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Drawz PE, Lenoir KM, Rai NK, Rastogi A, Chu CD, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Whelton PK, Thomas G, McWilliams A, Agarwal AK, Suarez MM, Dobre M, Powell J, Rocco MV, Lash JP, Oparil S, Raj DS, Dwyer JP, Rahman M, Soman S, Townsend RR, Pemu P, Horwitz E, Ix JH, Tuot DS, Ishani A, Pajewski NM. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Kidney Outcomes: Long-Term Electronic Health Record-Based Post-Trial Follow-Up of SPRINT. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 19:01277230-990000000-00273. [PMID: 37883184 PMCID: PMC10861101 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intensive BP lowering in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) produced acute decreases in kidney function and higher risk for AKI. We evaluated the effect of intensive BP lowering on long-term changes in kidney function using trial and outpatient electronic health record (EHR) creatinine values. METHODS SPRINT data were linked with EHR data from 49 (of 102) study sites. The primary outcome was the total slope of decline in eGFR for the intervention phase and the post-trial slope of decline during the observation phase using trial and outpatient EHR values. Secondary outcomes included a ≥30% decline in eGFR to <60 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 and a ≥50% decline in eGFR or kidney failure among participants with baseline eGFR ≥60 and <60 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 , respectively. RESULTS EHR creatinine values were available for a median of 8.3 years for 3041 participants. The total slope of decline in eGFR during the intervention phase was -0.67 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 per year (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.79 to -0.56) in the standard treatment group and -0.96 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 per year (95% CI, -1.08 to -0.85) in the intensive treatment group ( P < 0.001). The slopes were not significantly different during the observation phase: -1.02 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 per year (95% CI, -1.24 to -0.81) in the standard group and -0.85 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 per year (95% CI, -1.07 to -0.64) in the intensive group. Among participants without CKD at baseline, intensive treatment was associated with higher risk of a ≥30% decline in eGFR during the intervention (hazard ratio, 3.27; 95% CI, 2.43 to 4.40), but not during the postintervention observation phase. In those with CKD at baseline, intensive treatment was associated with a higher hazard of eGFR decline only during the intervention phase (hazard ratio, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.03 to 3.70). CONCLUSIONS Intensive BP lowering was associated with a steeper total slope of decline in eGFR and higher risk for kidney events during the intervention phase of the trial, but not during the postintervention observation phase.
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- Paul E. Drawz
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System, Fresno, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Section on Nephrology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, University of California San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Chebib FT, Nowak KL, Chonchol MB, Bing K, Ghanem A, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Dahl NK, Mrug M. Polycystic Kidney Disease Diet: What is Known and What is Safe. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2023:01277230-990000000-00250. [PMID: 37729939 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by kidney cyst formation and progressive kidney function loss. Dietary interventions such as caloric restriction, intermittent fasting, and ketogenic diet have recently emerged as potential strategies to induce metabolic reprogramming and slow ADPKD progression. We review the available evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of these interventions in ADPKD. Dietary interventions show promise in managing ADPKD by improving metabolic health and reducing oxidative stress. However, while preclinical studies have shown favorable outcomes, limited clinical evidence supports their effectiveness. In addition, the long-term consequences of these dietary interventions, including their effect on adverse events in patients with ADPKD, remain uncertain. To optimize ADPKD management, patients are advised to follow a dietary regimen that aims to achieve or maintain an ideal body weight and includes high fluid intake, low sodium, and limited concentrated sweets. Caloric restriction seems particularly beneficial for patients with overweight or obesity because it promotes weight loss and improves metabolic parameters. Supplementation with curcumin, ginkgolide B, saponins, vitamin E, niacinamide, or triptolide has demonstrated uncertain clinical benefit in patients with ADPKD. Notably, β -hydroxybutyrate supplements have shown promise in animal models; however, their safety and efficacy in ADPKD require further evaluation through well-designed clinical trials. Therefore, the use of these supplements is not currently recommended for patients with ADPKD. In summary, dietary interventions such as caloric restriction, intermittent fasting, and ketogenic diet hold promise in ADPKD management by enhancing metabolic health. However, extensive clinical research is necessary to establish their effectiveness and long-term effects. Adhering to personalized dietary guidelines, including weight management and specific nutritional restrictions, can contribute to optimal ADPKD management. Future research should prioritize well-designed clinical trials to determine the benefits and safety of dietary interventions and supplementation in ADPKD.
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- Fouad T Chebib
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Rahbari-Oskoui FF. Management of Hypertension and Associated Cardiovascular Disease in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Adv Kidney Dis Health 2023; 30:417-428. [PMID: 38097332 DOI: 10.1053/j.akdh.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most commonly inherited disease of the kidneys affecting an estimated 12,000,000 people in the world. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is a systemic disease, with a wide range of associated features that includes hypertension, valvular heart diseases, cerebral aneurysms, aortic aneurysms, liver cysts, abdominal hernias, diverticulosis, gross hematuria, urinary tract infections, nephrolithiasis, pancreatic cysts, and seminal vesicle cysts. The cardiovascular anomalies are somewhat different than in the general population and also chronic kidney disease population, with higher morbidity and mortality rates. This review will focus on cardiovascular diseases associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and their management.
