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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

Andrade L et al.
Door-to-Dialysis Time and Daily Hemodialysis in Patients with Leptospirosis: Impact on Mortality.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2: 739-744. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Dember LM et al.
Eprodisate for the Treatment of Renal Disease in AA Amyloidosis.
N Engl J Med 2007; 356: 2349-2360. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Imbasciati E et al.
Pregnancy in CKD Stages 3 to 5: Fetal and Maternal Outcomes.
Am J Kid Dis 2007; 49: 753-762. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Free Commentary]

Jayne DRW et al.
Randomized Trial of Plasma Exchange or High-Dosage Methylprednisolone as Adjunctive Therapy for Severe Renal Vasculitis.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007;18 2180-2188.
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Lenga I et al.
Role of Oral Iron in the Management of Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2: 688-693.
[Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Discuss & Ask the Author]

de Lind van Wijngaarden RAF et al.
Chances of Renal Recovery for Dialysis-Dependent ANCA-Associated
Glomerulonephritis.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007;18 2189-2197. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Montenegro J et al.
Use of pure bicarbonate-buffered peritoneal dialysis fluid reduces the incidence of CAPD peritonitis.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 1703-1708. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Onbasili AO et al.
Trimetazidine in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy after coronary procedures.
Heart 2007; 93: 698-702. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Solomon RJ et al.
Cardiac Angiography in Renally Impaired Patients (CARE) Study: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients With Chronic
Kidney Disease.
Circulation 2007; 115: 3189-3196. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Welty FK et al.
Effect of Soy Nuts on Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels in Hypertensive, Prehypertensive, and Normotensive Postmenopausal Women.
Arch Intern Med. 2007; 167: 1060-1067. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Research - Transplantation

Courivaud C et al.
Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerotic Events in Renal Transplant Recipients.
Transplantation 2007; 83: 1577-1581. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Moore PS et al.
Dual Kidney Transplantation: A Case-Control Comparison With Single Kidney Transplantation From Standard and Expanded Criteria Donors.
Transplantation 2007; 83: 1551-1556. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Remuzzi G et al.
Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Azathioprine for Prevention of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in Renal Transplantation: The MYSS Follow-Up Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18: 1973-1985. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Opinions

Giles PD et al.
Formula estimation of glomerular filtration rate: have we gone wrong?
BMJ 2007; 334: 1198-1200 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Reviews

Mitra PK et al.
10-minute consultation: Chronic kidney disease.
BMJ 2007; 334: 1273. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] 

Germain MJ
Withholding and Withdrawal from Dialysis: What We Know About How Our Patients Die.
Seminars In Dialysis 2007; 20: 195-199. [Free Full Text]
Full text access provided by Blackwell Publishing.

Leung N et al.
Renal Manifestations of Plasma Cell Disorders
AJKD 2007; 50: 155-165. [Free Full Text]

Sulowicz W et al.
Hepatitis C virus infection in dialysis patients.
Hemodialysis International 2007: 11: 286–295 [Free Full Text]
Full text access provided by Blackwell Publishing.

Cases

American Journal of Kidney Diseases Quiz Page
AJKD; July 2007. [Free Case]

Sinha MK et al.
Hyperoxaluric nephrolithiasis is a complication of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Kidney Int 2007; 72: 100–107. [Full Text] [Commentary]

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