Freely Filtered, a NephJC Podcast

Freely Filtered 055: STOP ACE!

Freely Filtered, a NephJC Podcast

Show Notes

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath Jordy Cohen With Special Guest: Laurie Tomlinson. @Roxytonin Nephrologist at University Hospitals Sussex and research hero of Jordy. Editor: Priya Yenebere Show Notes: STOP-ACE in pubmed: Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease STOP-ACE Summary in NephJC Prior data showing preservation of renal function by stopping ACEi: The impact of stopping inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease Efficacy and Safety of Benazepril for Advanced Chronic Renal Insufficiency: NEJM Dr. Tomlinson’s article on creatinine changes in RASi from 2017: Serum creatinine elevation after renin-angiotensin system blockade and long term cardiorenal risks: cohort study NephJC | PubMed Accuracy of eGFR at low GFR: A new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate Strong opinions, loosely held. “Permissive AKI” with treatment of heart failure. Editorial by Chirag Parish and Steven Coca The rational for NICE avoiding RASi in black patients: Hypertension and ethnic group AASK trial showing superiority of RASi in African Americans. JAMA ALLHAT post-hoc analysis of outcomes by self-reported race. JAMA | PubMed Sophisticated Swedish observational study that Swap loved. Stopping Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors in Patients with Advanced CKD and Risk of Adverse Outcomes: A Nationwide Study Target Trials in Nephrology Dr Edouard Fu grand rounds at Ottawa Nephrology, YouTube Target Trial EmulationA Framework for Causal Inference From Observational Data by Miguel Hernán in JAMA Tubular Secretions Jordy: Third season of His Dark Materials on HBO Swap: Movies by Wes Anderson on Disney Plus Laurie: The Book, “Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad” Jordy: How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't: Learning Who to Trust to Get and Stay Healthy | Amazon Joel EO | NYT Review

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