Editorials:

Procedures in Nephrology Fellowships: Time for Change

Donald E. Kohan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 931-932. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Setting the Agenda

Paul M. Palevsky
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 933-934. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents and Epoetin Alfa Revisited: What's Really Relevant?

Rowan G. Walker
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 935-937. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Presse Rénale:

Renal Transplantation: What's New?

Suzanne El-Sayegh, Mohamed H. Sayegh, and William M. Bennett
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 938-940. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Article:

Performance of Procedures by Nephrologists and Nephrology Fellows at U.S. Nephrology Training Programs

Jeffrey S. Berns and W. Charles O'Neill
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 941-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Renal Failure:

Ascertainment and Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury Varies with Definition Interpretation

Michael Zappitelli, Chirag R. Parikh, Ayse Akcan-Arikan, Kimberley K. Washburn, Brady S. Moffett, and Stuart L. Goldstein
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 948-954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study

Susan T. Crowley, Glenn M. Chertow, Joseph Vitale, Theresa O'Connor, Jane Zhang, Roland M.H. Schein, Devasmita Choudhury, Kevin Finkel, Anitha Vijayan, Emil Paganini, Paul M. Palevsky for the VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study Group
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 955-961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation and Initial Management of Acute Kidney Injury

Jonathan Himmelfarb, Michael Joannidis, Bruce Molitoris, Miet Schietz, Mark D. Okusa, David Warnock, Franco Laghi, Stuart L. Goldstein, Richard Prielipp, Chirag R. Parikh, Neesh Pannu, Suzana M. Lobo, Sudhir Shah, Vincent D'Intini, and John A. Kellum
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 962-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Immunology and Pathology:

Ultrastructural Evidence of Dermal Gadolinium Deposits in a Patient with Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and End-Stage Renal Disease

Josef A. Schroeder, Christian Weingart, Brigitte Coras, Ingrid Hausser, Stephan Reinhold, Matthias Mack, Volker Seybold, Thomas Vogt, Bernhard Banas, Ferdinand Hofstaedter, and Bernhard K. Krämer
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 968-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Novel Links between the Long Pentraxin 3, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Albuminuria in Early and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

Mohamed E. Suliman, Mahmut I. Yilmaz, Juan J. Carrero, Abdul Rashid Qureshi, Mutlu Saglam, Osman M. Ipcioglu, Mujdat Yenicesu, Mengli Tong, Olof Heimbürger, Peter Barany, Anders Alvestrand, Bengt Lindholm, and Peter Stenvinkel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 976-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve and Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: From Impaired Tubules to Impaired Carotid and Coronary Arteries

Kultigin Turkmen, Huseyin Oflaz, Bora Uslu, Arif O. Cimen, Ali Elitok, Erdem Kasikcioglu, Sabahat Alisir, Fatih Tufan, Sule Namli, Mukremin Uysal, and Tevfik Ecder
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 986-991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Higher Serum Creatinine Concentrations in Black Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Beyond Nutritional Status and Body Composition

Joy Hsu, Kirsten L. Johansen, Chi-yuan Hsu, George A. Kaysen, and Glenn M. Chertow
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 992-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Albumin Excretion Rate in Normal Adolescents: Relation to Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Comparisons to Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Erin Rademacher, Michael Mauer, David R. Jacobs, Jr, Blanche Chavers, Julia Steinke, and Alan Sinaiko
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 998-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles of Extended Dosing of Epoetin Alfa in Anemic Patients Who Have Chronic Kidney Disease and Are Not on Dialysis

Tracy McGowan, Nicole M. Vaccaro, Jessica S. Beaver, Joseph Massarella, and Marsha Wolfson
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1006-1014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Randomized Study of Extended Dosing Regimens for Initiation of Epoetin Alfa Treatment for Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease

Bruce Spinowitz, Michael Germain, Robert Benz, Marsha Wolfson, Tracy McGowan, K. Linda Tang, Marc Kamin for the Epoetin Alfa Extended Dosing Study Group
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1015-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rust Urine after Intense Hand Drumming Is Caused by Extracorpuscular Hemolysis

Diego Tobal, Alicia Olascoaga, Gabriela Moreira, Melania Kurdián, Fernanda Sanchez, Maria Roselló, Walter Alallón, Francisco Gonzalez Martinez, and Oscar Noboa
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1022-1027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship between Albuminuria and Total Proteinuria in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Nephritis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications

Daniel J. Birmingham, Brad H. Rovin, Ganesh Shidham, Michael Bissell, Haikady N. Nagaraja, and Lee A. Hebert
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1028-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Pharmacology:

Cilostazol Improves Long-Term Patency after Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Hemodialysis Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Hideki Ishii, Yoshitake Kumada, Takanobu Toriyama, Toru Aoyama, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shigeki Yamada, Yoshinari Yasuda, Yukio Yuzawa, Shoichi Maruyama, Seiichi Matsuo, Tatsuaki Matsubara, and Toyoaki Murohara
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1034-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mesna for Treatment of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Hemodialysis Patients: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial

Bradley L. Urquhart, David J. Freeman, Murray J. Cutler, Rahul Mainra, J. David Spence, and Andrew A. House
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1041-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dialysis:

Comparison of Early versus Late Use of Antibiotic Locks in the Treatment of Catheter-Related Bacteremia

