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SGLT2 Inhibitors and AKI: Time to Ditch the Dogma

November 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i / gliflozins) are a novel class of medications which act by inhibiting the SGLT2 transporter located in the S1 segment of the proximal convoluted tubule. This transporter is responsible for 90% of [read more...]

#PathPointer: Kidney Pathology in Patients With COVID-19

November 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

PathPointers highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These brief and easy-to-read blog posts include real clinical images to demonstrate various biopsy findings. Our understanding of COVID-19-associated kidney [read more...]

To Post or Not to Post: Ethics of Social Media Use in Living Donation and Kidney Transplantation

November 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

From 2015 to 2019, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) reported that only 18% of all kidney allografts were procured from living donors. Living donation is associated with better graft survival, less delayed graft function, and shorter [read more...]

Highlights from the November 2020 Issue

November 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it matters. We hope our readers [read more...]

Association of HLA Typing With Posttransplantation Membranous Nephropathy

October 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

Membranous nephropathy (MN) is the most common cause of primary nephrotic syndrome in adults of European ancestry. A better understanding of the pathophysiology has emerged in recent years identifying the PLA2R antigen and anti-PLA2R antibodies as [read more...]

#NephMadness 2021: Logo Reveal

October 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

Still going strong with our annual tradition of unveiling the #NephMadness logo during Kidney Week…hope you like the 2021 logo! Many thanks to Yue (Flora) Chen from Penn Student Design for designing this year’s logo. The 9th year of [read more...]

2020 Inductees to the AJKD Reviewer Hall of Fame

October 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

In 2017, we began recognizing reviewers who have distinguished themselves by consistently providing insightful, detailed, and valuable input to our authors and our editorial team. We continue the tradition this year by inducting five remarkable [read more...]

2020 AJKD Editors’ Choice Award

October 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

In 2017, we established an annual celebration of articles that our editorial team designated as “Editors’ Choice” selections. The editors are delighted to recognize the four articles listed below that have been selected to receive the 2020 [read more...]

Can Histopathology Assist in Predicting the Time of Kidney Failure?! What’s New!

October 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

Predicting progression is one of the most important and challenging jobs for a nephrologist. Current estimation in clinical practice is based on demographics, clinical parameters, and laboratory findings. About 15% of the adult population in the [read more...]

When the Going Gets Tough in a Pandemic…Optimizing CKRT Resources

October 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

SARS-CoV2 is a virus that has shaken the scientific community to its core. As we struggle to catch up to a rapidly evolving global pandemic, it is of utmost importance that we understand and develop novel strategies to conserve the resources [read more...]

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