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Atorvastatin lowers serum calcium levels in lithium-users: results from a randomized controlled trial

Soh JF, Bodenstein K, Yu OHY, Linnaranta O, Renaud S, Mahdanian A, Su CL, Mucsi I, Mulsant B, Herrmann N, Rajji T, Beaulieu S, Sekhon H, Rej S.

Atorvastatin lowers serum calcium levels in lithium-users: results from a randomized controlled trial

A Quality Improvement Intervention to Enhance Access to Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation (EnAKT LKD) in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical Research Protocol of a Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial

Yohanna S, Naylor KL, Mucsi I, McKenzie S, Belenko D, Blake PG, Coghlan C, Dixon SN, Elliott L, Getchell L, Ki V, Nesrallah G, Patzer RE, Presseau J, Reich M, Sontrop JM, Treleaven D, Waterman AD, Zaltzman J, Garg AX.

A Quality Improvement Intervention to Enhance Access to Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation (EnAKT LKD) in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical Research Protocol of a Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial

Two-step screening for depressive symptoms in patients treated with kidney replacement therapies - cross-sectional analysis

Dano S, Lan HH, Macanovic S, Bartlett S, Howell D, Li M, Hanmer J, Peipert JD, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Two-step screening for depressive symptoms in patients treated with kidney replacement therapies - cross-sectional analysis

Validation of the PROMIS sleep disturbance item bank computer adaptive test (CAT) in patients on renal replacement therapy

Hussain J, Chawla G, Rafiqzad H, Huang S, Bartlett SJ, Li M, Howell D, Peipert JD, Novak M, Mucsi I

Validation of the PROMIS sleep disturbance item bank computer adaptive test (CAT) in patients on renal replacement therapy

Two-step screening for depressive symptoms in patients treated with kidney replacement therapies - cross-sectional analysis

Dano S, Lan HH, Macanovic S, Bartlett S, Howell D, Li M, Hanmer J, Peipert JD, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Two-step screening for depressive symptoms in patients treated with kidney replacement therapies - cross-sectional analysis

Screening for symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients treated with renal replacement therapy: utility of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-Revised

Tang E, Dano S, Edwards N, Macanovic S, Ford H, Bartlett S, Howell D, Li M, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Screening for symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients treated with renal replacement therapy: utility of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-Revised

Protocol for a Process Evaluation of the Quality Improvement Intervention to Enhance Access to Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation (EnAKT LKD) Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial

Yohanna S, Wilson M, Naylor KL, Garg AX, Sontrop JM, Belenko D, Elliott L, McKenzie S, Macanovic S, Mucsi I, Patzer R, Voronin I, Lui I, Blake PG, Waterman AD, Treleaven D, Presseau J.

Protocol for a Process Evaluation of the Quality Improvement Intervention to Enhance Access to Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation (EnAKT LKD) Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial

Long-term Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention Versus a Health Enhancement Program for Treating Depression and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Rigas C, Park H, Nassim M, Su CL, Greenway K, Lipman M, McVeigh C, Novak M, Trinh E, Alam A, Suri RS, Mucsi I, Torres-Platas SG, Noble H, Sekhon H, Rej S, Lifshitz M.

Long-term Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention Versus a Health Enhancement Program for Treating Depression and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychosocial Distress in Patients With Advanced CKD by Racial Group and Immigrant Status: A Canadian Cross-sectional Study

Singh N, Thiagalingam P, Hussain J, Shah V, Edwards N, Lui E, Nesrallah G, Lok CE, Walele AA, Novak M, James CE, Mucsi I.

Psychosocial Distress in Patients With Advanced CKD by Racial Group and Immigrant Status: A Canadian Cross-sectional Study

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial of atorvastatin for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in lithium users

Fotso Soh J, Beaulieu S, Trepiccione F, Linnaranta O, Torres-Platas G, Platt RW, Renaud S, Su CL, Mucsi I, D\'Apolito L, Mulsant BH, Levinson A, Saury S, Müller D, Schaffer A, Dols A, Low N, Cervantes P, Christensen BM, Herrmann N, Rajji T, Rej S.

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial of atorvastatin for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in lithium users

Pretransplant Patient Education in Solid-organ Transplant: A Narrative Review

Hamid M, Rogers E, Chawla G, Gill J, Macanovic S, Mucsi I

Pretransplant Patient Education in Solid-organ Transplant: A Narrative Review

Barriers to Accessing Kidney Transplantation Among Populations Marginalized by Race and Ethnicity in Canada: A Scoping Review Part 2-East Asian, South Asian, and African, Caribbean, and Black Canadians

El-Dassouki N, Wong D, Toews DM, Gill J, Edwards B, Orchanian-Cheff A, Neves P, Marshall LJ, Mucsi I

Barriers to Accessing Kidney Transplantation Among Populations Marginalized by Race and Ethnicity in Canada: A Scoping Review Part 2-East Asian, South Asian, and African, Caribbean, and Black Canadians

High-throughput sequencing defines donor and recipient HLA B-cell epitope frequencies for prospective matching in transplantation

Tran JN, Günther OP, Sherwood KR, Fenninger F, Allan LL, Lan J, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Duquesnoy R, Claas F, Marsh SGE, McMaster WR, Keown PA; Genome Canada Transplant Consortium.

