Editorials:

The Message for World Kidney Day 2009: Hypertension and Kidney Disease: A Marriage that Should Be Prevented

George L. Bakris, Eberhard Ritz on behalf of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 517-519. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Nexus of Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, and World Kidney Day 2009

Mark D. Okusa, Glenn M. Chertow, Didier Portilla for the Acute Kidney Injury Advisory Group of the American Society of Nephrology
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 520-522. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satellite Dialysis in Ontario

David C. Mendelssohn
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 523-524. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Presse Rénale:

Renal Transplantation

Muralikrishna S. Golconda and William M. Bennett
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 525-527. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Feature:

Misapplications of Commonly Used Kidney Equations: Renal Physiology in Practice

Mai T. Nguyen, Sharon E. Maynard, and Paul L. Kimmel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 528-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Kidney Disease:

Effect of Renin Angiotensin System Blockade on Pentraxin 3 Levels in Type-2 Diabetic Patients With Proteinuria

Mahmut Ilker Yilmaz, Jonas Axelsson, Alper Sonmez, Juan Jesus Carrero, Mutlu Saglam, Tayfun Eyileten, Kayser Caglar, Alper Kirkpantur, Turgay Celik, Yusuf Oguz, Abdulgaffar Vural, Mujdat Yenicesu, Bengt Lindholm, and Peter Stenvinkel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 535-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aldosterone Antagonists for Preventing the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Sankar D. Navaneethan, Sagar U. Nigwekar, Ashwini R. Sehgal, and Giovanni F.M. Strippoli
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 542-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Epoetin Therapy and Hemoglobin Level Variability in Nondialysis Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Roberto Minutolo, Paolo Chiodini, Bruno Cianciaruso, Andrea Pota, Vincenzo Bellizzi, Deborah Avino, Sara Mascia, Simona Laurino, Valerio Bertino, Giuseppe Conte, and Luca De Nicola
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 552-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Quality of Life in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients not yet on Dialysis

Dana Rizk, Claudine Jurkovitz, Emir Veledar, Susan Bagby, Deborah A. Baumgarten, Frederic Rahbari-Oskoui, Theodore Steinman, and Arlene B. Chapman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 560-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interobserver Reliability of Urine Sediment Interpretation

Ron Wald, Chaim M. Bell, Rosane Nisenbaum, Samuel Perrone, Orfeas Liangos, Andreas Laupacis, and Bertrand L. Jaber
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 567-571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Relationship between Conditions Addressed by Hemodialysis Guidelines and Non-ESRD-Specific Conditions Affecting Quality of Life

Lisa Leinau, Terrence E. Murphy, Elizabeth Bradley, and Terri Fried
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 572-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rituximab in Severe Lupus Nephritis: Early B-Cell Depletion Affects Long-Term Renal Outcome

Catherine Melander, Marion Sallée, Pierre Trolliet, Sophie Candon, Xavier Belenfant, Eric Daugas, Phillipe Rémy, Virginie Zarrouk, Evangéline Pillebout, Christian Jacquot, Jean-Jacques Boffa, Alexandre Karras, Virginie Masse, Philippe Lesavre, Caroline Elie, Isabelle Brocheriou, Bertrand Knebelmann, Laure-Hélène Noël, and Fadi Fakhouri
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 579-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physical Function in Older Candidates for Renal Transplantation: An Impaired Population

Erica L. Hartmann, Dalane Kitzman, Michael Rocco, Xiaoyan Leng, Heidi Klepin, Michelle Gordon, Jack Rejeski, Michael Berry, and Stephen Kritchevsky
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 588-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dialysis:

Greater First-Year Survival on Hemodialysis in Facilities in Which Patients Are Provided Earlier and More Frequent Pre-nephrology Visits

Takeshi Hasegawa, Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham, Shin Yamazaki, Shunichi Fukuhara, Tadao Akizawa, Werner Kleophas, Roger Greenwood, and Ronald L. Pisoni
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 595-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Investigation of Satellite Hemodialysis Fallbacks in the Province of Ontario

Robert M. Lindsay, Janet Hux, David Holland, Steven Nadler, Robert Richardson, Charmaine Lok, Louise Moist, and David Churchill
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 603-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Serum Phosphorus Concentrations and Arterial Stiffness among Individuals with Normal Kidney Function to Moderate Kidney Disease in MESA

Joachim H. Ix, Ian H. De Boer, Carmen A. Peralta, Kathryn L. Adeney, Daniel A. Duprez, Nancy S. Jenny, David S. Siscovick, and Bryan R. Kestenbaum
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 609-615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-Term Prognosis of Acute Kidney Injury after First Acute Stroke

George Tsagalis, Theodore Akrivos, Maria Alevizaki, Efstathios Manios, Michael Theodorakis, Antonios Laggouranis, and Konstantinos N. Vemmos
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 616-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parenteral Iron Use: Possible Contribution to Exceeding Target Hemoglobin in Hemodialysis Patients

Hassan N. Ibrahim, Robert N. Foley, Rui Zhang, David T. Gilbertson, and Allan J. Collins
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 623-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Epoetin Alfa Dose Changes on Hemoglobin and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients with Hemoglobin Levels Persistently below 11 g/dL

Brian D. Bradbury, Mark D. Danese, Michelle Gleeson, and Cathy W. Critchlow
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 630-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Estimated Effect of Epoetin Dosage on Survival among Elderly Hemodialysis Patients in the United States

Yi Zhang, Mae Thamer, Dennis Cotter, James Kaufman, and Miguel A. Hernán
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 638-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data][Supplemental Data]  

The Comprehensive Dialysis Study (CDS): A USRDS Special Study

Nancy G. Kutner, Kirsten L. Johansen, George A. Kaysen, Sarah Pederson, Shu-Cheng Chen, Lawrence Y. Agodoa, Paul W. Eggers, and Glenn M. Chertow
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 645-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypertension:

Hemodynamic Index of Atheromatous Renal Artery Stenosis for Angioplasty

Masayuki Tanemoto, Takehiro Suzuki, Michiaki Abe, Takaaki Abe, and Sadayoshi Ito
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 651-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masked Hypertension and White-Coat Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meta-analysis

Farhan Bangash and Rajiv Agarwal
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 656-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Calcium Metabolism in the Early Posttransplantation Period

Pieter Evenepoel, Barbara Van Den Bergh, Maarten Naesens, Hylke De Jonge, Bert Bammens, Kathleen Claes, Dirk Kuypers, and Yves Vanrenterghem
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 665-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cinacalcet Lowers Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Vasily Belozeroff, William G. Goodman, Lulu Ren, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 673-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nephrolithiasis:

Asymptomatic Nephrolithiasis Detected by Ultrasound

Amar D. Bansal, Jennifer Hui, and David S. Goldfarb
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 680-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renal Transplantation:

Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Renal Transplantation and the Role of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Inflammation

Sandro Mazzaferro, Marzia Pasquali, Franco Taggi, Matteo Baldinelli, Carmina Conte, Maria Luisa Muci, Nicola Pirozzi, Iacopo Carbone, Marco Francone, and Francesco Pugliese
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 685-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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