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Latest (3) Full Text Articles (102) Focus on Nephropathies801 Revascularisation for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: Is it worthwhile Full Text Indian Journal of Urology, January 10, 2011
802 Vascular Access and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients in Rasht, Iran Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, January 10, 2011
803 Renal autoregulation in medical therapy of renovascular hypertension Archives of Medical Science, January 7, 2011
804 Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness after Successful Renal Transplantation Using Brachial-ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Transplantation Proceedings, January 7, 2011
805 The Long-Term Outcomes of Transplantation of Kidneys With Multiple Renal Arteries Transplantation Proceedings, January 7, 2011
806 Thrombectomy of Arteriovenous Dialysis Grafts with Early Failure: Is it Worthwhile Seminars in Dialysis, January 6, 2011
807 Right Ventricular Diastolic Function in Dialysis Patients Could Be Affected by Vascular Access Nephron Clinical Practice, January 5, 2011
808 The Effect of Revascularization of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis on Coronary Flow Reserve and Peripheral Endothelial Function Nephron Clinical Practice, January 5, 2011
809 Iatrogenic Graft to Vein Fistula (GVF) Formation Associated with Synthetic Arteriovenous Grafts Seminars in Dialysis, January 4, 2011
810 Vascular Access for Dialysis in the United States: Progress, Hurdles, Controversies, and the Future Seminars in Dialysis, January 3, 2011
811 Elevated Maternal Soluble Gp130 and IL-6 Levels and Reduced Gp130 and SOCS-3 Expressions in Women Complicated With Preeclampsia Hypertension, January 3, 2011
812 ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis in the very elderly Kidney International, December 24, 2010
813 Statins and renovascular disease in the elderly: a population-based cohort study Full Text European Heart Journal, December 24, 2010 Clinical Article
814 Association of peripheral artery disease and long-term mortality in hemodialysis patients International Urology and Nephrology, December 24, 2010
815 The management of renovascular disease: ASTRAL and beyond Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, December 23, 2010
816 Rituximab in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Fad or Fact Nephron Clinical Practice, December 23, 2010
817 Biology of Anti-Angiogenic Therapy–Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Seminars in Nephrology, December 23, 2010
818 Age-related and blood pressure-independent reduction in aortic stiffness after kidney transplantation Journal of Hypertension, December 23, 2010
819 Segmental arterial mediolysis and renovascular hypertension Néphrologie & Thérapeutique , December 23, 2010
820 Insertion Side, Body Position and Circuit Life during Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy with Femoral Vein Access Blood Purification, December 22, 2010
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 Interventional Nephrology: Novel Devices that Will One Day Change Our Practice Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2, 2013
2 Renal artery stenosis due to fibromuscular dysplasia in a transplanted kidney from a deceased donor: A difficult diagnosis at color doppler ultrasonography Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, May 10, 2013
3 Vascular access in haemodialysis: strengthening the Achilles' heel Nature Reviews Nephrology, May 1, 2013 Review Article
4 Percutaneous Transluminal Renal Angioplasty Remarkably Improved Severe Hypertension and Renal Function in a Patient with Renal Artery Stenosis and Postrenal Kidney Failure Renal Failure, May 20, 2013
5 Relation of Pulse and Systolic and Mean Blood Pressure to Severe Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Concurrent Coronary and Renal Angiography The American Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2013
6 Cardiovascular risk factors in CKD associate with both ESRD and mortality Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 28, 2013
7 A randomized controlled trial of exercise training on cardiovascular and autonomic function among renal transplant recipients Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 22, 2013
8 A New Device for Intraoperative Renal Blood Flow Measurement During Open-Heart Surgery: An Experimental Study and the Clinical Pilot Study Artificial Organs, May 13, 2013
9 A case of ANCA-associated vasculitis with glomerular eosinophilic infiltration: a possible pathogenic implication Modern Rheumatology, May 14, 2013
10 Cardiovascular toxicity of epoetin-alfa in patients with chronic kidney disease American Journal of Nephrology, May 30, 2013
11 Characteristics and outcome of crescentic glomerulonephritis in patients with both antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody Clinical Rheumatology, April 29, 2013 Review Article
12 Practical aspects of arteriovenous fistula formation in the pediatric population Pediatric Nephrology, May 1, 2013
13 Imaging and management of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis Clinical Radiology, May 20, 2013 Review Article
14 The effects of rhBMP-2 and Treg/Th17 functional disequilibrium in uremic patients with cardiovascular complication after maintenance hemodialysis The International Journal of Artificial Organs, May 17, 2013 Review Article
15 Blood pressure and renal function before and after percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty in fibromuscular dysplasia: A cohort study Journal of Hypertension, May 13, 2013
16 Pharmacokinetics of meprobamate in overdose treated with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) Hemodialysis International, May 3, 2013
17 Arteriovenous access failure: more than just intimal hyperplasia Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 22, 2013 Review Article
18 Epidemiology of vasculitides: differences between Japan, Europe and North America Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, May 30, 2013
19 β-Trace Protein: From GFR Marker to Cardiovascular Risk Predictor Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 9, 2013
20 Vascular calcification--is aldosterone a culprit Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 22, 2013
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