High-throughput sequencing defines donor and recipient HLA B-cell epitope frequencies for prospective matching in transplantation

Prolonged warm ischemia time leads to severe renal dysfunction of donation-after-cardiac death kidney grafts

Urbanellis P, Mazilescu L, Kollmann D, Linares-Cervantes I, Kaths JM, Ganesh S, Oquendo F, Sharma M, Goto T, Noguchi Y, John R, Konvalinka A, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli D, Robinson LA, Selzner M.

Prolonged warm ischemia time leads to severe renal dysfunction of donation-after-cardiac death kidney grafts

Evaluation of PROMIS Preference Scoring System (PROPr) in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis or Kidney Transplant

Zhang J, Dewitt B, Tang E, Breitner D, Saqib M, Li D, Siddiqui R, Edwards N, Peipert JD, Hays RD, Hanmer J, Mucsi I

Evaluation of PROMIS Preference Scoring System (PROPr) in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis or Kidney Transplant

Association between serum osteoprotegerin level and mortality in kidney transplant recipients - a prospective observational cohort study

Gupta V, Ekundayo O, Nemeth ZK, Yang Y, Covic A, Mathe Z, Kovesdy CP, Molnar MZ, Mucsi I

Association between serum osteoprotegerin level and mortality in kidney transplant recipients - a prospective observational cohort study

Brief Mindfulness Intervention vs. Health Enhancement Program for Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Nassim M, Park H, Dikaios E, Potes A, Elbaz S, Mc Veigh C, Lipman M, Novak M, Trinh E, Alam A, Suri RS, Thomas Z, Torres-Platas S, Vasudev A, Sasi N, Gautier M, Mucsi I, Noble H, Rej S.

Brief Mindfulness Intervention vs. Health Enhancement Program for Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Transcriptome Analysis of Kidney Grafts Subjected to Normothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion Demonstrates an Enrichment of Mitochondrial Metabolism Genes

Urbanellis P, McEvoy CM, Škrtić M, Kaths JM, Kollmann D, Linares I, Ganesh S, Oquendo F, Sharma M, Mazilescu L, Goto T, Noguchi Y, John R, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli D, Konvalinka A, Selzner M, Robinson LA.

Transcriptome Analysis of Kidney Grafts Subjected to Normothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion Demonstrates an Enrichment of Mitochondrial Metabolism Genes

A narrative review of current evidence supporting the implementation of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in the management of chronic diseases

Aiyegbusi OL, Nair D, Peipert JD, Schick-Makaroff K, Mucsi I.

A narrative review of current evidence supporting the implementation of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in the management of chronic diseases

Do Brief Mindfulness Interventions (BMI) and Health Enhancement Programs (HEP) Improve Sleep in Patients in Hemodialysis with Depression and Anxiety?

Lavin P, Nazar R, Nassim M, Noble H, Solomonova E, Dikaios E, Novak M, Mucsi I, Trinh E, Potes A, Alam A, Suri RS, Thomas Z, Mc Veigh C, Lipman M, Torres-Platas S, Linnaranta O, Rej S

Do Brief Mindfulness Interventions (BMI) and Health Enhancement Programs (HEP) Improve Sleep in Patients in Hemodialysis with Depression and Anxiety?

Prolonged Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Is Superior to Cold Nonoxygenated and Oxygenated Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of DCD Porcine Kidney Grafts

Mazilescu LI, Urbanellis P, Kaths MJ, Ganesh S, Goto T, Noguchi Y, John R, Konvalinka A, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli DJ, Turgeon J, Karakeusian Rimbaud A, Hébert MJ, Dieudé M, Alleys I, Dore E, Boilard E, Overkleeft HS, Willems LI, Robinson LA, Selzner M.

Prolonged Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Is Superior to Cold Nonoxygenated and Oxygenated Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of DCD Porcine Kidney Grafts

Barriers to Accessing Kidney Transplantation Among Populations Marginalized by Race and Ethnicity in Canada: A Scoping Review Part 1-Indigenous Communities in Canada

El-Dassouki N, Wong D, Toews DM, Gill J, Edwards B, Orchanian-Cheff A, Smith M, Neves P, Marshall LJ, Mucsi I

Barriers to Accessing Kidney Transplantation Among Populations Marginalized by Race and Ethnicity in Canada: A Scoping Review Part 1-Indigenous Communities in Canada

Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion for Human Kidney Transplantation: First North American Results

Mazilescu LI, Urbanellis P, Kim SJ, Goto T, Noguchi Y, Konvalinka A, Reichman TW, Sayed BA, Mucsi I, Lee JY, Robinson LA, Ghanekar A, Selzner M.

Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion for Human Kidney Transplantation: First North American Results

Evaluation of PROMIS Preference Scoring System (PROPr) in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis or Kidney Transplant.

Zhang J, Dewitt B, Tang E, Breitner D, Saqib M, Li D, Siddiqui R, Edwards N, Peipert J, Hays R, Hanmer J, Mucsi I.

Pre-Transplant Patient Education in Solid Organ Transplant: A Narrative Review.

Hamid M, Rogers E, Chawla G, Gill J, Macanovic S, Mucsi I.

Transcriptome Analysis of Kidney Grafts Subjected to Normothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion Demonstrates an Enrichment of Mitochondrial Metabolism Genes.

Urbanellis P, McEvoy CM, Škrtić M, Kaths JM, Kollmann D, Linares I, Ganesh S, Oquendo F, Sharma M, Mazilescu L, Goto T, Noguchi Y, John R, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli D, Konvalinka A, Selzner M, Robinson LA.

Screening for symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients treated with renal replacement therapy: utility of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-Revised.

Tang E, Dano S, Edwards N, Macanovic S, Ford H, Bartlett S, Howell D, Li M, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Brief Mindfulness Intervention vs. Health Enhancement Program for Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nassim M, Park H, Dikaios E, Potes A, Elbaz S, Mc Veigh C, Lipman M, Novak M, Trinh E, Alam A, Suri RS, Thomas Z, Torres-Platas S, Vasudev A, Sasi N, Gautier M, Mucsi I, Noble H, Rej S.

A narrative review of current evidence supporting the implementation of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in the management of chronic diseases.

Aiyegbusi OL, Nair D, Peipert JD, Schick-Makaroff K, Mucsi I.

High-throughput sequencing defines donor and recipient HLA B-cell epitope frequencies for prospective matching in transplantation.

Tran JN, Günther OP, Sherwood KR, Fenninger F, Allan LL, Lan J, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Duquesnoy R, Claas F, Marsh SGE, McMaster WR, Keown PA; Genome Canada Transplant Consortium

A Quality Improvement Intervention to Enhance Access to Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation (EnAKT LKD) in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical Research Protocol of a Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial.

Yohanna S, Naylor KL, Mucsi I, McKenzie S, Belenko D, Blake PG, Coghlan C, Dixon SN, Elliott L, Getchell L, Ki V, Nesrallah G, Patzer RE, Presseau J, Reich M, Sontrop JM, Treleaven D, Waterman AD, Zaltzman J, Garg AX.

Association between serum osteoprotegerin level and mortality in kidney transplant recipients - a prospective observational cohort study.

Gupta V, Ekundayo O, Nemeth ZK, Yang Y, Covic A, Mathe Z, Kovesdy CP, Molnar MZ, Mucsi I.

Barriers to Accessing Kidney Transplantation Among Populations Marginalized by Race and Ethnicity in Canada: A Scoping Review Part 1-Indigenous Communities in Canada.

El-Dassouki N, Wong D, Toews DM, Gill J, Edwards B, Orchanian-Cheff A, Smith M, Neves P, Marshall LJ, Mucsi I.

Barriers to Accessing Kidney Transplantation Among Populations Marginalized by Race and Ethnicity in Canada: A Scoping Review Part 2-East Asian, South Asian, and African, Caribbean, and Black Canadians.

El-Dassouki N, Wong D, Toews DM, Gill J, Edwards B, Orchanian-Cheff A, Neves P, Marshall LJ, Mucsi I.

A RAND-Modified Delphi on Key Indicators to Measure the Efficiency of Living Kidney Donor Candidate Evaluations.

Habbous S, Barnieh L, Litchfield K, McKenzie S, Reich M, Lam NN, Mucsi I, Bugeja A, Yohanna S, Mainra R, Chong K, Fantus D, Prasad GVR, Dipchand C, Gill J, Getchell L, Garg AX.

Significant Dysfunction of Kidney Grafts Exposed to Prolonged Warm Ischemia Is Minimized Through Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion.

Urbanellis P, Kollmann D, Linares I, Ganesh S, Oquendo F, Mazilescu L, Goto T, Noguchi Y, John R, Konvalinka A, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli D, Selzner M, Robinson LA.

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial of atorvastatin for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in lithium users.

Fotso Soh J, Beaulieu S, Trepiccione F, Linnaranta O, Torres-Platas G, Platt RW, Renaud S, Su CL, Mucsi I, D'Apolito L, Mulsant BH, Levinson A, Saury S, Müller D, Schaffer A, Dols A, Low N, Cervantes P, Christensen BM, Herrmann N, Rajji T, Rej S.

Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Improves Early DCD Graft Function Compared With Hypothermic Machine Perfusion and Static Cold Storage.

Urbanellis P, Hamar M, Kaths JM, Kollmann D, Linares I, Mazilescu L, Ganesh S, Wiebe A, Yip PM, John R, Konvalinka A, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli DJ, Robinson LA, Selzner M.

Could symptom burden predict subsequent healthcare use in patients with end stage kidney disease on hemodialysis care? A prospective, preliminary study.

Zhang JC, El-Majzoub S, Li M, Ahmed T, Wu J, Lipman ML, Moussaoui G, Looper KJ, Novak M, Rej S, Mucsi I.

Organ donation and transplant: The Islamic perspective.

Ali A, Ahmed T, Ayub A, Dano S, Khalid M, El-Dassouki N, Orchanian-Cheff A, Alibhai S, Mucsi I.

The effect of atorvastatin on cognition and mood in bipolar disorder and unipolar depression patients: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Fotso Soh J, Almadani A, Beaulieu S, Rajji T, Mulsant BH, Su CL, Renaud S, Mucsi I, Torres-Platas SG, Levinson A, Schaffer A, Dols A, Cervantes P, Low N, Herrmann N, Mantere O, Rej S.

Evaluating symptom burden in kidney transplant recipients: validation of the revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System for kidney transplant recipients - a single-center, cross-sectional study.

Dano S, Pokarowski M, Liao B, Tang E, Ekundayo O, Li V, Edwards N, Ford H, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Ethnic background is associated with no live kidney donor identified at the time of first transplant assessment—an opportunity missed? A single‐center retrospective cohort study

Ali Vedadi, Aarushi Bansal, Priscilla Yung, Olusegun Famure, Margot Mitchell, Amy D. Waterman, Sunita K. Singh, Marta Novak, Sang Joseph Kim, Istvan Mucsi

Transplant International

Substance use in kidney transplant candidates and its impact on access to kidney transplantation.

Tang E, Bansal A, Famure O, Keszei A, Novak M, Kim SJ, Mucsi I.

Association Between Serum Prealbumin Level and Outcomes in Prevalent Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Gaipov A, Jackson CD, Talwar M, Balaraman V, Chakravarty A, Cseprekal O, Mathe Z, Remport A, Kovesdy CP, Eason JD, Mucsi I, Molnar MZ.

Validation of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) -57 and -29 Item Short Forms among Kidney Transplant Recipients

Evan Tang, Oladapo Ekundayo, John Devin Peipert, Nathaniel Edwards, Aarushi Bansal, Candice Richardson, Susan J. Bartlett, Doris Howell, Madeline Li, David Cella, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi

Quality of Life Research

Psychosocial Distress and Health Service Utilization in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Prospective Study.

El-Majzoub S, Mucsi I, Li M, Moussaoui G, Lipman ML, Looper KJ, Novak M, Rej S.

Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Reduces Warm Ischemic Injury of Porcine Kidney Grafts Retrieved After Circulatory Death.

Hamar M, Urbanellis P, Kaths MJ, Kollmann D, Linares I, Ganesh S, Wiebe A, Cen JY, Yip P, John R, Konvalinka A, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli D, Grant D, Robinson LA, Selzner M.

Explore Transplant Ontario: Adapting the Explore Transplant Education Program to Facilitate Informed Decision Making About Kidney Transplantation.

Dr. Istvan Mucsi, Marta Novak , D. Toew, Amy Waterman

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease

Atorvastatin in the treatment of Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: the protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

Fotso Soh J, Torres-Platas SG, Beaulieu S, Mantere O, Platt R, Mucsi I, Saury S, Renaud S, Levinson A, Andreazza AC, Mulsant BH, Müller D, Schaffer A, Dols A, Cervantes P, Low NC, Herrmann, Christensen BM, Trepiccione F, Rajji T, Rej S2

Atorvastatin in the treatment of Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: the protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

Fotso Soh J, Torres-Platas SG, Beaulieu S, Mantere O, Platt R, Mucsi I, Saury S, Renaud S, Levinson A, Andreazza AC, Mulsant BH, Müller D, Schaffer A, Dols A, Cervantes P, Low NC, Herrmann N, Christensen BM, Trepiccione F, Rajji T, Rej S.

Self-management interventions for adults with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review.

Donald M, Kahlon BK, Beanlands H, Straus S, Ronksley P, Herrington G, Tong A, Grill A, Waldvogel B, Large CA, Large CL, Harwood L, Novak M, James MT, Elliott M, Fernandez N, Brimble S, Samuel S, Hemmelgarn BR.

History of psychosis and mania, and outcomes after kidney transplantation - a retrospective study.

