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Welcome to Nephrology Now, a monthly list of the most pertinent and/or potentionally controversial articles in clinical Nephrology. These articles are selected from a wide range of journals from throughout the Nephrology and Internal Medicine literature. We also include a selection of review articles, opinion pieces and cases that may be of interest.

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Original Research - General Nephrology

Banikazemi M, Bultas J, Waldek S, Wilcox WR, Whitley CB, McDonald M, Finkel R, Packman S, Bichet DG, Warnock DG, Desnick RJ for the Fabry Disease Clinical Trial Study Group.
Agalsidase-Beta Therapy for Advanced Fabry Disease: A Randomized Trial.
Ann Intern Med 2007;146 77-86. [Free Full Text] [Free PDF] [Free Commentary]

Block GA, Raggi P, Bellasi A, Kooienga L and Spiegel DM.
Mortality effect of coronary calcification and phosphate binder choice in incident hemodialysis patients.
Kidney Int Advance Online Publication. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ensrud KE, Lui L, Taylor BC, Ishan A, Shlipak MG, Stone KL, Cauley JA, Jama SA, Antoniucci DM, Cummings SR, for the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.
Renal Function and Risk of Hip and Vertebral Fractures in Older Women.
Arch Intern Med 2007 167: 133-139. [Free Abstract] [Free Full Text] [Free PDF] [Commentary]

Grudzinski L, Quinanm P, Kwok S, and Pierratos A.
Sodium citrate 4% locking solution for central venous dialysis catheters—an effective, more cost-efficient alternative to heparin.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22:471-476 [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Komisarof JA, Gilkey GM, Peters DM, Koudelka CW, Meyer MM, Smith SM.
N-Acetylcysteine for patients with prolonged hypotension as prophylaxis for acute renal failure (NEPHRON).
Crit Care Med 2007; 35: 435-441. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Landoni G, Biondi-Zoccai GGL, Tumlin JA, Bove T, De Luca M, Calabrò MG, Ranucci M, Zangrillo A.
Beneficial Impact of Fenoldopam in Critically Ill Patients With or at Risk for Acute Renal Failure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 49: 56-68. [Free Abstract] [Full Text for Individual] [Full Text for Institutions]

Lavery LA, Higgins KR, Lanctot DR, Constantinides GP, Zamorano RG, Athanasiou KA, Armstrong DG, and Agrawal CM.
Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcer Recurrence in High-Risk Patients: Use of temperature monitoring as a self-assessment tool.
Diabetes Care 2007; 30: 14-20. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lok CE, Appleton D, Bhola C, Khoo B, and Richardson RMA.
Trisodium citrate 4%—an alternative to heparin capping of haemodialysis catheters.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 477-483. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Magpie Trial Follow-Up Study Collaborative Group.
The Magpie Trial: a randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for women at 2 years.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OnlineEarly Articles).
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Original Research - Transplantation

Sifontis M, Coscia LA, Constantinescu S,Lavelanet AF, Moritz ML, Armenti VT.
Pregnancy Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Exposure to Mycophenolate Mofetil or Sirolimus.
Transplantation 2006, 82: 1698-1702. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Schwarz A, Rustien G, Merkel S, Radermacher J, and Haller H.
Decreased renal transplant function after parathyroidectomy.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 584-591. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

van Ree RM, Oterdoom LH, de Vries APJ, Gansevoort RT, van der Heide JJH, van Son WJ, Ploeg RJ, de Jong PE, Gans ROB, and Bakker SJL.
Elevated levels of C-reactive protein independently predict accelerated deterioration of graft function in renal transplant recipients.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 246-253. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Adnan Sharif; Richard H. Moore; Keshwar Baboolal.
The Use of Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests to Risk Stratify for New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation: An Underdiagnosed Phenomenon.
Transplantation 2006; 82:1667-1672. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Guidelines

Kuo PH, Kanal E, Abu-Alfa AK and Cowper SE.
Gadolinium-based MR Contrast Agents and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis.
Radiology Published online January 9, 2007. [Free Full Text]

Reviews

Krane NK, Hamrahian M.
Pregnancy: Kidney Diseases and Hypertension.
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 49: 336-345. [Free Full Text]

Opinions

Levin A.
Understanding recent haemoglobin trials in CKD: methods and lesson learned from CREATE and CHOIR.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 309-312. [Free Full Text] [Free PDF]

Cooper CJ and Murphy TP.
The Case for Renal Artery Stenting for Treatment of Renal Artery Stenosis.
Circulation 2007;115: 263-270. [Full Text] [PDF]

Dworkin LD and Jamerson KA.
Case Against Angioplasty and Stenting of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis. Circulation 2007;115: 271-276. [Full Text] [PDF]

Cases

Lee S, Yun IY, Kim W, Kang KP, Lee SY, Jang KY, Park SK.
Renal Mass Showing Normal Ultrasonographic Findings.
Nephrology 2007; 11: 568–568. [Free Full Text] [Free PDF]
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Pendergrast JM, Hladunewich MA, Richardson RM.
Hemolysis due to inadvertent hemodialysis against distilled water: Perils of bedside dialysate preparation.
Crit Care Med. 2006; 34: 2666-73. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Weiss AS, Lucia MS and Teitelbaum I.
A case of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy/nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
Nature Clin Practice Nephrology 2007; 3: 111-115. [Free Full Text] [Free PDF]

Kurabayashi M and Tajima K.
Medical Mystery: Abnormal Abdominal Radiograph.
NEJM 2007: 356:526-527. [Free Case] [Free Case PDF]
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