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- Frederic F Rahbari-Oskoui
- Director of the PKD Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA.
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Drawz PE, Rai NK, Lenoir KM, Suarez M, Powell JR, Raj DS, Beddhu S, Agarwal AK, Soman S, Whelton PK, Lash J, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Dobre M, Parkulo MA, Rocco MV, McWilliams A, Dwyer JP, Thomas G, Rahman M, Oparil S, Horwitz E, Pajewski NM, Ishani A. Effect of Intensive versus Standard BP Control on AKI and Subsequent Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality: Findings from the SPRINT EHR Study. Kidney360 2022; 3:1253-1262. [PMID: 35919535 PMCID: PMC9337898 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0001572022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background Adjudication of inpatient AKI in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) was based on billing codes and admission and discharge notes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intensive versus standard BP control on creatinine-based inpatient and outpatient AKI, and whether AKI was associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Methods We linked electronic health record (EHR) data from 47 clinic sites with trial data to enable creatinine-based adjudication of AKI. Cox regression was used to evaluate the effect of intensive BP control on the incidence of AKI, and the relationship between incident AKI and CVD and all-cause mortality. Results A total of 3644 participants had linked EHR data. A greater number of inpatient AKI events were identified using EHR data (187 on intensive versus 155 on standard treatment) as compared with serious adverse event (SAE) adjudication in the trial (95 on intensive versus 61 on standard treatment). Intensive treatment increased risk for SPRINT-adjudicated inpatient AKI (HR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.09 to 2.08) and for creatinine-based outpatient AKI (HR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.15 to 1.70), but not for creatinine-based inpatient AKI (HR, 1.20; 95% CI, 0.97 to 1.48). Irrespective of the definition (SAE or creatinine based), AKI was associated with increased risk for all-cause mortality, but only creatinine-based inpatient AKI was associated with increased risk for CVD. Conclusions Creatinine-based ascertainment of AKI, enabled by EHR data, may be more sensitive and less biased than traditional SAE adjudication. Identifying ways to prevent AKI may reduce mortality further in the setting of intensive BP control.
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- Paul E. Drawz
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System, Fresno, California
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Spikes T, Murden R, McKinnon II, Bromfield S, Van Dyke ME, Moore RH, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Quyummi A, Vaccarino V, Lewis TT. Association of Net Worth and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Early Middle-aged African American Women. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e220331. [PMID: 35201307 PMCID: PMC8874347 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Low socioeconomic status (SES) in the form of educational level and income has been linked to greater cardiovascular risk across cohorts; however, associations have been inconsistent for African American individuals. Net worth, a measure of overall assets, may be a more relevant metric, especially for African American women, because it captures longer-term financial stability and economic reserve. OBJECTIVE To examine whether net worth is associated with increased ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), a marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, independent of educational level and income, in young to middle-aged African American women. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A cross-sectional, community-based study conducted in the southeastern US was performed using 48-hour ambulatory BP monitoring. Participants included 384 African American women aged 30 to 46 years without clinical CVD recruited between December 16, 2016, and March 21, 2019; data analysis was performed from September 2020 to December 2021. EXPOSURES Self-reported net worth (total financial assets minus debts), self-reported educational level, and self-reported income. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Mean daytime and nighttime BP levels, assessed via 48-hour ABP monitoring and sustained hypertension (ABP daytime and clinic BP ≥130/80 mm Hg). RESULTS The 384 African American women in this study represented a range of SES backgrounds; mean (SD) age was 38.0 (4.3) years. Excluding 66 women who were not receiving antihypertensive medications, in linear regression models adjusted for age, marital status, educational level, family income, and family size, women reporting a negative net worth (debt) had higher levels of daytime (β = 6.7; SE = 1.5; P < .001) and nighttime (β = 6.4; SE = 1.4; P < .001) systolic BP, compared with women reporting a positive net worth. Similar associations were observed with sustained hypertension: women reporting a negative net worth had 150% higher odds (odds ratio, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.3-4.7) of sustained hypertension than those reporting a positive net worth. Associations remained significant after additional adjustments for smoking, body mass index, psychosocial stress due to debt, and depressive symptoms and were similar, although attenuated, when women receiving antihypertensive medications were included and treatment was controlled for in all analyses. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cross-sectional study, having a negative net worth (ie, debt) was associated with elevated BP in African American women, independent of traditional indicators of SES. This finding suggests that limited assets or a lack of economic reserve may be associated with poor CVD outcomes in this at-risk group.