Molnar MZ, Eason JD, Gaipov A, Talwar M, Potukuchi PK, Joglekar K, Remport A, Mathe Z, Mucsi I, Novak M, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP.

Transplant International

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplant-Part 1

Tang E, Bansal A, Novak M, Mucsi I

Frontiers in Medicine

Pre-transplant history of mental health concerns, non-adherence, and post-transplant outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.

Gumabay FM, Novak M, Bansal A, Mitchell M, Famure O, Kim SJ, Mucsi I.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Brief Mindfulness Meditation for Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

Thomas Z, Novak M, Platas SGT, Gautier M, Holgin AP, Fox R, Segal M, Looper KJ, Lipman M, Selchen S, Mucsi I, Herrmann N, Rej S

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Exploring the use of tablet computer-based electronic data capture system to assess patient reported measures among patients with chronic kidney disease: a pilot study.

Wong D, Cao S, Ford H, Richardson C, Belenko D, Tang E, Ugenti L, Warsmann E, Sissons A, Kulandaivelu Y, Edwards N, Novak M, Li M, Mucsi I.

Mental health assessment of altruistic non-directed kidney donors: An EAPM consensus statement.

Potts S, Vitinius F, Erim Y, Gazdag G, Gribble R, Ismail SY, Massey EK, Maldonado J, Mucsi I, Novak M, Niazi SK, Schneekloth TD, Syngelakis M, Zimbrean P

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Normothermic ex vivo kidney perfusion for graft quality assessment prior to transplantation.

Kaths JM, Hamar M, Echeverri J, Linares I, Urbanellis P, Cen JY, Ganesh S, Dingwell LS, Yip P, John R, Bagli D, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Grant D, Robinson LA, Selzner M.

Inflammatory Markers and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Molnar MZ, Nagy K, Remport A, Tapolyai MB, Fülöp T, Kamal F, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I, Mathe Z.

Mental Health and Behavioral Barriers in Access to Kidney Transplantation: A Canadian Cohort Study.

Mucsi I, Bansal A, Jeannette M, Famure O, Li Y, Novak M, Kim SJ.

Transplant International

Association of symptoms of insomnia and sleep parameters among kidney transplant recipients

Ronai KZ, Szentkiralyi A, Lazar AS, Lazar ZI, Papp I, Gombos F, Zoller R, Czira ME, Lindner AV, Mucsi I, Bodizs R, Molnar MZ, Novak M

Journal of Psychosomatic research

Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Objectively Measured Sleep Parameters in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Ronai KZ, Szentkiralyi A, Lazar AS, Ujszaszi A, Turanyi C, Gombos F, Mucsi I, Bodizs R, Molnar MZ, Novak M.

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Ethnic Background Is a Potential Barrier to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Canada: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.

Mucsi I, Bansal A, Famure O, Li Y, Mitchell M, Waterman AD, Novak M, Kim SJ.

Transplant International

Continuous Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Improves Graft Function in Donation After Circulatory Death Pig Kidney Transplantation.

Kaths JM, Echeverri J, Chun YM, Cen JY, Goldaracena N, Linares I, Dingwell LS, Yip PM, John R, Bagli D, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Grant DR, Robinson LA, Selzner M.

Quiz: Hypertension and Acute Kidney Injury During Pregnancy.

Vellanki VS, Mucsi I, Velagala S, Abraham A.

Simple, readily available clinical indices predict early and late mortality among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Haris Á, Polner K, Arányi J, Braunitzer H, Kaszás I, Rosivall L, Kökény G, Mucsi I.

Criteria for and Appropriateness of Renal Transplantation in Elderly Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease: A Literature Review and Position Statement on Behalf of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association Descartes Working Group and European Renal Best Practice.

Segall L, Nistor I, Pascual J, Mucsi I, Guirado L, Higgins R, Van Laecke S, Oberbauer R, Van Biesen W, Abramowicz D, Gavrilovici C, Farrington K, Covic A.

Association Between Serum Leptin Level and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Molnar MZ, Nagy K, Remport A, Gaipov A, Fülöp T, Czira ME, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I, Mathe Z.

Eight-Hour Continuous Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Is a Safe Preservation Technique for Kidney Transplantation: A New Opportunity for the Storage, Assessment, and Repair of Kidney Grafts.

Kaths JM, Echeverri J, Goldaracena N, Louis KS, Chun YM, Linares I, Wiebe A, Foltys DB, Yip PM, John R, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli DJ, Grant DR, Robinson LA, Selzner M.

Association of Abdominal Circumference, Body Mass Index, and Inflammation in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Nagy K, Ujszaszi A, Remport A, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I, Molnar MZ, Mathe Z.

Increased Risk of Incident Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality in Patients With Diabetes With Comorbid Depression.

Novak M, Mucsi I, Rhee CM, Streja E, Lu JL, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Molnar MZ, Kovesdy CP.

