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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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Join others from around the world to discuss articles mentioned in each issue of Nephrology Now. This month's article for discussion is Fan SLS et al. Randomized controlled study of biocompatible peritoneal dialysis solutions: Effect on residual renal function. Kidney Int 2007; 73: 200-206. Click here to join in...

Original Research - General Nephrology

Davenport A et al.
A wearable haemodialysis device for patients with end-stage renal failure: a pilot study.
The Lancet 2007; 370: 2005-2010 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Fan SLS et al.
Randomized controlled study of biocompatible peritoneal dialysis solutions: Effect on residual renal function.
Kidney Int 2007; 73: 200-206. [Free Full Text] [Commentary] [Discuss]

Kunz R et al.
Meta-analysis: Effect of Monotherapy and Combination Therapy with Inhibitors of the Renin Angiotensin System on Proteinuria in Renal Disease.
Ann Intern Med 2008;148 30-48 [Free Full Text] [Free Commentary]

Matchar DB et al.
Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers for Treating Essential Hypertension.
Ann Intern Med 2008;148: 16-29. [Free Full Text]

Palmer SC et al.
Meta-analysis: Vitamin D Compounds in Chronic Kidney Disease.
Ann Int Med 2007; 147: 840-853. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Taylor EN et al.
Fructose consumption and the risk of kidney stones.
Kidney International 2008; 73: 207–212. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Preliminary Reports

Fervenza FC et al.
Rituximab treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy.
Kidney Int 2008; 73: 117–125. [Free Full Text]

Original Research - Transplantation

Ekberg H et al.
Reduced Exposure to Calcineurin Inhibitors in Renal Transplantation.
New Engl J Med 2007; 357: 2562-2575. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

David-Neto E et al.
C4d-Positive Chronic Rejection: A Frequent Entity With a Poor Outcome.
Transplantation 2007; 84: 1391-1398. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Frei U et al.
Prospective Age-Matching in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients - A 5-Year Analysis of the Eurotransplant Senior Program.
Am J Transplant 2008; 8: 50–57. [Free Full Text]
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Audard V et al.
Renal transplantation from extended criteria cadaveric donors: problems and perspectives overview.
Transplant International 2008; 21: 11-17. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Reviews

Crabtree JH.
Previous abdominal surgery is not necessarily a contraindication for peritoneal dialysis.
Nat Clin Practice Neph 2007; 4: 16-17. [Free Full Text]
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Goldfarb S.
Update in Nephrology
Ann Intern Med 2008;148 49-54 [Full Text]

Gubler MC.
Inherited diseases of the glomerular basement membrane.
Nature Clin Practice Neph 2007; 4: 24-37 [Free Full Text]
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McCormick BB et al.
Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis: Implications for Patient and Technique Survival.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18: 3023-3025. [Full Text]

Mittal BV et al.
Atheroembolic renal disease: A silent masquerader.
Kidney Int 2007; 73: 126-130. [Free Full Text]

Cases

American Journal of Kidney Diseases Quiz Page
Am J Kidney Dis Jan 2007. [Free Full Text]

Lin Y-L et al.
Sterile pyuria and an abnormal abdominal film.
Kidney Int 2008; 73: 131–133. [Free Full Text]

Podcasts

What happens when people go outside their communities to seek organ transplants? Have organs developed into commodities? Listen as we discuss the world of organ trafficking, and implications behind the exchange of money for organs.
Kidney Int Dec 2007. [Free Access]

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For many other of our selections, users will need individual or institutional subscriptions to access full text. Abstracts are freely available and where noted, some articles also have free full text access. Readers from developing nations can obtain full text access to some journals through the HINARI initiative and the Oxford Journals program.

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