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BMC Nephrology

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (218 Artikel)

Open Access Case report

Diagnosis and treatment of a patient with Kimura’s disease associated with nephrotic syndrome and lymphadenopathy of the epitrochlear nodes

Sheng-lang Zhu, Peng-fei Wei, Jie-hui Chen, Zhen-fu Zhao, Qian-na Xu, Ling Ye

Open Access Research article

Effect of VDRA on survival in incident hemodialysis patients: results of the FARO-2 observational study

Piergiorgio Messa, Mario Cozzolino, Diego Brancaccio, Giuseppe Cannella, Fabio Malberti, Anna Maria Costanzo, Umberto di Luzio Paparatti, Vincenzo Festa, Giuliana Gualberti, Sandro Mazzaferro

Open Access Research article

The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (hbv) infection in a large multi-ethnic haemodialysis cohort

Luciana Sowole, Wendy Labbett, Mauli Patel, Aisling O’Riordan, Jennifer Cross, Andrew Davenport, Tanzina Haque

Open Access Research article

Apolipoprotein L1, income and early kidney damage

Ruth Tamrat, Carmen A Peralta, Salman M Tajuddin, Michele K Evans, Alan B Zonderman, Deidra C Crews

Open Access Case report

Cefepime induced acute interstitial nephritis – a case report

Kathy Mac, Ruchir Chavada, Sharon Paull, Kenneth Howlin, Jeffrey Wong

Open Access Research article

Association of serum irisin and body composition with chronic kidney disease in obese Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study

Shuyu Yang, Fangsen Xiao, Lingling Pan, Huijie Zhang, Zhimin Ma, Suhuan Liu, Yongwen Liu, Wei Zhang, Xin Zeng, Changqin Liu, Xiaoying Li, Xuejun Li, Zhibin Li

Open Access Research article

Current status of collaborative relationships between dialysis facilities and dental facilities in Japan: results of a nationwide survey

Masami Yoshioka, Yasuhiko Shirayama, Issei Imoto, Daisuke Hinode, Shizuko Yanagisawa, Yuko Takeuchi

Open Access Research article

Influence of severity of illness on neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin performance as a marker of acute kidney injury: a prospective cohort study of patients with sepsis

Jill Vanmassenhove, Griet Glorieux, Norbert Lameire, Eric Hoste, Annemieke Dhondt, Raymond Vanholder, Wim Van Biesen

Open Access Research article

Kidney injury molecule-1 expression in human kidney transplants with interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy

Aline Lima Nogare, Francisco Veríssimo Veronese, Virna Nowotny Carpio, Rosangela Munhoz Montenegro, José Alberto Pedroso, Karla Laís Pegas, Luiz Felipe Gonçalves, Roberto Ceratti Manfro

Open Access Research article

Is it useful to increase dialysate flow rate to improve the delivered Kt?

Marta Albalate, Rafael Pérez-García, Patricia de Sequera, Elena Corchete, Roberto Alcazar, Mayra Ortega, Marta Puerta

Open Access Research article

Routine serum creatinine measurements: how well do we perform?

Liesbeth Hoste, Kathleen Deiteren, Hans Pottel, Nico Callewaert, Frank Martens

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale, design and objectives of ARegPKD, a European ARPKD registry study

Kathrin Ebner, Markus Feldkoetter, Gema Ariceta, Carsten Bergmann, Reinhard Buettner, Anke Doyon, Ali Duzova, Heike Goebel, Dieter Haffner, Barbara Hero, Bernd Hoppe, Thomas Illig, Augustina Jankauskiene, Norman Klopp, Jens König, Mieczyslaw Litwin, Djalila Mekahli, Bruno Ranchin, Anja Sander, Sara Testa, Lutz Thorsten Weber, Dorota Wicher, Ayse Yuzbasioglu, Klaus Zerres, Jörg Dötsch, Franz Schaefer, Max Christoph Liebau

Open Access Research article

Effect of delayed graft function, acute rejection and chronic allograft dysfunction on kidney allograft telomere length in patients after transplantation: a prospective cohort study

Leszek Domański, Karolina Kłoda, Ewa Kwiatkowska, Ewa Borowiecka, Krzysztof Safranow, Arleta Drozd, Andrzej Ciechanowicz, Kazimierz Ciechanowski

Open Access Study protocol

Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Angina and Epidemiology in Critically Ill Children (AWARE): study protocol for a prospective observational study

Rajit K Basu, Ahmad Kaddourah, Tara Terrell, Theresa Mottes, Patricia Arnold, Judd Jacobs, Jennifer Andringa, Stuart L Goldstein

Open Access Study protocol

Effect of cool vs. warm dialysate on toxin removal: rationale and study design

Vaibhav Maheshwari, Titus Lau, Lakshminarayanan Samavedham, Gade P Rangaiah

Open Access Research article

A novel PKD1 variant demonstrates a disease-modifying role in trans with a truncating PKD1 mutation in patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Hamad Ali, Naser Hussain, Medhat Naim, Mohamed Zayed, Fahd Al-Mulla, Elijah O Kehinde, Lauren M Seaburg, Jamie L Sundsbak, Peter C Harris

