Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD PhD MPH
Publication as of March 2005

 

A. Original Research Papers - Peer-Reviewed:

  1. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Wünsch PH, Fink H, Höffken B, Kleiner M, and Luft FC; Diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in renal failure patients during post erythropoietin era; Am J Kidney Dis; 26(2):292-299; August 1995.
  2. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kleiner M, Dunne E, Nelson M, Ahern K, Koslowe R, Luft FC; Total iron binding capacity-sstimated transferrin concentrations in dialysis patients correlate with the subjective global assessment of nutrition; Am J Kidney Dis; 31(2):263-272; February 1998.
  3. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Dunne E, Nixon K, Kahn K, Lee GH, Kleiner M, Luft, FC; Significant correlation between near-infrared interactance and nutritional parameters in hemodialysis patients; Nephrol Dial Transplant, 14:169-175; January 1999.
  4. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Dunne E, Nixon K, Kahn K, Lee GH, Kleiner M, Luft FC; A modified quantitative version of the subjective global assessment for use in dialysis patients; Nephrol Dial Transplant. 14(7):1732-8; July 1999.
  5. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Block G, Kelly MP, Schroepfer C, Rodriguez RA, Humphreys MH; Near infra-red interactance for longitudinal assessment of nutrition in dialysis patients;  J Renal Nutrition 11(1):23-31; January 2001.
  6. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Don BR, Rodriguez RA, Humphreys MH; Serum ferritin is a marker of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients; Am J Kidney Dis; 37(3):00; March 2001.
  7. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD, Block G; Humphreys MH; A "malnutrition inflammation score" is correlated with morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients; Am J Kid Dis; 38(6):1251-63: Dec 2001.
    [EDITORIALED by: Mitch WE. Can the future of hemodialysis patients be predicted? Am J Kidney Dis. 38(6):1318-20, Dec 2001.]
  8. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD, Block G, Humphreys MH; Association between SF36 measured quality of life and nutrition, hospitalization and mortality in dialysis. J Am Soc Nephrology; 12(12):2797-806; December 2001.
  9. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD, Deepak S, Block B, Block G; Food intake characteristics of the dialysis patients as obtained by food frequency questionnaire., J Renal Nutrition 12(1):17-31, January 2002.
  10. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Supasyndh O, Lehn RS, McAllister CJ, Kopple JD; Normalized protein nitrogen appearance is correlated with hospitalization and mortality in hemodialysis patients with Kt/V>1.20, J Ren Nutr, 13(1):15-25 Jan 2003.

11.   Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nissenson A, Lee GH, McAllister C, Kopple JD; Effect of malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome on erythropoietin hyporesponsiveness in maintenance dialysis patients, Am J Kid Dis, 42(4):761-73, Oct 2003

12.   Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rodriguez RA, Humphreys MH; Association between serum ferritin and markers of inflammation, nutrition and iron hemodialysis patients, Nephrol Dial Transplant, 19(1):141-9; Jan 2004

13.   Kalantar-Zadeh K, Block G, McAllister C, Kopple JD; A low, rather than a high, plasma homocysteine is a marker of poor outcome in dialysis patients, J Am Soc Nephrology, 15(2):442-53; Feb 2004

14.   Kalantar-Zadeh K, McAllister CJ, Liu E, Lehn RS, Kopple JD; Low, rather than high, serum iron store indices predict mortality and hospitalization in hemodialysis patients, Am J Kid Dis, 43(4):671-84Apr 2004

15.   Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD, Humphreys MH, Block G; Comparing outcome predictability of markers of malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome in hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dialysis Transplant, June 2004;19(6):1507-1519.

