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  1. Operationalizing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Dialysis Patients: An Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Study

    Article • Kidney Medicine, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  2. Correction to: Preservation of Residual Kidney Function in the Management of Patients on Incident Hemodialysis: An Opportunity to Improve Outcomes

    Article • Kidney360, July 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  3. Preservation of Residual Kidney Function in the Management of Patients on Incident Hemodialysis

    Article • Kidney360, January 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  4. Sudden Cardiac Death Reporting in US Dialysis Patients: Comparison of USRDS and National Death Index Data

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tariq Shafi, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  5. Pantoea peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a report of two cases and literature review

    Article • Renal Replacement Therapy, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  6. Residual Kidney Function in Hemodialysis: Its Importance and Contribution to Improved Patient Outcomes

    Article • Toxins, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  7. Individualized Risk of CKD Progression among US Adults

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Neville R. Dossabhoy

  8. Long-term Patiromer Use and Outcomes Among US Veterans With Hyperkalemia and CKD: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

    Article • Kidney Medicine, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  9. A Specific Target BP in Chronic Kidney Disease Remains Unclear

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  10. Efficacy of low-protein rice for dietary protein restriction in CKD patients: A multicenter randomized controlled study

    Article • Kidney360, October 2022, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  11. Physiological Mechanisms of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in End-Stage Kidney Disease

    Article • Current Hypertension Reports, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  12. Comparative Effectiveness of Dialysis Modality on Laboratory Parameters of Mineral Metabolism

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, February 2022, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  13. Cholecalciferol Supplementation Attenuates Bone Loss in Incident Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prespecified Secondary Endpoint Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  14. Correcting anemia and native vitamin D supplementation in kidney transplant recipients: a multicenter, 2 × 2 factorial, open‐label, randomized clinical trial

    Article • Transplant International, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  15. The effect of cholecalciferol supplementation on allograft function in incident kidney transplant recipients: A randomized controlled study

    Article • Arabian archaeology and epigraphy, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  16. Laxative Use and Risk of Dyskalemia in Patients with Advanced CKD Transitioning to Dialysis

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2021, American Society of Nephrology

    Csaba Kovesdy, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  17. Residual Urine Output and Mortality in a Prospective Hemodialysis Cohort

    Article • Kidney International Reports, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  18. Ultrafiltration Rate, Residual Kidney Function, and Survival Among Patients Treated With Reduced-Frequency Hemodialysis

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  19. Primary causes of kidney disease and mortality in dialysis-dependent children

    Article • Pediatric Nephrology, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  20. Comparing Patient Survival of Home Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2020, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  21. Hemodynamic and Laboratory Changes during Incremental Transition from Twice to Thrice-Weekly Hemodialysis

    Article • Cardiorenal Medicine, January 2020, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  22. 2017 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update Implementation: Asia Summit Conference Report

    Article • Kidney International Reports, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  23. Association of Mineral Bone Disorder With Decline in Residual Kidney Function in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  24. Machine Learning to Identify Dialysis Patients at High Death Risk

    Article • Kidney International Reports, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  25. Serum triglycerides and mortality risk across stages of chronic kidney disease in 2 million U.S. veterans

    Article • Journal of Clinical Lipidology, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  26. Association of Pre-End-Stage Renal Disease Serum Albumin With Post-End-Stage Renal Disease Outcomes Among Patients Transitioning to Dialysis

    Article • Journal of Renal Nutrition, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  27. Seasonal variation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parameters of bone and mineral disorder in dialysis patients

    Article • Bone, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  28. Serum albumin and hospitalization among pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease who started dialysis therapy

    Article • Pediatric Nephrology, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  29. Estimated GFR at Dialysis Initiation and Mortality in Children and Adolescents

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  30. Factors Associated With Withdrawal From Dialysis Therapy in Incident Hemodialysis Patients Aged 80 Years or Older

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  31. A Randomized Trial of Magnesium Oxide and Oral Carbon Adsorbent for Coronary Artery Calcification in Predialysis CKD

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 2019, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  32. Statin Therapy Before Transition to End‐Stage Renal Disease With Posttransition Outcomes

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, March 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  33. US Renal Data System 2018 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  34. Visit-to-visit variability in estimated glomerular filtration rate predicts hospitalization and death due to cardiovascular events

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  35. Mean Corpuscular Volume and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • January 2019, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  36. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality Associated with Serum Potassium in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2019, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  37. Ultrafiltration Rate Effects Declines in Residual Kidney Function in Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2019, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  38. Individualized Hemodialysis Treatment: A Perspective on Residual Kidney Function and Precision Medicine in Nephrology

    Article • Cardiorenal Medicine, December 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  39. Development and Validation of Prediction Scores for Early Mortality at Transition to Dialysis

    Article • Mayo Clinic Proceedings, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  40. Vascular access placement and mortality in elderly incident hemodialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, August 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  41. Predialysis Kidney Function and Its Rate of Decline Predict Mortality and Hospitalizations After Starting Dialysis

    Article • Mayo Clinic Proceedings, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  42. Red blood cell distribution width and mortality and hospitalizations in peritoneal dialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Miklos Z Molnar, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  43. Precision Medicine in the Transition to Dialysis and Personalized Renal Replacement Therapy

    Article • Seminars in Nephrology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  44. Dialysis Provider and Outcomes among United States Veterans Who Transition to Dialysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, June 2018, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  45. Proteinuria-associated renal magnesium wasting leads to hypomagnesemia: a common electrolyte abnormality in chronic kidney disease

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  46. Incremental dialysis for preserving residual kidney function-Does one size fit all when initiating dialysis?