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- Telisa Spikes
- School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Navarrete JE, Tong DC, Cobb J, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Hosein D, Caberto SC, Lea JP, Franch HA. Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Hospitalized End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients in a Predominantly African-American Population. Am J Nephrol 2021; 52:190-198. [PMID: 33827078 PMCID: PMC8089403 DOI: 10.1159/000514752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND End-stage kidney disease patients on dialysis are particularly susceptible to COVID-19 infection due to comorbidities, age, and logistic constraints of dialysis making social distancing difficult. We describe our experience with hospitalized dialysis patients with COVID-19 and factors associated with mortality. METHODS From March 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020, all dialysis patients admitted to 4 Emory Hospitals and tested for COVID-19 were identified. Sociodemographic information and clinical and laboratory data were obtained from the medical record. Death was defined as an in-hospital death or transfer to hospice for end-of-life care. Patients were followed until discharge or death. RESULTS Sixty-four dialysis patients with COVID-19 were identified. Eighty-four percent were African-American. The median age was 64 years, and 59% were males. Four patients were on peritoneal dialysis, and 60 were on hemodialysis for a median time of 3.8 years, while 31% were obese. Fever (72%), cough (61%), and diarrhea (22%) were the most common symptoms at presentation. Thirty-three percent required admission to intensive care unit, and 23% required mechanical ventilation. The median length of stay was 10 days, while 11 patients (17%) died during hospitalization and 17% were discharged to a temporary rehabilitation facility. Age >65 years (RR 13.7, CI: 1.9-100.7), C-reactive protein >100 mg/dL (RR 8.3, CI: 1.1-60.4), peak D-dimer >3,000 ng/mL (RR 4.3, CI: 1.03-18.2), bilirubin >1 mg/dL (RR 3.9, CI: 1.5-10.4), and history of peripheral vascular disease (RR 3.2, CI: 1.2-9.1) were associated with mortality. Dialysis COVID-19-infected patients were more likely to develop thromboembolic complications than those without COVID-19 (RR 3.7, CI: 1.3-10.1). CONCLUSION In a predominantly African-American population, the mortality of end-stage kidney disease patients admitted with COVID-19 infection was 17%. Age, C-reactive protein, D-dimer, bilirubin, and history of peripheral vascular disease were associated with worse survival.
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- José E. Navarrete
- Division of Renal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Clinical Research Coordinator I, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Medical Subspecialties Service Line, Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Medical Subspecialties Service Line, Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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Lavu S, Vaughan LE, Senum SR, Kline TL, Chapman AB, Perrone RD, Mrug M, Braun WE, Steinman TI, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Brosnahan GM, Bae KT, Landsittel D, Chebib FT, Yu AS, Torres VE, Harris PC. The value of genotypic and imaging information to predict functional and structural outcomes in ADPKD. JCI Insight 2020; 5:138724. [PMID: 32634120 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.138724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUNDA treatment option for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) has highlighted the need to identify rapidly progressive patients. Kidney size/age and genotype have predictive power for renal outcomes, but their relative and additive value, plus associated trajectories of disease progression, are not well defined.METHODSThe value of genotypic and/or kidney imaging data (Mayo Imaging Class; MIC) to predict the time to functional (end-stage kidney disease [ESKD] or decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]) or structural (increase in height-adjusted total kidney volume [htTKV]) outcomes were evaluated in a Mayo Clinic PKD1/PKD2 population, and eGFR and htTKV trajectories from 20-65 years of age were modeled and independently validated in similarly defined CRISP and HALT PKD patients.RESULTSBoth genotypic and imaging groups strongly predicted ESKD and eGFR endpoints, with genotype improving the imaging predictions and vice versa; a multivariate model had strong discriminatory power (C-index = 0.845). However, imaging but not genotypic groups predicted htTKV growth, although more severe genotypic and imaging groups had larger kidneys at a young age. The trajectory of eGFR decline was linear from baseline in the most severe genotypic and imaging groups, but it was curvilinear in milder groups. Imaging class trajectories differentiated htTKV growth rates; severe classes had rapid early growth and large kidneys, but growth later slowed.CONCLUSIONThe value of imaging, genotypic, and combined data to identify rapidly progressive patients was demonstrated, and reference values for clinical trials were provided. Our data indicate that differences in kidney growth rates before adulthood significantly define patients with severe disease.FUNDINGNIDDK grants: Mayo DK058816 and DK090728; CRISP DK056943, DK056956, DK056957, and DK056961; and HALT PKD DK062410, DK062408, DK062402, DK082230, DK062411, and DK062401.
