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The Rise of the LVAD and the Fall of the eGFR: A Commentary on LVAD Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis and Rivalry

April 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

The 1960s in the United States was a roller-coaster of a decade characterized by protests for the civil rights movement, the war in Vietnam, activists demanding more rights [...]

Test Your Knowledge: Management of Kidney Transplant Recipients

July 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

A recent Core Curriculum by Voora and Adey published in AJKD reviews the mechanisms of immunosuppression, types of rejection, complications of recurrent disease, common [...]

From Mesopotamia to AJKD: A Commentary on Seizures, AEDs, and CKD

February 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

The history of epilepsy is a tale full of mysticism and superstition. It was first described in 2000 BCE by the Mesopotamians as antasubbu, or “hand of sin.” The Akkadian [...]

#KidneyWk 2018: Shaping the Future of Nephrology Education

November 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

The “Shaping the Future of Nephrology Education” session was held at the ASN KidneyWk on Oct 26, 2018. This Kidney Week session, always filled with wonderful [...]

#NephMadness 2018: Contrast Region

March 15, 2018 // 4 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2018 | #NephMadness | #ContrastRegion Selection Committee Member for the Contrast Region: Paul M. Palevsky, MD Dr. Palevsky is a [...]

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