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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

Alborzi P et al.
Home Blood Pressures Are of Greater Prognostic Value than Hemodialysis Unit Recordings.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2: 1228-1234 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Bleasdale SC et al.
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients.
Arch Intern Med 2007;167: 2073-2079 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Jassal SV et al.
Changes in survival among elderly patients initiating dialysis from 1990 to 1999.
CMAJ 2007; 177: 1033-1038 [Free Full Text]

Levin NW et al.
Intravenous methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta for haemoglobin control in patients with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis: a randomised non-inferiority trial (MAXIMA).
The Lancet 2007; 370: 1415-1421 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Mimoz O et al.
Chlorhexidine-Based Antiseptic Solution vs Alcohol-Based Povidone-Iodine for Central Venous Catheter Care.
Arch Intern Med 2007;167: 2066-2072 [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Discuss]

Mohmand HK et al.
Hypertonic Saline for Hyponatremia: Risk of Inadvertent Overcorrection.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2: 1110-1117 [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Phillips CO et al.
Adverse Effects of Combination Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Plus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Quantitative Review of Data From Randomized Clinical Trials.
Arch Intern Med 2007; 167: 1930-1936 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Rabindranath KS et al.
Automated vs continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2007; 22: 2991-2998. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Shepherd J et al.
Effect of Intensive Lipid Lowering with Atorvastatin on Renal Function in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: The Treating to New Targets (TNT) Study.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2: 1131-1139 [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Wiggins KJ et al.
High membrane transport status on peritoneal dialysis is not associated with reduced survival following transfer to haemodialysis.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 3005-3012 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Research - Transplantation

Büchler, M et al.
Sirolimus Versus Cyclosporine in Kidney Recipients Receiving Thymoglobulin, Mycophenolate Mofetil and a 6-Month Course of Steroids.
Am J Tranplant 2007; 7: 2522-2531. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Huang E et al.
Alemtuzumab Induction in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation.
Transplantation 2007; 84: 821-828. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Navqi SAA et al.
A socioeconomic survey of kidney vendors in Pakistan.
Transplant International 2007; 20: 934-939. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Rush D et al.
Lack of Benefit of Early Protocol Biopsies in Renal Transplant Patients Receiving TAC and MMF: A Randomized Study.
Am J Transplant 2007; 7: 2538-2545. [Free Full Text]
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Reviews

Bunnapradist S et al.
Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 50: 890-898. [Free Full Text]

Lubowsky ND et al.
Management of Glycemia in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and CKD.
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 50: 865-879 [Full Text]

Cases

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

Diskin CJ et al.
Kidney Biopsy Teaching Case
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 50: 885-889. [Free Full Text]

Moutzouris D et al.
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.
CMAJ 2007;177: 1027 [Free Full Text]

Nasser NJ et al.
Acute renal infarction from a cardiac thrombus.
Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology 2007; 3: 631-635. [Free Full Text]

Sinnamon, K et al.
Aneurysmal Arteriovenous Fistula
N Engl J Med 2007 357: e16 [Free Full Text]


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