Early renal function recovery and long-term graft survival in kidney transplantation.

Wan SS, Cantarovich M, Mucsi I, Baran D, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J.

Neurocognitive functions of pediatric kidney transplant recipients.

Molnar-Varga M, Novak M, Szabo AJ, Kelen K, Streja E, Remport A, Mucsi I, Molnar MZ, Reusz G.

Pediatric Nephrology

Heterotopic Renal Autotransplantation in a Porcine Model: A Step-by-Step Protocol.

Kaths JM, Echeverri J, Goldaracena N, Louis KS, Yip P, John R, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli D, Selzner M, Robinson LA.

Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Novak M, Winkelman JW, Unruh M.

Seminars in Nephrology

Updates in Psychosomatic Medicine: 2014.

Freudenreich O, Huffman JC, Sharpe M, Beach SR, Celano CM, Chwastiak LA, Cohen MA, Dickerman A, Fitz-Gerald MJ, Kontos N, Mittal L, Nejad SH, Niazi S, Novak M, Philbrick K, Rasimas JJ, Shim J, Simpson SA, Walker A, Walker J, Wichman CL, Zimbrean P, Söllner W, Stern TA.

Association of incident obstructive sleep apnoea with outcomes in a large cohort of US veterans.

Molnar MZ, Mucsi I, Novak M, Szabo Z, Freire AX, Huch KM, Arah OA, Ma JZ, Lu JL, Sim JJ, Streja E, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP.

Depression in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Bohra HM, Novak M.

Insomnia in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Lindner AV, Novak M, Bohra M, Mucsi I.

Seminars in Nephrology

[Obstructive sleep apnea in women].

Turányi CZ, Pintér N, Dunai A, Novák M.

Sleep apnea is not associated with worse outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.

Fornadi K, Ronai KZ, Turanyi CZ, Malavade TS, Shapiro CM, Novak M, Mucsi I, Molnar MZ.

Scientific Reports

Association between lunar phase and sleep characteristics.

Turányi CZ, Rónai KZ, Zoller R, Véber O, Czira ME, Újszászi Á, László G, Szentkirályi A, Dunai A, Lindner A, Szőcs JL, Becze Á, Kelemen A, Lendvai Z, Molnar MZ, Mucsi I, Novák M.

Diagnosis, comorbidities, and management of restless legs syndrome.

Becker PM, Novak M.

Current Medical Research and Opinion

The challenges presented by the non-compliant patient.

Hercz G, Novak M.

Facilitating communication with the patient with a language barrier.

Hercz G, Novak M.

Cognitive Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Challenges in Neuropsychological Assessments.

Schneider SM, Kielstein JT, Braverman J, Novak M.

Seminars in Nephrology

Opportunities and challenges caring for young adults on hemodialysis awaiting transplant.

Bohra M, Novak M.

Addressing quality of life and end-of-life decisions with patients.

Hercz G, Novak M.

Obstructive sleep apnea and heart rate variability in male patients with metabolic syndrome: cross-sectional study.

Véber O, Lendvai Z, Ronai KZ, Dunai A, Zoller R, Lindner AV, Turányi CZ, Szocs JL, Keresztes K, Tabák AG, Novak M, Molnar MZ, Mucsi I.

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

The 5th modality: psychonephrology.

Novak M, Hercz G.

Red cell distribution width is associated with mortality in kidney transplant recipients.

Mucsi I, Ujszaszi A, Czira ME, Novak M, Molnar MZ.

International Urology and Nephrology

Renal function is independently associated with red cell distribution width in kidney transplant recipients: a potential new auxiliary parameter for the clinical evaluation of patients with chronic kidney disease.

Ujszaszi A, Molnar MZ, Czira ME, Novak M, Mucsi I.

British Journal of Haematology

Approaches to self-management in chronic illness.

Novak M, Costantini L, Schneider S, Beanlands H.

Seminars in Dialysis

Psychological distress and depression in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Zalai D, Szeifert L, Novak M.

Seminars in Dialysis

Quality of life and protein-energy wasting in kidney transplant recipients.

Ujszaszi A, Czira ME, Fornadi K, Novak M, Mucsi I, Molnar MZ.

International Urology and Nephrology

Lack of association between objectively assessed sleep disorders and inflammatory markers among kidney transplant recipients.

Fornadi K, Lindner A, Czira ME, Szentkiralyi A, Lazar AS, Zoller R, Turanyi CZ, Veber O, Novak M, Mucsi I, Molnar MZ.

International Urology and Nephrology

Serum erythropoietin level and mortality in kidney transplant recipients.

Molnar MZ, Tabak AG, Alam A, Czira ME, Rudas A, Ujszaszi A, Beko G, Novak M, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I.

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Roma ethnicity and clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.

Molnar MZ, Langer RM, Remport A, Czira ME, Rajczy K, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, Novak M, Mucsi I, Rosivall L.

