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Kunihiro Matsushita is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has an extensive research profile within the field of Medicine. Their publications primarily focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Nephrology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management

Matsushita has co-authored works frequently with researchers such as Josef Coresh, Elizabeth Selvin, Christie M. Ballantyne, Shoshana H. Ballew, and Yejin Mok. These collaborations indicate consistent contributions to research within cardiovascular and renal health domains.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association" (2020, Circulation)
  • "Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Contemporary Epidemiology, Management Gaps, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association" (2021, Circulation)
  • "Development and Validation of the American Heart Association's PREVENT Equations" (2023, Circulation)
  • "Epidemiology and risk of cardiovascular disease in populations with chronic kidney disease" (2022, Nature Reviews Nephrology)
  • "Epidemiology of Peripheral Artery Disease and Polyvascular Disease" (2021, Circulation Research)

The primary venues where Matsushita publishes include:

  • Circulation
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Journal of Hypertension

Across academic databases, the majority of their contributions are found in the domain of Medicine, with 978 publications attributed to this field. Specialized subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine show a significant volume of 378 works, followed by Surgery with 120 publications and Nephrology with 95.

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Paul Muntner;Alvaro Alonso;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Michael J. Blaha;Stephanie E. Chiuve;Mary Cushman

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Salim S. Virani;Clifton W. Callaway;Alanna M. Chamberlain

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Emelia J. Benjamin;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis.

    Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor;Mark Woodward

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • The definition, classification, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report

    Andrew S. Levey;Paul E. de Jong;Josef Coresh;Meguid E.l. Nahas

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention.

    Ron T Gansevoort;Ricardo Correa-Rotter;Brenda R Hemmelgarn;Tazeen H Jafar

  • Glycated Hemoglobin, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Nondiabetic Adults

    Elizabeth Selvin;Michael W. Steffes;Hong Zhu;Kunihiro Matsushita

  • Associations of kidney disease measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease in individuals with and without diabetes: a meta-analysis

    Caroline S. Fox;Kunihiro Matsushita;Mark Woodward;Mark Woodward;Henk J.G. Bilo

  • Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.: A collaborative meta-analysis of high-risk population cohorts

    Marije van der Velde;Kunihiro Matsushita;Josef Coresh;Brad C. Astor

  • Comparison of risk prediction using the CKD-EPI equation and the MDRD study equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate.

    Kunihiro Matsushita;Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi;Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi;Mark Woodward;Jonathan R. Emberson

  • Cystatin C versus creatinine in determining risk based on kidney function.

    Michael G. Shlipak;Kunihiro Matsushita;Johan Ärnlöv;Johan Ärnlöv;Lesley A. Inker

  • Decline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Subsequent Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Mortality

    Josef Coresh;Tanvir Chowdhury Turin;Kunihiro Matsushita;Yingying Sang

  • Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with mortality and end-stage renal disease. A collaborative meta-analysis of kidney disease population cohorts

    Brad C. Astor;Kunihiro Matsushita;Ron T. Gansevoort;Marije Van Der Velde

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University
Elizabeth Selvin
Elizabeth Selvin Johns Hopkins University
Christie M. Ballantyne
Christie M. Ballantyne Baylor College of Medicine
Gerardo Heiss
Gerardo Heiss University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Morgan E. Grams
Morgan E. Grams Johns Hopkins University
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Amil M. Shah
Amil M. Shah Harvard University
Lawrence J. Appel
Lawrence J. Appel Johns Hopkins University
Scott D. Solomon
Scott D. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital

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