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h-index: 10
Works: 85
Citations: 455

Most-cited papers

The Role of Oxidative Stress in Kidney Injury
Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, R. Hojs, R. Ekart
2023Antioxidants97 citations Open access
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Review on Inflammation Markers in Chronic Kidney Disease
Tadej Petreski, Nejc Piko, R. Ekart, R. Hojs +1 more
2021Biomedicines61 citations Open access
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Measurement of breath ammonia for detection of patients with chronic kidney disease.
S. Bevc, Eva Mohorko, M. Kolar, Polona Brglez +8 more
2017Clinical Nephrology60 citations
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The association between pulse wave analysis, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and peripheral arterial disease in patients with ischemic heart disease
Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, R. Hojs, F. Naji +1 more
2021BMC Cardiovascular Disorders30 citations Open access
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Finerenone: From the Mechanism of Action to Clinical Use in Kidney Disease
Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, R. Hojs, R. Ekart
2024Pharmaceuticals25 citations Open access
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Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Nina Vodošek Hojs, S. Bevc, R. Ekart, Nejc Piko +2 more
2021Pharmaceuticals20 citations Open access
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Dehydration of Older Patients in Institutional Care and the Home Environment.
Amadeus Lešnik, Nejc Piko, D. Železnik, S. Bevc
2017Research in Gerontological Nursing17 citations
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Higher Body Mass Index is associated with increased arterial stiffness prior to target organ damage: a cross-sectional cohort study
Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, R. Hojs, Tadej Petreski +1 more
2023BMC Cardiovascular Disorders14 citations Open access
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Diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease: Non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular risk
Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, R. Ekart, Tadej Petreski +2 more
2021World Journal of Diabetes13 citations Open access
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CHA2DS2-VASc Score as a Predictor of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Nina Vodošek Hojs, R. Ekart, S. Bevc, Nejc Piko +1 more
2021American Journal of Nephrology12 citations
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New kidneys, old risks: cardiovascular challenges after transplantation
A. V. Van Craenenbroeck, S. Chinnappa, Evangelia Dounousi, Beatriz Fernández-Fernández +7 more
2025Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation9 citations Open access
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Atherosclerosis, epigenetic modifications, and arterial stiffness
Nejc Piko, R. Ekart, S. Bevc, R. Hojs
2021Acta Medico-Biotechnica9 citations Open access
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Statin-Associated Necrotizing Myopathy Leading to Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report
Tadej Petreski, Nejc Piko, Timotej Petrijan, B. Dvoršak +2 more
2021Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis9 citations Open access
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Successful treatment of extensive uremic calciphylaxis with intravenous sodium thiosulfate and its potential in treating various diseases of pathologic calcification.
Sandra Burja, Alen Jović, R. Ekart, Nejc Piko +2 more
2019Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica8 citations Open access
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Characteristics of renal sarcoidosis and tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome in Slovenia: An analysis of the national renal biopsy registry and patient datasets in the last decade.
Maja Frelih, Nejc Piko, Ž. Večerić-Haler, N. Kojc +1 more
2021Clinical Nephrology7 citations
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Lung ultrasound, hemoglobin, and NT-proBNP in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Lucijan Lučič Šrajer, Katharina Marko, Nina Vodošek Hojs, Nejc Piko +3 more
2021Clinical Nephrology6 citations
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Gender-related differences in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
A. Sinkovič, Nejc Piko, Matevž Privšek, A. Markota
2015Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift6 citations
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Diabetic Kidney Disease: From Pathophysiology to Treatment Perspectives
L. Varda, Nino Vreča, R. Ekart, S. Bevc +1 more
2026Kidney & Blood Pressure Research5 citations Open access
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Hyperlactatemia in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury treated with renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit
R. Ekart, Barbara Kobal, Tea Korošec, Eva Jakopin +4 more
2025BMC Nephrology5 citations Open access
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Treatment of acute kidney injury with continuous renal replacement therapy and cytokine adsorber (CytoSorb®) in critically ill patients with COVID‐19
Eva Jakopin, M. Knehtl, N. Hojs, S. Bevc +3 more
2024Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis5 citations Open access
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Polypharmacy and Mental Health Issues in the Senior Hemodialysis Patient
M. Knehtl, Tadej Petreski, Nejc Piko, R. Ekart +1 more
2022Frontiers in Psychiatry5 citations Open access
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Early Detection of Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis in Hemodialysis Patients through Routine Measurements of Dialysis Dose (Kt/V)
R. Ekart, L. Varda, Nina Vodošek Hojs, B. Dvoršak +3 more
2021Blood Purification5 citations
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A Case of ‘Sweet’ Hydrothorax in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis
Radovan Hojs, Nejc Piko, Martin Hren, S. Bevc +1 more
2019European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine5 citations Open access
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Kidney–heart crosstalk: the extracellular vesicles connection
Carmine Zoccali, J. M. Valdivielso, L. Vogt, Evangelia Ntounousi +11 more
2026Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation4 citations Open access
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Atherosclerosis and Epigenetic Modifications in Chronic Kidney Disease
Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, R. Hojs, R. Ekart
2023Nephron4 citations
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Cystatin C and arterial stiffness in patients without chronic kidney disease.
Nejc Piko, Tadej Petreski, F. Naji, R. Ekart +2 more
2021Clinical Nephrology4 citations
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Blue Woman Syndrome and Thyrotoxicosis in a Patient on Amiodarone
Tadej Petreski, Nejc Piko, Matevž Privšek, T. Zorman +1 more
2020European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine3 citations Open access
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The impact of kidney function on survival in elderly patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Nejc Pulko, Tadej Petreski, J. Hauptman, Nejc Piko +2 more
2021Clinical Nephrology2 citations
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Association between lung comets and subendocardial viability ratio in peritoneal dialysis patients.
R. Ekart, Lucijan Lučič Šrajer, Katharina Marko, Nejc Piko +4 more
2021Clinical Nephrology2 citations
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Association of Homocysteine with Arterial Stiffness and Kidney Injury Biomarkers in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, F. Naji, R. Ekart
2026Journal of Clinical Medicine1 citations Open access
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Kidney Transcriptome Sequencing Improves Molecular Diagnosis and Reveals Splicing Complexity Across the Alport Spectrum
J. Pleško, Špela Kert, Sara Petrin, Š. Borštnar +6 more
2026Kidney International Reports1 citations Open access
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Effect of Different Dialysate Sodium Concentrations on Blood Pressure in Chronic Haemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Study
L. Varda, Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, Radovan Hojs +1 more
2025Blood Purification1 citations
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24-years’ experience of peritoneal dialysis in a university hospital dialysis center: Management and outcome
R. Ekart, T. Stropnik-Galuf, B. Dvoršak, T. Zorman +9 more
2025Clinical Nephrology1 citations
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Myocardial Ischaemic Syndromes in Chronic Kidney Disease: Risky Pathways from Non-Acute to Acute Events.
Carmine Zoccali, S. Chinnappa, Beatriz Fernández-Fernández, F. Iatridi +10 more
2025Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation1 citations Open access
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COVID-19-Associated Nephropathy: An Emerging Clinical Entity
Nejc Piko, R. Ekart, R. Hojs, S. Bevc
2022EMJ Nephrology1 citations Open access
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MO931: Serum Uric Acid—A Marker of Malnutrition and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Haemodialysis
Tadej Petreski, Andreja Ocepek, Nejc Piko, R. Ekart +2 more
2022Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation1 citations
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Bioelectrical impedance analysis as a marker of nutritional status in chronically ill patients
Cvetka Krel, Nejc Piko, Jožica Tomažič, S. Bevc
2019Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing1 citations Open access
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Kidney Elastography in Adult Nephrology: A Narrative Review
Nino Vreča, Nejc Piko, S. Bevc, M. Knehtl
2026Diagnostics0 citations Open access
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Ten tips to control blood pressure in haemodialysis patients
S. Chinnappa, A. V. Van Craenenbroeck, Evangelia Dounousi, B. Fernandez-Fernandez +7 more
2026Clinical Kidney Journal0 citations Open access
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REAL-WORLD DETERMINANTS OF BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND SHORT-TERM BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Nino Vreča, Tadej Petreski, L. Varda, Nejc Piko +3 more
2026Journal of Hypertension0 citations
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DAYTIME BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND KIDNEY FUNCTION
Tadej Petreski, Nino Vreča, L. Varda, Nejc Piko +2 more
2026Journal of Hypertension0 citations
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THE PHENOTYPE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Nejc Piko, R. Ekart, Tadej Petreski, L. Varda +2 more
2026Journal of Hypertension0 citations
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Building CRESCENDO – a global registry of glomerulonephritis with crescents
Vanja Ivković, A. Kronbichler, A. Bruchfeld, D. Adu +179 more
2026Clinical Kidney Journal0 citations Open access
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Single-sample iohexol-measured vs estimated GFR: improving risk prediction?
Nejc Piko, Sergio Luis Lima, Esteban Porrini
2026Clinical Kidney Journal0 citations Open access
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SARCOPENIA MARKERS AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS
L. Varda, Nino Vreča, Tadej Petreski, Nejc Piko +2 more
2026Journal of Hypertension0 citations
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Balancing the Benefits and Risks of SGLT2 Inhibitors
Alex Forštnarič, Ana Stajan, Nejc Piko
2026Acta Medico-Biotechnica0 citations Open access
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#3111 SphygmoCor parameters in hemodialysis (HD) patients with or without advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
N. Hojs, R. Ekart, S. Bevc, Pavel Skok +4 more
2025Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation0 citations
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#399 Relationship between regularly used laboratory tests and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity as a marker of arterial stiffness
L. Varda, Nino Vreča, Renata Smogavec, Nejc Piko +3 more
2025Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation0 citations
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Vitamin D and cardiorenal diseases
S. Bevc, Tadej Petreski, L. Varda, Nejc Piko +2 more
2025Cardionephrology0 citations
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#1892 Understanding cardiovascular benefits of finerenone: the role of central arterial stiffness
Nejc Piko, R. Ekart, Andrijana Koceva, Nika Aleksandra Kravos Tramšek +3 more
2025Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation0 citations
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