Elaine Ku, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #4349
San Francisco CA 94158
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    University of California , Los Angeles BA/BS 06/2003English/Biology
    University of California , San Diego MD 06/2007Medicine
    LAC-USC Medical Center , Los Angeles 06/2011Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
    University of California , San Francisco MAS 06/2015Clinical Research
    University of California , San Francisco 06/2015Nephrology and Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
    University of California , San Francisco 2020Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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    Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Award2013  - 2014American Kidney Fund
    Young Investigator Award/Satellite Clinical Investigator2016  - 2018National Kidney Foundation
    UCSF School of Medicine2019Inquiry Mentor Award for Outstanding Mentorship

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    The global context of my research program focuses on understanding differences in the epidemiology, clinical management, and outcomes of children versus adults with kidney disease and the conduct of clinical trials to test interventions (such as blood pressure control) that will improve survival of patients with kidney disease. I am especially interested in transitions of care, such as that between adolescence and young adulthood, as well as that between advanced chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease (including dialysis and transplant).

    My specific areas of focus currently include 1) cardiovascular risk in patients with kidney disease; 2) disparities in access to kidney transplantation and transplant outcomes; and 3) risk factors for progression of chronic kidney disease.

    I am currently co-Director of the Training in Clinical Research Program in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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    Acute declines in kidney function during blood pressure interventions in CKD
    NIH R01DK121904May 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Reaching Equity for Adults and CHildren in Transplant (REACH-TRANSPLANT)
    NIH R01DK120886Sep 11, 2019 - Jun 30, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Racial and ethnic disparities in access to kidney transplantation.
    NIH R01DK115629Dec 6, 2017 - Nov 30, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    UCSF Pilot for Junior Investigators
    Resource allocation program UCSFMay 1, 2017 - Apr 30, 2018
    Role: Co-PI
    Weight trajectory and its association with adverse outcomes
    National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator AwardJul 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Blood pressure trends, outcomes, and interventions in adolescents and young adults at increased cardiovascular risk
    NIH K23HL131023Feb 1, 2016 - Jan 31, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Role of pre-ESRD blood pressure management on post-ESRD outcomes
    NIH F32DK098871Dec 1, 2014 - Jun 30, 2015
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Additive effects of intensive BP control and ACE inhibition on suppression of proteinuria in patients with CKD. J Hum Hypertens. 2023 Mar 25. Lopez R, Copeland T, McCulloch C, Ku E. PMID: 36966224.
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    2. US Renal Data System 2022 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 03; 81(3 Suppl1):A8-A11. Johansen KL, Chertow GM, Gilbertson DT, Ishani A, Israni A, Ku E, Li S, Li S, Liu J, Obrador GT, Schulman I, Chan K, Abbott KC, O'Hare AM, Powe NR, Roetker NS, Scherer JS, St Peter W, Snyder J, Winkelmayer WC, Wong SPY, Wetmore JB. PMID: 36822739.
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    3. Intensive BP Control in Patients with CKD and Risk for Adverse Outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 03 01; 34(3):385-393. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Inker LA, Tighiouart H, Schaefer F, Wühl E, Ruggenenti P, Remuzzi G, Grimes BA, Sarnak MJ. PMID: 36735510.
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    4. Kidney transplant access for children and young adults with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract. Int Urol Nephrol. 2023 Jan 10. Wei J, Showen A, Bicki A, Lin F, McCulloch CE, Ku E, Hampson LA. PMID: 36626082.
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    5. Comparison of 2021 CKD-EPI Equations for Estimating Racial Differences in Preemptive Waitlisting for Kidney Transplantation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 10; 17(10):1515-1521. Ku E, Amaral S, McCulloch CE, Adey DB, Li L, Johansen KL. PMID: 36122938; PMCID: PMC9528275.
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    6. Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Children. . 2022 Sep 2; 1701-1716. Ku KE, Harambat HJ. .
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    7. Incidence and Risk Factors for Dialysis Reinitiation among Patients with a History of Dialysis Dependency. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 09; 17(9):1346-1352. Ku E, Hsu RK, McCulloch CE, Lo L, Copeland T, Siyahian S, Grimes B, Johansen KL. PMID: 35953103; PMCID: PMC9625097.
