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  • 2016 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

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Vlado Perkovic is affiliated with the George Institute for Global Health in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, nephrology, surgery, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, as well as hematology.

Perkovic's recent publications cover several topics related to kidney disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular health. Notable papers include:

  • "Chronic kidney disease" (2021) published in The Lancet
  • "Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis" (2021) published in The Lancet
  • "Impact of diabetes on the effects of sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on kidney outcomes: collaborative meta-analysis of large placebo-controlled trials" (2022) published in The Lancet
  • "Effects of Allopurinol on the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease" (2020) published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Asia: a systematic review and analysis" (2022) published in BMJ Global Health

Their work frequently addresses topics such as diabetes treatment and management, pancreatic function and diabetes, chronic kidney disease in relation to diabetes, diabetes management and research, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, dialysis and renal disease management, and erythropoietin and anemia treatment. These topics reflect a focused research agenda at the intersection of metabolic and renal health.

Perkovic has collaborated extensively with several researchers, with the most frequent co-authors including Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Meg Jardine, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Brendon L. Neuen, and Bruce Neal. Such collaborations indicate active involvement in large-scale clinical research and meta-analyses.

Their research is published prominently in venues specializing in nephrology and metabolic diseases. Key publication outlets include the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney International Reports, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, and the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

In 2016, Vlado Perkovic was recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, highlighting established standing within the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Canagliflozin and cardiovascular and renal events in type 2 diabetes

    Bruce Neal;Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Kenneth W. Mahaffey;Dick de Zeeuw

  • Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy

    Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Meg J. Jardine;Meg J. Jardine;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Severine Bompoint

  • Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review.

    Thaminda Liyanage;Thaminda Liyanage;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Bruce Neal

  • Effects of fibrates on cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Min Jun;Celine Foote;Jicheng Lv;Jicheng Lv;Bruce Neal

  • Albuminuria and Kidney Function Independently Predict Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Diabetes

    Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vlado Perkovic;Bastiaan E de Galan;Bastiaan E de Galan;Sophia Zoungas

  • Effect of Linagliptin vs Placebo on Major Cardiovascular Events in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and High Cardiovascular and Renal Risk: The CARMELINA Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Julio Rosenstock;Vlado Perkovic;Odd Erik Johansen;Mark E. Cooper

  • Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials.

    Fiona Turnbull;B Neal;T. Ninomiya

  • Global kidney health 2017 and beyond: a roadmap for closing gaps in care, research, and policy

    Adeera Levin;Marcello Tonelli;Joseph Bonventre;Josef Coresh

  • Blood Pressure Lowering in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Connor A. Emdin;Kazem Rahimi;Bruce Neal;Thomas Callender

  • A Call to Action and a Lifecourse Strategy to Address the Global Burden of Raised Blood Pressure on Current and Future Generations: The Lancet Commission on Hypertension

    Michael H. Olsen;Michael H. Olsen;Sonia Y. Angell;Samira Asma;Pierre Boutouyrie

  • Follow-up of Blood-Pressure Lowering and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

    Sophia Zoungas;John Chalmers;Bruce Neal;Laurent Billot

  • SGLT2 inhibitors for the prevention of kidney failure in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Brendon L Neuen;Tamara Young;Hiddo J L Heerspink;Hiddo J L Heerspink;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal

  • Effects of intensive blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Xinfang Xie;Emily Atkins;Jicheng Lv;Jicheng Lv;Alexander Bennett

  • Blood pressure-lowering treatment based on cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

    Johan Sundström;Johan Sundström;Hisatomi Arima;Mark Woodward;Mark Woodward;Rod Jackson

  • Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and Tea Consumption in Relation to Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis

    Rachel Huxley;Crystal Man Ying Lee;Federica Barzi;Leif Timmermeister

  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis

    Kazem Rahimi;Zeinab Bidel;Milad Nazarzadeh;Emma Copland

  • Canagliflozin and renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes: results from the CANVAS Program randomised clinical trials

    Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Dick de Zeeuw;Kenneth W Mahaffey;Greg Fulcher

  • Effect of lowering blood pressure on cardiovascular events and mortality in patients on dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Hiddo J Lambers Heerspink;Hiddo J Lambers Heerspink;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Dick de Zeeuw

  • Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on cardiovascular events, death, and major safety outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jason H Y Wu;Celine Foote;Celine Foote;Juuso Blomster;Juuso Blomster;Tadashi Toyama

  • Kidney disease: Improving global outcomes (KDIGO) blood pressure work group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the management of blood pressure in chronic kidney disease

    Gavin J. Becker;David C. Wheeler;Dick De Zeeuw;Toshiro Fujita

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Alan Cass
Alan Cass Charles Darwin University
Hiddo J.L. Heerspink
Hiddo J.L. Heerspink University of Groningen
Dick de Zeeuw
Dick de Zeeuw University of Groningen
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Kenneth W. Mahaffey Stanford University
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
John Chalmers
John Chalmers University of New South Wales
Sophia Zoungas
Sophia Zoungas Monash University
Carmel M. Hawley
Carmel M. Hawley University of Queensland
Toshiharu Ninomiya
Toshiharu Ninomiya Kyushu University

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