Nephrology News & Articles

1 Different Effects of Aliskiren and Losartan on Fibrinolysis and Insulin Sensitivity in Hypertensive Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Hormone and Metabolic Research, September 3, 2010

2 Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Proteinuria in Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis: Results From the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension American Journal of Kidney Diseases, September 3, 2010

3 Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D, somatic muscle weakness and falls risk in end-stage renal failure Clinical Endocrinology, September 3, 2010

4 Modifiable risk factors associated with sudden cardiac arrest within hemodialysis clinics Kidney International, September 3, 2010

5 Pazopanib: In Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma BioDrugs, September 3, 2010

6 Reducing the Incidence of Pseudohyperkalemia by Avoiding Making a Fist During Phlebotomy: A Quality Improvement Report American Journal of Kidney Diseases, September 3, 2010

7 Association of Cumulatively Low or High Serum Calcium Levels with Mortality in Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients American Journal of Nephrology, September 3, 2010

8 Tenofovir nephrotoxicity: acute tubular necrosis with distinctive clinical, pathological, and mitochondrial abnormalities Kidney International, September 3, 2010

9 Methods used to reduce the prevalence of hepatitis C in a dialysis unit Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, September 3, 2010    Free full text

10 Association of soluble CD89 levels with disease progression but not susceptibility in IgA nephropathy Kidney International, September 3, 2010

11 Hemoglobin Variability and Mortality: Confounding by Disease Severity American Journal of Kidney Diseases, September 3, 2010

12 National survey of the current provision of specialist palliative care services for patients with end-stage renal disease Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, September 3, 2010

13 Prevalence of central vein stenosis following catheterization in patients with end-stage renal disease Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, September 3, 2010    Free full text

14 Ethical disputes in living donor kidney transplantation: What should we do to save lives Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, September 3, 2010    Free full text

15 Low level of self-reported physical activity in ambulatory patients new to dialysis Kidney International, September 3, 2010

16 Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, September 3, 2010

17 Acute ischemic injury to the renal microvasculature in human kidney transplantation American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, September 3, 2010

18 The Nuclear Angiotensin-(1-7) Receptor is Functionally Coupled to the Formation of Nitric Oxide American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, September 3, 2010

19 Asymmetric dimethylarginine [ADMA] induces chronic kidney disease through a mechanism involving collagen and TGFbeta-1 synthesis The Journal of Pathology, September 3, 2010

20 Variable renal phenotype in a family with an INF2 mutation Pediatric Nephrology, September 3, 2010

1 Spironolactone for hypertension Cochrane Reviews, August 16, 2010

2 Treatment of hyponatremia Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, August 23, 2010

3 A New Way to Lower Blood Pressure Cell Metabolism, August 6, 2010

4 Vitamin D deficiency is associated with sudden cardiac death, combined cardiovascular events, and mortality in haemodialysis patients European Heart Journal, August 9, 2010

5 Hyponatremia: Mechanisms and Newer Treatments Endocrine Practice, August 26, 2010

6 Estimation of the Age-Dependent Decline of Glomerular Filtration Rate from Formulas Based on Creatinine and Cystatin C in the General Elderly Population Nephron: Clinical Practice, August 10, 2010

7 Changes in renal markers and acute kidney injury after marathon running Nephrology, August 5, 2010

8 Endothelin antagonists and resistant hypertension in chronic kidney disease Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, August 19, 2010

9 Independent associations of serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone with blood pressure among US adults Journal of Hypertension, August 25, 2010

10 Very Low and High Predialysis Serum Bicarbonate Levels are Risk Factors for Mortality: What are the Appropriate Interventions Seminars in Dialysis, August 4, 2010

11 Endocrine Hypertension: Then and Now Endocrine Practice, August 20, 2010

12 Hypertension in end-stage renal disease: different measures and their prognostic significance Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, August 11, 2010

13 Effect of Kidney Disease on Acute Coronary Syndrome Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, August 18, 2010

14 Use of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Predict Blood Pressure Improvement after Percutaneous Revascularisation for Renal Artery Stenosis European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, August 27, 2010

15 Myocardial Calcification and Hypertension following Chronic Renal Failure and Ameliorative Effects of Furosemide and Captopril Cardiology, August 3, 2010

16 Time to re-appraise the role of alpha-1 adrenoceptor antagonists in the management of hypertension Journal of Hypertension, August 11, 2010

17 Markers of renal function and acute kidney injury in acute heart failure: definitions and impact on outcomes of the cardiorenal syndrome European Heart Journal, August 30, 2010

18 Effect of Cilnidipine on Normal to Marginally Elevated Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio in Asymptomatic Non-Diabetic Hypertensive Patients: An Exponential Decay Curve Analysis Clinical Drug Investigation, August 13, 2010

19 Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy: Body Mass Index and Proteinuria Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, August 11, 2010

20 Sodium Thiosulfate: New Hope for the Treatment of Calciphylaxis Seminars in Dialysis, August 4, 2010