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Renal Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Center of Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas, Kansas, USA
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Hopp K, Cornec-Le Gall E, Senum SR, Te Paske IBAW, Raj S, Lavu S, Baheti S, Edwards ME, Madsen CD, Heyer CM, Ong ACM, Bae KT, Fatica R, Steinman TI, Chapman AB, Gitomer B, Perrone RD, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Torres VE, Harris PC. Detection and characterization of mosaicism in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2019; 97:370-382. [PMID: 31874800 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited, progressive nephropathy accounting for 4-10% of end stage renal disease worldwide. PKD1 and PKD2 are the most common disease loci, but even accounting for other genetic causes, about 7% of families remain unresolved. Typically, these unsolved cases have relatively mild kidney disease and often have a negative family history. Mosaicism, due to de novo mutation in the early embryo, has rarely been identified by conventional genetic analysis of ADPKD families. Here we screened for mosaicism by employing two next generation sequencing screens, specific analysis of PKD1 and PKD2 employing long-range polymerase chain reaction, or targeted capture of cystogenes. We characterized mosaicism in 20 ADPKD families; the pathogenic variant was transmitted to the next generation in five families and sporadic in 15. The mosaic pathogenic variant was newly discovered by next generation sequencing in 13 families, and these methods precisely quantified the level of mosaicism in all. All of the mosaic cases had PKD1 mutations, 14 were deletions or insertions, and 16 occurred in females. Analysis of kidney size and function showed the mosaic cases had milder disease than a control PKD1 population, but only a few had clearly asymmetric disease. Thus, in a typical ADPKD population, readily detectable mosaicism by next generation sequencing accounts for about 1% of cases, and about 10% of genetically unresolved cases with an uncertain family history. Hence, identification of mosaicism is important to fully characterize ADPKD populations and provides informed prognostic information.
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- Katharina Hopp
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, Université de Brest, Brest, France; National Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, INSERM U1078, Brest, France
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Kidney Genetics Group, Academic Nephrology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Renal Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Brosnahan GM, Abebe KZ, Moore CG, Bae KT, Braun WE, Chapman AB, Flessner MF, Harris PC, Hogan MC, Perrone RD, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Steinman TI, Torres VE, The Halt Pkd Investigators. Determinants of Progression in Early Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Is it Blood Pressure or Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-System Blockade? Curr Hypertens Rev 2019; 14:39-47. [PMID: 29564978 PMCID: PMC6063360 DOI: 10.2174/1573402114666180322110209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background The HALT PKD trial in early autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) showed that intensive control of systolic blood pressure to 95-110 mmHg was associated with a 14% slower rate of kidney volume growth compared to standard control. It is unclear whether this result was due to greater blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) by allowing the use of higher drug doses in the low blood pressure arm, or due to the lower blood pressure per se. Methods In this secondary analysis of HALT PKD Study A, we categorized participants into high and low dose groups based on the median daily equivalent dose of RAAS blocking drugs used after the initial dose titration period. Using linear mixed models, we compared the percent change in total kidney volume and the slope of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) between the 2 groups. We also assessed the effects of time-varying dose and time-varying blood pressure parameters on these outcomes. Results Subjects in the high dose group (n=252) did not experience a slower increase in total kidney volume than those in the low-dose (n=225) group, after adjustment for age, sex, genotype, and BP arm. The chronic slope of eGFR decline was similar in the 2 groups. Higher time-varying systolic blood pressure was associated with a steeper decline in eGFR. Conclusion ADPKD progression (as detected by eGFR decline and TKV increase) was ameliorated by intense blood pressure control as opposed to pharmacologic intensity of RAAS blockade.
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA, United States
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, MN, United States
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, MA, United States
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Brosnahan GM, Abebe KZ, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Patterson CG, Bae KT, Schrier RW, Braun WE, Chapman AB, Flessner MF, Harris PC, Perrone RD, Steinman TI, Torres VE. Effect of Statin Therapy on the Progression of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. A Secondary Analysis of the HALT PKD Trials. Curr Hypertens Rev 2019; 13:109-120. [PMID: 28460625 DOI: 10.2174/1573402113666170427142815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) commonly results in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), yet a long-term treatment that is well tolerated is still lacking. In a small randomized trial in children and adolescents pravastatin administration for 3 years was associated with reduced renal cyst growth, but no large trial has tested the effect of statins in adults. METHODS We performed a post-hoc analysis of the HALT PKD trials to compare outcomes of participants who never used statins with those who used statin for at least 3 years. Because statins were not randomly allocated, we used propensity score models with inverse probability of treatment weighting to account for imbalances between the groups. For subjects in Study A (preserved renal function, n=438) relevant outcomes were percent change in total kidney and liver volume and the rate of decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); for those in Study B (reduced renal function, n=352) we compared time to the composite endpoint of death, ESRD or 50% decline in eGFR. Follow-up was 5-8 years. RESULTS There was no difference in any outcome between the 2 groups. However, limitations of this analysis are the small number of statin users in Study A, different statin drugs and doses used, non-randomized allocation and advanced disease stage in Study B. CONCLUSION Although this post-hoc analysis of the HALT PKD trials does not demonstrate a benefit of statin therapy, conclusions remain preliminary. A larger randomized trial in young people with ADPKD is necessary to answer the question whether statins can slow renal cyst growth and preserve kidney function.