Open Access Research article

TWEAK/Fn14 system and crescent formation in IgA nephropathy

Yohei Sasaki, Yoshio Shimizu, Yusuke Suzuki, Satoshi Horikoshi, Yasuhiko Tomino

Open Access Research article

Pre-pregnancy counselling for women with chronic kidney disease: a retrospective analysis of nine years’ experience

Kate S Wiles, Kate Bramham, Alina Vais, Kate R Harding, Paramit Chowdhury, Cath J Taylor, Catherine Nelson-Piercy

Open Access Research article

A potential kidney - bone axis involved in the rapid minute-to-minute regulation of plasma Ca2+

Anders Nordholm, Maria L Mace, Eva Gravesen, Klaus Olgaard, Ewa Lewin

Open Access Research article

A global overview of renal registries: a systematic review

Frank Xiaoqing Liu, Peter Rutherford, Karen Smoyer-Tomic, Sarah Prichard, Suzanne Laplante

Open Access Research article

Underreporting of nursing home utilization on the CMS-2728 in older incident dialysis patients and implications for assessing mortality risk

C Barrett Bowling, Rebecca Zhang, Harold Franch, Yijian Huang, Anna Mirk, William M McClellan, Theodore M Johnson II, Nancy G Kutner

Open Access Research article

Association between medical insurance type and survival in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Zengsi Wang, Yanmin Zhang, Fei Xiong, Hongbo Li, Yanqiong Ding, Yihua Gao, Li Zhao, Sheng Wan

Open Access Research article

Variability in estimated glomerular filtration rate values is a risk factor in chronic kidney disease progression among patients with diabetes

Chin-Lin Tseng, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Shou-En Lu, Orysya Soroka, Donald R Miller, Miriam Maney, Leonard M Pogach

Open Access Research article

Effects of oxonic acid-induced hyperuricemia on mesenteric artery tone and cardiac load in experimental renal insufficiency

Venla Kurra, Tuija Vehmas, Arttu Eräranta, Jarkko Jokihaara, Päivi Pirttiniemi, Heikki Ruskoaho, Heikki Tokola, Onni Niemelä, Jukka Mustonen, Ilkka Pörsti

Open Access Research article

Specialist and primary care physicians’ views on barriers to adequate preparation of patients for renal replacement therapy: a qualitative study

Raquel C Greer, Jessica M Ameling, Kerri L Cavanaugh, Bernard G Jaar, Vanessa Grubbs, Carrie E Andrews, Patti Ephraim, Neil R Powe, Julia Lewis, Ebele Umeukeje, Luis Gimenez, Sam James, L Ebony Boulware

Open Access Research article

A vital role for Angptl3 in the PAN-induced podocyte loss by affecting detachment and apoptosis in vitro

Rufeng Dai, Yi Lin, Haimei Liu, Jia Rao, Yihui Zhai, Xiliang Zha, Xiaoyan Fang, Hong Xu

Open Access Research article

Comparison of quality-of-care measures in U.S. patients with end-stage renal disease secondary to lupus nephritis vs. other causes

Laura C Plantinga, Rachel E Patzer, Cristina Drenkard, Stephen O Pastan, Jason Cobb, William McClellan, Sung Sam Lim

Open Access Case report

Case report: lupus nephritis with autoantibodies to complement alternative pathway proteins and C3 gene mutation

Pilar Nozal, Sofía Garrido, Jorge Martínez-Ara, María Luz Picazo, Laura Yébenes, Rita Álvarez-Doforno, Sheila Pinto, Santiago Rodríguez de Córdoba, Margarita López-Trascasa

Open Access Research article

Parathyroid hormone change after cinacalcet initiation and one-year clinical outcome risk: a retrospective cohort study

Wendy L St. Peter, Akeem A Yusuf, Thy Do, Kimberly A Lowe, Jiannong Liu, Kimberly M Nieman, Brian D Bradbury, Allan J Collins

Open Access Research article

Results of a novel screening tool measuring dietary sodium knowledge in patients with chronic kidney disease

Julie A Wright Nunes, Cheryl A M Anderson, Jane H Greene, Talat Alp Ikizler, Kerri L Cavanaugh

Open Access Research article

Impaired renal function and associated risk factors in newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults in Gulu Hospital, Northern Uganda

Pancras Odongo, Ronald Wanyama, James Henry Obol, Paska Apiyo, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

Open Access Research article

Astragaloside IV attenuates proteinuria in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy via the inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress

Zeng Si Wang, Fei Xiong, Xiao Hang Xie, Dan Chen, Jian Hua Pan, Li Cheng

Open Access Research article

Renal resistive index as an indicator of the presence and severity of anemia and its future development in patients with hypertension

Muneyoshi Tanimura, Kaoru Dohi, Masumi Matsuda, Yuichi Sato, Emiyo Sugiura, Naoto Kumagai, Shiro Nakamori, Tomomi Yamada, Naoki Fujimoto, Takashi Tanigawa, Norikazu Yamada, Mashio Nakamura, Masaaki Ito

Open Access Research article

Is urinary density an adequate predictor of urinary osmolality?

