American Journal of Kidney Diseases

The October 2026 issue of AJKD is available now! Check out the plain-language summaries on what inspired each study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it matters: bit.ly/46V3wDR

This year AJKD inducted six remarkable reviewers into the AJKD Reviewer Hall of Fame. The editors thank and congratulate these reviewers, all of whom shared why they participate in the peer review process: bit.ly/4st9aag #KidneyWk

Donor Self-Esteem Before and After Living Kidney Donation bit.ly/3V0cpJp (OPEN ACCESS)

Lived Experiences of Home-Based Conservative Kidney Management in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study bit.ly/4fUvipl (OPEN ACCESS)

Congratulations to the authors of these articles selected to receive the 2026 AJKD Editors' Choice Award: bit.ly/4zcitxW

Clinicopathologic and Outcome Characteristics of Glomerulopathy With Striated Deposits: A Case Series bit.ly/3VSSqgp

EDITORIAL: Bloodless Potassium: Can Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Electrocardiography Guide Both Acute Detection and Correction of Hypokalemia? bit.ly/4yCxmt1

EDITORIAL: How Important Is the Concept of ‘Self-Esteem’ in the Context of Living Kidney Donation? bit.ly/4yyLItm (FREE) @EK_Massey

Reliability of Spot Urine Protein-to-Creatinine and Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratios in Acute Kidney Injury: A Cohort Study bit.ly/4i0yZuK

If you're at #KidneyWk, stop by @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth #302 to pick up AJKD magnets!

Dr Harold Feldman passing the mantle to incoming Editor-in-Chief Dr Wolfgang Winkelmayer at #KidneyWk

Congrats to Dr Harold Feldman for 10 amazing years as AJKD Editor-in-Chief! Kicking off his final Editorial Board meeting at #KidneyWk with many thanks to his editorial team and all the Ed Board members: ajkd.org/content/edbo...

Hope you like the #NephMadness 2027 logo! bit.ly/NM27Logo If you're at #KidneyWk, pick up a logo magnet at the NKF booth 302. Special thanks to Graham Gipson for designing the logo.

This year AJKD inducted six remarkable reviewers into the AJKD Reviewer Hall of Fame. The editors thank and congratulate these reviewers, all of whom shared why they participate in the peer review process: bit.ly/4st9aag #KidneyWk

Congratulations to the authors of these articles selected to receive the 2026 AJKD Editors' Choice Award: bit.ly/4zcitxW #KidneyWk

EDITORIAL: “There’s No Goal…Except That We Take Care of Them”: Meeting the Needs of People Whose Kidney Failure is Managed Conservatively bit.ly/47A8FS0 (FREE) @BarnyHole

KDOQI Commentary on the 2025 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults bit.ly/4elHxda (FREE) @taraichang @jenniferlcluett @kramer_holly @MRrenaldoc @LAwdishu

Urinary Metabolites in Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway and Risk of CKD Progression in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes bit.ly/4yUUxie

The November 2026 issue is available now: bit.ly/4yFjUUl Highlights: - Spectrum of Anti–Factor B-Associated Glomerular Diseases in Adults - Donor Self-Esteem Before and After Living Kidney Donation - Advances in Understanding of Long-Term Living Kidney Donor Risks

An Unexpected Cause of Early Allograft Dysfunction: A Quiz bit.ly/3VsIn1f (FREE)

Advice for Living With Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study of Older Patients and Their Care Partners bit.ly/4dWnlPx #OpenAccess

A Call for More Sensitive Patient-Centered Communication and Support After Canceled Transplant Surgeries bit.ly/4xoGKPP (FREE)

#AJKDBlog Commentary: Sustainable Kidney Care: Aligning Patient and Planetary Health bit.ly/4kEIjUz

In A Few Words by Nirmay Sonar, MD: A World of Kidney Beans bit.ly/4irzwps (FREE)

NEW Commentary by Dr. Nicole Wyatt on #AJKDBlog: Creatinine vs Cystatin C: A Tale of Two Filtration Markers bit.ly/4835Usw

Barriers to and Facilitators of the Adoption of Peritoneal Dialysis: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies bit.ly/4zGuVpj

Diagnosing Mendelian Kidney Disease: Hidden Niches in the (Kidney) Genome bit.ly/4y2zNnX (OPEN ACCESS)

🎉Congratulations to the incoming AJKD Editor-in-Chief, Dr Wolfgang Winkelmayer! 🎉

Long-Term Clinical Course of COL4A1-Associated Nephropathy and Assessment of α1 Chain of Type IV Collagen Expression in Kidney Biopsy Specimens: A Case Report bit.ly/4y8zrfH (OPEN ACCESS)

Association Between Obesity and Cockcroft-Gault Creatinine Clearance in Patients With Solid Organ Malignancies bit.ly/4dEIrRM (OPEN ACCESS)

High Protein Diets: What to Tell Our Patients bit.ly/4pULrhT

Palliative Dialysis: Putting the Person First in Dialysis Care bit.ly/4yAl9p7 (OPEN ACCESS)

Approach to Hematuria: Core Curriculum 2026 bit.ly/4zwhmsw (FREE)

Evolution of Stakeholder Involvement and Scope of Research Priority-Setting Studies in Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review bit.ly/47cz1tf (OPEN ACCESS)

The Nephrologist’s Guide to Lower Urinary Tract Conditions: A Urology-Based Review bit.ly/4bX1zK5 (FREE)

Commentary by Natasha Freeman on the #AJKDBlog: A Call for Better Cancer Screening Guidelines for Patients with Glomerular Disease bit.ly/4A5ziLx

Steroid Minimization in Kidney Transplantation: Rationale, Implementation, and Future Directions bit.ly/4glCtqP

Platelet Reactivity Expression Score and Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Limb Events in CKD bit.ly/4xu47Ii

EDITORIAL: Bloodless Potassium: Can Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Electrocardiography Guide Both Acute Detection and Correction of Hypokalemia? bit.ly/4yCxmt1

Distribution of GFR in Apparently Healthy Indians bit.ly/4qy4T4n

An Interactive Virtual Nephrologist to Engage Patients With Advanced CKD About Transplantation bit.ly/4z0Bjbg (OPEN ACCESS)

Blood Leak Alarms With Hydroxocobalamin Administration bit.ly/4dq6cgp

Hospitalizations With Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusions in People With Kidney Failure Receiving Dialysis in the United States (2016-2021) bit.ly/4qiSS2s @winkeldoc

The ‘Known Unknowns’ of CKD of Undetermined Etiology In 2026 bit.ly/4ebVfPG (OPEN ACCESS)

Risks of Postpartum Kidney Disease Following Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension bit.ly/4wf6TQ3 (OPEN ACCESS)

On the #AJKDBlog: @maximalchange.bsky.social interviews Niraj B. Desai, Casey Gashti, and @nephrowhitt.bsky.social about the history of lupus nephritis and several exciting new therapies:

The October 2026 issue of AJKD is available now! Check out the plain-language summaries on what inspired each study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it matters: bit.ly/46V3wDR

An Unexpected Cause of Early Allograft Dysfunction: A Quiz bit.ly/3VsIn1f (FREE)

NEW Blog Interview from Timothy Yau and Ikechi G. Okpechi on the #AJKDBlog: Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence in Africa bit.ly/4xQzuvP (FREE)

A Perspective on the Role of Nephrologists in the Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome bit.ly/47vv4jd (OPEN ACCESS)