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PA. United States
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PA. United States
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts MA. United States
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Yu ASL, Shen C, Landsittel DP, Grantham JJ, Cook LT, Torres VE, Chapman AB, Bae KT, Mrug M, Harris PC, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Shi T, Bennett WM. Long-term trajectory of kidney function in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2019; 95:1253-1261. [PMID: 30922668 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by cyst and kidney growth, which is hypothesized to cause loss of functioning renal mass and eventually end-stage kidney disease. However, the time course of decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is poorly defined. The Consortium for Radiologic Imaging Studies of Polycystic Kidney Disease study is a 14-year observational cohort study of 241 adults with ADPKD. As an estimate of the rate of kidney growth, participants were stratified into 5 subclasses based on baseline age and magnetic resonance imaging measurements of total kidney volume (TKV) according to the method of Irazabal. GFR trajectories spanning over four decades of life were reconstructed and fitted using mixed polynomial models, which were validated using data from the HALT-PKD study. GFR trajectories were nonlinear, with a period of relative stability in most participants, followed by accelerating decline. The shape and slope of these trajectories were strongly associated with baseline Irazabal class. Patients with PKD1 mutations had a steeper GFR decline than patients with PKD2 mutations or with no detected mutation, largely mediated by the effect of genotype on Irazabal class. Thus, GFR decline in ADPKD is nonlinear, and its trajectory throughout adulthood can be predicted from a single measurement of kidney volume. These models can be used for clinical prognostication, clinical trial design, and patient selection for clinical interventions. Our findings support a causal link between growth in kidney volume and GFR decline, adding support for the use of TKV as a surrogate endpoint in clinical trials.
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- Alan S L Yu
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Abramson JL, Bruckman AM, Chapman AB, Cotsonis GA, Johnson SA, Bliwise DL. Nighttime administration of high-dose, sustained-release melatonin does not decrease nocturnal blood pressure in African-American patients: Results from a preliminary randomized, crossover trial. Complement Ther Med 2019; 43:157-164. [PMID: 30935524 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This preliminary study tested whether a high-dose, sustained-release form of melatonin reduced 24-hour blood pressure in African-Americans. DESIGN Randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover pilot study of 40 self-defined African-American patients with essential hypertension. SETTINGS/LOCATION Urban, academic medical center and associated outpatient clinics. INTERVENTIONS Patients ingested either melatonin (high dose [24 mg], sustained-release formulation] or placebo in randomized order over a 4-week period. OUTCOME MEASURES Mean nighttime and daytime systolic and diastolic blood pressures, as measured with 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitors. The primary outcome was mean nighttime systolic blood pressure. RESULTS There were no statistically differences between melatonin and placebo conditions in mean nighttime or daytime systolic or diastolic blood pressures. CONCLUSIONS In contrast with studies in other populations, this preliminary study showed that nighttime dosing of continuous-release melatonin had no significant effect on nocturnal blood pressure in African Americans with essential hypertension when compared to placebo.
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- F F Rahbari-Oskoui
- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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McKenzie KA, El Ters M, Torres VE, Harris PC, Chapman AB, Mrug M, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Bae KT, Landsittel DP, Bennett WM, Yu ASL, Mahnken JD. Relationship between caffeine intake and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease progression: a retrospective analysis using the CRISP cohort. BMC Nephrol 2018; 19:378. [PMID: 30591038 PMCID: PMC6307167 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-018-1182-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Caffeine has been proposed, based on in vitro cultured cell studies, to accelerate progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) by increasing kidney size. Since ADPKD patients are advised to minimize caffeine intake, we investigated the effect of caffeine on disease progression in the Consortium for Radiologic Imaging Studies of Polycystic Kidney Disease (CRISP), a prospective, observational cohort study. Methods Our study included 239 patients (mean age = 32.3 ± 8.9 ys; 188 caffeine consumers) with a median follow-up time of 12.5 years. Caffeine intake reported at baseline was dichotomized (any vs. none). Linear mixed models, unadjusted and adjusted for age, race, sex, BMI, smoking, hypertension, genetics and time, were used to model height-adjusted total kidney volume (htTKV) and iothalamate clearance (mGFR). Cox proportional hazards models and Kaplan-Meier plots examined the effect of caffeine on time to ESRD or death. Results Caffeine-by-time was statistically significant when modeling ln(htTKV) in unadjusted and adjusted models (p < 0.01) indicating that caffeine consumers had slightly faster kidney growth (by 0.6% per year), but htTKV remained smaller from baseline throughout the study. Caffeine consumption was not associated with a difference in mGFR, or in the time to ESRD or death (p > 0.05). Moreover the results were similar when outcomes were modeled as a function of caffeine dose. Conclusion We conclude that caffeine does not have a significant detrimental effect on disease progression in ADPKD. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12882-018-1182-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katelyn A McKenzie