16.   Kalantar-Zadeh K, Block G, Lee GH, Humphreys MH, Kopple JD. Appetite and inflammation, nutrition, anemia, and clinical outcome in dialysis patients. Amer J Clin Nutr, Aug 2004;80(2):299-307

  1. Kuwae N, Kopple JD, and Kalantar-Zadeh K. White blood cell and lymphocyte count are predictors of mortality and hospitalization in hemodialysis patients. Clin Nephrology 2005 Jan;63(1):22-34.
  2. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kilpatrick RD, McAllister CJ, Greenland S, Kopple JD; Reverse epidemiology of blood pressure in hemodialysis patients (Hypertension, Apr 2005)
  3. Rammohan M, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Liang A, Ghossein C. Megestrol acetate in moderate dose for the treatment of malnutrition-inflammation complex in dialysis patients (J Renal Nutrition, Apr 2005)
  4. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kilpatrick RD, Kopple JD, Stringer WW. Is hypercholesterolemia a prevalent problem in dialysis patients? A matched study (Hemodialysis International, 2005)
  5. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Braglia A, Chow J, Kuwae N, Colman S, Kwon O, Kopple JD; An anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant nutritional supplement for hypoalbuminemic dialysis patients  (J Renal Nutrition, 2005)

B. Review Articles & Case Reports: Peer-Reviewed Journals:

  1. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Neumayer HH, Wünsch PH, Luft FC; Hypercalcemia and sarcoidosis in an anephric dialysis patient; Nephrol Dial Transplant; 9(9):829-31; September1994.
  2. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Singh K, Kleiner M, Jarrett MP, Luft FC; Nontraumatic bilateral rupture of patellar tendons in a diabetic patient with chronic renal failure and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism; Nephrol Dial Transplant; 12(9):1988-90; September 1997.
  3. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD; Relative contribution of malnutrition and inflammation to survival in dialysis patients. Am J Kid Dis; 38(6):1343-50; December 2001.
  4. Kopple JD, Mehrotra R, Supasyndh O, and Kalantar-Zadeh K; Observation with regard to the national kidney foundation K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines concerning serum transthyretin in chronic renal failure. Clin Chem Lab Med 2002 Dec; 40(12):1308-1312 
  5. Gandhi S, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Don BR. Thin-glomerular-basement-membrane nephropathy: is it a benign cause of isolated hematuria? South Med J. 2002 Jul;95(7):768-71.
  6. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Block G, Kopple JD; Reverse epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors in maintenance dialysis patients. Kidney International, 63(3):793-808; March 2003  [feature article of the month]
  7. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Stenvinkel P, Pillon L, Kopple JD; Inflammation and nutrition in renal failure. Adv Ren Replace Ther, July 2003; 10(3):155-169 [Invited review]
  8. Kalantar-Zadeh K,, Kopple JD; Trace elements and vitamins in renal failure. Adv Ren Replace Ther, July 2003; 10(3):170-182 [Invited review]

27.   Kalantar-Zadeh K, Ikizler AT, Block G, Avarm MM, Kopple JD. Malnutrition inflammation complex syndrome: causes and consequences Am J Kid Dis; 42(5):864-81; Nov 2003