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    8. Association Between Dialysis Facility Ownership and Access to the Waiting List and Transplant in Pediatric Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease in the US. JAMA. 2022 08 02; 328(5):451-459. Amaral S, McCulloch CE, Lin F, Grimes BA, Furth S, Warady B, Brunson C, Siyahian S, Ku E. PMID: 35916847; PMCID: PMC9346544.
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    9. Kidney Transplantation in the Setting of Prolonged Dialysis Vintage: It's About Time. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 Sep; 80(3):307-308. Whelan AM, Dinh A, Ku E. PMID: 35718661.
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    10. Cardiovascular disease risk factors and lifestyle modification strategies after pediatric kidney transplantation: what are we dealing with, and what can we target? Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 03; 38(3):663-671. Bae SR, Bicki A, Coufal S, Jin E, Ku E. PMID: 35552523.
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    11. US Renal Data System 2021 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 04; 79(4 Suppl 1):A8-A12. Johansen KL, Chertow GM, Gilbertson DT, Herzog CA, Ishani A, Israni AK, Ku E, Li S, Li S, Liu J, Obrador GT, O'Hare AM, Peng Y, Powe NR, Roetker NS, St Peter WL, Saeed F, Snyder J, Solid C, Weinhandl ED, Winkelmayer WC, Wetmore JB. PMID: 35331382; PMCID: PMC8935019.
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    12. Kidney transplant candidacy evaluation and waitlisting practices in the United States and their association with access to transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2022 06; 22(6):1624-1636. Whelan AM, Johansen KL, Copeland T, McCulloch CE, Nallapothula D, Lee BK, Roll GR, Weir MR, Adey DB, Ku E. PMID: 35289082; PMCID: PMC9177783.
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    13. Perioperative Delta Sodium and Post-Liver Transplant Neurological Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2022 08 01; 106(8):1609-1614. Berry K, Copeland T, Ku E, Lai JC. PMID: 35289775.
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    14. Racial Differences in Medication Utilization for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Post Hoc Analysis of the FAVORIT Trial Cohort. Kidney Med. 2022 Apr; 4(4):100438. Fallahzadeh MK, Ku E, Chu CD, McCulloch CE, Tuot DS. PMID: 35360084; PMCID: PMC8961224.
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    15. KDOQI US Commentary on the 2021 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 03; 79(3):311-327. Drawz PE, Beddhu S, Bignall ONR, Cohen JB, Flynn JT, Ku E, Rahman M, Thomas G, Weir MR, Whelton PK. PMID: 35063302.
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    16. Expedited evaluation for liver transplantation: A critical look at processes and outcomes. Clin Transplant. 2022 03; 36(3):e14539. Braun HJ, Mello A, Kothari R, Ku E, Yilma M, Tavakol M, Zhang L, Niemann CU, Ascher NL, Adelmann D. PMID: 34791697; PMCID: PMC8898283.
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    17. Religious Service Attendance and Mortality among Adults in the United States with Chronic Kidney Disease. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 14; 18(24). Bruce MA, Thorpe RJ, Kermah D, Shen J, Nicholas SB, Beech BM, Tuot DS, Ku E, Waterman AD, Duru K, Brown A, Norris KC. PMID: 34948788; PMCID: PMC8701022.
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    18. An Analysis of Free-Text Refusals as an Indicator of Readiness to Accept Organ Offers in Liver Transplantation. Hepatol Commun. 2022 05; 6(5):1227-1235. Ge J, Ku E, Roll GR, Lai JC. PMID: 34783178; PMCID: PMC9035557.
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    19. Epidemiology and management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Children. . 2021 Sep 22; 1-16. Ku KE, Harambat HJ. .
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    20. Bariatric surgery prior to transplantation and risk of early hospital re-admission, graft failure, or death following kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2021 11; 21(11):3750-3757. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Roll GR, Posselt A, Grimes BA, Johansen KL. PMID: 34331744.
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    21. Intensive Blood Pressure Control, APOL1 Genotype, and Kidney Outcomes in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes-Blood Pressure (ACCORD-BP) Trial. Kidney Med. 2021 Sep-Oct; 3(5):874-876. Dinh A, Copeland T, Freedman BI, McCulloch CE, Ku E. PMID: 34693269; PMCID: PMC8515080.
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    22. Intensive Blood Pressure Control, APOL1 Genotype, and Kidney Outcomes in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes-Blood Pressure (ACCORD-BP) Trial. Kidney Medicine. 2021 Jul 1. Dinh DA, Copeland CT, Freedman FB, McCulloch MC, Ku KE. .
