Estimates of the incidence of radiocontrast-associated nephropathy vary widely and suffer
from misclassification of the cause of AKI and confounding. Using the Nationwide Inpatient …

… ME Montez-Rath reports receiving research funding from Sanofi. All remaining authors have
… Anand S, Montez-Rath ME, Han J, Garcia P, Cadden L, Hunsader P, et al.: Serial SARS-CoV…

Background Although warfarin is indicated to prevent ischemic strokes in most patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF), evidence supporting its use in hemodialysis patients is limited. Our aim …

Thirty to sixty percent of patients with ESRD on dialysis have coronary heart disease, but the
optimal strategy for coronary revascularization is unknown. We used data from the United …

Background: The comparative efficacy and safety of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in older
patients with myocardial infarction (MI) has received limited study. Methods: We performed an …

Background: Whether breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections after vaccination are related to
the level of postvaccine circulating antibody is unclear. Objective: To determine longitudinal …

Impaired kidney function is a risk factor for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, an event
associated with poor outcomes. The burden of upper GI bleeding and its effect on patients with …

Results We identified 32,971 parathyroidectomies for secondary hyperparathyroidism
between 2002 and 2011. The overall rate of parathyroidectomy was approximately 5.4/1000 …

… Garcia, Pablo; Montez-Rath, Maria E.; Moore, Heather; Flotte, Johnie; Fults, Chris; Block, …
Montez-Rath reports receiving research funding from Sanofi. C. Fults is employed by and …

Methods In partnership with a nonprofit dialysis provider that serves patients undergoing
dialysis in four states (California, Texas, Tennessee, and New Jersey), we evaluated the …