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The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Moledina DG, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Alausa J, Arora T, Biswas A, Cantley LG, Ghazi L, Greenberg JH, Hinchcliff M, Huang C, Mansour SG, Martin M, Peixoto A, Schulz W, Subair L, Testani JM, Ugwuowo U, Young P, Wilson FP. The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 77: 490-499.e1. PMID: 33422598, PMCID: PMC7791318, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedCohort StudiesCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinCreatinineDiureticsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexUnited StatesVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsAcute kidney injurySARS-CoV-2Cohort studyRisk factorsCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testingTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsDialysis-requiring acute kidney injuryYale New Haven Health SystemHigher inflammatory marker levelsMore acute kidney injuryCox proportional hazards modelMulticenter cohort studyHigh rateInflammatory marker levelsTraditional risk factorsProportional hazards modelCoronavirus disease 2019KDIGO criteriaNephrotoxin exposureKidney injuryInjury independentUnivariable analysisNasopharyngeal samplesMarker levels
2021
A Comparison Study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Hospitalized Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Mansour SG, Malhotra D, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Arora T, Subair L, Alausa J, Moledina DG, Greenberg JH, Wilson FP, Marin EP. A Comparison Study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Hospitalized Kidney Transplant Recipients. Kidney360 2021, 2: 494-506. PMID: 35369023, PMCID: PMC8786009, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0005652020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsHospital complicationsVasopressor useSARS-CoV-2Baseline eGFRTransplant recipientsElixhauser scoreBlack raceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomesRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2High ferritin levelsSyndrome coronavirus 2High rateElectronic health recordsFerritin levelsComparator groupCoronavirus 2Higher oddsViral infectionLarger sample sizeHigh mortalityComplicationsAKI
2020
Geographical affiliation with top 10 NIH-funded academic medical centers and differences between mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer
Angraal S, Caraballo C, Kahn P, Bhatnagar A, Singh B, Wilson FP, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Allen LA, Desai NR, Mamtani R, Ahmad T. Geographical affiliation with top 10 NIH-funded academic medical centers and differences between mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer. American Heart Journal 2020, 230: 54-58. PMID: 32950462, PMCID: PMC7734611, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular mortality ratesMortality rateCardiovascular mortalityCancer mortalityCardiovascular diseaseMedical CenterIndex groupAnnual cardiovascular mortality rateCardiovascular mortality trendsCancer mortality ratesAcademic medical centerBenefit of patientsMortality trendsSociodemographic characteristicsMortalityIncremental benefitComparison groupNIH fundingImplementation scienceNIHHigh rateDiseaseRapid translationAverage declineResearch priorities