Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦
@hswapnil.medsky.social
Nephrologist = kidney doctor
MD, MPH
Professor, University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital 🇨🇦
He/Him/His
#NephJC co-creator; @FreelyFiltered.bsky.social pod panelist; KICR EiC
https://www.swapnilhiremath.com
MD, MPH
Professor, University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital 🇨🇦
He/Him/His
#NephJC co-creator; @FreelyFiltered.bsky.social pod panelist; KICR EiC
https://www.swapnilhiremath.com
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January 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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#renalpath Dense deposit disease with mesangial proliferation, double contours of glomerular basement membrane (GBM), and cellular interposition, without evident eosinophilic immune complex–type deposits.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
#renalpath Dense deposit disease with mesangial proliferation, double contours of glomerular basement membrane (GBM), and cellular interposition, without evident eosinophilic immune complex–type deposits.
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New year, new publication. Great working on this article on sepsis-associated AKI with @shinamenon.bsky.social, Pavan Bhatraju, and Javier Neyra. Currently, free to access. #nephsky #emimcc @uwnephrology.bsky.social
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January 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
New year, new publication. Great working on this article on sepsis-associated AKI with @shinamenon.bsky.social, Pavan Bhatraju, and Javier Neyra. Currently, free to access. #nephsky #emimcc @uwnephrology.bsky.social
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#WeekendReads
Profs Schiffrin and Muntner on the 2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension guidelines
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Profs Schiffrin and Muntner on the 2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension guidelines
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Overview of the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Blood Pressure Guideline: Perspective From Editors at the American Journal of Hypertension
The 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blo
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January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#WeekendReads
Profs Schiffrin and Muntner on the 2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension guidelines
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Profs Schiffrin and Muntner on the 2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension guidelines
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It's 2026!🎉
We will be counting down the Top Ten Nephrology Stories of 2025 on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST.
Join us on TWITTER (it will always be Twitter to us).
Come on by #NephJC faithful for a lively discussion! You picked & we're count'em down.
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/1/3/top-stories-in-nephrology-2025
We will be counting down the Top Ten Nephrology Stories of 2025 on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST.
Join us on TWITTER (it will always be Twitter to us).
Come on by #NephJC faithful for a lively discussion! You picked & we're count'em down.
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/1/3/top-stories-in-nephrology-2025
Top Stories in Nephrology 2025 — NephJC
2025 was rich in successful stories. Here are the top 10 that impressed our audience.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It's 2026!🎉
We will be counting down the Top Ten Nephrology Stories of 2025 on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST.
Join us on TWITTER (it will always be Twitter to us).
Come on by #NephJC faithful for a lively discussion! You picked & we're count'em down.
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/1/3/top-stories-in-nephrology-2025
We will be counting down the Top Ten Nephrology Stories of 2025 on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST.
Join us on TWITTER (it will always be Twitter to us).
Come on by #NephJC faithful for a lively discussion! You picked & we're count'em down.
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/1/3/top-stories-in-nephrology-2025
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Did we (meaning "you" of course, because you voted) get them right? Is there something missing or is the order wrong? #NephJC #TopTenStories2025
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Did we (meaning "you" of course, because you voted) get them right? Is there something missing or is the order wrong? #NephJC #TopTenStories2025
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
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January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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#WeekendReads from the advance article section
Global burden of heart failure attributable to hypertensive heart disease: a 30-year population-based analysis using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data
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Global burden of heart failure attributable to hypertensive heart disease: a 30-year population-based analysis using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data
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Global burden of heart failure attributable to hypertensive heart disease: a 30-year population-based analysis using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data
AbstractBackground. Hypertensive heart disease is a major cause of heart failure (HF); this study evaluates the global burden and trends of HF attributable
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January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#WeekendReads from the advance article section
Global burden of heart failure attributable to hypertensive heart disease: a 30-year population-based analysis using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data
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Global burden of heart failure attributable to hypertensive heart disease: a 30-year population-based analysis using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data
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A 40-year-old Brazilian male presented to the ED after experiencing syncope. Over the past 4 months, he was fatigued and diagnosed with folate- and iron-deficiency anemia, for which he received treatment.
How should this patient be managed?