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    23. Discordances between pediatric and adult thresholds in the diagnosis of hypertension in adolescents with CKD. Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 01; 37(1):179-188. Black E, Lee J, Flynn JT, McCulloch CE, Samuels JA, Seth D, Warady B, Furth S, Mitsnefes M, Ku E. PMID: 34170411; PMCID: PMC8674161.
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    24. US Renal Data System 2020 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 04; 77(4 Suppl 1):A7-A8. Johansen KL, Chertow GM, Foley RN, Gilbertson DT, Herzog CA, Ishani A, Israni AK, Ku E, Kurella Tamura M, Li S, Li S, Liu J, Obrador GT, O'Hare AM, Peng Y, Powe NR, Roetker NS, St Peter WL, Abbott KC, Chan KE, Schulman IH, Snyder J, Solid C, Weinhandl ED, Winkelmayer WC, Wetmore JB. PMID: 33752804; PMCID: PMC8148988.
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    25. Association between Longer Travel Distance for Transplant Care and Access to Kidney Transplantation and Graft Survival in the United States. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 05 03; 32(5):1151-1161. Whelan AM, Johansen KL, Brar S, McCulloch CE, Adey DB, Roll GR, Grimes B, Ku E. PMID: 33712528; PMCID: PMC8259680.
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    26. Renal Recovery and Mortality Risk Among Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome Receiving Chronic Maintenance Dialysis. Kidney360. 2021 Mar 3; 10.34067/kid.0005182020. McAllister MS, Lai LJ, Copeland CT, Johansen JK, McCulloch MC, Kwong KY, Seth SD, Grimes GB, Ku KE. .
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    27. Renal Recovery and Mortality Risk among Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome Receiving Chronic Maintenance Dialysis. Kidney360. 2021 05 27; 2(5):819-827. McAllister S, Lai JC, Copeland TP, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Kwong YD, Seth D, Grimes B, Ku E. PMID: 35373067; PMCID: PMC8791353.
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    28. Racial Disparities in Eligibility for Preemptive Waitlisting for Kidney Transplantation and Modification of eGFR Thresholds to Equalize Waitlist Time. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 03; 32(3):677-685. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Adey DB, Li L, Johansen KL. PMID: 33622978; PMCID: PMC7920175.
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    29. Recovery of kidney function after dialysis initiation in children and adults in the US: A retrospective study of United States Renal Data System data. PLoS Med. 2021 02; 18(2):e1003546. Ku E, Hsu RK, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Mitsnefes M, Grimes BA, Liu KD. PMID: 33606673; PMCID: PMC7935284.
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    30. Acute eGFR declines after intensive BP lowering with RAS blockade and risk of kidney failure. J Hum Hypertens. 2021 07; 35(7):638-641. McCallum W, Sarnak MJ, Lin F, Ku E. PMID: 33542450; PMCID: PMC8914529.
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    31. Sex Disparity in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Access by Cause of Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 02 08; 16(2):241-250. Ahearn P, Johansen KL, Tan JC, McCulloch CE, Grimes BA, Ku E. PMID: 33500250; PMCID: PMC7863650.
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    32. Predicting long-term kidney allograft outcomes: pitfalls and progress. Kidney Int. 2021 01; 99(1):24-26. Dinh A, McCulloch CE, Ku E. PMID: 33390230.
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    33. Factors Associated with Dialysis Discontinuation Outside of the Acute Care Setting. Kidney360. 2021 02 25; 2(2):331-335. Roberts MJ, Johansen KL, Copeland TP, McCulloch CE, Coufal S, Ku E. PMID: 35373030; PMCID: PMC8740984.
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    34. Weighing the waitlist: Weight changes and access to kidney transplantation among obese candidates. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0242784. Ku E, Whelan AM, McCulloch CE, Lee B, Niemann CU, Roll GR, Grimes BA, Johansen KL. PMID: 33253253; PMCID: PMC7703917.
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    35. The Kidney Failure Risk Equation for Prediction of Allograft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Kidney Med. 2020 Nov-Dec; 2(6):753-761.e1. Chu CD, Ku E, Fallahzadeh MK, McCulloch CE, Tuot DS. PMID: 33319199; PMCID: PMC7729246.
