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  1. The effect of levocarnitine supplementation on dialysis-related hypotension: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2022, PLOS

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  2. Correlation between clinical and pathological features of cutaneous calciphylaxis

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2019, PLOS

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  3. Medication Prescription Patterns for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, January 2019, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  4. Calciphylaxis-as a drug induced adverse event

    Article • Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Harold J Manley, Sagar U Nigwekar

  5. Characterization and Correction of Olfactory Deficits in Kidney Disease

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, August 2017, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  6. Vitamin K–Dependent Carboxylation of Matrix Gla Protein Influences the Risk of Calciphylaxis

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, January 2017, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  7. Calciphylaxis in peritoneal dialysis patients: a single center cohort study

    Article • International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, September 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  8. Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in dialysis patients

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, May 2016, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  9. We Do Too Many Parathyroidectomies for Calciphylaxis

    Article • Seminars in Dialysis, April 2016, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  10. A Nationally Representative Study of Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy Risk Factors

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

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  11. Mild prolonged chronic hyponatremia and risk of hip fracture in the elderly

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

    Sagar U Nigwekar, Dr Michael L Moritz, Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  12. Optimal management of bone mineral disorders in chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  13. Hemodialysis Complications

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  14. The Role of Bone Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Calciphylaxis

    Article • JAMA Dermatology, December 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  15. Multidisciplinary approach to calcific uremic arteriolopathy

    Article • Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension, November 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  16. Raman spectroscopy for label-free identification of calciphylaxis

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, August 2015, SPIE

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  17. Calciphylaxis: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, July 2015, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  18. Homocysteine lowering in kidney transplant systematic review

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, May 2015, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar, A/Prof Meg J Jardine

  19. Nutritional D supplementation in dialysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2015, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  20. Calciphylaxis: A Rare But Fatal Delayed Complication of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

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

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  21. Quantifying a Rare Disease in Administrative Data: The Example of Calciphylaxis

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  22. Vitamin D and chronic kidney disease–mineral bone disease (CKD–MBD)

    Article • BoneKEy Reports, February 2014, Nature

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  23. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for kidney transplant recipients

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, January 2014, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  24. Vitamin D receptor activation: cardiovascular and renal implications

    Article • Kidney International Supplements, December 2013, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  25. Hyponatremia, Mineral Metabolism, and Mortality in Incident Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cohort Study

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, October 2013, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  26. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for dialysis patients

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2013, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  27. Intralesional Sodium Thiosulfate for the Treatment of Calciphylaxis

    Article • JAMA Dermatology, August 2013, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  28. Is sodium thiosulfate the right treatment for calciphylaxis?

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2013, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  29. Shining light on vitamin D trials in chronic kidney disease

    Article • Kidney International, February 2013, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  30. Thyroid hormones for acute kidney injury

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, January 2013, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  31. Natriuretic Peptides in the Management of Solid Organ Transplantation Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • International Journal of Nephrology, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  32. Statin Use and Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy: A Matched Case-Control Study

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2013, Karger Publishers

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  33. In Reply to “Calcidiol Deficiency in CKD Patients: The Role of Reduced Liver Synthesis”

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

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  34. Ergocalciferol and Cholecalciferol in CKD

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

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  35. The effect of folic acid based homocysteine lowering on cardiovascular events in people with kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMJ, June 2012, BMJ

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  36. Diuretics in Acute Kidney Injury

    Article • Seminars in Nephrology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  37. Reply

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  38. Vitamin D, Hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Diastolic Dysfunction

    Article • Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  39. EXTERNAL MULTICENTER VALIDATION OF THE MEHRAN RISK SCORE FOR CONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  40. Mortality and Serum Sodium: Do Patients Die from or with Hyponatremia?

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2011, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  41. Nutritional vitamin D in dialysis patients: what to D-iscern?

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  42. Péptido natriurético auricular para la prevención y el

    Article • Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes, July 2010, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  43. Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2010, Karger Publishers

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  44. Atrial natriuretic peptide for preventing and treating acute kidney injury

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2009, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  45. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Acute Kidney Injury: A Meta-analysis of Randomized and Observational Studies

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

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  46. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for dialysis patients

    Article • July 2009, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  47. Aldosterone antagonists for preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease

    Article • July 2009, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  48. The Treatment of Hyponatremia

    Article • Seminars in Nephrology, May 2009, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  49. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for dialysis patients

    Article • April 2009, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  50. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for kidney transplant recipients

    Article • April 2009, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  51. Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in dialysis patients

    Article • April 2009, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  52. The Role of Natriuretic Peptide Administration in Cardiovascular Surgery–Associated Renal Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 2009, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  53. Associations of resting heart rate with insulin resistance, cardiovascular events and mortality in chronic kidney disease

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sagar U Nigwekar, srinivasan Beddhu

  54. Aldosterone Antagonists for Preventing the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2009, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  55. Atrial Natriuretic Peptide for Management of Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2009, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  56. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for kidney transplant recipients

    Article • January 2009, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  57. N-Acetylcysteine in Cardiovascular-Surgery–Associated Renal Failure: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, January 2009, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  58. Lack of Permanent Access in Late Referrals and Its Implications: Not To Be Forgotten

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, June 2008, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  59. Hospitalist Care and Length of Stay in Patients With Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, May 2008, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  60. Calciphylaxis from Nonuremic Causes: A Systematic Review

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 2008, American Society of Nephrology

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  61. 185: Sarcoidosis “Unmasked”

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 2008, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  62. 113: Prevention of Contrast Nephropathy: Are Practice Patterns Congruent With Current Recommendations?

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 2008, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  63. 184: Calciphylaxis from Non-Uremic Etiologies: A Systematic Review

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 2008, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  64. 186: Thyroxine for Acute Kidney Injury in Humans: A Systematic Review

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 2008, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  65. Aldosterone antagonists for preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease

    Article • January 2008, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar, Sankar Navaneethan

  66. Prevalence and Predictors of Lack of Permanent Vascular Access in Early Referrals

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, October 2007, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  67. Effectiveness of Hospitalist Involvement in Hip Fracture Management Questioned

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, September 2007, Southern Medical Association

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  68. An Unusual Case of Nonhealing Leg Ulcer in a Diabetic Patient

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, August 2007, Southern Medical Association

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  69. Thyroxine for acute kidney injury

    Article • July 2007, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  70. Referral to Nephrologists for Chronic Kidney Disease Care: Is Non-Diabetic Kidney Disease Ignored?

    Article • Nephron Clinical Practice, May 2007, Karger Publishers

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  71. Timely Referral Alone May Not Be Enough for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Mayo Clinic Proceedings, February 2007, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  72. Timely Referral Alone May Not Be Enough for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Mayo Clinic Proceedings, February 2007, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  73. Atypical Presentation of Crohn Disease in an Asian-Indian Patient

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, November 2006, Southern Medical Association

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  74. Educational Half Day

    Article • Substance Abuse, October 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  75. Metastatic primary peritoneal carcinoma presenting as tension hydrothorax

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, September 2006, Elsevier

    Sagar U Nigwekar

  76. Atrial natriuretic peptide for preventing and treating acute renal failure

    Article • April 2006, Wiley

    Sagar U Nigwekar