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Considerations and possibilities for sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in pediatric CKD by Kula, Alexander J.

“…Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) were originally developed as glucose-lowering agents. These medications function by inhibiting glucose and…”
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Brain Natriuretic Peptide Monitoring in CKD: Ready for Prime Time? by Kula, Alexander J., Bansal, Nisha

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Cardiorenal syndrome: evolving concepts and pediatric knowledge gaps by Kula, Alexander J, Bartlett, Deirdre

“…Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) refers to concomitant dysfunction of both the heart and kidneys. The pathology in CRS is bidirectional. Many individuals with kidney…”
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BP in Young Adults with CKD and Associations with Cardiovascular Events and Decline in Kidney Function by Kula, Alexander J, Prince, David K, Flynn, Joseph T, Bansal, Nisha

“…BP is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular events and CKD progression in middle-aged or older adults with CKD. However, studies describing…”
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Pharmacological management of youth with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease: a comprehensive review of current treatments and future directions by Tommerdahl, Kalie L, Kula, Alexander J, Bjornstad, Petter

“…Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a leading cause of mortality in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and over 50% of individuals with youth-onset T2D will…”
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Children with CKD Are Not Little Adults with CKD: Pediatric Considerations for the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative by Kula, Alexander J, Somers, Michael J G

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Hypertension and Left Ventricular Strain in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease by Kula, Alexander J, Xu, Yunwen, Hill, Garick D, Furth, Susan L, Warady, Bradley A, Ng, Derek K, Seegmiller, Jeese, Mitsnefes, Mark

“…Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV GLS) on echocardiography is a sensitive yet clinically significant marker of myocardial dysfunction. Reduced LV…”
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Major adverse kidney events after acute kidney injury in the pediatric intensive care unit: a propensity score–matched cohort study by Kula, Alexander J., Qu, Pingping, Strub, Bryan, Smith, Jodi M., Menon, Shina

“…Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is associated with poor short-term and long-term…”
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Descriptions and Determinants of N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Pediatric CKD: The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Study by Kula, Alexander J., Flynn, Joseph T., Prince, David K., Furth, Susan L., Warady, Bradley, Isakova, Tamara, Christenson, Robert, Bansal, Nisha

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Does More Serum Creatinine Really Just Mean Less Volume? by Kula, Alexander J, Bansal, Nisha

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Mortality Burden and Life-Years Lost Across the Age Spectrum for Adults Living with CKD by Kula, Alexander J, Prince, David K, Katz, Ronit, Bansal, Nisha

“…Limited data exist to inform younger persons with CKD how their risk for mortality compares with equivalently aged individuals without CKD. Compared with the…”
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Magnesium and Cardiovascular Disease in CKD: The Mysteries of a Humble Divalent Cation by Kula, Alexander J., Bansal, Nisha

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Association of circulating cardiac biomarkers with electrocardiographic abnormalities in chronic kidney disease by Kula, Alexander J, Katz, Ronit, Zelnick, Leila R, Soliman, Elsayed, Go, Alan, Shlipak, Michael, Deo, Rajat, Ky, Bonnie, DeBoer, Ian, Anderson, Amanda, Christenson, Rob, Seliger, Stephen L, Defilippi, Chris, Feldman, Harold I, Wolf, Myles, Kusek, John, Shafi, Tariq, He, Jiang, Bansal, Nisha

“…Abstract Background Among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the circulating cardiac biomarkers soluble ST2 (SST2), galectin-3, growth differentiation…”
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Safety and infectious outcomes in pediatric kidney transplant recipients after COVID‐19 vaccination: A pediatric nephrology research consortium study by Churilla, Travis, Crane, Clarkson, Sreedharan, Rajasree, Alzarka, Bakri J., Charnaya, Olga, Jain, Namrata G., Pizzo, Helen, Mansuri, Asifhusen, Jain, Amrish, Grewal, Manpreet, Fishbein, Joseph D., Kula, Alexander J., Heald‐Sargent, Taylor, Matossian, Debora, Verghese, Priya S.

“…Background Adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) fully vaccinated against COVID‐19 have substantial morbidity and mortality related to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection…”
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Responding to the workforce crisis: consensus recommendations from the Second Workforce Summit of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology by Soranno, Danielle E., Amaral, Sandra, Ashoor, Isa, Atkinson, Meredith A., Barletta, Gina-Marie, Braun, Michael C., Carlson, Joann, Carter, Caitlin, Chua, Annabelle, Dharnidharka, Vikas R., Drake, Keri, Erkan, Elif, Feig, Dan, Goldstein, Stuart L., Hains, David, Harshman, Lyndsay A., Ingulli, Elizabeth, Kula, Alexander J., Leonard, Mary, Mannemuddhu, Sudha, Menon, Shina, Modi, Zubin J., Moxey-Mims, Marva, Nada, Arwa, Norwood, Victoria, Starr, Michelle C., Verghese, Priya S., Weidemann, Darcy, Weinstein, Adam, Smith, Jodi

“…Importance Pediatric patients with complex medical problems benefit from pediatric sub-specialty care; however, a significant proportion of children live…”
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A Combined-Biomarker Approach to Clinical Phenotyping Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure by Testani, Jeffrey M., MD, MTR, Damman, Kevin, MD, PhD, Brisco, Meredith A., MD, MSCE, Chen, Susan, MD, Laur, Olga, BS, Kula, Alexander J., BS, Tang, W.H. Wilson, MD, Parikh, Chirag, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Differentiating heart failure (HF) induced renal dysfunction (RD) from intrinsic kidney disease is challenging. It has been demonstrated…”
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Rates of Cardiovascular Disease and CKD Progression in Young Adults with CKD across Racial and Ethnic Groups by Kula, Alexander J, Prince, David K, Limonte, Christine P, Young, Bessie A, Bansal, Nisha

“…Significant racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular (CV) and kidney function outcomes in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been…”
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Influence of Titration of Neurohormonal Antagonists and Blood Pressure Reduction on Renal Function and Decongestion in Decompensated Heart Failure by Kula, Alexander J, Hanberg, Jennifer S, Wilson, F Perry, Brisco, Meredith A, Bellumkonda, Lavanya, Jacoby, Daniel, Coca, Steven G, Parikh, Chirag R, Tang, W H Wilson, Testani, Jeffrey M

“…Reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP reduction) during the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure is strongly and independently associated with…”
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Kidney Tubular Injury Biomarkers and Secretory Function in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Kula, Alexander J., Prince, David K., Kestenbaum, Bryan R., Li, Song, O’Brien, Kevin D., Bansal, Nisha

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The Impact of Donor and Recipient Renal Dysfunction on Cardiac Allograft Survival: Insights Into Reno-Cardiac Interactions by Laur, Olga, MD, Brisco, Meredith A., MD, MSCE, Kula, Alexander J., BS, Cheng, Susan J., MD, Mangi, Abeel A., MD, Bellumkonda, Lavanya, MD, Jacoby, Daniel L., MD, Coca, Steven, DO, MS, Tang, W.H. Wilson, MD, Parikh, Chirag R., MD, PhD, Testani, Jeffrey M., MD, MTR

“…Highlights • The relationship between both donor renal dysfunction and recipient renal dysfunction and the composite outcome of death or retransplantation was…”
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