Late-Breaking Clinical Trials at Renal Week 2008:

Late-Breaking Clinical Trials at Renal Week 2008

Peter Igarashi and Peter S. Aronson
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: RB01-RB04. [PDF]  

Controversies in Nephrology:

Arterial Intima and Media Calcification: Distinct Entities with Different Pathogenesis or All the Same?

Tilman B. Drüeke
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1583-1584. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accelerated Atherosclerotic Calcification and Mönckeberg's Sclerosis: A Continuum of Advanced Vascular Pathology in Chronic Kidney Disease

Peter A. McCullough, Varun Agrawal, Ewa Danielewicz, and George S. Abela
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1585-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Media Calcification and Intima Calcification Are Distinct Entities in Chronic Kidney Disease

Kerstin Amann
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1599-1605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentaries in Response to Controversies in Nephrology:

Reporting the eGFR and Its Implication for CKD Diagnosis

Rossini Botev and Jean-Pierre Mallié
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1606-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Utility of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Live Kidney Donation

Ravi Parasuraman and K. K. Venkat
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1608-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Renal Failure:

N-Acetylcysteine Effect on Serum Creatinine and Cystatin C Levels in CKD Patients

Tariq Rehman, Jason Fought, and Richard Solomon
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1610-1614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic Value of Urine Microscopy for Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients

Mark A. Perazella, Steven G. Coca, Mehmet Kanbay, Ursula C. Brewster, and Chirag R. Parikh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1615-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Kidney Disease:

Spirituality, Social Support, and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients

Joann Spinale, Scott D. Cohen, Prashant Khetpal, Rolf A. Peterson, Brenna Clougherty, Christina M. Puchalski, Samir S. Patel, and Paul L. Kimmel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1620-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Nephrology:

D-Dimer Level and the Risk for Thrombosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Haifeng Wu, Daniel J. Birmingham, Brad Rovin, Kevin V. Hackshaw, Nabil Haddad, Douglas Haden, Chack-Yung Yu, and Lee A. Hebert
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1628-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinicopathologic Correlation and Outcome of C1q Nephropathy

Satoshi Hisano, Yuko Fukuma, Yoshie Segawa, Kazuhiko Niimi, Yoshitsugu Kaku, Ken Hatae, Takao Saitoh, Morishige Takeshita, and Hiroshi Iwasaki
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1637-1643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natriuretic Peptides in Chronic Kidney Disease

Rajat Tagore, Lieng H. Ling, Hong Yang, Hla-Yee Daw, Yiong-Huak Chan, and Sunil K. Sethi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1644-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Rituximab on Morphofunctional Abnormalities of Membranous Glomerulopathy

Piero Ruggenenti, Paolo Cravedi, Maria Chiara Sghirlanzoni, Elena Gagliardini, Sara Conti, Flavio Gaspari, Gianfranco Marchetti, Mauro Abbate, and Giuseppe Remuzzi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1652-1659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physical Activity and Hemodynamic Reactivity in Chronic Kidney Disease

Rajiv Agarwal and Robert P. Light
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1660-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoglobin Targets and Blood Transfusions in Hemodialysis Patients without Symptomatic Cardiac Disease Receiving Erythropoietin Therapy

Robert N. Foley, Bryan M. Curtis, and Patrick S. Parfrey
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1669-1675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oxalate Nephropathy Complicating Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: An Underrecognized Cause of Irreversible Renal Failure

Samih H. Nasr, Vivette D. D’Agati, Samar M. Said, Michael B. Stokes, Maria V. Largoza, Jai Radhakrishnan, and Glen S. Markowitz
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1676-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Immunology and Pathology:

Quantitative Assessment of Serum and Urinary Polyclonal Free Light Chains in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Colin A. Hutchison, Stephen Harding, Pete Hewins, Graham P. Mead, John Townsend, Arthur R. Bradwell, and Paul Cockwell
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1684-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis:

Combined High Serum Ferritin and Low Iron Saturation in Hemodialysis Patients: The Role of Inflammation

Mehdi Rambod, Csaba P. Kovesdy, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1691-1701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dialysis:

Assessing the Validity of an Abdominal CT Scoring System in the Diagnosis of Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis

Ruth M. Tarzi, Adrian Lim, Steven Moser, Sohail Ahmad, Abraham George, Gowrie Balasubramaniam, Elaine J. Clutterbuck, Wladyslaw Gedroyc, and Edwina A. Brown
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1702-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peritoneal Phosphate Clearance is Influenced by Peritoneal Dialysis Modality, Independent of Peritoneal Transport Characteristics

Sunil V. Badve, Deborah L. Zimmerman, Greg A. Knoll, Kevin D. Burns, and Brendan B. McCormick
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1711-1717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cinacalcet HCl and Concurrent Low-dose Vitamin D Improves Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Dialysis Patients Compared with Vitamin D Alone: The ACHIEVE Study Results

Steven Fishbane, Warren B. Shapiro, Dalila B. Corry, Steven L. Vicks, Michael Roppolo, Kenneth Rappaport, Xiang Ling, William G. Goodman, Stewart Turner, and Chaim Charytan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1718-1725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Hemodialysis Catheter Use in Canada and Associated Mortality Risk: Data from the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry 2001–2004

Louise M. Moist, Lilyanna Trpeski, Yingbo Na, and Charmaine E. Lok
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1726-1732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Hemoglobin Variability and Mortality among Contemporary Incident Hemodialysis Patients