Ana Carolina P Souza, Roberto Zatz, Rodrigo B de Oliveira, Mirela A R Santinho, Marcia Ribalta, João E Romão Jr, Rosilene M Elias

Open Access Research article

Pharmacokinetics of nalbuphine hydrochloride extended release tablets in hemodialysis patients with exploratory effect on pruritus

Amale Hawi, Harry Alcorn Jr, Jolene Berg, Carey Hines, Howard Hait, Thomas Sciascia

Open Access Research article

A microrna screen to identify regulators of peritoneal fibrosis in a rat model of peritoneal dialysis

Fan Lin, Xu Wu, Huidi Zhang, Xiaohan You, Zhoucang Zhang, Rongrong Shao, Chaoxing Huang

Open Access Research article

Perceptions about hemodialysis and transplantation among African American adults with end-stage renal disease: inferences from focus groups

Megan L Salter, Komal Kumar, Andrew H Law, Natasha Gupta, Kathryn Marks, Kamna Balhara, Mara A McAdams-DeMarco, Laura A Taylor, Dorry L Segev

Open Access Research article

Effects of uremic solutes on reactive oxygen species in vitro model systems as a possibility of support the renal function management

Renata P Assis, Juliana FA Castro, Vânia O Gutierres, Carlos A Arcaro, Renata S Brotto, Olga MMF Oliveira, Amanda M Baviera, Iguatemy L Brunetti

Open Access Research article

Trace element supplementation in hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial

Marcello Tonelli, Natasha Wiebe, Stephanie Thompson, David Kinniburgh, Scott W Klarenbach, Michael Walsh, Aminu K Bello, Labib Faruque, Catherine Field, Braden J Manns, Brenda R Hemmelgarn

Open Access Research article

How has peritoneal dialysis changed over the last 30 years: experience of the Verona dialysis center

Gianluigi Zaza, Carlo Rugiu, Alessandra Trubian, Simona Granata, Albino Poli, Antonio Lupo

Open Access Research article

Dialysis enrollment patterns in Guatemala: evidence of the chronic kidney disease of non-traditional causes epidemic in Mesoamerica

Timothy S Laux, Joaquin Barnoya, Douglas R Guerrero, Marcos Rothstein

Open Access Research article

Loss of Dgcr8-mediated microRNA expression in the kidney results in hydronephrosis and renal malformation

Malte P Bartram, Claudia Dafinger, Sandra Habbig, Thomas Benzing, Bernhard Schermer, Roman-Ulrich Müller

Open Access Research article

A pharmacist based intervention to improve the care of patients with CKD: a pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial

Danielle Cooney, Helen Moon, Yang Liu, Richard Tyler Miller, Adam Perzynski, Brook Watts, Paul E Drawz

Open Access Research article

Protein-bound solute removal during extended multipass versus standard hemodialysis

Sunny Eloot, Wim Van Biesen, Mette Axelsen, Griet Glorieux, Robert Smith Pedersen, James Goya Heaf

Open Access Research article

Urate lowering therapy to improve renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Tahir Kanji, Mandark Gandhi, Catherine M Clase, Robert Yang

Open Access Research article

Epidemiological profile of patients with end stage renal disease in a referral hospital in Cameroon

Marie P Halle, Christian Takongue, Andre P Kengne, François F Kaze, Kathleen B Ngu

Open Access Research article

β2-microglobulin induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human renal proximal tubule epithelial cells in vitro

Aiqing Zhang, Bin Wang, Min Yang, Huimin Shi, Weihua Gan

Open Access Research article

Cystatin C and long term risk of community-acquired sepsis: a population-based cohort study

Thomas Clark Powell, John P Donnelly, Orlando M Gutiérrez, Russell L Griffin, Monika M Safford, Henry E Wang

Open Access Research article

A prospective observational study comparing a non-operator dependent automatic PWV analyser to pulse pressure, in assessing arterial stiffness in hemodialysis

Igor Salvadé, Sibylle Schätti-Stählin, Eleonora Violetti, Carlo Schönholzer, Claudio Cereghetti, Hugo Zwahlen, Lorenzo Berwert, Michel Burnier, Luca Gabutti

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and design for the Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Risk in End Stage Renal Disease (PACE) study

Rulan S Parekh, Lucy A Meoni, Bernard G Jaar, Stephen M Sozio, Tariq Shafi, Gordon F Tomaselli, Joao A Lima, Larisa G Tereshchenko, Michelle M Estrella, W H Linda Kao

Open Access Research article

Comparison of amyloid deposition in human kidney biopsies as predictor of poor patient outcome

Ekaterina Castano, Matthew B Palmer, Christine Vigneault, Randy Luciano, Serena Wong, Gilbert Moeckel

Open Access Research article

What is the impact of chronic kidney disease stage and cardiovascular disease on the annual cost of hospital care in moderate-to-severe kidney disease?