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    36. Longer Distance From Dialysis Facility to Transplant Center Is Associated With Lower Access to Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Direct. 2020 Oct; 6(10):e602. Whelan AM, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Adelmann D, Niemann CU, Roll GR, Siyahian S, Grimes B, Ku E. PMID: 33134482; PMCID: PMC7591118.
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    37. Estimation of Albumin-Creatinine Ratio From Protein-Creatinine Ratio in Urine of Children and Adolescents With CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 05; 77(5):824-827. Schneider MF, Muñoz A, Ku E, Warady BA, Furth SL, Schwartz GJ. PMID: 32898620; PMCID: PMC8958976.
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    38. Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among a Cohort of Children and Young Adults Starting Dialysis in 1995 to 2015. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 09 01; 3(9):e2016197. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Ahearn P, Grimes BA, Mitsnefes MM. PMID: 32902652; PMCID: PMC7489869.
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    39. Community-Based Epidemiology of Hospitalized Acute Kidney Injury. Pediatrics. 2020 09; 146(3). Parikh RV, Tan TC, Salyer AS, Auron A, Kim PS, Ku E, Go AS. PMID: 32784225; PMCID: PMC7461200.
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    40. Intensive BP Control and eGFR Declines: Are These Events Due to Hemodynamic Effects and Are Changes Reversible? Curr Cardiol Rep. 2020 08 09; 22(10):117. Chen DC, McCallum W, Sarnak MJ, Ku E. PMID: 32772196; PMCID: PMC7668315.
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    41. Recovery of Kidney Function Among Patients With Glomerular Disease Starting Maintenance Dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 02; 77(2):303-305. Kwong YD, Liu KD, Hsu RK, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Seth D, Fallahzadeh MK, Grimes BA, Ku E. PMID: 32771649; PMCID: PMC8016208.
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    42. eHealth in kidney care. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2020 07; 16(7):368-370. Wang CS, Ku E. PMID: 32238923; PMCID: PMC7110432.
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    43. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Transplant Access Within a Theoretical Context of Medical Eligibility. Transplantation. 2020 07; 104(7):1437-1444. Ku E, Lee BK, McCulloch CE, Roll GR, Grimes B, Adey D, Johansen KL. PMID: 31568216; PMCID: PMC7067676.
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    44. Trends in Living Donation by Race and Ethnicity Among Children With End-stage Renal Disease in the United States, 1995-2015. Transplant Direct. 2020 Jul; 6(7):e570. Amaral S, McCulloch CE, Black E, Winnicki E, Lee B, Roll GR, Grimes B, Ku E. PMID: 32766425; PMCID: PMC7339334.
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    45. Pretransplant dialysis exposure and outcomes after kidney transplantation - Where quantity and quality intersect? Am J Transplant. 2020 09; 20(9):2301-2302. Dinh A, Ku E. PMID: 32406189.
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    46. Should Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade Be Avoided in Patients With Declining Kidney Function? Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 11; 76(5):739-741. Weir MR, Chen DC, Ku E. PMID: 32407751.
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    47. Tubular secretion of creatinine and kidney function: an observational study. BMC Nephrol. 2020 03 30; 21(1):108. Zhang X, Rule AD, McCulloch CE, Lieske JC, Ku E, Hsu CY. PMID: 32228497; PMCID: PMC7104490.
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    48. Prognostic Value of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Load in Pediatric CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 04 07; 15(4):493-500. Lee J, McCulloch CE, Flynn JT, Samuels J, Warady BA, Furth SL, Seth D, Grimes BA, Mitsnefes MM, Ku E. PMID: 32160993; PMCID: PMC7133128.
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    49. Association Between APOL1 Genotype and Need for Kidney Replacement Therapy in Patients Without Diabetes: Does Age Matter? Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 02; 75(2):294-296. Wei J, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Lipkowitz M, Weir M, Lin F, Campese VM, Smogorzewski M, Ku E. PMID: 31837887; PMCID: PMC7652210.
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    50. Race and Mortality in CKD and Dialysis: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 03; 75(3):394-403. Ku E, Yang W, McCulloch CE, Feldman HI, Go AS, Lash J, Bansal N, He J, Horwitz E, Ricardo AC, Shafi T, Sondheimer J, Townsend RR, Waikar SS, Hsu CY, CRIC Study Investigators. PMID: 31732235; PMCID: PMC7042055.
