2022
Clinically adjudicated deceased donor acute kidney injury and graft outcomes
Mansour SG, Khoury N, Kodali R, Virmani S, Reese PP, Hall IE, Jia Y, Yamamoto Y, Thiessen-Philbrook HR, Obeid W, Doshi MD, Akalin E, Bromberg JS, Harhay MN, Mohan S, Muthukumar T, Singh P, Weng FL, Moledina DG, Greenberg JH, Wilson FP, Parikh CR. Clinically adjudicated deceased donor acute kidney injury and graft outcomes. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264329. PMID: 35239694, PMCID: PMC8893682, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor Acute Kidney InjuryAcute kidney injuryGraft failureAKI phenotypesKidney injuryUrine biomarkersLack of associationAKI casesGraft functionHigher DGFPotential kidneyGraft outcomeDeceased donorsOrgan utilizationMCP-1YKL-40Donor StudyEGFRDGFAncillary analysisAvailable chartsBiomarkersInjuryPhenotypeAssociation
2020
Cystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure
Ivey-Miranda JB, Inker LA, Griffin M, Rao V, Maulion C, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Tang WHW, Levey AS, Testani JM. Cystatin C and Muscle Mass in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 27: 48-56. PMID: 32750487, PMCID: PMC8672303, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCreatinine clearanceMuscle massCystatin CHigher muscle massAssociation of eGFRcysGlomerular filtration rateLow muscle massCystatin C levelsAccurate GFR estimationMultivariable analysisFiltration rateEGFRcysEGFRcrBody compositionGFR estimationPatientsCreatinineC levelsClearanceMortalityAssociation