Seamus Kent, Iryna Schlackow, Jingky Lozano-Kühne, Christina Reith, Jonathan Emberson, Richard Haynes, Alastair Gray, Alan Cass, Colin Baigent, Martin J Landray, William Herrington, Borislava Mihaylova

Open Access Study protocol

Design and methods of the NiCK study: neurocognitive assessment and magnetic resonance imaging analysis of children and young adults with chronic kidney disease

Erum A Hartung, Nina Laney, Ji Young Kim, Rebecca L Ruebner, John A Detre, Hua-Shan Liu, Christos Davatzikos, Guray Erus, Jimit J Doshi, Robert T Schultz, John D Herrington, Abbas F Jawad, Divya G Moodalbail, Ruben C Gur, Allison M Port, Jerilynn Radcliffe, Stephen R Hooper, Susan L Furth

Open Access Research article

Comparative changes in treatment practices and clinical outcomes following implementation of a prospective payment system: the STEPPS study

Keri L Monda, Parveen Nedra Joseph, Peter J Neumann, Brian D Bradbury, Robert J Rubin

Open Access Research article

The fructose tolerance test in patients with chronic kidney disease and metabolic syndrome in comparison to healthy controls

Rafał Donderski, Ilona Miśkowiec-Wiśniewska, Marek Kretowicz, Magdalena Grajewska, Jacek Manitius, Anna Kamińska, Roman Junik, Joanna Siódmiak, Anna Stefańska, Grażyna Odrowąż-Sypniewska, Agnieszka Pluta, Miguel Lanaspa, Richard J Johnson

Open Access Research article

Development of a chronic kidney disease patient navigator program

Stacey E Jolly, Sankar D Navaneethan, Jesse D Schold, Susana Arrigain, Victoria Konig, Yvette K Burrucker, Jennifer Hyland, Priscilla Dann, Barbara H Tucky, John W Sharp, Joseph V Nally

Open Access Research article

Online-haemodiafiltration vs. conventional haemodialysis: a cross-over study

Guillaume Jean, Jean-Marc Hurot, Patrik Deleaval, Brice Mayor, Christie Lorriaux

Open Access Research article

BAFF promotes proliferation of human mesangial cells through interaction with BAFF-R

Nuoyan Zheng, Donxian Wang, Hongyan Ming, Haiqing Zhang, Xueqing Yu

Open Access Research article

Exploring views on what is important for patient-centred care in end-stage renal disease using Q methodology

Jane M. Cramm, Laszlo Leensvaart, Mathilde Berghout, Job van Exel

Open Access Research article

Chronic kidney disease is common in sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Richard Kobina Dadzie Ephraim, Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor, Obed Cudjoe, Enos Amoako Oduro, Lyudmila Asante-Asamani, Juliana Mitchell, Hope Agbodzakey, Prince Adoba

Open Access Research article

Incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery using either criteria of the RIFLE classification

Marc-Gilbert Lagny, François Jouret, Jean-Noël Koch, Francine Blaffart, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Adelin Albert, Laurence Roediger, Jean-Marie Krzesinski, Jean-Olivier Defraigne

Open Access Research article

Association of C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-6 with chronic kidney disease

Belinda T. Lee, Faheemuddin A. Ahmed, L. Lee Hamm, Federico J. Teran, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Yanxi Liu, Kamal Shah, Nader Rifai, Vecihi Batuman, Eric E. Simon, Jiang He, Jing Chen

Open Access Research article

Cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients: intima-media thickness predicts the incidence and severity of histologically assessed medial calcification in radial arteries

Katarzyna Janda, Marcin Krzanowski, Mariusz Gajda, Paulina Dumnicka, Danuta Fedak, Grzegorz J. Lis, Piotr Jaśkowski, Agata Pietrzycka, Jan A. Litwin, Władysław Sułowicz

Open Access Research article

Association of plasma F2-isoprostanes and isofurans concentrations with erythropoiesis-stimulating agent resistance in maintenance hemodialysis patients

Matthew B. Rivara, T. Alp Ikizler, Charles D. Ellis, Rajnish Mehrotra, Jonathan Himmelfarb

Open Access Research article

End stage renal disease as a modifier of the periodontal microbiome

Michel V. Furtado Araújo, Bo-Young Hong, Philip L. Fava, Shiza Khan, Joseph A. Burleson, George Fares, Wilner Samson, Linda D. Strausbaugh, Patricia I. Diaz, Effie Ioannidou

Open Access Case report

Exaggerated blood pressure response to dynamic exercise despite chronic refractory hypotension: results of a human case study