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mail Stop 1026, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mail Stop 1026, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Chapman AB. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α (HIF-1α), Angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2) and Endocan: Novel Biomarkers of Disease Progression Involving Polycystic Kidney Disease. Am J Nephrol 2018; 47:228-230. [PMID: 29597208 DOI: 10.1159/000488116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Yu ASL, Shen C, Landsittel DP, Harris PC, Torres VE, Mrug M, Bae KT, Grantham JJ, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Flessner MF, Bennett WM, Chapman AB. Baseline total kidney volume and the rate of kidney growth are associated with chronic kidney disease progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney Int 2018; 93:691-699. [PMID: 29290310 PMCID: PMC5826779 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by progressive enlargement of kidney cysts leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Identification of an early biomarker that can predict progression of CKD is urgently needed. In an earlier Consortium for Radiologic Imaging Studies of Polycystic Kidney Disease (CRISP) study (a prospective, multicenter, observational analysis of 241 patients with ADPKD initiated in 2000), baseline height-adjusted total kidney volume (htTKV) was shown to be associated with development of CKD stage 3 after eight years of follow-up. Here we conducted an extended study and found that in a multivariable logistic regression model, baseline htTKV was shown to be a strong, independent predictor for the development of CKD after a median follow-up of 13 years. The odds ratio of reaching each CKD stage per 100 mL/m increment in htTKV was 1.38 (95% confidence interval 1.19-1.60) for stage 3, 1.42 (1.23-1.64) for stage 4, and 1.35 (1.18-1.55) for stage 5 or ESRD. Baseline htTKV was also associated with relative decreases in the glomerular filtration rate of 30%, and 57% or more. Moreover, the rate of change in htTKV was negatively correlated with the slope of the glomerular filtration rate. While ADPKD genotype was also associated with CKD outcomes, it was not an independent prognostic factor after adjusting for htTKV. Thus, baseline total kidney volume and the rate of kidney growth are strongly associated with the development of advanced stages of CKD. These findings support the use of total kidney volume as a prognostic and potentially monitoring biomarker in ADPKD.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Humans
- Kidney/diagnostic imaging
- Kidney/growth & development
- Kidney/pathology
- Kidney Failure, Chronic/diagnosis
- Kidney Failure, Chronic/etiology
- Kidney Failure, Chronic/physiopathology
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Organ Size
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/complications
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/diagnostic imaging
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/pathology
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/physiopathology
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prognosis
- Prospective Studies
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/diagnosis
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/etiology
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/physiopathology
- Risk Factors
- Time Factors
- United States
- Young Adult
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Affiliation(s)
- Alan S L Yu
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Kidney Institute, University of Kansas, Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Kidney Institute, University of Kansas, Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Brosnahan GM, Abebe KZ, Moore CG, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Bae KT, Grantham JJ, Schrier RW, Braun WE, Chapman AB, Flessner MF, Harris PC, Hogan MC, Perrone RD, Miskulin DC, Steinman TI, Torres VE. Patterns of Kidney Function Decline in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis From the HALT-PKD Trials. Am J Kidney Dis 2018; 71:666-676. [PMID: 29306517 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous clinical studies of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) reported that loss of kidney function usually follows a steep and relentless course. A detailed examination of individual patterns of decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) has not been performed. STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal post hoc analysis of data collected during the Halt Progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease (HALT-PKD) trials. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS 494 HALT-PKD Study A participants (younger; preserved eGFR) and 435 Study B participants (older; reduced eGFR) who had more than 3 years of follow-up and 7 or more eGFR assessments. MEASUREMENTS Longitudinal eGFR assessments using the CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration) creatinine equation. PREDICTORS Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and imaging features of participants. OUTCOMES Probability of linear and nonlinear decline patterns or of stable eGFR calculated for each participant from a Bayesian model of individual eGFR trajectories. RESULTS Most (62.5% in Study A and 81% in Study B) participants had a linear decline in eGFR during up to 8 years of follow-up. A proportion (22% in Study A and 13% in Study B) of progressors had a nonlinear pattern. 15.5% of participants in Study A and 6% in Study B had a prolonged (≥4.5 years) period of stable eGFRs. These individuals (Study A) had significantly smaller total kidney volumes, higher renal blood flows, lower urinary albumin excretion, and lower body mass index at baseline and study end. In Study B, participants with reduced but stable eGFRs were older than the progressors. Two-thirds of nonprogressors in both studies had PKD1 mutations, with enrichment for weak nontruncating mutations. LIMITATIONS Relatively short follow-up of a clinical trial population. CONCLUSIONS Although many individuals with ADPKD have a linear decline in eGFR, prolonged intervals of stable GFRs occur in a substantial fraction. Lower body mass index was associated with more stable kidney function in early ADPKD.
