
Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Transplant 6:1746-51. 2006..It also calls attention to the need for a high index of suspicion for the development of allograft rejection, which may require allograft nephrectomy even after allograft 'failure'... - Thrombotic microangiopathy in United States long-term dialysis patientsRobert M Perkins
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 21:191-6. 2006..The incidence, risk factors, recurrence rates and prognosis of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) among long-term dialysis patients in the United States have not been previously described in a national population... 
Arteriovenous fistulas among incident hemodialysis patients in Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs facilitiesFrank P Hurst
Department of Medicine Nephrology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 21:1571-7. 2010..Further study of these federal systems may identify practices that could improve processes of care across health care systems to increase the number of patients who initiate HD with an AVF...- Influence of race on kidney transplantation in the Department of Defense healthcare systemJames D Oliver
Organ Transplantation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D C 20307, USA
Am J Nephrol 29:327-33. 2009..We report the influence of race on transplant outcomes in the Department of Defense (DOD) system... - Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and use of mycophenolate mofetil after kidney transplantationRobert T Neff
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Transplantation 86:1474-8. 2008..9.2%), all P less than 0.05. PML is rare in the renal transplant population. There was no significant association between PML and MMF, but MMF use in this cohort is too high to accurately assess an association... - Renal cell carcinoma as a cause of end-stage renal disease in the United States: patient characteristics and survivalKevin P Stiles
Nephrology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, USA
Kidney Int 64:247-53. 2003.... - Body mass index and peritoneal dialysis: "exceptions to the exception" in reverse epidemiology?Kevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D C, USA
Semin Dial 20:561-5. 2007..At present, the levels of lipids and blood pressure which are best associated with survival in PD patients are not well-defined... - Association of oral sodium phosphate purgative use with acute kidney injuryFrank P Hurst
Nephrology Service, US Army, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 18:3192-8. 2007.... - Cardiovascular risk in stage 4 and 5 nephropathyFred E Yeo
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 11:116-33. 2004..Finally, patients with CKD do not currently receive adequate medical therapy for prevention and treatment of heart disease... - Hospitalized psychoses after renal transplantation in the United States: incidence, risk factors, and prognosisKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 0185, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 14:1628-35. 2003..Psychoses were independently associated with increased risk of death and graft loss after renal transplantation, possibly mediated through medical non-adherence... - Incidence, predictors and associated outcomes of rhabdomyolysis after kidney transplantationFrank P Hurst
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 24:3861-6. 2009..Pharmacokinetic studies have demonstrated that cyclosporine increases statin drug levels, presumably via competitive inhibition of cytochrome P450 3A4... - Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in US chronic dialysis patientsMary M Klote
Allergy Immunology Department, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 21:3287-92. 2006..Risk factors that contribute to the development of tuberculosis (TB) disease in the US dialysis population have not been studied on a large scale... - Hospitalized congestive heart failure after renal transplantation in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:115-22. 2002..All potential transplant recipients should receive particular attention for the diagnosis and prevention of CHF in the transplant evaluation process, which includes preservation of allograft function... - Hospitalizations for valvular heart disease in chronic dialysis patients in the United StatesKevin C Abbott
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
Nephron 92:43-50. 2002..Valvular heart disease has not been studied in a national population of end stage renal disease patients... - Acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis in patients with anicteric leptospirosisF P Hurst
Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Clin Nephrol 72:186-92. 2009..Renal involvement is common (44 - 67%), ranging from a mild prerenal azotemia in anicteric disease to renal failure requiring dialysis in Weil's syndrome (severe leptospirosis with jaundice, renal failure, and hemorrhage)... - The impact of bleeding times on major complication rates after percutaneous real-time ultrasound-guided renal biopsiesK P Stiles
Nephrology Service, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft Gordon, GA, USA
J Nephrol 14:275-9. 2001..CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the use of bleeding times does not significantly alter the major complication rates associated with percutaneous real-time ultrasound guided renal biopsy... - Cardiac evaluation before kidney transplantation: a practice patterns analysis in Medicare-insured dialysis patientsKrista L Lentine
St Louis University Center for Outcomes Research, Salus Center, 2nd Floor, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:1115-24. 2008..Evaluation for ischemic heart disease (IHD) is a nonstandardized practice before kidney transplantation. We retrospectively studied pretransplant cardiac evaluation (CE) practices in a national sample of renal allograft recipients... - Survival advantages of obesity in dialysis patientsKamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509 2910, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 81:543-54. 2005..Weight-gaining interventional studies in dialysis patients are urgently needed to ascertain whether they can improve survival and quality of life... - Preservation of renal structure and function at 2 years without calcineurin inhibitor useKevin C Abbott
Am J Transplant 5:1168; author reply 1169. 2005 - Acute coronary syndromes after renal transplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease resulting from diabetesIman O Hypolite
Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Transplant 2:274-81. 2002..The reasons for this decreased risk should be the subject of further study... - De novo congestive heart failure after kidney transplantation: a common condition with poor prognostic implicationsKrista L Lentine
Center for Outcomes Research, Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 46:720-33. 2005..We aim to describe the risk, predictors, and outcomes associated with de novo congestive heart failure (CHF) after kidney transplantation... - Use of recommended medications after myocardial infarction--is kidney function really the problem?Kevin C Abbott
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 1:614-5. 2006 - Effects of urinary tract infection on outcomes after renal transplantation in childrenVikas R Dharnidharka
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32610 0296, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2:100-6. 2007..In girls, only those in the youngest age category (0 to 1) had higher risk for UTI. Children are at greater risk for graft loss after early but not necessarily late UTI. UTI was not an independent predictor of death in this population... - Novel methods for tracking long-term maintenance immunosuppression regimensPaula M Buchanan
Center for Outcomes Research, St Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:117-24. 2008..This study assessed the accuracy of three potential sources of maintenance immunosuppression data... - Variations in the risk for cerebrovascular events after kidney transplant compared with experience on the waiting list and after graft failureKrista L Lentine
St Louis University Center for Outcomes Research, Salus Center 2nd Floor, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:1090-101. 2008..This study examined the risks, predictors, and mortality implications of cerebrovascular disease events after kidney transplantation in a national cohort... - Obesity and cardiac risk after kidney transplantation: experience at one center and comprehensive literature reviewKrista L Lentine
Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Transplantation 86:303-12. 2008..The cardiac implications of obesity in kidney transplant recipients are not well-described...