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    51. Authors' Reply. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 12; 30(12):2474. Winnicki E, McCulloch CE, Ku E. PMID: 31649098; PMCID: PMC6900788.
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    52. Use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in kidney transplant recipients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 09 01; 34(9):1437-1439. Whelan AM, Ku E. PMID: 30838404; PMCID: PMC6735770.
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    53. Effect of Blood Pressure Control on Long-Term Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Death Among Subgroups of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 08 20; 8(16):e012749. Ku E, Sarnak MJ, Toto R, McCulloch CE, Lin F, Smogorzewski M, Hsu CY. PMID: 31411082; PMCID: PMC6759905.
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    54. Higher eGFR at Dialysis Initiation Is Not Associated with a Survival Benefit in Children. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 08; 30(8):1505-1513. Winnicki E, Johansen KL, Cabana MD, Warady BA, McCulloch CE, Grimes B, Ku E. PMID: 31320460; PMCID: PMC6683704.
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    55. Trends in Kidney Function Outcomes Following RAAS Inhibition in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 01; 75(1):21-29. McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Ku E, Salem D, Sarnak MJ. PMID: 31303349; PMCID: PMC7460181.
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    56. Starting Renal Replacement Therapy: Is It About Time? Am J Nephrol. 2019; 50(2):144-151. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Johansen KL. PMID: 31269487; PMCID: PMC6667296.
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    57. Cardiovascular disease in young adults with incident ESRD. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2019 07; 15(7):390-391. Ku E, Mitsnefes MM. PMID: 31043718.
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    58. More Evidence to Suggest a Relation of Blood Pressure to Long-term Progression of Kidney Disease: Is It Causal? Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 09; 74(3):293-296. McCallum W, Ku E, Sarnak MJ. PMID: 31257049; PMCID: PMC7393673.
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    59. Acute declines in estimated glomerular filtration rate on enalapril and mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Kidney Int. 2019 11; 96(5):1185-1194. McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Ku E, Salem D, Sarnak MJ. PMID: 31420191; PMCID: PMC7392085.
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    60. Magnitude of the Difference Between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood Pressures and Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 05 07; 8(9):e011013. Ku E, Hsu RK, Tuot DS, Bae SR, Lipkowitz MS, Smogorzewski MJ, Grimes BA, Weir MR. PMID: 31014164; PMCID: PMC6512117.
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    61. Association between BMI changes and mortality risk in children with end-stage renal disease. Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 09; 34(9):1557-1563. Roberts MJ, Mitsnefes MM, McCulloch CE, Greenbaum LA, Grimes BA, Ku E. PMID: 30963283.
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    62. Hypertension in CKD: Core Curriculum 2019. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 07; 74(1):120-131. Ku E, Lee BJ, Wei J, Weir MR. PMID: 30898362.
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    63. Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adolescents. Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease. 2019 Jan 1; 1-15. Ku KE, Kwok KJ. .
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    64. Sex Disparities in Risk of Mortality Among Children With ESRD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 02; 73(2):156-162. Ahearn P, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Grimes BA, Ku E. PMID: 30318132; PMCID: PMC6348019.
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    65. Depressive Symptoms Associate With Race and All-Cause Mortality in Patients With CKD. Kidney Int Rep. 2019 Feb; 4(2):222-230. Tuot DS, Lin F, Norris K, Gassman J, Smogorzewski M, Ku E. PMID: 30775619; PMCID: PMC6365404.
