Nephrology Hall of Fame:

Franklin H. Epstein—Researcher, Teacher, Clinician, and Humanist

Robert S. Brown, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Vikas P. Sukhatme, and Mark L. Zeidel
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1285-1289. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Phosphorus Additives in Food and their Effect in Dialysis Patients

Jaime Uribarri
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1290-1292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Kidney Disease:

Health-related Quality of Life in CKD Patients: Correlates and Evolution over Time

Salim K. Mujais, Ken Story, John Brouillette, Tomoko Takano, Steven Soroka, Catherine Franek, David Mendelssohn, and Frederic O. Finkelstein
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1293-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Press Release]  

Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: Baseline Characteristics and Associations with Kidney Function

James P. Lash, Alan S. Go, Lawrence J. Appel, Jiang He, Akinlolu Ojo, Mahboob Rahman, Raymond R. Townsend, Dawei Xie, Denise Cifelli, Janet Cohan, Jeffrey C. Fink, Michael J. Fischer, Crystal Gadegbeku, L. Lee Hamm, John W. Kusek, J. Richard Landis, Andrew Narva, Nancy Robinson, Valerie Teal, Harold I. Feldman the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Group
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1302-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Immunology and Pathology:

Complement Inhibitor Eculizumab in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Christoph J. Mache, Birgit Acham-Roschitz, Veronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Michael Kirschfink, Peter F. Zipfel, Siegfried Roedl, Udo Vester, and Ekkehard Ring
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1312-1316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Nephrology.

[Non-Shiga toxin associated (atypical) hemolytic uremic syndrome in children]

Clinical Nephrology:

Rituximab Treatment of Adult Patients with Steroid-Resistant Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Gema Fernandez-Fresnedo, Alfonso Segarra, Ester González, Simona Alexandru, Ramon Delgado, Natalia Ramos, Jesús Egido, Manuel Praga, and for the Grupo de Trabajo de Enfermedades Glomerulares de la Sociedad Española de Nefrología (GLOSEN)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1317-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Nephrology.

[Treatment of primary focal glomerulosclerosis]

Dialysis:

Does Timing of Dialysis in Patients with ESRD and Acute Myocardial Infarcts Affect Morbidity or Mortality?

George Coritsidis, Dharmeshkumar Sutariya, Aaron Stern, Garima Gupta, Christos Carvounis, Robin Arora, Serge Balmir, and Anjali Acharya
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1324-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Press Release]  

HFE Mutations Modulate the Effect of Iron on Serum Hepcidin-25 in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Luca Valenti, Domenico Girelli, Giovanni Francesco Valenti, Annalisa Castagna, Giovanna Como, Natascia Campostrini, Raffaela Rametta, Paola Dongiovanni, Piergiorgio Messa, and Silvia Fargion
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1331-1337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis in the Continuous Mode (C-SLED): Dialysis Efficacy, Clinical Outcomes, and Survival Predictors in Critically Ill Cancer Patients

Abdulla K. Salahudeen, Vikas Kumar, Niti Madan, Lianchun Xiao, Amit Lahoti, Joshua Samuels, Joseph Nates, and Kristen Price
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1338-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Nephrology.

[Sustained low efficiency or extended daily dialysis]

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Antiplatelet Medications in Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review of Bleeding Rates

Swapnil Hiremath, Rachel M. Holden, Dean Fergusson, and Deborah L. Zimmerman
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1347-1355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hereditary Disease:

A Large Family with a Gain-of-Function Mutation of Complement C3 Predisposing to Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Microhematuria, Hypertension and Chronic Renal Failure

Karl Lhotta, Andreas R. Janecke, Johanna Scheiring, Barbara Petzlberger, Thomas Giner, Verena Fally, Reinhard Würzner, Lothar B. Zimmerhackl, Gert Mayer, and Veronique Fremeaux-Bacchi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1356-1362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypertension:

Hypertension in Pediatric Long-term Hemodialysis Patients in the United States

Blanche M. Chavers, Craig A. Solid, Frank X. Daniels, Shu-Cheng Chen, Allan J. Collins, Diane L. Frankenfield, and Charles A. Herzog
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1363-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Nephrology.

[Hypertension in dialysis patients]

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Phosphorus and Potassium Content of Enhanced Meat and Poultry Products: Implications for Patients Who Receive Dialysis

Richard A. Sherman and Ojas Mehta
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1370-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Press Release]  

Calcium, Parathyroid Hormone, and Vitamin D: Major Determinants of Chronic Pain in Hemodialysis Patients

Eliezer Golan, Isabelle Haggiag, Pnina Os, and Jacques Bernheim
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1374-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Feature:

Prehypertension: Is It Relevant for Nephrologists?

Norman M. Kaplan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1381-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mini-Review:

Hepcidin for Clinicians

Brian Young and Joshua Zaritsky
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1384-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Depth Review:

Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Hemodialysis: What a Nephrologist Should Know

Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, Johan R. Boelaert, and An S. De Vriese
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 4: 1388-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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