CJASN -- Table of Contents (September 1 2008, 3[5])

Special Articles:

The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism: Participants in the International Summit on Transplant Tourism and Organ Trafficking Convened by The Transplantation Society and International Society of Nephrology in Istanbul, Turkey, April 30 through May 2, 2008
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1227-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Ventricular Failure, and Kidney: Different from Left Ventricular Failure?: Robert W. Schrier and Shweta Bansal
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1232-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Helping Nephrologists Become Lifelong Learners: Ronald J. Falk, Mark E. Rosenberg, Jerry Yee, Patrick T. Murray, and Tod Ibrahim
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1238-1241. [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorials:

Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Is There a Risk after Intravenous Contrast?: Richard Solomon
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1242-1243. [Full Text] [PDF]

Fanconi or not Fanconi? Lowe Syndrome Revisited: Robert Kleta
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1244-1245. [Full Text] [PDF]

Interpreting Results of Clinical Trials: A Conceptual Framework: Ajay K. Singh, Ken Kelley, and Rajiv Agarwal
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1246-1252. [Full Text] [PDF]

Presse Rénale:

Nephrology Potpourri: Eberhard Ritz
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1253-1259. [Full Text] [PDF]

Acute Renal Failure:

Predicting Acute Renal Failure after Cardiac Surgery: External Validation of Two New Clinical Scores: Angel Candela-Toha, Elena Elías-Martín, Victor Abraira, María T. Tenorio, Diego Parise, Angélica de Pablo, Tomasa Centella, and Fernando Liaño
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1260-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Preoperative Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Is Associated with Increased Risk for Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiovascular Surgery: Pradeep Arora, Srini Rajagopalam, Rajiv Ranjan, Hari Kolli, Manpreet Singh, Rocco Venuto, and James Lohr
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1266-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Incidence and Outcomes of Contrast-Induced AKI Following Computed Tomography: Steven D. Weisbord, Maria K. Mor, Abby L. Resnick, Kathryn C. Hartwig, Paul M. Palevsky, and Michael J. Fine
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1274-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Immunology and Pathology:

Pauci-immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Superimposed on Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis: Samih H. Nasr, Vivette D. D'Agati, Samar M. Said, Michael B. Stokes, Gerald B. Appel, Anthony M. Valeri, and Glen S. Markowitz
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1282-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Nephrology:

Coronary Artery Calcification, ADMA, and Insulin Resistance in CKD Patients: Shuzo Kobayashi, Machiko Oka, Kyoko Maesato, Ryota Ikee, Tsutomu Mano, Moriya Hidekazu, and Takayasu Ohtake
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1289-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Prevalence of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Michel Chonchol, Giuseppe Lippi, Gianluca Salvagno, Giacomo Zoppini, Michele Muggeo, and Giovanni Targher
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1296-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of Tonsillectomy Plus Steroid Pulse Therapy on Clinical Remission of IgA Nephropathy: A Controlled Study: Hiroyuki Komatsu, Shouichi Fujimoto, Seiichiro Hara, Yuji Sato, Kazuhiro Yamada, and Kazuo Kitamura
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1301-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Feasibility and Impact of the Measurement of Extracellular Fluid Volume Simultaneous with GFR by ¹²⁵I-Iothalamate: Folkert W. Visser, Jaap H. J. Muntinga, Rudi A. Dierckx, and Gerjan Navis
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1308-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Kidney Disease at Presentation to a Renal Service in the United Kingdom: Aminu K. Bello, Jean Peters, Jan Rigby, Alhussein A. Rahman, and Meguid El Nahas
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1316-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lithium-induced Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: Renal Effects of Amiloride: Jennifer J. Bedford, Susan Weggery, Gaye Ellis, Fiona J. McDonald, Peter R. Joyce, John P. Leader, and Robert J. Walker
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1324-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Nephrology.: [Renal toxicity of lithium]

