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Surveillance of CKD epidemiology in the US – a joint analysis of NHANES and KEEP by Myers, O. B., Pankratz, V. S., Norris, K. C., Vassalotti, J. A., Unruh, M. L., Argyropoulos, C.

“…Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), is highly prevalent in the United States. Epidemiological systems for surveillance of CKD rely on data that are based solely on…”
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Obese and non-obese hemodialysis patients have a similar prevalence of functioning arteriovenous fistula using pre-operative vein mapping by Vassalotti, J A, Falk, A, Cohl, E D, Uribarri, J, Teodorescu, V

“…The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred hemodialysis access. Subset analyses of both the HEMO and DOPPS studies have shown that obese hemodialysis…”
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Efficacy of reteplase in poorly functioning hemodialysis catheters by Falk, A, Samson, W, Uribarri, J, Vassalotti, J A

“…This is a retrospective study of reteplase efficacy for restoration of flow in occluded and poorly functioning hemodialysis catheters. From May 1, 2001 to…”
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Treatment of "swing point stenoses" in hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae by Falk, A, Teodorescu, V, Lou, W Y W, Uribarri, J, Vassalotti, J A

“…This is a retrospective study of percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTA) efficacy for treatment of surgical vein mobilization site ("swing point")…”
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Hemodialysis access placement with preoperative noninvasive vascular mapping: Comparison between patients with and without diabetes by Sedlacek, Martin, Teodorescu, Victoria, Falk, Abigail, Vassalotti, Joseph A., Uribarri, Jaime

“…We retrospectively analyzed data on preoperative vascular mapping in 195 consecutive patients to investigate the common belief that patients with diabetes are…”
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Cardiovascular risk modification in participants with coronary disease screened by the Kidney Early Evaluation Program by McCullough, P. A., Whaley-Connell, A., Brown, W. W., Collins, A. J., Chen, S.-C., Li, S., Norris, K. C., Jurkovitz, C., McFarlane, S., Obialo, C., Sowers, J., Stevens, L., Vassalotti, J. A., Bakris, G. L.

“…Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) identifies the need for intensive treatment of risk factors among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a…”
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Drug use concomitant with cyclosporine immunosuppressive therapy for 3 years after renal transplantation by Thamer, M, Chan, JK, Ray, NF, Vassalotti, JA, Kimmel, PL

“…Little is known about outpatient drug use concomitant with cyclosporine immunosuppressive therapy following renal transplantation. In part, this stems from the…”
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Vascular screening prior to placement of tunnelled and cuffed hemodialysis catheters by Falk, A, Lookstein, R, Uribarri, J, Shen, C, Teodorescu, V, Vassalotti, J A

“…To demonstrate the importance of venous vascular screening before the placement of tunneled and cuffed hemodialysis catheters in patients requiring…”
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Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated nephropathy by Kimmel, P L, Bosch, J P, Vassalotti, J A

“…Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) nephropathy (HIVN) face improved outlooks both before and after starting renal replacement therapy for…”
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Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Position Statement From the National Kidney Foundation by Vassalotti, Joseph A., MD, Stevens, Lesley A., MD, MS, Levey, Andrew S., MD

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in the United States. The estimated prevalence of CKD in US adults was 11.7% ± 0.8% in 2000, based on the National…”
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Dietary glycotoxins correlate with circulating advanced glycation end product levels in renal failure patients by Uribarri, Jaime, Peppa, Melpomeni, Cai, Wejing, Goldberg, Teresia, Lu, Min, Baliga, Suresh, Vassalotti, Joseph A, Vlassara, Helen

“…Background: Levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), well-known proinflammatory compounds, are markedly elevated in patients with renal failure,…”
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Arteriovenous fistula stenosis: new terminology by Vassalotti, Joseph A

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The New Arteriovenous Fistula: The Need for Earlier Evaluation and Intervention by Kian, Kaveh, Vassalotti, Joseph A.

“…ABSTRACT The National Kidney Foundation's Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative recommends an ideal 3‐ to 4‐month arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation period…”
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Does time of day of hemodialysis affect survival? by Vassalotti, Joseph A

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The multidisciplinary approach to hemodialysis vascular access at the Mount Sinai Hospital by Vassalotti, Joseph A, Falk, Abigail, Teodorescu, Victoria, Uribarri, Jaime

“…A majority of the quarter of a million end-stage renal disease patients nationwide are treated with hemodialysis. Important and frequent causes of morbidity…”
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Does Time of Day of Hemodialysis Affect Survival? by Manfredini, Roberto, Boari, Benedetta, la Cecilia, Olga, Portaluppi, Francesco

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