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Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19
Nugent J, Aklilu A, Yamamoto Y, Simonov M, Li F, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Greenberg J, Mansour S, Moledina D, Wilson FP. Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211095. PMID: 33688965, PMCID: PMC7948062, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesComorbidityCOVID-19CreatinineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionKidney Function TestsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeProportional Hazards ModelsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsCOVID-19-associated acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryHospital acute kidney injurySubgroup of patientsKidney functionKidney injuryCohort studyHospital dischargeAKI recoveryKidney diseaseCOVID-19Peak creatinine levelsRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseDays of dischargeHalf of patientsGlomerular filtration rateCoronavirus disease 2019AKI severityBaseline comorbiditiesEGFR decreaseDialysis requirementEGFR slopeKidney recoveryCreatinine levelsPodocyte histone deacetylase activity regulates murine and human glomerular diseases
Inoue K, Gan G, Ciarleglio M, Zhang Y, Tian X, Pedigo CE, Cavanaugh C, Tate J, Wang Y, Cross E, Groener M, Chai N, Wang Z, Justice A, Zhang Z, Parikh CR, Wilson FP, Ishibe S. Podocyte histone deacetylase activity regulates murine and human glomerular diseases. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 1295-1313. PMID: 30776024, PMCID: PMC6391095, DOI: 10.1172/jci124030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly growth response 1Histone deacetylase 1Proteinuric patientsKidney diseaseHDAC2 activityValproic acidVeterans Aging Cohort StudyEnd-stage kidney diseaseDegree of proteinuriaGlomerular filtration rateAging Cohort StudyInhibition of HDAC1Proteinuric kidney diseaseHuman glomerular diseasesGlomerular disease modelsConnectivity Map databaseCohort studyFiltration rateGlomerular diseaseHistone deacetylase activityProteinuric kidneysHDAC inhibitorsProteinuriaMRNA expressionGenetic ablation
2023
Outcomes Associated with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Use in Acute Heart Failure Hospitalizations Complicated by AKI
Aklilu A, Kumar S, Yamamoto Y, Moledina D, Sinha F, Testani J, Wilson F. Outcomes Associated with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Use in Acute Heart Failure Hospitalizations Complicated by AKI. Kidney360 2023, 4: 1371-1381. PMID: 37644648, PMCID: PMC10615381, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryHeart failure hospitalizationSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor useSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsAcute heart failure hospitalizationCotransporter 2 inhibitorsCox regression analysisRenal recoveryFailure hospitalizationAKI diagnosisKidney injuryInhibitor useLower riskStage 5 chronic kidney diseaseTime-varying Cox regression analysisKidney Disease Improving Global OutcomesInverse probability-weighted analysisMulticenter retrospective cohort studyMultivariable Cox regression analysisStage 5 CKDAcute heart failureRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseKidney function recoveryGlomerular filtration rateEpigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis Reveals Differential DNA Methylation Associated With Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Among African American Men With HIV
Chen J, Hui Q, Wang Z, Wilson F, So-Armah K, Freiberg M, Justice A, Xu K, Zhao W, Ammous F, Smith J, Kardia S, Gwinn M, Marconi V, Sun Y. Epigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis Reveals Differential DNA Methylation Associated With Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Among African American Men With HIV. Kidney International Reports 2023, 8: 1076-1086. PMID: 37180517, PMCID: PMC10166785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.1085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenome-wide association studiesDNA methylationGlomerular filtration rateRenal diseaseFinger protein 20Differential DNA methylationKidney functionFiltration rateAfrican ancestryEnd-stage renal diseaseDifferent populationsProtein 20Ancestral groupsRenal disease progressionAssociation studiesDifferent ancestral groupsMethylationAfrican American menAncestryEuropean ancestryStudy cohortIndependent African American samplesDisease progressionFaster progressionGeneral population
2022
Nocturnal Dipping and Kidney Function Decline: Findings From the CKD in Children Study
Bakhoum C, Phadke M, Deng Y, Samuels J, Garimella P, Furth S, Wilson F, Ix J. Nocturnal Dipping and Kidney Function Decline: Findings From the CKD in Children Study. Kidney International Reports 2022, 7: 2446-2453. PMID: 36531891, PMCID: PMC9751682, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateIohexol glomerular filtration rateNocturnal dippingDipping statusKidney diseaseKidney failureEnd-stage kidney diseaseCox proportional hazards modelKidney failure eventsKidney function declineBlood pressure declineProportional hazards modelMore rapid declineCKiD cohortGFR declineCreatinine ratioKidney functionFunction declineMean ageUrine proteinFiltration rateGlomerular diseaseNondippingChild Cohort