A Comparison of Change in Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Nondiabetic Kidney Disease: Dawei Xie, Marshall M. Joffe, Steven M. Brunelli, Gerald Beck, Glenn M. Chertow, Jeffrey C. Fink, Tom Greene, Chi-yuan Hsu, John W. Kusek, Richard Landis, James Lash, Andrew S. Levey, Andrew O’Conner, Akinlolu Ojo, Mahboob Rahman, Raymond R. Townsend, Hao Wang, and Harold I. Feldman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1332-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Renal Lesions Associated with IgM-Secreting Monoclonal Proliferations: Revisiting the Disease Spectrum: Vincent Audard, Benoit Georges, Philippe Vanhille, Cécile Toly, Benjamin Deroure, Fadi Fakhouri, René Cuvelier, Xavier Belenfant, Brigitte Surin, Pierre Aucouturier, Béatrice Mougenot, and Pierre Ronco
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1339-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Impact of Renal Failure on the Outcome of Dengue Viral Infection: Mei-Chuan Kuo, Po-Liang Lu, Jer-Ming Chang, Ming-Yen Lin, Jih-Jin Tsai, Yen-Hsu Chen, Ko Chang, Hung-Chun Chen, and Shang-Jyh Hwang
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1350-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Diagnosis:

Interferon- ${gamma}$ Release Assays for Diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Renal Dialysis Patients: Kevin L. Winthrop, Melissa Nyendak, Helene Calvet, Peter Oh, Melanie Lo, Gwendolyn Swarbrick, Carol Johnson, Deborah A. Lewinsohn, David M. Lewinsohn, and Gerald H. Mazurek
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1357-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Nephrology.: [Tuberculin skin testing and other tests for latent tuberculosis infection]

Dialysis:

Diagnosing Hypertension by Intradialytic Blood Pressure Recordings: Rajiv Agarwal, Tesfamariam Metiku, Getachew G. Tegegne, Robert P. Light, Zerihun Bunaye, Dagim M. Bekele, and Ken Kelley
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1364-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Consistent Aspirin Use Associated with Improved Arteriovenous Fistula Survival among Incident Hemodialysis Patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study: Takeshi Hasegawa, Stacey J. Elder, Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham, Ronald L Pisoni, Shin Yamazaki, Tadao Akizawa, Michel Jadoul, Rayner C. Hugh, Friedrich K Port, and Shunichi Fukuhara
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1373-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Nephrology.: [Thrombotic complications of chronic hemodialysis vascular access: Fistulas and grafts]

Utility of the "Surprise" Question to Identify Dialysis Patients with High Mortality: Alvin H. Moss, Jesse Ganjoo, Sanjay Sharma, Julie Gansor, Sharon Senft, Barbara Weaner, Cheryl Dalton, Karen MacKay, Beth Pellegrino, Priya Anantharaman, and Rebecca Schmidt
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1379-1384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hepatitis C Is Less Aggressive in Hemodialysis Patients than in Nonuremic Patients: Jose Eduardo Trevizoli, Raissa de Paula Menezes, Lara Franciele Ribeiro Velasco, Regina Amorim, Mauro Birche de Carvalho, Liliana Sampaio Mendes, Columbano Junqueira Neto, José Roberto de Deus Macedo, Francisco de Assis, and Rocha Neves
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1385-1390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence Estimates among Racial/Ethnic Groups: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: Holly Kramer, Walter Palmas, Bryan Kestenbaum, Mary Cushman, Matt Allison, Brad Astor, and Michael Shlipak
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1391-1397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Serum Phosphate Levels and Risk of Infection in Incident Dialysis Patients: Laura C. Plantinga, Nancy E. Fink, Michal L. Melamed, William A. Briggs, Neil R. Powe, and Bernard G. Jaar
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1398-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Age-related Blood Pressure Patterns and Blood Pressure Variability among Hemodialysis Patients: Mark R. Rohrscheib, Orrin B. Myers, Karen S. Servilla, Christopher D. Adams, Dana Miskulin, Edward J. Bedrick, William C. Hunt, Douglas E. Lindsey, Darlene Gabaldon, Philip G. Zager for the DCI Medical Directors
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1407-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Associations of Kidney Function with Cardiovascular Medication Use after Myocardial Infarction: Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, Raisa Levin, and Soko Setoguchi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1415-1422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Consistent Control of Mineral and Bone Disorder in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: Mark D. Danese, Vasily Belozeroff, Karen Smirnakis, and Kenneth J. Rothman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1423-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hereditary Disease:

