2020
Identifying a Kidney Transplant Recipient COVID Phenotype to Aid Test Utilization in the Setting of Limited Testing Availability—Does One Exist?
Virmani S, Gleeson SE, Girone GF, Malhotra D, Cohen EA, Klarman SE, Asch WS. Identifying a Kidney Transplant Recipient COVID Phenotype to Aid Test Utilization in the Setting of Limited Testing Availability—Does One Exist? Transplantation Proceedings 2020, 52: 2584-2591. PMID: 32711848, PMCID: PMC7305913, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2BK viremiaLimited testing availabilityTesting availabilitySevere acute respiratory syndrome 2 virusImmunosuppressed kidney transplant recipientsOutpatient testing centerPolyoma BK viremiaCOVID-19 infectionPositive predictive valueTransplant recipientsImmunocompetent patientsSymptomatic patientsImmunosuppressed patientsTransplant centersHigh morbidityEmergency departmentInpatient treatmentGeneral populationHigh incidencePatientsCenter deliveriesPredictive valueTest utilization
2016
Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Asch W, Santos S, Peixoto A. Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Clinical Hypertension And Vascular Diseases 2016, 277-298. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22771-9_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseImportant cardiovascular disease risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsChronic kidney disease progressionHome blood pressure monitoringAbnormal BP profileOffice BP measuresKidney disease progressionAmbulatory blood pressureDisease risk factorsBlood pressure monitoringOffice BPBP profileBlood pressureEssential hypertensionAdverse outcomesBP measuresDisease burdenRisk factorsDisease progressionGeneral populationPressure monitoringPatientsDisease
2015
Renal cancer in kidney transplanted patients
Frascà GM, Sandrini S, Cosmai L, Porta C, Asch W, Santoni M, Salviani C, D’Errico A, Malvi D, Balestra E, Gallieni M. Renal cancer in kidney transplanted patients. Journal Of Nephrology 2015, 28: 659-668. PMID: 26202137, DOI: 10.1007/s40620-015-0219-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCalcineurin inhibitorsRenal cancerNative kidneysKidney diseaseWithdrawal of CNIsChronic allograft nephropathyAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseGeneral risk factorsCystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseAllograft nephropathyImmunosuppressive therapyRapamycin inhibitorsUltrasound evaluationDialysis treatmentRisk factorsCystic diseaseGeneral populationPatientsMalignancy susceptibilityCancer developmentMammalian targetCancerKidney
2014
Oncologic Issues and Kidney Transplantation: A Review of Frequency, Mortality, and Screening
Asch WS, Bia MJ. Oncologic Issues and Kidney Transplantation: A Review of Frequency, Mortality, and Screening. Advances In Kidney Disease And Health 2014, 21: 106-113. PMID: 24359993, DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2013.07.003.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnus NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Renal CellColorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansImmunocompromised HostImmunosuppressive AgentsKidney Failure, ChronicKidney NeoplasmsKidney TransplantationLymphoproliferative DisordersNeoplasmsSkin NeoplasmsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsStandard incidence ratioKidney transplantationKidney transplant recipientsDevelopment of malignancyReview of frequencyTransplant recipientsIncidence ratiosCommon malignancyTreatment recommendationsTumor surveillanceOncologic issuesGeneral populationTumor growthMalignancyOncogenic virusesCurrent preventionTransplantationRiskEarly ageImmunosuppressantsReviewCancerMortalityRecipientsPrevention