2021
Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial aimed at improving use of guideline directed medical therapy in outpatients with heart failure: PRagmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of heart failure (PROMPT-HF)
Ghazi L, Desai NR, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, O'Connor KD, Riello RJ, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Inzucchi SE, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP, Ahmad T. Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial aimed at improving use of guideline directed medical therapy in outpatients with heart failure: PRagmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of heart failure (PROMPT-HF). American Heart Journal 2021, 244: 107-115. PMID: 34808104, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyBest practice alertLeft ventricular ejection fractionHeart failureUsual careMedical therapyPragmatic trialElectronic health recordsEjection fractionCluster-randomized pragmatic trialLarge integrated healthcare systemDays post randomizationAppropriate medical therapyHeart Failure TrialReduced ejection fractionUsual care groupCommon chronic illnessGlomerular filtration rateVentricular ejection fractionRecent blood pressureIntegrated healthcare systemUse of guidelinesLow-cost interventionCreatinine levelsReal-world practiceFGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Cardiorenal Interactions
Ivey-Miranda JB, Stewart B, Cox ZL, McCallum W, Maulion C, Gleason O, Meegan G, Amatruda JG, Moreno-Villagomez J, Mahoney D, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Estrella MM, Shlipak MG, Rao VS, Testani JM. FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Cardiorenal Interactions. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008385. PMID: 34689571, PMCID: PMC8782627, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF-23Cardiorenal interactionsHeart failureDiuretic resistanceSodium avidityNeurohormonal activationMultivariable analysisDistal tubular sodium reabsorptionLoop diuretic doseTubular sodium reabsorptionGlomerular filtration rateCardiorenal dysfunctionDiuretic doseDiuretic treatmentNT-proBNPFractional excretionDiuretic administrationSodium reabsorptionPeak diuresisFiltration rateCare centerUrine samplingAnimal modelsSerum chlorideDisease severityRenal negative pressure treatment as a novel therapy for heart failure-induced renal dysfunction
Rao VS, Maulion C, Asher JL, Ivey-Miranda J, Cox ZL, Moreno-Villagomez J, Mahoney D, Turner JM, Wilson FP, Wilcox CS, Testani J. Renal negative pressure treatment as a novel therapy for heart failure-induced renal dysfunction. AJP Regulatory Integrative And Comparative Physiology 2021, 321: r588-r594. PMID: 34405731, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00115.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal plasma flowGlomerular filtration rateCongestive HFTubular pressureHeart failure hospitalizationPara-aminohippurate clearanceCentral venous pressureHigh fractional excretionNegative pressure therapyUrinary collecting systemNegative pressure treatmentSimilar diuresisFailure hospitalizationRenal dysfunctionCardiac tamponadeIothalamate clearanceFractional excretionRenal parametersKidney functionRenal congestionRenal responseRight kidneyVenous pressurePressure therapyControl kidneys
2020
Urine interleukin-9 and tumor necrosis factor-α for prognosis of human acute interstitial nephritis
Moledina DG, Wilson FP, Kukova L, Obeid W, Luciano R, Kuperman M, Moeckel GW, Kashgarian M, Perazella MA, Cantley LG, Parikh CR. Urine interleukin-9 and tumor necrosis factor-α for prognosis of human acute interstitial nephritis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2020, 36: 1851-1858. PMID: 33125471, PMCID: PMC8476079, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisTumor necrosis factorCorticosteroid useIL-9Interstitial nephritisNecrosis factorAcute kidney injuryIL-9 levelsGlomerular filtration rateSubset of patientsCohort of participantsImmunosuppressive therapyTubulointerstitial infiltratesKidney injuryMedian eGFRKidney functionUrine biomarkersInterstitial fibrosisFiltration rateHistological featuresClinical trialsInterleukin-9PatientsEGFRComplete dataCystatin 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 levelsClearanceMortalityAssociationResults from the TRIBE-AKI Study found associations between post-operative blood biomarkers and risk of chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery
Menez S, Moledina DG, Garg AX, Thiessen-Philbrook H, McArthur E, Jia Y, Liu C, Obeid W, Mansour SG, Koyner JL, Shlipak MG, Wilson FP, Coca SG, Parikh CR. Results from the TRIBE-AKI Study found associations between post-operative blood biomarkers and risk of chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery. Kidney International 2020, 99: 716-724. PMID: 32721447, PMCID: PMC8077034, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstimated glomerular filtration rateChronic kidney diseaseBaseline estimated glomerular filtration rateCardiac surgeryCKD incidenceKidney diseaseBlood biomarkersN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptideDevelopment of CKDPro-B-type natriuretic peptideReplication cohortAcute kidney injury groupLong-term kidney outcomesKidney injury molecule-1Acute kidney injuryPrimary composite outcomeInjury molecule-1Post-operative levelsGlomerular filtration rateTumor necrosis factor receptor 1Necrosis factor receptor 1Basic fibroblast growth factorFactor receptor 1Fibroblast growth factorAKI studies
2018
Worsening Renal Function in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Undergoing Aggressive Diuresis Is Not Associated With Tubular Injury
Ahmad T, Jackson K, Rao VS, Tang WHW, Brisco-Bacik MA, Chen HH, Felker GM, Hernandez AF, O'Connor CM, Sabbisetti VS, Bonventre JV, Wilson FP, Coca SG, Testani JM. Worsening Renal Function in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Undergoing Aggressive Diuresis Is Not Associated With Tubular Injury. Circulation 2018, 137: 2016-2028. PMID: 29352071, PMCID: PMC6066176, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.030112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylglucosaminidaseAcute DiseaseAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCreatinineCystatin CDiuresisFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1HumansKidneyLipocalin-2MaleMiddle AgedSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsKidney injury molecule-1Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinInjury molecule-1Acute heart failureGelatinase-associated lipocalinRenal tubular injuryTubular injury biomarkersAggressive diuresisROSE-AHF trialsTubular injuryInjury biomarkersRenal functionHeart failureMolecule-1D-glucosaminidaseHigh-dose loop diuretic therapyAcute heart failure treatmentKidney tubular injuryLoop diuretic therapyAcute kidney injuryGlomerular filtration rateHeart failure treatmentDiuretic therapyFurosemide equivalentsKidney injury
2017
Association of Alternative Approaches to Normalizing Peritoneal Dialysis Clearance with Mortality and Technique Failure: A Retrospective Analysis Using the United States Renal Data System-Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study, Wave 2
Boyle SM, Li Y, Wilson FP, Glickman JD, Feldman HI. Association of Alternative Approaches to Normalizing Peritoneal Dialysis Clearance with Mortality and Technique Failure: A Retrospective Analysis Using the United States Renal Data System-Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study, Wave 2. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2017, 37: 85-93. PMID: 27680757, PMCID: PMC5448711, DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2015.00227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Urea NitrogenCause of DeathCohort StudiesCreatinineDialysis SolutionsFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPeritoneal Dialysis, Continuous AmbulatoryProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesUreaConceptsKt/body surface areaKt/VBody surface areaTechnique failureHarrell's C-statisticPeritoneal urea clearanceC-statisticHazard ratioUrea clearanceUrine volumeUnited States Renal Data System Dialysis MorbidityBody mass index strataMortality Study Wave 2Peritoneal Kt/VUnited States Renal Data SystemIncident peritoneal dialysis patientsIdeal weightSignificant differencesCox proportional hazards modelPeritoneal dialysis clearanceMedian patient ageRetrospective cohort studyPeritoneal dialysis patientsGlomerular filtration rateOutcomes of mortality
2016
Urine biomarkers of tubular injury do not improve on the clinical model predicting chronic kidney disease progression
Hsu CY, Xie D, Waikar SS, Bonventre JV, Zhang X, Sabbisetti V, Mifflin TE, Coresh J, Diamantidis CJ, He J, Lora CM, Miller ER, Nelson RG, Ojo AO, Rahman M, Schelling JR, Wilson FP, Kimmel PL, Feldman HI, Vasan RS, Liu KD, Investigators C, Appel L, Feldman H, Go A, He J, Kusek J, Lash J, Ojo A, Rahman M, Townsend R, Consortium C. Urine biomarkers of tubular injury do not improve on the clinical model predicting chronic kidney disease progression. Kidney International 2016, 91: 196-203. PMID: 28029431, PMCID: PMC5362331, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylglucosaminidaseAgedAlbuminuriaBiomarkersCreatinineDisease ProgressionFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1HumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TubulesLipocalin-2MaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsGlomerular filtration rateUrinary albumin/creatinine ratioAlbumin/creatinine ratioKidney disease progressionTubular injury biomarkersCKD progressionInjury biomarkersFiltration rateClinical modelSerum creatinineCreatinine ratioDisease progressionProspective Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort StudyChronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) StudyIncident end-stage renal diseaseUnadjusted Cox proportional hazards modelUrinary kidney injury molecule-1Renal tubular injury biomarkersChronic kidney disease progressionKidney injury molecule-1End-stage renal diseaseNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinCox proportional hazards modelBase clinical modelInjury molecule-1Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Hanberg JS, Sury K, Wilson FP, Brisco MA, Ahmad T, Maaten J, Broughton JS, Assefa M, Tang WH, Parikh CR, Testani JM. Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not the Dominant Driver of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2199-2208. PMID: 27173030, PMCID: PMC4867078, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery catheterizationBlood urea nitrogenCardiac indexRenal functionHeart failureRenal dysfunctionGood renal functionReduced cardiac indexHigher cardiac indexGlomerular filtration rateSignificant inverse correlationMultiple subgroupsMulticenter populationWorse eGFRHF patientsCreatinine ratioArtery catheterizationPatient subgroupsFiltration rateSerial assessmentLinear mixed modelingESCAPE trialPatientsUrea nitrogenDysfunctionThe risk of death associated with proteinuria in heart failure is restricted to patients with an elevated blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio
Brisco MA, Zile MR, Maaten J, Hanberg JS, Wilson FP, Parikh C, Testani JM. The risk of death associated with proteinuria in heart failure is restricted to patients with an elevated blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio. International Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 215: 521-526. PMID: 27153048, PMCID: PMC4986924, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.04.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated blood urea nitrogenBUN/CrRenal dysfunctionBlood urea nitrogenCreatinine ratioUrea nitrogenLeft Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) trialVentricular Dysfunction trialsGlomerular filtration rateRisk of deathBaseline characteristicsWorsened survivalAdverse eventsHeart failureTop tertileFiltration rateBottom tertileProteinuriaSurvival disadvantagePatientsMortalityTertileDysfunctionSurvivalSurvival modelsProton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
Lazarus B, Chen Y, Wilson FP, Sang Y, Chang AR, Coresh J, Grams ME. Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016, 176: 238-246. PMID: 26752337, PMCID: PMC4772730, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateProton pump inhibitorsPPI useAtherosclerosis RiskInhibitor useFiltration rateReplication cohortPPI usersKidney diseaseCommunity studyHigh riskIncidence of CKDPropensity score-matched nonusersProton pump inhibitor useAcute interstitial nephritisReceptor antagonist usersReceptor antagonist usePopulation-based cohortNew-user designGeisinger Health SystemAntihypertensive medicationsPPI dosingAntagonist use
2015
Relation of atherogenic lipoproteins with estimated glomerular filtration rate decline: a longitudinal study
Lin J, Khetarpal SA, Terembula K, Reilly MP, Wilson FP. Relation of atherogenic lipoproteins with estimated glomerular filtration rate decline: a longitudinal study. BMC Nephrology 2015, 16: 130. PMID: 26238454, PMCID: PMC4545861, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0122-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMin/yearPenn Diabetes Heart StudyApoC-III levelsBaseline plasmaApoC-IIIGlomerular filtration rate declineSingle-center observational cohortBackgroundChronic kidney diseaseClinical CV diseaseLipid medication usePre-existing CKDCardiovascular risk factorsBaseline plasma levelsGlomerular filtration rateSlope of eGFRAtherogenic lipid fractionsCausal cardiovascular risk factorDiabetes Heart StudyCKD progressionEGFR declineCV diseaseObservational cohortBaseline triglyceridesMedication useMultivariable analysis
2012
Creatinine generation is reduced in patients requiring continuous venovenous hemodialysis and independently predicts mortality
Wilson FP, Sheehan JM, Mariani LH, Berns JS. Creatinine generation is reduced in patients requiring continuous venovenous hemodialysis and independently predicts mortality. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2012, 27: 4088-4094. PMID: 22273668, PMCID: PMC3529547, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryCreatinine generation rateContinuous venovenous hemodialysisSeverity of AKISerum creatinine concentrationCreatinine concentrationHospital mortalityTertiary care hospital settingSerum creatinine increaseGlomerular filtration rateLength of hospitalizationMeasures of severityAKI severityCreatinine increaseKidney injuryHospital dischargeMultivariable adjustmentSerum creatinineCohort studyMultivariable analysisPatient populationUnadjusted analysesCreatinine generationFiltration rateOncologic diagnosis