Renal Phenotype in Lowe Syndrome: A Selective Proximal Tubular Dysfunction: Detlef Bockenhauer, Arend Bokenkamp, William van't Hoff, Elena Levtchenko, Joana E. Kist-van Holthe, Velibor Tasic, and Michael Ludwig
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1430-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Higher Strength Lanthanum Carbonate Provides Serum Phosphorus Control With a Low Tablet Burden and Is Preferred by Patients and Physicians: A Multicenter Study: Rajnish Mehrotra, Kevin J. Martin, Steven Fishbane, Stuart M. Sprague, Steven Zeig, Michael Anger for the Fosrenol Overview Research Evaluation Study for Early Experience (FORESEE) Study Group
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1437-1445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nephrolithiasis:

RANKL Is a Mediator of Bone Resorption in Idiopathic Hypercalciuria: Samirah Abreu Gomes, Luciene Machado dos Reis, Irene Lourdes Noronha, Vanda Jorgetti, and Ita Pfeferman Heilberg
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1446-1452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Determinants of 24-hour Urinary Oxalate Excretion: Eric N. Taylor and Gary C. Curhan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1453-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Renal Transplantation:

High-Dosage Intravenous Immunoglobulin–Associated Macrovacuoles Are Associated with Chronic Tubulointerstitial Lesion Worsening in Renal Transplant Recipients: Guillaume Bollée, Dany Anglicheau, Alexandre Loupy, Julien Zuber, Natacha Patey, Duncan Mac Gregor, Frank Martinez, Marie-France Mamzer-Bruneel, Renaud Snanoudj, Eric Thervet, Christophe Legendre, and Laure-Hélène Noël
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1461-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pauci-immune and Immune Glomerular Lesions in Kidney Transplants for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Shane M. Meehan, Anthony Chang, Amandeep Khurana, Rajendra Baliga, Pradeep V. Kadambi, and Basit Javaid
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1469-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Circulating Anti-endothelial Cell Antibodies Are Associated with Poor Outcome in Renal Allograft Recipients with Acute Rejection: Qiquan Sun, Zhihong Liu, Jinsong Chen, Huiping Chen, Jiqiu Wen, Dongrui Cheng, and Leishi Li
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1479-1486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

In-Depth Reviews:

Epidemiology of Acute Infections among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Lorien S. Dalrymple and Alan S. Go
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1487-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Adverse Renal and Metabolic Effects Associated with Oral Sodium Phosphate Bowel Preparation: Eliot C. Heher, Samuel O. Thier, Helmut Rennke, and Benjamin D. Humphreys
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1494-1503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vitamin K-dependent Proteins, Warfarin, and Vascular Calcification: John Danziger
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1504-1510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Renoprotection in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Nephropathies: Piero Ruggenenti, Paola Bettinaglio, Franck Pinares, and Giuseppe Remuzzi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1511-1525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aspects of Immune Dysfunction in End-stage Renal Disease: Sawako Kato, Michal Chmielewski, Hirokazu Honda, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Seiichi Matsuo, Yukio Yuzawa, Anders Tranaeus, Peter Stenvinkel, and Bengt Lindholm
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1526-1533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Moving Points in Nephrology:

Introduction to Vitamin D Symposium, March 14, 2008: Stephen G. Rostand and David G. Warnock
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vitamin D in Health and Disease: Robert P. Heaney
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1535-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vitamin D and Osteogenic Differentiation in the Artery Wall: Jeffrey J. Hsu, Yin Tintut, and Linda L. Demer
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1542-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vitamin D and Sunlight: Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Other Health Benefits: Michael F. Holick
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1548-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vitamin D and Kidney Disease: Wisam Al-Badr and Kevin J. Martin
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1555-1560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Controversies in Nephrology:

Reporting eGFR: William M. Bennett
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1561-1562. [Full Text] [PDF]

Screening for CKD with eGFR: Doubts and Dangers: Richard J. Glassock and Christopher Winearls
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1563-1568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

eGFR: Is It Ready for Early Identification of CKD?: Michal L. Melamed, Carolyn Bauer, and Thomas H. Hostetter
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1569-1572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Conference:

A Case of Desensitization, Transplantation, and Allograft Dysfunction: Colm Magee, Michael Clarkson, and Helmut Rennke
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1573-1581. [Full Text] [PDF]

Erratum:

Erratum: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1582. [Full Text] [PDF]