    Article • Seminars in Dialysis, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  47. High and low estimated glomerular filtration rates are associated with adverse outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal malignancies

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  48. Impact of residual kidney function on hemodialysis adequacy and patient survival

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  49. Association of Pre-ESRD Serum Calcium With Post-ESRD Mortality Among Incident ESRD Patients: A Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, March 2018, Wiley

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  50. In response to ‘benefits and risks of intensive blood-pressure lowering in advanced chronic kidney disease’

    Article • Journal of Internal Medicine, March 2018, Wiley

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  51. Parathyroidectomy in the Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  52. US Renal Data System 2017 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Abduzhappar Gaipov, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  53. Weekly Standard Kt/Vurea and Clinical Outcomes in Home and In-Center Hemodialysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, January 2018, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  54. Association of Pre-End-Stage Renal Disease Hemoglobin with Early Dialysis Outcomes

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  55. No Survival Benefit in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians with Extended Hemodialysis Treatment Time

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  56. Impact of Obesity on Modality Longevity, Residual Kidney Function, Peritonitis, and Survival Among Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, December 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  57. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Pilot Trial of Rice Endosperm Protein Supplementation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  58. Anion Gap as a Determinant of Ionized Fraction of Divalent Cations in Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 2017, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  59. Estimated glomerular filtration rate and the risk-benefit profile of intensive blood pressure control amongst nondiabetic patients: a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial

    Article • Journal of Internal Medicine, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  60. Incremental and Once- to Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis: From Experience to Evidence

    Article • Kidney International Reports, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  61. Risk of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Among Pregnant Women

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  62. Association of pre-operative estimated GFR on post-operative pulmonary complications in laparoscopic surgeries

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Nature

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  63. Longitudinal Associations among Renal Urea Clearance–Corrected Normalized Protein Catabolic Rate, Serum Albumin, and Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2017, American Society of Nephrology

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  64. Association of Parameters of Mineral Bone Disorder with Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis according to Level of Residual Kidney Function

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2017, American Society of Nephrology

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  65. Intradialytic hypotension, blood pressure changes and mortality risk in incident hemodialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  66. Renal Replacement Therapy and Incremental Hemodialysis for Veterans with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Seminars in Dialysis, April 2017, Wiley

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr Tushar Vachharajani , Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, David Goldfarb

  67. Introduction to the Critical Balance - Residual Kidney Function and Incremental Transition to Dialysis

    Article • Seminars in Dialysis, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  68. Prediction equation for calculating residual kidney urea clearance using urine collections for different hemodialysis treatment frequencies and interdialytic intervals

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  69. Incremental Hemodialysis: The University of California Irvine Experience

    Article • Seminars in Dialysis, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  70. Modeling longitudinal data and its impact on survival in observational nephrology studies: tools and considerations

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  71. US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  72. Seasonal variations in transition, mortality and kidney transplantation among patients with end-stage renal disease in the USA

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  73. Transition of care from pre-dialysis prelude to renal replacement therapy: the blueprints of emerging research in advanced chronic kidney disease

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  74. Incremental and infrequent hemodialysis: a new paradigm for both dialysis initiation and conservative management

    Article • Panminerva Medica, February 2017, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  75. Vitamin D Receptor Activator Use and Cause-specific Death among dialysis Patients: a Nationwide Cohort Study using Coarsened Exact Matching

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2017, Nature

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Dr. Keiichi Yamamoto

  76. Serum uric acid, protein intake and mortality in hemodialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  77. Prognostic significance of pre-end-stage renal disease serum alkaline phosphatase for post-end-stage renal disease mortality in late-stage chronic kidney disease patients transitioning to dialysis

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  78. Dietary protein intake and chronic kidney disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  79. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality Associated with Serum Potassium in a Large Hemodialysis Cohort

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  80. Serum Ferritin Variations and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  81. Lymphocyte Cell Ratios and Mortality among Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  82. Changes in urine volume and serum albumin in incident hemodialysis patients

    Article • Hemodialysis International, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  83. Intravenous Vitamin B6 Increases Resistance to Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of Renal Nutrition, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  84. Treatment frequency and mortality among incident hemodialysis patients in the United States comparing incremental with standard and more frequent dialysis