Alice Rogan, Gordon McGregor, Charles Weston, Nithya Krishnan, Robert Higgins, Daniel Zehnder, Stephen M.S. Ting

Open Access Research article

Relationship between parathyroid mass and parathyroid hormone level in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism

Li Fang, Bing Tang, Dawei Hou, Meijuan Meng, Mingxia Xiong, Junwei Yang

Open Access Research article

Risk factors and their interaction on chronic kidney disease: A multi-centre case control study in Taiwan

Sui-Lung Su, Chin Lin, SenYeong Kao, Chia-Chao Wu, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Ching-Huang Lai, Hsin-Yi Yang, Yu-Lung Chiu, Jin-Shuen Chen, Fung-Chang Sung, Ying-Chin Ko, Chien-Te Lee, Yu Yang, Chih-Wei Yang, Shang-Jyh Hwang, Ming-Cheng Wang, Yung-Ho Hsu, Mei-Yi Wu, Yu-Mei Hsueh, Hung-Yi Chiou, Yuh-Feng Lin

Open Access Research article

Association between 24-hour blood pressure variability and chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis of African Americans participating in the Jackson heart study

Rikki M. Tanner, Daichi Shimbo, Albert W. Dreisbach, April P. Carson, Ervin R. Fox, Paul Muntner

Open Access Research article

Chronic kidney disease among overweight and obesity with and without metabolic syndrome in an urban Chinese cohort

Xia Cao, Jiansong Zhou, Hong Yuan, Liuxin Wu, Zhiheng Chen

Open Access Research article

Increased urinary Angiotensinogen/Creatinine (AGT/Cr) ratio may be associated with reduced renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients

Hayne Cho Park, Ah-Young Kang, Joon Young Jang, Hyunsuk Kim, Miyeun Han, Kook-Hwan Oh, Seung Hyup Kim, Jung Woo Noh, Hae Il Cheong, Young-Hwan Hwang, Curie Ahn

Open Access Research article

Supervised oral protein supplementation during dialysis in patients with elevated C-reactive protein levels: a two phase, longitudinal, single center, open labeled study

Srinivasan Beddhu, Rebecca Filipowicz, Xiaorui Chen, Jill L Neilson, Guo Wei, Yufeng Huang, Tom Greene

Open Access Research article

Older patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis and dialysis dependent renal failure: a retrospective study

Rebecca L. Manno, Philip Seo, Duvuru Geetha

Open Access Study protocol

The Omega-3 fatty acids (Fish Oils) and Aspirin in Vascular access OUtcomes in REnal Disease (FAVOURED) study: the updated final trial protocol and rationale of post-initiation trial modifications

Andrea K. Viecelli, Elaine Pascoe, Kevan R. Polkinghorne, Carmel Hawley, Peta-Anne Paul-Brent, Sunil V. Badve, Alan Cass, Stephane Heritier, Peter G. Kerr, Trevor A. Mori, Amanda Robertson, Hooi L. Seong, Ashley B. Irish

Open Access Research article

ANCA positive crescentic glomerulonephritis outcome in a Central East European cohort: a retrospective study

Iuliana Andreiana, Simona Stancu, Andreea Avram, Ludmila Taran, Gabriel Mircescu

Open Access Research article

mTOR inhibitor versus mycophenolic acid as the primary immunosuppression regime combined with calcineurin inhibitor for kidney transplant recipients: a meta-analysis

Xishao Xie, Yan Jiang, Xiuxiu Lai, Shilong Xiang, Zhangfei Shou, Jianghua Chen

Open Access Case report

Identification of the first large deletion in the CLDN16 gene in a patient with FHHNC and late-onset of chronic kidney disease: case report

Paulo Marcio Yamaguti, Pollyanna Almeida Costa dos Santos, Bruno Sakamoto Leal, Viviane Brandão Bandeira de Mello Santana, Juliana Forte Mazzeu, Ana Carolina Acevedo, Francisco de Assis Rocha Neves

Open Access Research article

Assessment of arterial stiffness using pulse wave velocity in tacrolimus users the first year post kidney transplantation: a prospective cohort study

Kelly Ann Birdwell, Gilad Jaffe, Aihua Bian, Pingsheng Wu, Talat Alp Ikizler

Open Access Research article

Validation of two prediction models of undiagnosed chronic kidney disease in mixed-ancestry South Africans

Amelie Mogueo, Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Tandi E. Matsha, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre P. Kengne

Open Access Study protocol

Fluctuation of the renal function after discharge from hospital and its effects on drug dosing in elderly patients – study protocol

Willemijn L. Eppenga, Wietske N. Wester, Hieronymus J. Derijks, Rein M.J. Hoedemakers, Michel Wensing, Peter A.G.M. De Smet, Rob J. Van Marum

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in urban adult Cameroonians according to three common estimators of the glomerular filtration rate: a cross-sectional study

