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George A. Kaysen is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to several subfields including Physiology, Nephrology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Rehabilitation.

The core focus of Kaysen's work revolves around Dialysis and Renal Disease Management. Other notable areas of study encompass Nutrition and Health in Aging, Body Composition Measurement Techniques, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Healthcare Systems and Public Health, as well as Adipose Tissue and Metabolism.

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Journal of Renal Nutrition
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Nephrology and Dialysis
  • Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kaysen include:

  • KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD: 2020 Update, 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Longitudinal Assessment of Body Composition and Its Association With Survival Among Participants of the ACTIVE/ADIPOSE Study, 2021, Journal of Renal Nutrition
  • KDOQI clinical practice guideline for nutrition in CKD: 2020 update, 2022, Nephrology and Dialysis
  • Correlates and Consequences of High Serum Irisin Concentration in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Longitudinal Analysis, 2020, Journal of Renal Nutrition
  • The Predialysis Serum Sodium Level Modifies the Effect of Hemodialysis Frequency on Left-Ventricular Mass: The Frequent Hemodialysis Network Trials, 2021, Kidney & Blood Pressure Research

George A. Kaysen has collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, including:

  • Jerrilynn D. Burrowes
  • Juan Jesús Carrero
  • Denis Fouque
  • Allon N. Friedman
  • Joel D. Kopple

Best Publications

  • A proposed nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for protein–energy wasting in acute and chronic kidney disease

    D. Fouque;K. Kalantar-Zadeh;J. Kopple;N. Cano

  • Serum albumin: relationship to inflammation and nutrition.

    Burl R. Don;George Kaysen

  • C-Reactive protein predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients.

    Jane Y. Yeun;Richard A. Levine;Viput Mantadilok;George A. Kaysen

  • KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD: 2020 Update

    T. Alp Ikizler;Jerrilynn D. Burrowes;Laura D. Byham-Gray;Katrina L. Campbell

  • Are there two types of malnutrition in chronic renal failure? Evidence for relationships between malnutrition, inflammation and atherosclerosis (MIA syndrome)

    Peter Stenvinkel;Olof Heimbürger;Bengt Lindholm;George A. Kaysen

  • Etiology of the Protein-Energy Wasting Syndrome in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Consensus Statement From the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM)

    Juan Jesús Carrero;Peter Stenvinkel;Lilian Cuppari;T. Alp Ikizler

  • The Microinflammatory State in Uremia: Causes and Potential Consequences

    George A. Kaysen

  • Adsorbed Proteins Influence the Biological Activity and Molecular Targeting of Nanomaterials

    Debamitra Dutta;Shanmugavelayutham Kamakshi Sundaram;Justin Gary Teeguarden;Brian Joseph Riley

  • Acute-phase response predicts erythropoietin resistance in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients

    Jennifer Gunnell;Jane Y. Yeun;Thomas A. Depner;George A. Kaysen

  • Determinants of albumin concentration in hemodialysis patients

    George A. Kaysen;Frazier T. Stevenson;Thomas A. Depner

  • Mechanisms of hypoalbuminemia in hemodialysis patients

    George A. Kaysen;Vijay Rathore;Gregory C. Shearer;Thomas A. Depner

  • Frailty, dialysis initiation, and mortality in end-stage renal disease.

    Yeran Bao;Lorien Dalrymple;Glenn M. Chertow;George A. Kaysen

  • Association of body size with outcomes among patients beginning dialysis

    Kirsten L Johansen;Belinda Young;George A Kaysen;Glenn M Chertow

  • Relationships among inflammation nutrition and physiologic mechanisms establishing albumin levels in hemodialysis patients

    George A Kaysen;Joel A Dubin;Hans-Georg Müller;William E Mitch

  • The acute-phase response varies with time and predicts serum albumin levels in hemodialysis patients

    George A. Kaysen;Joel A. Dubin;Joel A. Dubin;Joel A. Dubin;Hans G. Müller;Hans G. Müller;Hans G. Müller;Laura M. Rosales;Laura M. Rosales;Laura M. Rosales

  • Factors influencing serum albumin in dialysis patients.

    Jane Y Yeun;George Kaysen

  • Inflammation and dietary protein intake exert competing effects on serum albumin and creatinine in hemodialysis patients

    George A. Kaysen;Glenn M. Chertow;Rohini Adhikarla;Belinda Young

  • Albumin homeostasis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

    George A. Kaysen;Patricia Y. Schoenfeld

  • Effect of dietary protein intake on albumin homeostasis in nephrotic patients.

    George A. Kaysen;George A. Kaysen;George A. Kaysen;John Gambertoglio;John Gambertoglio;John Gambertoglio;Irma Jimenez;Irma Jimenez;Irma Jimenez;Hardin Jones;Hardin Jones;Hardin Jones

  • POOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND INFLAMMATION

    Burl R. Don;George Kaysen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirsten L. Johansen
Kirsten L. Johansen University of Minnesota
Glenn M. Chertow
Glenn M. Chertow Stanford University
Nathan W. Levin
Nathan W. Levin Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Claudio Ronco
Claudio Ronco University of Padua
Michael V. Rocco
Michael V. Rocco Wake Forest University
William G. Couser
William G. Couser University of Washington
Ton J. Rabelink
Ton J. Rabelink Leiden University Medical Center
Morris Schambelan
Morris Schambelan University of California, San Francisco
Tom Greene
Tom Greene University of Utah
Harry van Goor
Harry van Goor Radboud University

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