Ali Mirza Onder, Jayanthi Chandar, A. A. Billings, Nancy Simon, Rosa Diaz, Denise Francoeur, Carolyn Abitbol, and Gaston Zilleruelo
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1048-1056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

B-type Natriuretic Peptides Strongly Predict Mortality in Patients Who Are Treated with Long-Term Dialysis

Matthew A. Roberts, Piyush M. Srivastava, Neil Macmillan, David L. Hare, Sujiva Ratnaike, Ken Sikaris, and Francesco L. Ierino
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1057-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identifying Best Practices in Dialysis Care: Results of Cognitive Interviews and a National Survey of Dialysis Providers

Amar A. Desai, Roger Bolus, Allen Nissenson, Sally Bolus, Matthew D. Solomon, Osman Khawar, Matthew Gitlin, Jennifer Talley, and Brennan M. R. Spiegel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1066-1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Greater Epoetin alfa Responsiveness Is Associated With Improved Survival in Hemodialysis Patients

Ryan D. Kilpatrick, Cathy W. Critchlow, Steven Fishbane, Anatole Besarab, Catherine Stehman-Breen, Mahesh Krishnan, and Brian D. Bradbury
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1077-1083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Combined Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease and Peripheral Arterial Disease on All-Cause Mortality in a High-Risk Population

Yin Ping Liew, John R. Bartholomew, Sevag Demirjian, Jeannie Michaels, and Martin J. Schreiber, Jr.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1084-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Variations in the Risk for Cerebrovascular Events after Kidney Transplant Compared with Experience on the Waiting List and after Graft Failure

Krista L. Lentine, Lisa A. Rocca Rey, Swathy Kolli, Giuliana Bacchi, Mark A. Schnitzler, Kevin C. Abbott, Huiling Xiao, and Daniel C. Brennan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1090-1101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Need for Quality Improvement in Renal Systematic Reviews

Marko Mrkobrada, Heather Thiessen-Philbrook, R. Brian Haynes, Arthur V. Iansavichus, Faisal Rehman, and Amit X. Garg
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1102-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Cardiac Evaluation before Kidney Transplantation: A Practice Patterns Analysis in Medicare-insured Dialysis Patients

Krista L. Lentine, Mark A. Schnitzler, Daniel C. Brennan, Jon J. Snyder, Paul J. Hauptman, Kevin C. Abbott, David Axelrod, Paolo R. Salvalaggio, and Bertram Kasiske
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1115-1124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mineral Metabolism/Bone Disease:

Efficacy and Tolerability of Sevelamer Carbonate in Hyperphosphatemic Patients Who Have Chronic Kidney Disease and Are Not on Dialysis

Markus Ketteler, Marianne Rix, Stanley Fan, Nicholas Pritchard, Ove Oestergaard, Scott Chasan-Taber, Jeremy Heaton, Ajay Duggal, and Philip A. Kalra
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1125-1130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Niacinamide for Reduction of Phosphorus in Hemodialysis Patients

Steven C. Cheng, Daniel O. Young, Yihung Huang, James A. Delmez, and Daniel W. Coyne
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1131-1138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calciphylaxis from Nonuremic Causes: A Systematic Review

Sagar U. Nigwekar, Myles Wolf, Richard H. Sterns, and John K. Hix
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1139-1143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypovitaminosis D in Chronic Kidney Disease

Rajnish Mehrotra, Dulcie Kermah, Matthew Budoff, Isidro B. Salusky, Sang Shaou Mao, Yan Lin Gao, Junichiro Takasu, Sharon Adler, and Keith Norris
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1144-1151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renal Transplantation:

Recruitment of Live Donors by Candidates for Kidney Transplantation

Peter P. Reese, Judy A. Shea, Jeffrey S. Berns, Maureen K. Simon, Marshall M. Joffe, Roy D. Bloom, and Harold I. Feldman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1152-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Addition of Plasmapheresis Decreases the Incidence of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Sensitized Patients with Strong Donor-Specific Antibodies

Enver Akalin, Rajani Dinavahi, Rex Friedlander, Scott Ames, Graciela de Boccardo, Vinita Sehgal, Bernd Schröppel, Madhu Bhaskaran, Susan Lerner, Marileno Fotino, Barbara Murphy, and Jonathan S. Bromberg
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1160-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of Anemia after Renal Transplantation on Patient and Graft Survival and on Rate of Acute Rejection

Darshika Chhabra, Monica Grafals, Anton I. Skaro, Michele Parker, and Lorenzo Gallon
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1168-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mini-Review:

Clinical Laboratory Evaluation of the Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone

Guy Decaux and Wim Musch
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1175-1184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Depth Review:

Treating Elderly People with Diabetes and Stages 3 and 4 Chronic Kidney Disease

Cataldo Abaterusso, Antonio Lupo, Vittorio Ortalda, Vincenzo De Biase, Antonello Pani, Michele Muggeo, and Giovanni Gambaro
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1185-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moving Points in Nephrology:

Introduction: New Insights, Treatments, and Management Strategies for ADPKD

Benjamin D. Cowley, Jr.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1195-1196. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Approaches to Testing New Treatments in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Insights from the CRISP and HALT-PKD Studies

Arlene B. Chapman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1197-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Strategies to Inhibit Cyst Formation in ADPKD

James P. Calvet
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1205-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Role of Vasopressin Antagonists

Vicente E. Torres
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1212-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and Caspase Inhibitors in Polycystic Kidney Disease

Charles L. Edelstein
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1219-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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