Francois Folefack Kaze, Marie-Patrice Halle, Hermine Tchuendem Mopa, Gloria Ashuntantang, Hermine Fouda, Jeanne Ngogang, Andre-Pascal Kengne

Open Access Research article

Periodontal disease, chronic kidney disease and mortality: results from the third national health and nutrition examination survey

Ana C. Ricardo, Ambarish Athavale, Jinsong Chen, Hemanth Hampole, Daniel Garside, Phillip Marucha, James P. Lash

Open Access Research article

Cross-sectional examination of metabolites and metabolic phenotypes in uremia

Sahir Kalim, Clary B. Clish, Joseph J. Deferio, Guillermo Ortiz, Alexander S. Moffet, Robert E. Gerszten, Ravi Thadhani, Eugene P. Rhee

Open Access Research article

Assessing protein energy wasting in a Malaysian haemodialysis population using self-reported appetite rating: a cross-sectional study

Sharmela Sahathevan, Chee Hee Se, See Hoe Ng, Karuthan Chinna, Gilcharan Singh Harvinder, Winnie Siew Swee Chee, Bak Leong Goh, Halim A. Gafor, Sunita Bavanandan, Ghazali Ahmad, Tilakavati Karupaiah

Open Access Research article

Mortality and complications after hip fracture among elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis

Jeff Chien-Fu Lin, Wen-Miin Liang

Open Access Review

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: molecular genetics and targeted therapies

Ying Maggie Chen, Helen Liapis

Open Access Study protocol

Understanding barriers to optimal medication management for those requiring long-term dialysis: rationale and design for an observational study, and a quantitative description of study variables and data

Trudi Aspden, Martin J Wolley, Tian M Ma, Edwin Rajah, Samantha Curd, Dharni Kumar, Sophia Lee, Krenare Pireva, Olita Taule’alo, Porsche Tiavale, Angela L Kam, Jun S Suh, Julia Kennedy, Mark R Marshall

Open Access Research article

Simultaneous exposure to multiple heavy metals and glyphosate may contribute to Sri Lankan agricultural nephropathy

Channa Jayasumana, Sarath Gunatilake, Sisira Siribaddana

Open Access Study protocol

PAlliative Care in chronic Kidney diSease: the PACKS study—quality of life, decision making, costs and impact on carers in people managed without dialysis

Helen Rose Noble, Ashley Agus, Kevin Brazil, Aine Burns, Nicola A Goodfellow, Mary Guiney, Fiona McCourt, Cliona McDowell, Charles Normand, Paul Roderick, Colin Thompson, A. P. Maxwell, M. M. Yaqoob

Open Access Research article

Perspectives of continuous renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit: a paired survey study of patient, physician, and nurse views

Andrew S. Allegretti, Gregory Hundemer, Rajeev Chorghade, Katherine Cosgrove, Ednan Bajwa, Ishir Bhan

Open Access Research article

Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and arterial stiffness in chronic kidney disease

Rathika Krishnasamy, Carmel M. Hawley, Tony Stanton, Elaine M. Pascoe, Katrina L. Campbell, Megan Rossi, William Petchey, Ken-Soon Tan, Kassia S. Beetham, Jeff S. Coombes, Rodel Leano, Brian A. Haluska, Nicole M. Isbel

Open Access Research article

Hyperphosphatemia as an independent risk factor for coronary artery calcification progression in peritoneal dialysis patients

Da Shang, Qionghong Xie, Xiaolin Ge, Huanqing Yan, Jing Tian, Dingwei Kuang, Chuan-Ming Hao, Tongying Zhu

Open Access Case report

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated with epstein barr virus infection as a severe late complication after kidney transplantation and successful treatment with rituximab: case report

Alexander J Hamilton, Lynsey H Webb, Jennifer K Williams, Richard J D’Souza, Loretta SP Ngu, Jason Moore

Open Access Research article

Pretransplant malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis affect cardiovascular outcomes after kidney transplantation

Jin Ho Hwang, Jiwon Ryu, Jung Nam An, Clara Tammy Kim, Hyosang Kim, Jaeseok Yang, Jongwon Ha, Dong Wan Chae, Curie Ahn, In Mok Jung, Yun Kyu Oh, Chun Soo Lim, Duck-Jong Han, Su-Kil Park, Yon Su Kim, Young Hoon Kim, Jung Pyo Lee

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of galactose and adalimumab in patients with resistant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: report of the font clinical trial group

Howard Trachtman, Suzanne Vento, Emily Herreshoff, Milena Radeva, Jennifer Gassman, Daniel T. Stein, Virginia J. Savin, Mukut Sharma, Jochen Reiser, Changli Wei, Michael Somers, Tarak Srivastava, Debbie S. Gipson

Open Access Research article

Prognostic robustness of serum creatinine based AKI definitions in patients with sepsis: a prospective cohort study

Jill Vanmassenhove, Norbert Lameire, Annemieke Dhondt, Raymond Vanholder, Wim Van Biesen

