Editorials:

Metabolic Syndrome: An Emerging Threat to Renal Function

Eberhard Ritz
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 869-871. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inflammatory Marker Mania in Chronic Kidney Disease: Pentraxins at the Crossroad of Universal Soldiers of Inflammation

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 872-875. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Do We Have a Pill for Renal Fibrosis?

Fuad S. Shihab
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 876-878. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Role of Mycophenolate Mofetil in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis

Gabriel Contreras and Jonathan Sosnov
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 879-882. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acid/Base and Electrolyte Disorders:

Low Urine pH: A Novel Feature of the Metabolic Syndrome

Naim M. Maalouf, Mary Ann Cameron, Orson W. Moe, Beverley Adams-Huet, and Khashayar Sakhaee
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 883-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Plasma Pentraxin 3 in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Associations with Renal Function, Protein-Energy Wasting, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality

Mengli Tong, Juan Jesús Carrero, A. Rashid Qureshi, Björn Anderstam, Olof Heimbürger, Peter Bárány, Jonas Axelsson, Anders Alvestrand, Peter Stenvinkel, Bengt Lindholm, and Mohamed E. Suliman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 889-897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of Cinacalcet Therapy to Lower Cardiovascular Events (EVOLVE): Rationale and Design Overview

Glenn M. Chertow, Lara B. Pupim, Geoffrey A. Block, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Tilman B. Drueke, Jürgen Floege, William G. Goodman, Gerard M. London, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Sharon M. Moe, David C. Wheeler, Moetaz Albizem, Kurt Olson, Preston Klassen, and Patrick Parfrey
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 898-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pirfenidone Slows Renal Function Decline in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Monique E. Cho, David C. Smith, Mary H. Branton, Scott R. Penzak, and Jeffrey B. Kopp
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 906-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypothesis: Dent Disease Is an Underrecognized Cause of Focal Glomerulosclerosis

Lawrence Copelovitch, Martin A. Nash, and Bernard S. Kaplan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 914-918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pain, Sleep Disturbance, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Scott D. Cohen, Samir S. Patel, Prashant Khetpal, Rolf A. Peterson, and Paul L. Kimmel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 919-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gender and the Renal Nitric Oxide Synthase System in Healthy Humans

Sofia B. Ahmed, Naomi D.L. Fisher, and Norman K. Hollenberg
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 926-931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Titrating Rituximab to Circulating B Cells to Optimize Lymphocytolytic Therapy in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

Paolo Cravedi, Piero Ruggenenti, Maria Chiara Sghirlanzoni, and Giuseppe Remuzzi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 932-937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stability of Target Hemoglobin Levels during the First Year of Epoetin Treatment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Luca De Nicola, Giuseppe Conte, Paolo Chiodini, Bruno Cianciaruso, Andrea Pota, Vincenzo Bellizzi, Giuseppina Tirino, Deborah Avino, Fausta Catapano, and Roberto Minutolo
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 938-946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Pharmacology:

Hormonal and Hemodynamic Effects of Aliskiren and Valsartan and Their Combination in Sodium-Replete Normotensive Individuals

Michel Azizi, Joël Ménard, Alvine Bissery, Than-Tam Guyene, and Alessandra Bura-Rivière
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 947-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dialysis:

Subdural Hematomas in Chronic Dialysis Patients: Significant and Increasing

Puneet Sood, Grant P. Sinson, and Eric P. Cohen
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 956-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renal Provider Recognition of Symptoms in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Steven D. Weisbord, Linda F. Fried, Maria K. Mor, Abby L. Resnick, Mark L. Unruh, Paul M. Palevsky, David J. Levenson, Stephen H. Cooksey, Michael J. Fine, Paul L. Kimmel, and Robert M. Arnold
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 960-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Mycophenolate Mofetil for Induction Therapy of Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Michael Walsh, Matthew James, David Jayne, Marcello Tonelli, Braden J. Manns, and Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 968-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Are Patients Who Have Metabolic Syndrome without Diabetes at Risk for Developing Chronic Kidney Disease? Evidence Based on Data from a Large Cohort Screening Population

Arash Rashidi, Arash Ghanbarian, and Fereidoun Azizi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 976-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identifying Patients at Risk for Microalbuminuria via Interaction of the Components of the Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study

Monica Franciosi, Fabio Pellegrini, Michele Sacco, Giorgia De Berardis, Maria C.E. Rossi, Giovanni F.M. Strippoli, Maurizio Belfiglio, Gianni Tognoni, Miriam Valentini, Antonio Nicolucci on behalf of the IGLOO (Impaired Glucose tolerance, and Long-term Outcomes Observational Study) Study Group
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 984-991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Associations of Body Size with Metabolic Syndrome and Mortality in Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease

Bonnie C.H. Kwan, Maureen A. Murtaugh, and Srinivasan Beddhu
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 992-998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum and Dialysate Potassium Concentrations and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients

Csaba P. Kovesdy, Deborah L. Regidor, Rajnish Mehrotra, Jennie Jing, Charles J. McAllister, Sander Greenland, Joel D. Kopple, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 999-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Stage at Diagnosis of Cancer in Patients Who Are on Dialysis versus the General Population

Shilpa Taneja, Sreedhar Mandayam, Zainab Z. Kayani, Yong-Fang Kuo, and Vahakn B. Shahinian
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1008-1013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Immunology and Pathology:

Spectrum of Renal Pathology in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Series of 20 Patients and Review of the Literature

Anthony Chang, Sangeeta Hingorani, Jolanta Kowalewska, Mary E.D. Flowers, Tia Aneja, Kelly D. Smith, Shane M. Meehan, Roberto F. Nicosia, and Charles E. Alpers
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1014-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Obesity Is Associated with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Men with Moderate and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease

Csaba P. Kovesdy, Shahram Ahmadzadeh, John E. Anderson, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1024-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renal Transplantation:

Routine Use of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Potential Living Kidney Donors

Elizabeth S. Ommen, Bernd Schröppel, Jin-Yon Kim, Gabrielle Gaspard, Enver Akalin, Graciella de Boccardo, Vinita Sehgal, Michael Lipkowitz, and Barbara Murphy
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1030-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BK Virus Nephropathy in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS) Registry

Jodi M. Smith, Vikas R. Dharnidharka, Lynya Talley, Karen Martz, and Ruth A. McDonald
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1037-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mini-Reviews:

Fistula First Initiative: Advantages and Pitfalls

Charmaine E. Lok
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1043-1053. [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Depth Reviews:

Idiopathic IgA Nephropathy: Pathogenesis, Histopathology, and Therapeutic Options

James A. Tumlin, Michael P. Madaio, and Randolph Hennigar
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1054-1061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Corner:

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Mycophenolic Acid

Leslie M. Shaw, Michal Figurski, Michael C. Milone, Jennifer Trofe, and Roy D. Bloom
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1062-1072. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Antimicrobial Catheter Lock Solutions to Prevent Catheter-Related Bacteremia

Anthony J. Bleyer
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1073-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Commentaries:

Single-Use versus Reusable Dialyzers: The Known Unknowns

Ashish Upadhyay, Marie Anne Sosa, and Bertrand L. Jaber
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1079-1086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rise of Pay for Performance: Implications for Care of People with Chronic Kidney Disease

Amar A. Desai, Alan M. Garber, and Glenn M. Chertow
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1087-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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