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Braun WE, Abebe KZ, Brosnahan G, Patterson CG, Chapman AB, Harris PC, Hogan MC, Perrone RD, Torres VE, Miskulin DC, Steinman TI, Winklhofer FT, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Czarnecki PG, Bae KT, Grantham JJ, Flessner MF, Schrier RW. ADPKD Progression in Patients With No Apparent Family History and No Mutation Detected by Sanger Sequencing. Am J Kidney Dis 2017; 71:294-296. [PMID: 29203126 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- William E Braun
- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Nowak KL, You Z, Gitomer B, Brosnahan G, Torres VE, Chapman AB, Perrone RD, Steinman TI, Abebe KZ, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Yu ASL, Harris PC, Bae KT, Hogan M, Miskulin D, Chonchol M. Overweight and Obesity Are Predictors of Progression in Early Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 29:571-578. [PMID: 29118087 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017070819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The association of overweight/obesity with disease progression in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) remains untested. We hypothesized that overweight/obesity associates with faster progression in early-stage ADPKD. Overall, 441 nondiabetic participants with ADPKD and an eGFR>60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 who participated in the Halt Progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease Study A were categorized on the basis of body mass index (BMI; calculated using nonkidney and nonliver weight) as normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2; reference; n=192), overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2; n=168), or obese (≥30 kg/m2; n=81). We evaluated the longitudinal (5-year) association of overweight/obesity with change in total kidney volume (TKV) by magnetic resonance imaging using linear regression and multinomial logistic regression models. Among participants, mean±SD age was 37±8 years, annual percent change in TKV was 7.4%±5.1%, and BMI was 26.3±4.9 kg/m2 The annual percent change in TKV increased with increasing BMI category (normal weight: 6.1%±4.7%, overweight: 7.9%±4.8%, obese: 9.4%±6.2%; P<0.001). In the fully adjusted model, higher BMI associated with greater annual percent change in TKV (β=0.79; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.18 to 1.39, per 5-unit increase in BMI). Overweight and obesity associated with increased odds of annual percent change in TKV ≥7% compared with <5% (overweight: odds ratio, 2.02; 95% CI, 1.15 to 3.56; obese: odds ratio, 3.76; 95% CI, 1.81 to 7.80). Obesity also independently associated with greater eGFR decline (slope) versus normal weight (fully adjusted β =-0.08; 95% CI, -0.15 to -0.02). In conclusion, overweight and, particularly, obesity are strongly and independently associated with rate of progression in early-stage ADPKD.
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- Kristen L Nowak
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado;
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine and Renal Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination, Division of General Internal Medicine, and
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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Moore CG, Spillane S, Simon G, Maxwell B, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Braun WE, Chapman AB, Schrier RW, Torres VE, Perrone RD, Steinman TI, Brosnahan G, Czarnecki PG, Harris PC, Miskulin DC, Flessner MF, Bae KT, Abebe KZ, Hogan MC. Closeout of the HALT-PKD trials. Contemp Clin Trials 2015; 44:48-55. [PMID: 26231556 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The HALT Polycystic Kidney Disease Trials Network consisted of two randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trials among patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. The trials involved 5-8years of participant follow-up with interventions in blood pressure and antihypertensive therapy. We provide a framework for designing and implementing closeout near the end of a trial while ensuring patient safety and maintaining scientific rigor and study morale. METHODS We discuss issues and resolutions for determining the last visit, tapering medications, and unblinding of participants to study allocation and results. We also discuss closure of clinical sites and Data Coordinating Center responsibilities to ensure timely release of study results and meeting the requirements of regulatory and funding authorities. RESULTS Just over 90% of full participants had a 6-month study visit prior to their last visit preparing them for trial closeout. Nearly all patients wanted notification of study results (99%) and treatment allocation (99%). All participants were safely tapered off study and open label blood pressure medications. Within 6months, the trials were closed, primary papers published, and 805 letters distributed to participants with results and allocation. DCC obligations for data repository and clinicaltrials.gov reporting were completed within 12months of the last study visit. CONCLUSIONS Closeout of our trials involved years of planning and significant human and financial resources. We provide questions for investigators to consider when planning closeout of their trials with focus on (1) patient safety, (2) dissemination of study results and (3) compliance with regulatory and funding responsibilities.