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A retrospective, longitudinal study estimating the association between interdialytic weight gain and cardiovascular events and death in hemodialysis patients

Claudia Cabrera, Steven M. Brunelli, David Rosenbaum, Emmanuel Anum, Karthik Ramakrishnan, Donna E. Jensen, Nils-Olov Stålhammar, Bergur V. Stefánsson

Open Access Research article

Burden of chronic kidney disease in resource-limited settings from Peru: a population-based study

Elizabeth R. Francis, Chin-Chi Kuo, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Lisa Nessel, Robert H. Gilman, William Checkley, J. Jaime Miranda, Harold I. Feldman

Open Access Research article

Association between acetylsalicylic acid and the risk of dialysis-related infections or septicemia among incident hemodialysis patients: a nested case–control study

Hind Harrak, Isabelle Normand, Rachel Grinker, Naoual Elftouh, Louis-Philippe Laurin, Jean-Philippe Lafrance

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Urinary phosphorus excretion per creatinine clearance as a prognostic marker for progression of chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study

Tomoki Kawasaki, Yoshitaka Maeda, Hisazumi Matsuki, Yuko Matsumoto, Masanobu Akazawa, Tamaki Kuyama

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in rural and urban Cameroonians: a cross-sectional study

Francois Folefack Kaze, Diane Taghin Meto, Marie-Patrice Halle, Jeanne Ngogang, Andre-Pascal Kengne

Open Access Case report

Rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury in a cancer patient exposed to denosumab and abiraterone: a case report

Javier A. Neyra, Natalia A. Rocha, Rhea Bhargava, Omkar U. Vaidya, Allen R. Hendricks, Aylin R. Rodan

Open Access Research article

Shear wave elastography in chronic kidney disease: a pilot experience in native kidneys

Anthony E. Samir, Andrew S. Allegretti, Qingli Zhu, Manish Dhyani, Arash Anvari, Dorothy A. Sullivan, Caitlin A. Trottier, Sarah Dougherty, Winfred W. Williams, Jodie L. Babitt, Julia Wenger, Ravi I. Thadhani, Herbert Y. Lin

Open Access Study Protocol

Update: Rationale and design of the Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SoLID) trial: a randomised controlled trial of low versus standard dialysate sodium concentration during hemodialysis for regression of left ventricular mass

Joanna Leigh Dunlop, Alain Charles Vandal, Janak Rashme de Zoysa, Ruvin Sampath Gabriel, Imad Adbi Haloob, Christopher John Hood, Philip James Matheson, David Owen Ross McGregor, Kannaiyan Samuel Rabindranath, David John Semple, Mark Roger Marshall

Open Access Case report

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Non-invasive diagnosis of acute rejection in renal transplant patients using mass spectrometry of urine samples - a multicentre phase 3 diagnostic accuracy study

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Wim L. Loosman, Marcus A. Rottier, Adriaan Honig, Carl E.H. Siegert

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Julien Hogan, Marc Fila, Véronique Baudouin, Michel Peuchmaur, Georges Deschênes, Olivier Niel

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Association of frailty with endothelial dysfunction and its possible impact on negative outcomes in Brazilian predialysis patients with chronic kidney disease

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Drug dosage adjustment in hospitalized patients with renal impairment at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Henok Getachew, Yewondwossen Tadesse, Workineh Shibeshi

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Kaifeng Guo, Junxi Lu, Jingxin Kou, Mian Wu, Lei Zhang, Haoyong Yu, Mingliang Zhang, Yuqian Bao, Haibing Chen, Weiping Jia

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The TALKS study to improve communication, logistical, and financial barriers to live donor kidney transplantation in African Americans: protocol of a randomized clinical trial

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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with predominant IgG2 and IgG3 deposition in a patient with IgG4-related disease

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Stefan Flury, Johannes Trachsler, Albin Schwarz, Patrice M. Ambühl

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Renal disease and accidental falls: a review of published evidence

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Impact of initial dialysis modality on mortality: a propensity-matched study

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Periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease among Aboriginal adults; an RCT

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Low dose of mycophenolate mofetil is enough in desensitized kidney transplantation using rituximab

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Effects of acceptance of disability on death or dialysis in chronic kidney disease patients: a 3-year prospective cohort study

Hsin-Hung Chiang, Hanoch Livneh, How-Ran Guo, Mei-Ling Yen, Tzung-Yi Tsai

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Association of Frailty based on self-reported physical function with directly measured kidney function and mortality

Cynthia Delgado, Barbara A. Grimes, David V. Glidden, Michael Shlipak, Mark J. Sarnak, Kirsten L. Johansen

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Correlates of poor glycemic control among patients with diabetes initiating hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease

Jinnie J. Rhee, Victoria Y. Ding, David H. Rehkopf, Cristina M. Arce, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer

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Meal phosphate variability does not support fixed dose phosphate binder schedules for patients treated with peritoneal dialysis: a prospective cohort study

