Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Levels Are Associated with Mild Renal Impairment in Type 2 Diabetics Independent of Albuminuria
Lin J, Reilly MP, Terembula K, Wilson FP. Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Levels Are Associated with Mild Renal Impairment in Type 2 Diabetics Independent of Albuminuria. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e114397. PMID: 25490096, PMCID: PMC4260843, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPenn Diabetes Heart StudyGFR impairmentT2DM patientsRisk factorsModifiable CV risk factorsSingle-center observational cohortAtherogenic lipid profileCV risk factorsMild renal impairmentIndependent risk factorNormal renal functionWorse kidney functionType 2 diabeticsCKD-EPI equationDiabetes Heart StudyCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsClinical CVDMild CKDCV diseaseRenal impairmentObservational cohortRenal functionCV preventionDiabetic counterpartsDialysis versus Nondialysis in Patients with AKI: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
Wilson FP, Yang W, Machado CA, Mariani LH, Borovskiy Y, Berns JS, Feldman HI. Dialysis versus Nondialysis in Patients with AKI: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 673-681. PMID: 24651073, PMCID: PMC3974360, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07630713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedBiomarkersCreatinineFemaleHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsInitiation of dialysisSerum creatinine concentrationCreatinine concentrationDialysis initiationDialyzed patientsSevere AKICohort studyPropensity-matched cohort studyPropensity scoreElevated creatinine levelOverall hazard ratioGreater survival benefitProportional hazards analysisAcute care hospitalsTime-varying propensity scoresPennsylvania Health SystemCause mortalityCreatinine levelsHazard ratioSurvival benefitCare hospitalDL increaseNondialyzed patientsPatient factorsLaboratory variables