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Torres VE, Abebe KZ, Chapman AB, Schrier RW, Braun WE, Steinman TI, Winklhofer FT, Brosnahan G, Czarnecki PG, Hogan MC, Miskulin DC, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Grantham JJ, Harris PC, Flessner MF, Moore CG, Perrone RD. Angiotensin blockade in late autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. N Engl J Med 2014; 371:2267-76. [PMID: 25399731 PMCID: PMC4284824 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1402686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension develops early in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and is associated with disease progression. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension in patients with ADPKD. Dual blockade of the RAAS may circumvent compensatory mechanisms that limit the efficacy of monotherapy with an angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin II-receptor blocker (ARB). METHODS In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we randomly assigned 486 patients, 18 to 64 years of age, with ADPKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR], 25 to 60 ml per minute per 1.73 m(2) of body-surface area) to receive an ACE inhibitor (lisinopril) and placebo or lisinopril and an ARB (telmisartan), with the doses adjusted to achieve a blood pressure of 110/70 to 130/80 mm Hg. The composite primary outcome was the time to death, end-stage renal disease, or a 50% reduction from the baseline estimated GFR. Secondary outcomes included the rates of change in urinary aldosterone and albumin excretion, frequency of hospitalizations for any cause and for cardiovascular causes, incidence of pain, frequency of ADPKD-related symptoms, quality of life, and adverse study-medication effects. Patients were followed for 5 to 8 years. RESULTS There was no significant difference between the study groups in the incidence of the composite primary outcome (hazard ratio with lisinopril-telmisartan, 1.08; 95% confidence interval, 0.82 to 1.42). The two treatments controlled blood pressure and lowered urinary aldosterone excretion similarly. The rates of decline in the estimated GFR, urinary albumin excretion, and other secondary outcomes and adverse events, including hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury, were also similar in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Monotherapy with an ACE inhibitor was associated with blood-pressure control in most patients with ADPKD and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. The addition of an ARB did not alter the decline in the estimated GFR. (Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and others; HALT-PKD [Study B] ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01885559.).
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- Vicente E Torres
- From the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN (V.E.T., M.C.H., P.C.H.); University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (K.Z.A., C.G.M.); Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.B.C., F.F.R.-O.); University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver (R.W.S., G.B.); Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (W.E.B.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (T.I.S., P.G.C.) and Tufts Medical Center (D.C.M., R.D.P.) - both in Boston; Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City (F.T.W., J.J.G.) and the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (M.F.F.)
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Schrier RW, Abebe KZ, Perrone RD, Torres VE, Braun WE, Steinman TI, Winklhofer FT, Brosnahan G, Czarnecki PG, Hogan MC, Miskulin DC, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Grantham JJ, Harris PC, Flessner MF, Bae KT, Moore CG, Chapman AB. Blood pressure in early autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. N Engl J Med 2014; 371:2255-66. [PMID: 25399733 PMCID: PMC4343258 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1402685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension is common in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and is associated with increased total kidney volume, activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and progression of kidney disease. METHODS In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we randomly assigned 558 hypertensive participants with ADPKD (15 to 49 years of age, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR] >60 ml per minute per 1.73 m(2) of body-surface area) to either a standard blood-pressure target (120/70 to 130/80 mm Hg) or a low blood-pressure target (95/60 to 110/75 mm Hg) and to either an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (lisinopril) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (telmisartan) or lisinopril plus placebo. The primary outcome was the annual percentage change in the total kidney volume. RESULTS The annual percentage increase in total kidney volume was significantly lower in the low-blood-pressure group than in the standard-blood-pressure group (5.6% vs. 6.6%, P=0.006), without significant differences between the lisinopril-telmisartan group and the lisinopril-placebo group. The rate of change in estimated GFR was similar in the two medication groups, with a negative slope difference in the short term in the low-blood-pressure group as compared with the standard-blood-pressure group (P<0.001) and a marginally positive slope difference in the long term (P=0.05). The left-ventricular-mass index decreased more in the low-blood-pressure group than in the standard-blood-pressure group (-1.17 vs. -0.57 g per square meter per year, P<0.001); urinary albumin excretion was reduced by 3.77% with the low-pressure target and increased by 2.43% with the standard target (P<0.001). Dizziness and light-headedness were more common in the low-blood-pressure group than in the standard-blood-pressure group (80.7% vs. 69.4%, P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS In early ADPKD, the combination of lisinopril and telmisartan did not significantly alter the rate of increase in total kidney volume. As compared with standard blood-pressure control, rigorous blood-pressure control was associated with a slower increase in total kidney volume, no overall change in the estimated GFR, a greater decline in the left-ventricular-mass index, and greater reduction in urinary albumin excretion. (Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and others; HALT-PKD [Study A] ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00283686.).
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- Robert W Schrier
- From the University of Colorado, Denver (R.W.S., G.B.); University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (K.Z.A., K.T.B., C.G.M.); Tufts Medical Center (R.D.P., D.C.M.) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (T.I.S., P.G.C.) - both in Boston; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN (V.E.T., M.C.H., P.C.H.); Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (W.E.B.); Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City (F.T.W., J.J.G.); Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (F.F.R.-O., A.B.C.); and the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (M.F.F.)
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