Simon Leung, Brendan McCormick, Jessica Wagner, Mohan Biyani, Susan Lavoie, Rameez Imtiaz, Deborah Zimmerman

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NephroCheck data compared to serum creatinine in various clinical settings

Sahra Pajenda, Aysegül Ilhan-Mutlu, Matthias Preusser, Sebastian Roka, Wilfred Druml, Ludwig Wagner

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The global aHUS registry: methodology and initial patient characteristics

Christoph Licht, Gianluigi Ardissino, Gema Ariceta, David Cohen, J. Alexander Cole, Christoph Gasteyger, Larry A. Greenbaum, Sally Johnson, Masayo Ogawa, Franz Schaefer, Johan Vande Walle, Véronique Frémeaux-Bacchi

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Teaching percutaneous renal biopsy using unfixed human cadavers

Scott W. Oliver, Rajan K. Patel, Khalid A. Ali, Colin C. Geddes, Bruce MacKinnon

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Uric acid is associated with microalbuminuria and decreased glomerular filtration rate in the general population during 7 and 13 years of follow-up: The Tromsø Study

Hilde M. Storhaug, Ingrid Toft, Jon Viljar Norvik, Trond Jenssen, Bjørn O. Eriksen, Toralf Melsom, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Marit Dahl Solbu

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Gastrointestinal symptoms, inflammation and hypoalbuminemia in chronic kidney disease patients: a cross-sectional study

Xuehan Zhang, Nisha Bansal, Alan S. Go, Chi-yuan Hsu

Open Access Research article

Trends in the histopathology of childhood nephrotic syndrome in Ibadan Nigeria: preponderance of idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Adanze O. Asinobi, Adebowale D. Ademola, Clement A. Okolo, Joseph O. Yaria

Open Access Research article

Variability in monthly serum bicarbonate measures in hemodialysis patients: a cohort study

Ravi Patel, William Paredes, Charles B. Hall, Mark A. Nader, Deepak Sapkota, Vaughn W. Folkert, Matthew K. Abramowitz

Open Access Study protocol

A prospective, multi-centre, observational study to examine kidney disease progression in adults with chronic kidney disease – CKDOD - Study design and preliminary results

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Open Access Research article

Partial nephrogenic diabetes insipidus caused by a novel AQP2 variation impairing trafficking of the aquaporin-2 water channel

Pia Dollerup, Troels Møller Thomsen, Lene N. Nejsum, Mia Færch, Martin Österbrand, Niels Gregersen, Søren Rittig, Jane H. Christensen, Thomas J. Corydon

Open Access Research article

The role of natriuretic peptides in volume assessment and mortality prediction in Haemodialysis patients

Murugan Sivalingam, Enric Vilar, Suresh Mathavakkannan, Ken Farrington

Open Access Research article

Acute kidney injury among adult patients with sepsis in a low-income country: clinical patterns and short-term outcomes

Peace Bagasha, Frederick Nakwagala, Arthur Kwizera, Emmanuel Ssekasanvu, Robert Kalyesubula

Open Access Research article

State level variations in nephrology workforce and timing and incidence of dialysis in the United States among children and adults: a retrospective cohort study

Elaine Ku, Kirsten L Johansen, Anthony A Portale, Barbara Grimes, Chi-yuan Hsu

Open Access Case report

Recurrent white thrombi formation in hemodialysis tubing: a case report

Kiran P Sathe, Wee-Song Yeo, Isaac Desheng Liu, Sudha Ekambaram, Mohammed Azar, Hui-Kim Yap, Kar-Hui Ng

Open Access Commentary

Understanding acute kidney injury in low resource settings: a step forward

Shuchi Anand, Dinna N Cruz, Fredric O Finkelstein

Open Access Correspondence

The “phosphorus pyramid”: a visual tool for dietary phosphate management in dialysis and CKD patients

Claudia D’Alessandro, Giorgina B Piccoli, Adamasco Cupisti

Open Access Research article

The association between vitamin B12, albuminuria and reduced kidney function: an observational cohort study

Gearoid M McMahon, Shih-Jen Hwang, Rikki M Tanner, Paul F Jacques, Jacob Selhub, Paul Muntner, Caroline S Fox

Open Access Study protocol

A personalized follow-up of kidney transplant recipients using video conferencing based on a 1-year scoring system predictive of long term graft failure (TELEGRAFT study): protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Yohann Foucher, Aurélie Meurette, Pascal Daguin, Angélique Bonnaud-Antignac, Jean-Benoît Hardouin, Sabrina Chailan, Karine Neau, Emmanuelle Papuchon, Sandra Gaboriau, Christophe Legendre, Emmanuel Morélon, Philippe Tessier, Magali Giral

Open Access Research article

Urinary albumin excretion in healthy adults: a cross sectional study of 24-hour versus timed overnight samples and impact of GFR and other personal characteristics

Peter Fagerstrom, Gerd Sallsten, Magnus Akerstrom, Borje Haraldsson, Lars Barregard

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