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    66. Use of Antihypertensive Agents and Association With Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease: Focus on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 10 02; 7(19):e009992. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Johansen KL. PMID: 30371331; PMCID: PMC6404880.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    67. Use of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade in Advanced CKD: An NKF-KDOQI Controversies Report. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 12; 72(6):873-884. Weir MR, Lakkis JI, Jaar B, Rocco MV, Choi MJ, Kramer HJ, Ku E. PMID: 30201547.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 28     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    68. Acute Declines in Renal Function during Intensive BP Lowering and Long-Term Risk of Death. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 09; 29(9):2401-2408. Ku E, Ix JH, Jamerson K, Tangri N, Lin F, Gassman J, Smogorzewski M, Sarnak MJ. PMID: 30006417; PMCID: PMC6115661.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    69. Time-Centered Approach to Understanding Risk Factors for the Progression of CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 05 07; 13(5):693-701. Ku E, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE. PMID: 29602779; PMCID: PMC5969480.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    70. Changes in Blood Pressure During Young Adulthood and Subsequent Kidney Function Decline: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adulthood (CARDIA) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 08; 72(2):243-250. Ku E, Vittinghoff E, Jacobs DR, Lewis CE, Allen NB, Bibbins-Domingo K, Shlipak M, Kramer H, Peralta CA. PMID: 29510922; PMCID: PMC6057820.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    71. Twenty-Four-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure versus Clinic Blood Pressure Measurements and Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Children with CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 03 07; 13(3):422-428. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Warady BA, Furth SL, Grimes BA, Mitsnefes MM. PMID: 29440119; PMCID: PMC5967676.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    72. Use of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation to Determine the Risk of Progression to End-stage Renal Disease in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 02 01; 172(2):174-180. Winnicki E, McCulloch CE, Mitsnefes MM, Furth SL, Warady BA, Ku E. PMID: 29255845; PMCID: PMC5839269.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    73. Longitudinal Weight Change During CKD Progression and Its Association With Subsequent Mortality. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 05; 71(5):657-665. Ku E, Kopple JD, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Go AS, Xie D, Lin F, Hamm LL, He J, Kusek JW, Navaneethan SD, Ricardo AC, Rincon-Choles H, Smogorzewski M, Hsu CY, CRIC Study Investigators. PMID: 29217305; PMCID: PMC5915916.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 32     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    74. Associations Between Weight Loss, Kidney Function Decline, and Risk of ESRD in the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 05; 71(5):648-656. Ku E, Kopple JD, McCulloch CE, Warady BA, Furth SL, Mak RH, Grimes BA, Mitsnefes M. PMID: 29132947; PMCID: PMC5916028.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    75. Patterns of blood pressure response during intensive BP lowering and clinical events: results from the secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes trial. Blood Press. 2018 04; 27(2):73-81. Ku E, Scherzer R, Odden MC, Shlipak M, White CL, Field TS, Benavente O, Pergola PE, Peralta CA. PMID: 28952798; PMCID: PMC5818304.
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    76. Acute Declines in Renal Function during Intensive BP Lowering: Implications for Future ESRD Risk. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Sep; 28(9):2794-2801. Ku E, Bakris G, Johansen KL, Lin F, Sarnak MJ, Campese VM, Jamerson K, Gassman JJ, Smogorzewski M, Hsu CY. PMID: 28473636; PMCID: PMC5576942.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    77. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Survival of Children with ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 May; 28(5):1584-1591. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Grimes BA, Johansen KL. PMID: 28034898; PMCID: PMC5407725.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    78. Strict blood pressure control associates with decreased mortality risk by APOL1 genotype. Kidney Int. 2017 02; 91(2):443-450. Ku E, Lipkowitz MS, Appel LJ, Parsa A, Gassman J, Glidden DV, Smogorzewski M, Hsu CY. PMID: 27927600; PMCID: PMC5237400.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    79. Association Between Blood Pressure and Adverse Renal Events in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2016 Dec; 39(12):2218-2224. Ku E, McCulloch CE, Mauer M, Gitelman SE, Grimes BA, Hsu CY. PMID: 27872156; PMCID: PMC5127223.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    80. BP Control and Long-Term Risk of ESRD and Mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 02; 28(2):671-677. Ku E, Gassman J, Appel LJ, Smogorzewski M, Sarnak MJ, Glidden DV, Bakris G, Gutiérrez OM, Hebert LA, Ix JH, Lea J, Lipkowitz MS, Norris K, Ploth D, Pogue VA, Rostand SG, Siew ED, Sika M, Tisher CC, Toto R, Wright JT, Wyatt C, Hsu CY. PMID: 27516235; PMCID: PMC5280023.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 34     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    81. Height at First RRT and Mortality in Children. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 05 06; 11(5):832-9. Ku E, Fine RN, Hsu CY, McCulloch C, Glidden DV, Grimes B, Johansen KL. PMID: 26933189; PMCID: PMC4858481.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    82. Change in Measured GFR Versus eGFR and CKD Outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Jul; 27(7):2196-204. Ku E, Xie D, Shlipak M, Hyre Anderson A, Chen J, Go AS, He J, Horwitz EJ, Rahman M, Ricardo AC, Sondheimer JH, Townsend RR, Hsu CY, CRIC Study Investigators. PMID: 26604213; PMCID: PMC4926969.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    83. Association of Body Mass Index with Patient-Centered Outcomes in Children with ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Feb; 27(2):551-8. Ku E, Glidden DV, Hsu CY, Portale AA, Grimes B, Johansen KL. PMID: 26054540; PMCID: PMC4731123.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 28     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    84. State level variations in nephrology workforce and timing and incidence of dialysis in the United States among children and adults: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2015 Jan 15; 16:2. Ku E, Johansen KL, Portale AA, Grimes B, Hsu CY. PMID: 25589150; PMCID: PMC4361136.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    85. Association between strict blood pressure control during chronic kidney disease and lower mortality after onset of end-stage renal disease. Kidney Int. 2015 May; 87(5):1055-60. Ku E, Glidden DV, Johansen KL, Sarnak M, Tighiouart H, Grimes B, Hsu CY. PMID: 25493952; PMCID: PMC4425599.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 35     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    86. Index of suspicion. Case 1: fever, diarrhea, jaundice, and confusion in an 18-year-old male. Case 2: severe anemia in a 6-month-old girl. Case 3: red urine in a 4-month-old boy. Pediatr Rev. 2014 Mar; 35(3):129-35. Ku E, Thomas M, Ho CH, Whipple NS, Abdul-Rahman O, Megason GC, Herrington BL, Carmody JB, Charlton JR. PMID: 24585816.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    87. Regional variation in the incidence of dialysis-requiring AKI in the United States. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Sep; 8(9):1476-81. Hsu RK, McCulloch CE, Ku E, Dudley RA, Hsu CY. PMID: 23929923; PMCID: PMC3805086.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    88. Is lipid management effective for all stages of CKD?. Blood Purif. 2013; 35(1-3):26-30. Ku E, Campese V. PMID: 23343543.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    89. IgA nephropathy in a patient with ulcerative colitis, Graves' disease and positive myeloperoxidase ANCA. Clin Nephrol. 2012 Feb; 77(2):146-50. Ku E, Ananthapanyasut W, Campese VM. PMID: 22257545.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    90. Do HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors improve kidney function? The saga continues. J Nephrol. 2011 Sep-Oct; 24(5):550-3. Campese VM, Ku E, Bigazzi R, Bianchi S. PMID: 21887675.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    91. Metabolic and Dietary Influences on Sympathetic Nervous System Activity. Nutritional and Metabolic Bases of Cardiovascular Disease. 2011 Feb 18; 298-302. Ku KE, Nasreen NT, Park PJ, Campese CV. .
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    92. Sympathetic renal innervation and resistant hypertension. Int J Hypertens. 2011 Jan 20; 2011:814354. Campese VM, Ku E, Park J. PMID: 21331158; PMCID: PMC3034934.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12  
    93. Visual diagnosis: vaginal mass in a 16-month-old child. Pediatr Rev. 2010 Aug; 31(8):337-40. Ku E, Brotherton BJ, Parrish C, Zia SK, McKenna S. PMID: 20679100.
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    94. Aldosterone in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease and proteinuria. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2010 Aug; 12(4):303-6. Lu Y, Ku E, Campese VM. PMID: 20596805.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    95. Visual Diagnosis. Pediatrics in Review. 2010 Aug 1; 31(8):337-340. Ku KE, Brotherton BB, Parrish PC, Zia ZS, McKenna MS. .
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    96. Aldosterone and hypertension in African Americans. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Dec; 22(12):1234. Ku E, Campese VM. PMID: 19924116.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    97. The Case for Dual Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition—Reply. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2009 Nov 9; 169(20):1931-1931. Ku KE, Park PJ, Vidhun VJ, Campese CV. .
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    98. Anion and osmolal gaps after alcohol intoxication. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Aug; 54(2):385-8. Ku E, Cheung EL, Khan A, Yu AS. PMID: 19560850.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    99. The hazards of dual renin-angiotensin blockade in chronic kidney disease. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jun 08; 169(11):1015-8. Ku E, Park J, Vidhun J, Campese V. PMID: 19506167.
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    100. Lixivaptan: a novel vasopressin receptor antagonist. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2009 May; 18(5):657-62. Ku E, Nobakht N, Campese VM. PMID: 19379124.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    101. Role of aldosterone in the progression of chronic kidney disease and potential use of aldosterone blockade in children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Dec; 24(12):2301-7. Ku E, Campese VM. PMID: 19347366.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
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