Browsing by Author "Wolf, Myles"

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    • Impact of Activated Vitamin D and Race on Survival among Hemodialysis Patients 

      Wolf, Myles; Betancourt, Joseph; Chang, Yuchiao; Shah, Anand; Teng, Ming; Tamez, Hector; Gutierrez, Orlando; Camargo, Carlos A. Jr.; Melamed, Michal; Norris, Keith; Stampfer, Meir; Powe, Neil R.; Thadhani, Ravi (American Society of Nephrology, 2008)
      Contrary to most examples of disparities in health outcomes, black patients have improved survival compared with white patients after initiating hemodialysis. Understanding potential explanations for this observation may ...

    • Inflammation and functional iron deficiency regulate fibroblast growth factor 23 production 

      David, Valentin; Martin, Aline; Isakova, Tamara; Spaulding, Christina; Qi, Lixin; Ramirez, Veronica; Zumbrennen-Bullough, Kimberly B.; Sun, Chia Chi; Lin, Herbert Y.; Babitt, Jodie L.; Wolf, Myles (2015)
      Circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) are elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the mechanisms are poorly understood. Here we tested whether inflammation and iron deficiency regulate ...

    • Persistent High Serum Bicarbonate and the Risk of Heart Failure in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): A Report From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study 

      Dobre, Mirela; Yang, Wei; Pan, Qiang; Appel, Lawrence; Bellovich, Keith; Chen, Jing; Feldman, Harold; Fischer, Michael J.; Ham, L. L.; Hostetter, Thomas; Jaar, Bernard G.; Kallem, Radhakrishna R.; Rosas, Sylvia E.; Scialla, Julia J.; Wolf, Myles; Rahman, Mahboob (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)
      Background: Serum bicarbonate varies over time in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, and this variability may portend poor cardiovascular outcomes. The aim of this study was to conduct a time‐updated longitudinal ...