  1. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Lee GH, Block G; Dietary antioxidant and childhood asthma: More epidemiological studies are needed. Med Hypotheses, March 2004.
  2. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Fouque D, Kopple JD. Outcome measures and reverse epidemiology in dialysis patients, J Ren Nutr, April 2004
  3. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Block G, Horwich TB, Fonarow GC. Reverse epidemiology of cardiovascular risks in chronic heart failure. J Am College Cardiology, May 2004
  4. Fishbane S, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nissenson A. Serum ferritin in chronic kidney disease: reconsidering the upper limit for iron treatment. Semin Dial. 2004 Sep-Oct;17(5):336-41. [Invited review]
  5. Steiber AS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Secker D, McCarthy M, Leon J, Sehgal A, McCann L; Subjective Global Assessment in chronic kidney disease: A review. J Ren Nutr. 2004 Oct;14(4):191-200
  6.  Kalantar-Zadeh K, Mehrotra R, Fouque D, Kopple JD. Acidosis and malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome in chronic renal failure, Seminars Dialysis; 2004 Nov; 17(6):455-465 [Invited review]
  7. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kilpatrik R, Kuwae N, Wu D; Reverse epidemiology: Spurious hypothesis or hardcore reality? Blood purification 2005 Jan; 23:57-63 [Invited review]
  8. Kalantar-Zadeh K. Causes and consequences of the reverse epidemiology of body mass index in dialysis patients. J Ren Nutrition. 2005 Jan; 15(1):142-147 [Invited review]
  9. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Abbott KC, Salahudeen AK, Kilpatrick RD, Horwich TB; Survival advantages of obesity in dialysis patients. Am J Clin Nutr Mar2005 [in press]
  10. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Unruh M. Quality of life scoring tools in dialysis patients. International Urology & Nephrology, 2005 [Invited review]
  11. Colman S, Bross R, Benner D, Chow J, Braglia A, Arzaghi J, Dennis J, Martinez L, Baylon-Baldo D, Agarwal V, Trundnowski T, Zitterkoph J, Martinez B, Wu D, and Kalantar-Zadeh K; Nutritional and Inflammatory Evaluation in Dialysis Patients (NIED) Study: Overview of the NIED Study and the Role of Dietitians J Ren Nutr, Apr 2005
  12. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Chang R. Fatal hyponatremia in a menstruant woman after ecstasy intake: comparison with Ayus syndrome in marathon running and post-operative women (submitted to Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation in Dec 2004, revision suggested in Jan 2005)
  13. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Stenvinkel P; Updates on Inflammation and Malnutrition in Kidney Disease (Current Opinion in Nutrition and Metabolism) invited, Jul 2005

C. Letters to Editors in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

  1. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Luft FC; Diagnosis of iron deficiency in ESRD patients [letter to editors; algorithm of iron deficiency diagnosis]; Am J Kid Dis; 30(3): 455-456; September 1997.
  2. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Luft FC. Diagnosis of hemochromatosis and ESRD [letter to editor]. Annals Int. Med. 131(4):311; August 17, 1999.
  3. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Luft FC, Humphreys MH; Moderately high serum ferritin concentration is not a sign of iron overload in dialysis patients [letter to editor]. Kidney Int. 56(2):758-9; August 1999.
  4. Kalantar-Zadeh K; Use of diuretics in acute renal failure, JAMA, March 19 2003; 289(11):1380 [letter to editor].
  5. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Mehrotra R, Kopple JD: Quality of care in profit vs not-for-profit dialysis centers. JAMA 289:3089, June 2003 [letter to editor].
  6. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Anker SD. Serum cholesterol and survival in dialysis Patients. JAMA 2004 Apr 21;291(15):1834 [letter to editor]
  7. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kilpatrick RD, Kopple JD; Reverse epidemiology of hypertension [letter to editor]. Kidney Int. 2005 [in press].
  8. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Anker SD, Coats A, Horwich T, Fonarow G. Obesity paradox or reverse epidemiology. Archives Int Med 2005[letter to editor][in press]

 

 

D. Chapters:

  1. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD; Inflammation in renal failure. Invited chapter for UpToDate, (since version 10.2), first published in Oct 2002, UpToDate, Inc (with thrice-per-year updates, lastly updated Oct 2004
  2. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD; Malnutrition as a cause of morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. In Joel D. Kopple and Shaul G. Massry; Nutritional Management of Renal Disease, 2nd Edition, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2004. pp 183-198.(Chapter 12)
  3. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD; Nutritional management of hemodialysis patients. In Joel D. Kopple and Shaul G. Massry; Nutritional Management of Renal Disease, 2nd Edition, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2004. pp 433-466 (Chapter 25)
  4. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD; Cachexia in Dialysis Patients: Malnutrition-Inflammation Complex Syndrome. In Giovani Mantovani, Fat Loss, Wasting, and Cachexia in Medicine (2005)
  5. Kalantar-Zadeh K; “Chronic Renal Failure and the Uremic Syndrome: Nutritional Issues”, In: “Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Nephrology and Hypertension”, edited by: Edgar V. Lerma, Allen R. Nissenson, and Jeffrey S. Berns; Lange Medical Publication, 2006