Steven M. Brunelli, Katherine E. Lynch, Elizabeth D. Ankers, Marshall M. Joffe, Wei Yang, Ravi I. Thadhani, and Harold I. Feldman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1733-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OPPORTUNITY^TM: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Growth Hormone on Outcome in Hemodialysis Patients

Joel D. Kopple, Alfred K. Cheung, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, Christian Born Djurhuus, Meguid El Nahas, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen, Martin Lange, William E. Mitch, Christoph Wanner, Jonas Wiedemann, and T. Alp Ikizler
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1741-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Course of Depression and Anxiety Diagnosis in Patients Treated with Hemodialysis: A 16-month Follow-up

Daniel Cukor, Jeremy Coplan, Clinton Brown, Rolf A. Peterson, and Paul L. Kimmel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1752-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biomarkers and Health-Related Quality of Life in End-Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review

Brennan M.R. Spiegel, Gil Melmed, Sean Robbins, and Eric Esrailian
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1759-1768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ratio of Paricalcitol Dosage to Serum Parathyroid Hormone Level and Survival in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Christian S. Shinaberger, Joel D. Kopple, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Charles J. McAllister, David van Wyck, Sander Greenland, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1769-1776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Age, Gender, and Race Effects on Cystatin C Levels in US Adolescents

Darcy Groesbeck, Anna Köttgen, Rulan Parekh, Elizabeth Selvin, George J. Schwartz, Josef Coresh, and Susan Furth
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1777-1785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adiposity with Kidney Function

Jill A. Young, Shih-Jen Hwang, Mark J. Sarnak, Udo Hoffmann, Joseph M. Massaro, Daniel Levy, Emelia J. Benjamin, Martin G. Larson, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Christopher J. O’Donnell, and Caroline S. Fox
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1786-1791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease Complications in US Adults: Racial Implications of a Single GFR Threshold

Hassan N. Ibrahim, Changchun Wang, Areef Ishani, Allan J. Collins, and Robert N. Foley
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1792-1799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Exploration of Association of 1,25-OH2D3 with Augmentation Index, a Composite Measure of Arterial Stiffness

Jason Andrade, Lee Er, Andrew Ignaszewski, and Adeera Levin
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1800-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renal Transplantation:

Renal Transplantation Is Not Associated with Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Magnetic Resonance Study

Rajan K. Patel, Patrick B. Mark, Nicola Johnston, Ellon McGregor, Henry J. Dargie, and Alan G. Jardine
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1807-1811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aggressive Immunosuppression Minimization Reduces Graft Loss Following Diagnosis of BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy: A Comparison of Two Reduction Strategies

Andrew S. Weiss, Jane Gralla, Larry Chan, Patrick Klem, and Alexander C. Wiseman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1812-1819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transplant Tourism in the United States: A Single-Center Experience

Jagbir Gill, Bhaskara R. Madhira, David Gjertson, Gerald Lipshutz, J. Michael Cecka, Phuong-Thu Pham, Alan Wilkinson, Suphamai Bunnapradist, and Gabriel M. Danovitch
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1820-1828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recovery of Hyperphosphatoninism and Renal Phosphorus Wasting One Year after Successful Renal Transplantation

Pieter Evenepoel, Bjorn K.I. Meijers, Hylke de Jonge, Maarten Naesens, Bert Bammens, Kathleen Claes, Dirk Kuypers, and Yves Vanrenterghem
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1829-1836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Survey of Nephrologists’ Views on Preemptive Transplantation

Françoise G. Pradel, Rahul Jain, C. Daniel Mullins, Joseph A. Vassalotti, and Stephen T. Bartlett
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1837-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mini-Review:

Utility and Limitations of a Multicenter Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis Cohort

Robert P. Pauly, Michael Copland, Paul Komenda, Adeera Levin, Andreas Pierratos, and Christopher T. Chan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1846-1851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Depth Reviews:

The Agony of Ecstasy: MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and the Kidney

Garland A. Campbell and Mitchell H. Rosner
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1852-1860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acid-Base Disturbances in Gastrointestinal Disease

F. John Gennari and Wolfgang J. Weise
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1861-1868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moving Points in Nephrology:

Introduction: Academic Nephrology 2008

William M. Bennett and Robert W. Schrier
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1869. [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Challenges and Paradigms for Mid-Career Faculty in Academic Medical Centers: Key Strategies for Success for Mid-Career Medical School Faculty

Thomas A. Golper and Harold I. Feldman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1870-1874. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Afterlife for Retiring Deans and Other Senior Medical Administrators

Richard L. Tannen
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1875-1877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nurturing Passion in a Time of Academic Climate Change: The Modern-Day Challenge of Junior Faculty Development

Arlene B. Chapman and Lisa M. Guay-Woodford
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1878-1883. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Academic Etiquette for the Nephrologist

Suzanne Watnick
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1884-1886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Academic Internal Medicine in the United States: Current Trends, Future Implications for Academic Nephrology

Tod Ibrahim
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1887-1894. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Screening Series:

Screening for Kidney Diseases: Older Measures versus Novel Biomarkers

Ian Wu and Chirag R. Parikh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1895-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CKD Case Study:

Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States: A Public Policy Imperative

Richard A. Rettig, Keith Norris, and Allen R. Nissenson
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 3: 1902-1910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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