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Latest (1) Full Text Articles (209) Focus on Cystic Kidney Disease341 Prevalence of depression in chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies Kidney International, March 14, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
342 Impaired platelet P2Y12 inhibition by thienopyridines in chronic kidney disease: mechanisms, clinical relevance and pharmacological options Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 14, 2013 Clinical Article
343 The safety and tolerability of regadenoson in patients with end-stage renal disease: The first prospective evaluation Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, March 14, 2013 Clinical Article
344 TNF-alpha plus IL-10 low producer phenotype predicts Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and death in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients Clinical and Experimental Immunology, March 14, 2013 Review Article
345 Phosphate handling by end-stage kidneys and benefits of residual renal function on phosphate removal in patients on haemodialysis Nephrology, March 14, 2013 Clinical Article
346 Chronic kidney disease: a new look at pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment options Pediatric Nephrology, March 13, 2013 Clinical Article
347 Peritubular capillary rarefaction: a new therapeutic target in chronic kidney disease Pediatric Nephrology, March 13, 2013 Clinical Article
348 Effects of Dietary Phosphate Restriction and Phosphate Binders on FGF23 Levels in CKD Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 13, 2013 Clinical Article
349 Creatinine-or cystatin C-based equations to estimate glomerular filtration in the general population: impact on the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease Full Text BMC Nephrology, March 13, 2013
350 Very Low Protein Diet Reduces Indoxyl Sulfate Levels in Chronic Kidney Disease Blood Purification, March 13, 2013 Clinical Article
351 A Higher Glomerular Filtration Rate Predicts Low Risk of Developing Chronic Kidney Disease in Living Kidney Donors World Journal of Surgery, March 13, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
352 Effect of statin therapy on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis European Heart Journal, March 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
353 Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor as a New Predictor of Mortality Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Treated With Hemodialysis Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
354 Association of cancer with moderately impaired renal function at baseline in a large, representative, population-based cohort followed for up to 30 years International Journal of Cancer, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
355 Occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the United States adult population Full Text International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, March 11, 2013
356 AKI Transition of Care: A Potential Opportunity to Detect and Prevent CKD Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 11, 2013 Clinical Article
357 Comparison of Mineral Metabolites as Risk Factors for Adverse Clinical Outcomes in CKD Seminars in Nephrology, March 11, 2013 Clinical Article
358 Chronic Kidney Disease: Mineral and Bone Disorder in Children Seminars in Nephrology, March 11, 2013 Review Article
359 Management of Natural and Added Dietary Phosphorus Burden in Kidney Disease Seminars in Nephrology, March 11, 2013 Clinical Article
360 Diastolic dysfunction measured by tissue Doppler imaging in children with end-stage renal disease: a report of the RICH-Q study Cardiology in the Young, March 11, 2013 Clinical Article
Clinical Pearls in Nephrology
- In patients with acute myocardial infarction, the hazard ratio (HR) for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) was highest in patients with chronic kidney disease and anemia.
- Well-managed use of tobramycin long term is not associated with kidney failure. In a retrospective study among individuals with cystic fibrosis, the use of intravenous colistin, gentamicin, tobramycin or vancomycin did not correlate with increased BUN or creatinine after 8.5 years. Furthermore, only inhaled colistin correlated with kidney failure episodes
- Evidence by the Study of Heart and Renal Protection trial showed cardiovascular benefit and absence of special safety concerns for statin administration in chronic kidney disease; yet some experts call for additional data on renal outcomes.
Highlights in Nephrology
Risk factors for acute cardiac events in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
As published in the Journal of Infection, patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute cardiac events (ACEs) have a higher fatality rate (19.4%) than patients with CAP but without ACEs (6.4%). Of 3291 patients with CAP over a 15-year period, 315 had ACEs (8%; arrhythmias, n=199; congestive heart failure, n=118; myocardial infarction, n=30). Based on multivariate analysis, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, tachycardia, septic shock, multilobar pneumonia, hypoalbuminemia, and pneumococcal pneumonia were associated with ACEs in patients with CAP.
Read the article summarySerum amyloid A is a sensitive biomarker for advanced renal cancer
Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) have reported that serum amyloid A (SAA) has greater sensitivity in detecting advanced renal tumors than CRP or IL-6 levels. Specifically, the sensitivities and specificities of SAA, CRP, and IL-6 for advanced renal tumors were 78%, 69%, and 44%, and 82%, 82%, and 94%, respectively. Furthermore, the SAA levels were higher in patients with advanced renal tumors than patients with localized renal tumors.
Read the article summaryNSAID-associated AKI more severe in young children
As published in the Journal of Pediatrics, NSAID-associated acute tubular necrosis and acute interstitial nephritis occurred in 21 and 6 of 1015 children with acute kidney injuries, respectively. Correct dosing of NSAIDs was confirmed in 75% of the children. Children < 5 years of age had more severe disease, more often requiring dialysis (100% vs. 0) and ICU admission (75% vs. 9%), and increased length of stay (10 d vs. 7 d).
Read the article summaryMost Popular Nephrology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 New treatments for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, April 19, 2013 Review Article
2 Lifetime Incidence of CKD Stages 3-5 in the United States American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 9, 2013
3 Statins decrease all-cause mortality only in CKD patients not requiring dialysis therapy - a meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials involving 21,295 participants Pharmacological Research , April 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
4 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Mellitus Predict Resistance to Vitamin D Replacement Therapy The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, April 2, 2013
5 Dietary Sugar and Artificial Sweetener Intake and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review Advances In Chronic Kidney Disease , March 1, 2013 Review Article Clinical Guideline
6 Antiplatelet Therapy in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with CKD: What Is the Evidence Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
7 Telenephrology: a novel approach to improve coordinated and collaborative care for chronic kidney disease Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 1, 2013
8 Predictors of Death and Dialysis in Severe AKI: The UPHS-AKI Cohort Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 10, 2013
9 Age and treatment of kidney failure Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, April 18, 2013
10 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes guidelines on anaemia management in chronic kidney disease: a European Renal Best Practice position statement Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 15, 2013
11 Safety of meglumine gadoterate (Gd-DOTA)-enhanced MRI compared to unenhanced MRI in patients with chronic kidney disease (RESCUE study) European Radiology, April 16, 2013
12 Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for proteinuria and microalbuminuria in people with sickle cell disease Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article
13 Dietary Sodium: A Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Hypertension and CKD Journal of Renal Nutrition, April 23, 2013
14 The Complement Cascade in Kidney Disease: From Sideline to Center Stage American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 28, 2013 Review Article
15 Antiplatelet agents for chronic kidney disease Cochrane Reviews, March 4, 2013
16 99mTc(CO)3(NTA) and 131I-OIH: Comparable Plasma Clearances in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, April 12, 2013
17 Clinical and experimental use of probiotic formulations for management of end-stage renal disease: an update International Urology and Nephrology, April 17, 2013
18 Circulating α-Klotho Levels in CKD and Relationship to Progression American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 5, 2013
19 Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , April 29, 2013 Free full text
20 Adverse Drug Events during AKI and Its Recovery Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 19, 2013
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