2019
Heart failure in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
House A, Wanner C, Sarnak M, Piña I, McIntyre C, Komenda P, Kasiske B, Deswal A, deFilippi C, Cleland J, Anker S, Herzog C, Cheung M, Wheeler D, Winkelmayer W, McCullough P, Participants C, Abu-Alfa A, Amann K, Aonuma K, Appel L, Baigent C, Bakris G, Banerjee D, Boletis J, Bozkurt B, Butler J, Chan C, Costanzo M, Dubin R, Filippatos G, Gikonyo B, Gikonyo D, Hajjar R, Iseki K, Ishii H, Knoll G, Lenihan C, Lentine K, Lerma E, Macedo E, Mark P, Noiri E, Palazzuoli A, Pecoits-Filho R, Pitt B, Rigatto C, Rossignol P, Setoguchi S, Sood M, Störk S, Suri R, Szummer K, Tang S, Tangri N, Thompson A, Vijayaraghavan K, Walsh M, Wang A, Weir M. Heart failure in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International 2019, 95: 1304-1317. PMID: 31053387, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic kidney diseaseDialysis-dependent chronic kidney diseaseNondialysis chronic kidney diseaseHeart failureKidney diseaseEjection fractionGlobal outcomeKidney transplant patientsReduced ejection fractionControversies ConferenceTransplant patientsBreakout group discussionsDiseaseOutcomesFailureHFpEFPatientsGroup discussionsPrevalenceIncidenceDiagnosisPrevention
2018
Improving the prognosis of patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (CKD G4+): conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
Eckardt K, Bansal N, Coresh J, Evans M, Grams M, Herzog C, James M, Heerspink H, Pollock C, Stevens P, Tamura M, Tonelli M, Wheeler D, Winkelmayer W, Cheung M, Hemmelgarn B, Participants C, Abu-Alfa A, Anand S, Arici M, Ballew S, Block G, Burgos-Calderon R, Charytan D, Das-Gupta Z, Dwyer J, Fliser D, Froissart M, Gill J, Griffith K, Harris D, Huffman K, Inker L, Jager K, Jun M, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kasiske B, Kovesdy C, Krane V, Lamb E, Lerma E, Levey A, Levin A, Mauro J, Nash D, Navaneethan S, O’Donoghue D, Obrador G, Pecoits-Filho R, Robinson B, Schäffner E, Segev D, Stengel B, Stenvinkel P, Tangri N, Tentori F, Tsukamoto Y, Turakhia M, Vazquez M, Wang A, Williams A. Improving the prognosis of patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (CKD G4+): conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International 2018, 93: 1281-1292. PMID: 29656903, PMCID: PMC5998808, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsClinical Decision-MakingConsensusEvidence-Based MedicineGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneyNephrologyPrognosisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsGlomerular filtration rateKidney replacement therapyCKD G4Kidney failureFiltration rateRisk factorsGlobal outcomeTraditional CVD risk factorsCKD Prognosis ConsortiumCVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsPrognosis of patientsOptimal therapeutic strategyControversies ConferenceCohort studyCVD outcomesHeart failureVariable prognosisClinical outcomesTherapeutic challengeKidney diseasePrognostic valueReplacement therapyInternational expert groupPatient preferences
2013
Effects of weight reduction regimens and bariatric surgery on chronic kidney disease in obese patients
Abou-Mrad RM, Abu-Alfa AK, Ziyadeh FN. Effects of weight reduction regimens and bariatric surgery on chronic kidney disease in obese patients. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2013, 305: f613-f617. PMID: 23825072, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00173.2013.BooksMeSH KeywordsAlbuminuriaAnimalsBariatric SurgeryDiet, ReducingExerciseGlomerular Filtration RateHumansObesityProteinuriaRenal Insufficiency, ChronicWeight LossConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseBariatric surgeryModerate chronic kidney diseaseWeight reduction regimensIntentional weight lossRenal functional changesWeight loss interventionHigh-protein dietGlomerular hyperfiltrationPerioperative complicationsObese patientsRenal damageLoss interventionAdvanced stageFunctional changesModest riskWeight lossDiseaseAlbuminuriaObesityPatientsSurgeryBeneficial reductionHypertension
2008
The association of darbepoetin alfa with hemoglobin and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease not receiving dialysis*
Abu-Alfa AK, Sloan L, Charytan C, Sekkarie M, Scarlata D, Globe D, Audhya P. The association of darbepoetin alfa with hemoglobin and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease not receiving dialysis*. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2008, 24: 1091-1100. PMID: 18328118, DOI: 10.1185/030079908x280653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnemiaCreatinineDarbepoetin alfaErythropoietinFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHematinicsHemoglobinsHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleQuality of LifeRenal DialysisConceptsChronic kidney diseaseErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsHealth-related qualityDarbepoetin alfaWeek 52Week 12Kidney diseasePatients' health-related qualityGeneral CKD populationQ2W darbepoetin alfaWeek darbepoetin alfaGlomerular filtration rateSingle-arm studyBenefits of treatmentMean Hb concentrationYears of ageSubject inclusion criteriaCKD populationCreatinine clearanceHemoglobin levelsHb targetHb levelsHRQOL measuresFiltration rateInclusion criteria
2007
Are Patients with Moderate Renal Failure at Risk for Developing Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis?
Saab G, Abu-Alfa A. Are Patients with Moderate Renal Failure at Risk for Developing Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis? Radiology 2007, 244: 930-932. PMID: 17709844, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2443070351.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and anemia in chronic kidney disease: A complex interaction
Abu-Alfa AK, Perazella MA. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and anemia in chronic kidney disease: A complex interaction. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2002, 39: 896. PMID: 11920360, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.32163.Books