International Urology and Nephrology

Periodic limb movements in sleep are associated with stroke and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with renal failure.

Lindner A, Fornadi K, Lazar AS, Czira ME, Dunai A, Zoller R, Veber O, Szentkiralyi A, Kiss Z, Toronyi E, Mucsi I, Novak M, Molnar MZ.

Journal of Sleep Research

Health-related quality of life and clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.

Molnar-Varga M, Molnar MZ, Szeifert L, Kovacs AZ, Kelemen A, Becze A, Laszlo G, Szentkiralyi A, Czira ME, Mucsi I, Novak M.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Sleep disorders, depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life--a cross-sectional comparison between kidney transplant recipients and waitlisted patients on maintenance dialysis.

Kovacs AZ, Molnar MZ, Szeifert L, Ambrus C, Molnar-Varga M, Szentkiralyi A, Mucsi I, Novak M.

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Association of the malnutrition-inflammation score with clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.

Molnar MZ, Czira ME, Rudas A, Ujszaszi A, Lindner A, Fornadi K, Kiss I, Remport A, Novak M, Kennedy SH, Rosivall L, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Association between the Malnutrition-Inflammation Score and depressive symptoms in kidney transplanted patients.

Czira ME, Lindner AV, Szeifert L, Molnar MZ, Fornadi K, Kelemen A, Laszlo G, Mucsi I, Keszei AP, Kennedy SH, Novak M.

General Hospital Psychiatry

[Restless legs syndrome: the most prevalent "unknown" disorder].

Lindner A, Novák M, Molnár MZ.

High risk of obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor of death censored graft loss in kidney transplant recipients: an observational cohort study.

Szentkiralyi A, Czira ME, Molnar MZ, Kovesdy CP, Remport A, Szeifert L, Vamos EP, Juhasz J, Turanyi CZ, Mucsi I, Novak M.

Association between the malnutrition-inflammation score and post-transplant anaemia.

Molnar MZ, Czira ME, Rudas A, Ujszaszi A, Haromszeki B, Kosa JP, Lakatos P, Beko G, Sarvary E, Varga M, Fornadi K, Novak M, Rosivall L, Kiss I, Remport A, Goldsmith DJ, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I.

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Socio-demographic characteristics, health behaviour, co-morbidity and accidents in snorers: a population survey.

Torzsa P, Keszei A, Kalabay L, Vamos EP, Zoller R, Mucsi I, Novak M, Kopp MS.

Sleep & Breathing

[Obstructive sleep apnea--its clinical significance, and the role of general practitioners in its treatment and care].

Torzsa P, Kalabay L, Adám A, Novák M, Mucsi I.

Evaluation of the malnutrition-inflammation score in kidney transplant recipients.

Molnar MZ, Keszei A, Czira ME, Rudas A, Ujszaszi A, Haromszeki B, Kosa JP, Lakatos P, Sarvary E, Beko G, Fornadi K, Kiss I, Remport A, Novak M, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Depressive symptoms and mortality in patients after kidney transplantation: a prospective prevalent cohort study.

Novak M, Molnar MZ, Szeifert L, Kovacs AZ, Vamos EP, Zoller R, Keszei A, Mucsi I.

Psychosomatic Medicine

Introduction to health measurement scales.

Keszei AP, Novak M, Streiner DL.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Association of pre-transplant dialysis duration with outcome in kidney transplant recipients: a prevalent cohort study.

Remport A, Keszei A, Vamos EP, Novak M, Jaray J, Rosivall L, Mucsi I, Molnar MZ.

International Urology and Nephrology

[Links between diabetes mellitus and sleep disorders: focusing on obstructive sleep apnea].

Véber OA, Dunai A, Novák M, Mucsi I.

Sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular risk factors among kidney transplant patients.

Molnar MZ, Lazar AS, Lindner A, Fornadi K, Czira ME, Dunai A, Zoller R, Szentkiralyi A, Rosivall L, Shapiro CM, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

A review of sleep disturbance in hepatitis C.

Sockalingam S, Abbey SE, Alosaimi F, Novak M.

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Symptoms of depression in kidney transplant recipients: a cross-sectional study.

Szeifert L, Molnar MZ, Ambrus C, Koczy AB, Kovacs AZ, Vamos EP, Keszei A, Mucsi I, Novak M.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Impaired renal function is associated with mortality in kidney-transplanted patients.

Remport A, Molnar MZ, Ambrus C, Keszei A, Torok S, Vamos EP, Kiss I, Jaray J, Novak M, Rosivall L, Mucsi I.

International Urology and Nephrology

[Mood disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease. Diagnosis, screening and treatment of depression].

Szeifert L, Hamvas S, Adorjáni G, Novák M.

[Diagnosis and therapy of depression in family practice].

Torzsa P, Szeifert L, Dunai K, Kalabay L, Novák M.

Association between restless legs syndrome and depression in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Szentkiralyi A, Molnar MZ, Czira ME, Deak G, Lindner AV, Szeifert L, Torzsa P, Vamos EP, Zoller R, Mucsi I, Novak M.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Comorbid depression is associated with increased healthcare utilization and lost productivity in persons with diabetes: a large nationally representative Hungarian population survey.

Vamos EP, Mucsi I, Keszei A, Kopp MS, Novak M.

Psychosomatic Medicine

Non-medical factors influencing access to renal transplantation.

Vamos EP, Novak M, Mucsi I.

International Urology and Nephrology

[Mood disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease: significance, etiology and prevalence of depression].

Szeifert L, Adorjáni G, Zalai D, Novák M.

Sleep disorders: impact on daytime functioning and quality of life.

Szentkirályi A, Madarász CZ, Novák M.

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

Sleep disorders and quality of life in renal transplant recipients.

Molnar MZ, Novak M, Mucsi I.

International Urology and Nephrology

Psychosomatic medicine and consultation-liaison psychiatry in Hungary.

Novák M, Gazdag G, Túry F.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Sociodemographic factors and patient perceptions are associated with attitudes to kidney transplantation among haemodialysis patients.

Vamos EP, Csepanyi G, Zambo M, Molnar MZ, Rethelyi J, Kovacs A, Marton A, Nemeth Z, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

[The role of family physicians in the recognition and screening of obstructive sleep apnea].

Torzsa P, Novák M, Mucsi I, Adám A, Kalabay L.

Prevalence of diabetes in a large, nationally representative population sample in Hungary.

Vamos EP, Kopp MS, Keszei A, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Cardiovascular disease and health-care utilization in snorers: a population survey.

Dunai A, Keszei AP, Kopp MS, Shapiro CM, Mucsi I, Novak M.

Co-morbidity and quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients.

Mucsi I, Kovacs AZ, Molnar MZ, Novak M.

Journal of Nephrology

Restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and quality of life after renal transplantation.

Molnar MZ, Novak M, Szeifert L, Ambrus C, Keszei A, Koczy A, Lindner A, Barotfi S, Szentkiralyi A, Remport A, Mucsi I.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Restless legs syndrome and mortality in kidney transplant recipients.

Molnar MZ, Szentkiralyi A, Lindner A, Czira ME, Szeifert L, Kovacs AZ, Fornadi K, Szabo A, Rosivall L, Mucsi I, Novak M.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Moderate exercise and bright light treatment in overweight and obese individuals.

Dunai A, Novak M, Chung SA, Kayumov L, Keszei A, Levitan R, Shapiro CM.

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)

High prevalence of patients with a high risk for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome after kidney transplantation--association with declining renal function.

Molnar MZ, Szentkiralyi A, Lindner A, Czira ME, Szabo A, Mucsi I, Novak M.

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

[Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease].

Dunai A, Mucsi I, Juhász J, Novák M.

[Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease].

Dunai A, Mucsi I, Juhász J, Novák M.

Diagnosis and management of sleep apnea syndrome and restless legs syndrome in dialysis patients.

Novak M, Mendelssohn D, Shapiro CM, Mucsi I.

Seminars in Dialysis

Validation of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form questionnaire in kidney transplant patients.

Barotfi S, Molnar MZ, Almasi C, Kovacs AZ, Remport A, Szeifert L, Szentkiralyi A, Vamos E, Zoller R, Eremenco S, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Chronic insomnia in kidney transplant recipients.

Novak M, Molnar MZ, Ambrus C, Kovacs AZ, Koczy A, Remport A, Szeifert L, Szentkiralyi A, Shapiro CM, Kopp MS, Mucsi I.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Diagnosis and management of insomnia in dialysis patients.

Novak M, Shapiro CM, Mendelssohn D, Mucsi I.

Seminars in Dialysis

Polysomnographic and symptomatological analyses of major depressive disorder patients treated with mirtazapine.

Shen J, Chung SA, Kayumov L, Moller H, Hossain N, Wang X, Deb P, Sun F, Huang X, Novak M, Appleton D, Shapiro CM.

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Management of restless legs syndrome in patients on dialysis.

Molnar MZ, Novak M, Mucsi I.

Anemia in kidney transplanted patients.

Molnar MZ, Novak M, Ambrus C, Kovacs A, Pap J, Remport A, Szeifert L, Mucsi I.

Clinical Transplantation

Factor structure and reliability of the Hungarian version of the Illness Intrusiveness Scale: invariance across North American and Hungarian dialysis patients.

Novak M, Mah K, Molnar MZ, Ambrus C, Csepanyi G, Kovacs A, Vamos E, Zambo M, Zoller R, Mucsi I, Devins GM.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research