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How should this patient be managed?
bit.ly/3LidFDa (FREE)
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A 40-year-old Brazilian male presented to the ED after experiencing syncope. Over the past 4 months, he was fatigued and diagnosed with folate- and iron-deficiency anemia, for which he received treatment.
How should this patient be managed?
bit.ly/3LidFDa (FREE)
How should this patient be managed?
bit.ly/3LidFDa (FREE)
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By 2050, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is projected to become the fifth leading underlying cause of death worldwide.
A new Seminar provides a simple approach to CKD diagnosis, staging, and management that can be applied in most clinical settings: spkl.io/63323AlsFF
A new Seminar provides a simple approach to CKD diagnosis, staging, and management that can be applied in most clinical settings: spkl.io/63323AlsFF
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
By 2050, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is projected to become the fifth leading underlying cause of death worldwide.
A new Seminar provides a simple approach to CKD diagnosis, staging, and management that can be applied in most clinical settings: spkl.io/63323AlsFF
A new Seminar provides a simple approach to CKD diagnosis, staging, and management that can be applied in most clinical settings: spkl.io/63323AlsFF
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Check out a recent interesting case of C-H-BG syndrome from @nephrointberlin.bsky.social. A great example of how rare symptoms in a common disease can present with complex phenotypes.
#NephSky #MedSky 🧪
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#NephSky #MedSky 🧪
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January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Check out a recent interesting case of C-H-BG syndrome from @nephrointberlin.bsky.social. A great example of how rare symptoms in a common disease can present with complex phenotypes.
#NephSky #MedSky 🧪
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#NephSky #MedSky 🧪
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Wow - excellent discussion of the totally underwhelming BICAR-ICU2 trial
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@nephcrit.bsky.social fighting a line fight against the unimpressed nephrons with guest @weddellite.bsky.social
#NephSky #EMIMCC
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@nephcrit.bsky.social fighting a line fight against the unimpressed nephrons with guest @weddellite.bsky.social
#NephSky #EMIMCC
FF 88 BICARICU-2, Bicarbonate in the ICU. Helpful or just a number fixer?
Podcast Episode · Freely Filtered, a NephJC Podcast · 2025-12-27 · 1h 25m
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January 3, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Wow - excellent discussion of the totally underwhelming BICAR-ICU2 trial
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@nephcrit.bsky.social fighting a line fight against the unimpressed nephrons with guest @weddellite.bsky.social
#NephSky #EMIMCC
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@nephcrit.bsky.social fighting a line fight against the unimpressed nephrons with guest @weddellite.bsky.social
#NephSky #EMIMCC
The new @kdigo.org anemia guidelines are out in @kidneyint.bsky.social
www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
(Somewhat anemic in their support of iron IMO) include sections on HIF-PHIs
Worth a future #nephJC?
www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
(Somewhat anemic in their support of iron IMO) include sections on HIF-PHIs
Worth a future #nephJC?
KDIGO 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
This article is published as part of a supplement sponsored by Kidney Disease: Improving
Global Outcomes (KDIGO). The opinions or views expressed in this supplement are those
of the authors and do not...
www.kidney-international.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
The new @kdigo.org anemia guidelines are out in @kidneyint.bsky.social
www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
(Somewhat anemic in their support of iron IMO) include sections on HIF-PHIs
Worth a future #nephJC?
www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
(Somewhat anemic in their support of iron IMO) include sections on HIF-PHIs
Worth a future #nephJC?
This was a solid tubular secretion rec from @lastwalsh.bsky.social
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Book 1 of 9!
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Book 1 of 9!
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This was a solid tubular secretion rec from @lastwalsh.bsky.social
www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...
Book 1 of 9!
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Book 1 of 9!
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It's that time again!
Nephrology/Hypertension – Top Studies 2025, Part 1!
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Nephrology/Hypertension – Top Studies 2025, Part 1!
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@gunnarheine.bsky.social @mariamabutair.bsky.social @kronbichlerlab.bsky.social @marcussaemann.bsky.social @sarahelektra.bsky.social
Nephrologie / Hypertensiologie 2025 I
YouTube video by MARKUS at HOMe
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January 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
It's that time again!
Nephrology/Hypertension – Top Studies 2025, Part 1!
