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Latest Full Text Articles (202) Focus on Transplantation821 Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy American Journal of Hypertension, October 19, 2010
822 Effect of age and affection status on blood pressure, serum potassium and stature in familial hyperkalaemia and hypertension Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 19, 2010
823 Age, Race, Diabetes, Blood Pressure, and Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients Full Text Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 18, 2010
824 Weight Status and High Blood Pressure Among Low-Income African American Men American Journal of Men's Health , October 18, 2010
825 Crucial role of kidney function in resistance to antihypertensive therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus Journal of Hypertension, October 15, 2010
826 Impact of type 2 diabetes on left ventricular geometry and diastolic function in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease Journal of Human Hypertension, October 15, 2010
827 The Evidence-Based Use of Thiazide Diuretics in Hypertension and Nephrolithiasis Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 12, 2010
828 Clinical significance of serum albumin level in pregnancy-related hypertension Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, October 12, 2010
829 Serum uric acid levels predict new onset type 2 diabetes in hospitalized patients with primary hypertension: the MAGIC study Full Text Diabetes Care, October 7, 2010
830 Divergent Results Using Clinic and Ambulatory Blood Pressures : Report of a Darusentan-Resistant Hypertension Trial Full Text Hypertension, October 7, 2010
831 Dietary Sodium, Aldosterone, and Left Ventricular Mass Changes During Long-Term Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin System Full Text Hypertension, October 6, 2010
832 Management of High Blood Pressure in Blacks : An Update of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks Consensus Statement Hypertension, October 5, 2010
833 Common Variants in the ATP2B1 Gene Are Associated With Susceptibility to Hypertension : The Japanese Millennium Genome Project Full Text Hypertension, October 5, 2010
834 Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and renal functions in term small-for-gestational age children Pediatric Nephrology, October 4, 2010
835 Ambulatory arterial stiffness index, pulse pressure and pulse wave velocity in children and adolescents Hypertension Research, October 1, 2010
836 Disparities in hypertension control advice according to smoking status Preventive Medicine, October 1, 2010
837 Distal Shift of Arterial Pressure Wave Reflection Sites With Aging Full Text Hypertension, October 1, 2010
838 Computational Analysis of Candidate Disease Genes and Variants for Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Indigenous Southern Africans PLOS ONE, October 1, 2010
839 Impact of outdoor temperature on prewaking morning surge and nocturnal decline in blood pressure in a Japanese population Hypertension Research, October 1, 2010
840 Hypertension, Diabetes, Hypokalemia, and Metabolic Alkalosis: Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secretion From Prostate Adenocarcinoma Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity, October 1, 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 Discovery and Characterization of Alamandine Circulation Research, April 15, 2013
2 Efficacy and Safety of Combined vs. Single Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meta-Analysis American Journal of Hypertension, February 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
3 Renal Complications and Therapy in the PICU: Hypertension, CKD, AKI, and RRT Critical Care Clinics, April 2, 2013
4 Rethinking hypertensive kidney disease: arterionephrosclerosis as a genetic, metabolic, and inflammatory disorder Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, April 18, 2013
5 Renalase, Hypertension, and Kidney -- The Discussion Continues Angiology, April 3, 2013
6 Significance of estimating the glomerular filtration rate for the management of hypertension in type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria Hypertension Research, April 8, 2013
7 Chronotherapy improves blood pressure control and reduces vascular risk in CKD Nature Reviews Nephrology, April 24, 2013
8 Relationship between thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling older adults Maturitas, April 1, 2013 Review Article
9 Dietary Sodium: A Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Hypertension and CKD Journal of Renal Nutrition, April 23, 2013
10 Lifestyle-Related Factors, Obesity, and Incident Microalbuminuria: The CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) Study American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 22, 2013 Review Article
11 Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease Current Hypertension Reports, April 26, 2013
12 High density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are an independent predictor of the progression of chronic kidney disease Journal of Internal Medicine, April 25, 2013
13 Clinical Correlates of Ambulatory BP Monitoring among Patients with CKD Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 19, 2013
14 Outcomes Associated With Microalbuminuria Effect Modification by Chronic Kidney Disease JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013 Free full text
15 Hypertension in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) Clinical Kidney Journal, April 29, 2013
16 Ethnic differences in the association between blood pressure components and chronic kidney disease in middle aged and older Asian adults BMC Nephrology, April 17, 2013 Free full text
17 Kidney function in the very elderly with hypertension: data from the hypertension in the very elderly (HYVET) trial Age and Aging, February 26, 2013
18 The Effects of Arterial Blood Pressure Reduction on Endocan and Soluble Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules (CAMs) and CAMs Ligands Expression in Hypertensive Patients on Ca-Channel Blocker Therapy Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, April 15, 2013 Free full text Review Article
19 The role of CT angiography in the evaluation of pediatric renovascular hypertension Pediatric Radiology, April 5, 2013
20 Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Endothelial Function, and Serum Inflammatory Markers in Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3 to 4 Angiology, April 11, 2013
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