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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

Corwin HL et al.
Efficacy and Safety of Epoetin Alfa in Critically Ill Patients.
N Engl J Med 2007; 357: 965-976. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Culleton et al.
Effect of Frequent Nocturnal Hemodialysis vs Conventional Hemodialysis on Left Ventricular Mass and Quality of Life.
JAMA. 2007; 298:1291-1299. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Fox KAA et al.
Influence of Renal Function on the Efficacy and Safety of Fondaparinux Relative to Enoxaparin in Non ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes.
Ann Intern Med 2007;147: 304-310. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Jamison RL et al.
Effect of Homocysteine Lowering on Mortality and Vascular Disease in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease and End-stage Renal Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
JAMA 2007; 298:1163-1170. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Patel A et al.
Effects of a fixed combination of perindopril and indapamide on macrovascular and microvascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (the ADVANCE trial): a randomised controlled trial.
The Lancet 2007; 370: 829-840. [Free Full Text] [Free Commentary]

Wang J et al.
Induction therapies for class IV lupus nephritis with non-inflammatory necrotizing vasculopathy: mycophenolate mofetil or intravenous cyclophosphamide.
Lupus 2007; 16: 707-712. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Zarychanski R et al.
Erythropoietin-receptor agonists in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
CMAJ 2007; 177: 725-734. [Free Full Text] [Free Commentary 1] [Free Commentary 2]

Original Research - Transplantation

Blasco V et al.
Impact of intensive care on renal function before graft harvest: results of a monocentric study.
Critical Care 2007; 11: R103. [Free Full Text]

Hiremath S et al.
Renin Angiotensin System Blockade in Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.
Am J Transplant 2007; 7: 2350-2360 [Free Full Text]
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Molnar MZ et al.
High prevalence of patients with a high risk for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome after kidney transplantation-association with declining renal function.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 22:2686-2692. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Stock PG et al.
Evolving Clinical Strategies for Transplantation in the HIV-Positive Recipient. Transplantation 2007; 84: 563-571. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Zou Y et al.
Antibodies against MICA Antigens and Kidney-Transplant Rejection.
N Engl J Med 2007;357:1293-1300. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Commentary]

Guidelines

Cattran et al.
Cyclosporin in idiopathic glomerular disease associated with the nephrotic syndrome: Workshop recommendations.
Kidney International Advance online publication 26 September 2007
[Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Lapraik C et al.
BSR and BHPR guidelines for the management of adults with ANCA associated vasculitis.
Rheumatology 2007; 46: 1615-1616. [Free Full Text] [Free Full Guidlines]

Reviews

Spike JP.
Responding to Requests for Dialysis for Severely Demented and Brain Injured Patients.
Seminars In Dialysis 2007; 20: 387–390. [Free Full Text]
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Meyer TW et al.
Uremia
N Engl J Med 2007 357: 1316-1325 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Dasgupta I et al.
Dialysis versus conservative management of elderly patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.
Nature Clinic Practice Nephrology 2007; 3: 480-1. [Free Full Text]

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America special issue
May 2007; 33(2): 227-364
‘Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease’ including:
Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Pregnancy
Management of the High-Risk Lupus Pregnant Patient
Lupus Activity in Pregnancy

Cases

American Journal of Kidney Diseases Quiz Page
Am J Kidney Dis Oct 2007. [Free Case]

Lee J
Purple Urine
N Engl J Med 2007 357: e14 [Free Full Text]

Li JZ et al.
Calciphylaxis with Arterial Calcification
N Engl J Med 2007 357: 1326 [Free Full Text]

Zar T et al.
Candidemia-Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis.
Nephrology 2007;12; 528–529. [Free Full Text]
Full text access provided by Blackwell Publishing.

Zar T et al.
Acute kidney injury, hyperosmolality and metabolic acidosis associated with lorazepam.
Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology 2007; 3: 515-520 [Free Full Text]

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