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@gunnarheine.bsky.social @mariamabutair.bsky.social @kronbichlerlab.bsky.social @marcussaemann.bsky.social @sarahelektra.bsky.social
Nephrology/Hypertension – Top Studies 2025, Part 1!
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@gunnarheine.bsky.social @mariamabutair.bsky.social @kronbichlerlab.bsky.social @marcussaemann.bsky.social @sarahelektra.bsky.social
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Safety and Effectiveness of Long-term #Isoniazid Treatment for the #Prevention of #Tuberculosis in High-risk #Dialysis Patients
#VisualAbstract by Cristina Popa
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00733-8/fulltext
#VisualAbstract by Cristina Popa
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00733-8/fulltext
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Safety and Effectiveness of Long-term #Isoniazid Treatment for the #Prevention of #Tuberculosis in High-risk #Dialysis Patients
#VisualAbstract by Cristina Popa
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00733-8/fulltext
#VisualAbstract by Cristina Popa
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00733-8/fulltext
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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The Italian Society of Nephrology expresses its deep sorrow for the passing of Prof. Claudio Ponticelli, a pioneer in nephrology and an outstanding scientist and mentor. Our heartfelt condolences to his family and colleagues. #RIP #Nephrology
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The Italian Society of Nephrology expresses its deep sorrow for the passing of Prof. Claudio Ponticelli, a pioneer in nephrology and an outstanding scientist and mentor. Our heartfelt condolences to his family and colleagues. #RIP #Nephrology
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In the first 25 years when vaccines were routinely provided, more than 91 million cases of chickenpox, 238 000 hospitalizations, and almost 2000 deaths were prevented in the US.
It was also cost-saving: with a net societal savings of at least 23.4 billion US dollars so far.
It was also cost-saving: with a net societal savings of at least 23.4 billion US dollars so far.
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
In the first 25 years when vaccines were routinely provided, more than 91 million cases of chickenpox, 238 000 hospitalizations, and almost 2000 deaths were prevented in the US.
It was also cost-saving: with a net societal savings of at least 23.4 billion US dollars so far.
It was also cost-saving: with a net societal savings of at least 23.4 billion US dollars so far.
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Impact of Cost-Sharing on Self-Measured Blood Pressure: Cost and Prescription Abandonment for Home BP Monitors in a Large FQHC
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Impact of Cost-Sharing on Self-Measured Blood Pressure: Cost and Prescription Abandonment for Home BP Monitors in a Large FQHC
AbstractBACKGROUND. Self-measured blood pressure is an important tool for diagnosing and controlling hypertension. Current insurance coverage for home bloo
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January 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Impact of Cost-Sharing on Self-Measured Blood Pressure: Cost and Prescription Abandonment for Home BP Monitors in a Large FQHC
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
This year on Bluesky
I wrote 862 posts and 1,726 replies - and quelle surprise I love saying "nephjc" and 😏!
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I wrote 862 posts and 1,726 replies - and quelle surprise I love saying "nephjc" and 😏!
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hswapnil.medsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out hswapnil.medsky.social's year on Bluesky!
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January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This year on Bluesky
I wrote 862 posts and 1,726 replies - and quelle surprise I love saying "nephjc" and 😏!
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I wrote 862 posts and 1,726 replies - and quelle surprise I love saying "nephjc" and 😏!
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A Humbling Honor and Ready to Serve: Editorial from incoming EiC Paul Muntner
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#Hypertension
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#Hypertension
A Humbling Honor and Ready to Serve
I am honored to serve as the fourth Editor-in-Chief at the American Journal of Hypertension. Since its founding in 1985, the American Journal of Hypertensi
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January 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A Humbling Honor and Ready to Serve: Editorial from incoming EiC Paul Muntner
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#Hypertension
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#Hypertension
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Goodbye, Out With the Old and in With the New
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Editorial from EiC Prof. Ernesto Schiffrin as he steps down
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Editorial from EiC Prof. Ernesto Schiffrin as he steps down
Goodbye, Out With the Old and in With the New
This is my last Editorial as Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Hypertension, as I will be stepping down from this position as of 31 December 2025
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Goodbye, Out With the Old and in With the New
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Editorial from EiC Prof. Ernesto Schiffrin as he steps down
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Editorial from EiC Prof. Ernesto Schiffrin as he steps down