    Article • Kidney International, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Dr Rajnish Mehrotra, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  85. Development and Validation of a Novel Laboratory-Specific Correction Equation for Total Serum Calcium and Its Association With Mortality Among Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  86. Serum Magnesium Levels and Hospitalization and Mortality in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Cohort Study

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Dr Rajnish Mehrotra, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  87. Association between Density of Coronary Artery Calcification and Serum Magnesium Levels among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • PLOS One, September 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  88. Preservation of residual kidney function in hemodialysis patients: reviving an old concept

    Article • Kidney International, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  89. Incremental Hemodialysis, Residual Kidney Function, and Mortality Risk in Incident Dialysis Patients: A Cohort Study

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  90. Hidden Hypercalcemia and Mortality Risk in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, June 2016, Endocrine Society

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Dr Rajnish Mehrotra, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  91. Cardiac troponin T elevation at dialysis initiation is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality on dialysis in patients without diabetic nephropathy

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  92. Residual Kidney Function Decline and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2016, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  93. Association of serum vitamin B12 and folate with mortality in incident hemodialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  94. Yet Another Vitamin D Analogue for the Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Triton among the Minnows?

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, April 2016, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  95. Intradialytic systolic blood pressure changes and risk of mortality

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  96. Post-Transplant Anemia Has Strong Influences on Renal and Patient Outcomes in Living Kidney Transplant Patients

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  97. Longitudinal trends in serum ferritin levels and associated factors in a national incident hemodialysis cohort

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  98. Changes in Markers of Mineral and Bone Disorders and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, March 2016, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  99. Early Nephrology Referral 6 Months Before Dialysis Initiation Can Reduce Early Death But Does Not Improve Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcome on Dialysis

    Article • Circulation Journal, January 2016, Japanese Circulation Society

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  100. What Is Known and Unknown About Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis

    Article • Blood Purification, November 2015, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  101. Current and Potential Therapeutic Strategies for Hemodynamic Cardiorenal Syndrome

    Article • Cardiorenal Medicine, November 2015, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  102. Kidney auto-transplantation: a nationwide analysis of an underutilized transplant modality

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  103. Latest consensus and update on protein-energy wasting in chronic kidney disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, May 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  104. Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Vitamin D Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Disease Markers, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  105. Dietary L-Lysine Prevents Arterial Calcification in Adenine-Induced Uremic Rats

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2014, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  106. Vitamin D Deficiency Predicts Decline in Kidney Allograft Function: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, February 2014, Endocrine Society

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  107. The Change History of the INDEPENDENT Study in the ClinicalTrials.gov Database

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  108. Fibroblast growth factor 23 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate decline

    Article • Kidney International Supplements, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  109. Multidetector-row computed tomography is useful to evaluate the therapeutic effects of bisphosphonates in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

    Article • Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  110. Non-Invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Rats for Prediction of the Fate of Grafted Kidneys from Cardiac Death Donors

    Article • PLOS One, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  111. Renal transplantations from parents to siblings with autosomal recessive Alport syndrome caused by a rearrangement in an intronic antisense Alu element in the COL4A3 gene led to different outcomes

    Article • CEN Case Reports, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  112. Prognostic significance of left ventricular hypertrophy observed at dialysis initiation depends on the pre-dialysis use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  113. A single daily dose enhances the adherence to immunosuppressive treatment in kidney transplant recipients: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  114. Reply to “FGF23 adds value to risk prediction in patients with chronic kidney disease”

    Article • Bone, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  115. Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide level predicts kidney prognosis in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  116. Orally Active Vitamin D for Potential Chemoprevention of Posttransplant Malignancy

    Article • Cancer Prevention Research, August 2012, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  117. Implausible similarities in patient characteristics between two randomized controlled studies: a coincidence is unlikely

    Article • Kidney International, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  118. Oral active vitamin d therapy as a potential chemoprevention against post-transplant malignancy

    Article • Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  119. Intact fibroblast growth factor 23 levels predict incident cardiovascular event before but not after the start of dialysis

    Article • Bone, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  120. Self-reported Sleep Duration and Prediction of Proteinuria: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  121. Combined Use of Vitamin D Status and FGF23 for Risk Stratification of Renal Outcome

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2012, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi, Yoshitsugu Obi

  122. Gene polymorphisms contributing to hypertension in immunoglobulin A nephropathy

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  123. Effects of nicorandil on the reduction of BNP levels in patients with chronic kidney disease

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  124. Effects of chronic kidney disease and post-angiographic acute kidney injury on long-term prognosis after coronary artery angiography

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  125. Impact of Age and Overt Proteinuria on Outcomes of Stage 3 to 5 Chronic Kidney Disease in a Referred Cohort

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, June 2010, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  126. Quiz Page June 2009

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi

  127. Cardiac troponin T predicts occult coronary artery stenosis in patients with chronic kidney disease at the start of renal replacement therapy

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi