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John H. Eckfeldt is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Nephrology. Additional subfields include Genetics, Rheumatology, Hematology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research topics cover several areas, including:

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with John H. Eckfeldt in their research efforts. These include:

  • Lesley A. Inker
  • Amy B. Karger
  • Andrew S. Levey
  • Nora Franceschini
  • David Couper

Their publications have appeared often in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • PLoS ONE
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Among the recent papers associated with John H. Eckfeldt are:

  • "A New Panel-Estimated GFR, Including β2-Microglobulin and β-Trace Protein and Not Including Race, Developed in a Diverse Population," 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • "Prevalence of iron deficiency in 62,685 women of seven race/ethnicity groups: The HEIRS Study," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Plasma phospholipid very-long-chain SFAs in midlife and 20-year cognitive change in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC): a cohort study," 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Improved Performance in Measurement of Serum Cystatin C by Laboratories Participating in the College of American Pathologists 2019 CYS Survey," 2022, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  • "Long-Term Longitudinal Stability of Kidney Filtration Marker Measurements: Implications for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Care," 2020, Clinical Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or calcium channel blocker vs diuretic: The antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial (ALLHAT)

    Curt D. Furberg;Jackson T. Wright;Barry R Davis;Jeffrey A. Cutler

  • Estimating glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine and cystatin C.

    Lesley A. Inker;Christopher H. Schmid;Hocine Tighiouart;John H. Eckfeldt

  • Relation Between Folate Status, a Common Mutation in Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase, and Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations

    P. F. Jacques;A. G. Bostom;R. R. Williams;R. C. Ellison

  • Recommendations for Improving Serum Creatinine Measurement: A Report from the Laboratory Working Group of the National Kidney Disease Education Program

    Gary L. Myers;W. Greg Miller;Josef Coresh;James Fleming

  • Prospective study of coronary heart disease incidence in relation to fasting total homocysteine, related genetic polymorphisms, and B vitamins: The atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study

    Aaron R. Folsom;F. Javier Nieto;Paul G. McGovern;Michael Y. Tsai

  • Hemochromatosis and Iron-Overload Screening in a Racially Diverse Population

    Paul C. Adams;David M. Reboussin;James C. Barton;Christine E. McLaren

  • Plasma lipids and risk of developing renal dysfunction: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.

    Paul Muntner;Paul Muntner;Paul Muntner;Josef Coresh;J. Clinton Smith;J. Clinton Smith;J. Clinton Smith;John H Eckfeldt

  • Relation of carotid artery wall thickness to diabetes mellitus, fasting glucose and insulin, body size, and physical activity. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Investigators.

    Aaron R. Folsom;John H. Eckfeldt;Shimon Weitzman;Jing Ma

  • Associations of serum and dietary magnesium with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, insulin, and carotid arterial wall thickness: The aric study

    Jing Ma;Aaron R. Folsom;Sandra L. Melnick;John H. Eckfeldt

  • Familial and genetic determinants of systemic markers of inflammation : the NHLBI family heart study

    James S Pankow;Aaron R Folsom;Mary Cushman;Ingrid B Borecki

  • Plasma fatty acid composition as an indicator of habitual dietary fat intake in middle-aged adults

    Jing Ma;Aaron R. Folsom;Eyal Shahar;John H. Eckfeldt

  • The 1298A-->C polymorphism in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR): in vitro expression and association with homocysteine.

    Ilan S. Weisberg;Paul F. Jacques;Jacob Selhub;Andrew G. Bostom

  • Circulating TNF Receptors 1 and 2 Predict ESRD in Type 2 Diabetes

    Monika A. Niewczas;Tomohito Gohda;Tomohito Gohda;Jan Skupien;Adam M. Smiles

  • Plasma fatty acid composition and incidence of diabetes in middle-aged adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Lu Wang;Aaron R Folsom;Zhi-Jie Zheng;James S Pankow

  • Renal outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or a calcium channel blocker vs a diuretic: a report from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT).

    Mahboob Rahman;Sara L Pressel;Barry R Davis;Chuke Nwachuku

  • A Prospective Study of Coronary Heart Disease in Relation to Fasting Insulin, Glucose, and Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Aaron R. Folsom;Moyses Szklo;June Stevens;Fangzi Liao

  • Leukocyte telomeres are longer in African Americans than in whites: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study and the Bogalusa Heart Study.

    Steven C. Hunt;Wei Chen;Jeffrey P. Gardner;Masayuki Kimura

  • NHLBI Family Heart Study: Objectives and Design

    Millicent Higgins;Michael Province;Gerardo Heiss;John Eckfeldt

  • Active and passive smoking are associated with increased carotid wall thickness. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

    George Howard;Gregory L. Burke;Moyses Szklo;Grethe S. Tell

  • Association of C-reactive protein with markers of prevalent atherosclerotic disease.

    Aaron R Folsom;James S Pankow;Russell P Tracy;Donna K Arnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna K. Arnett
Donna K. Arnett University of South Carolina
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Michael A. Province
Michael A. Province Washington University in St. Louis
Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University
Andrew S. Levey
Andrew S. Levey Tufts Medical Center
Steven C. Hunt
Steven C. Hunt Cornell University
Lesley A. Inker
Lesley A. Inker Tufts Medical Center
James S. Pankow
James S. Pankow University of Minnesota
Victor R. Gordeuk
Victor R. Gordeuk University of Illinois at Chicago
R. Curtis Ellison
R. Curtis Ellison Boston University

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