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  1. For chronic hemodialysis, the ideal permanent vascular access is the arteriovenous fistula (AVF). Temporary catheters should be reserved for acute dialysis needs. The AVF is associated with lower infection rat...

    Authors: Gisele MS Bonfante, Isabel C Gomes, Eli Iola G Andrade, Eleonora M Lima, Francisco A Acurcio and Mariângela L Cherchiglia
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:63
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  2. Ozonated autohemotherapy (OA) has been previously successfully used in the treatment of patients affected by peripheral occlusive arterial disease. OA consists of an intrafemoral reinfusion of autologous blood...

    Authors: Chiara Foglieni, Alessandro Fulgenzi, Daniela Belloni, Clara Sciorati, Elisabetta Ferrero and Maria Elena Ferrero
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:61
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  3. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common forms of sequence variations in the human genome. They contribute to the human phenotypic spectrum and are associated with variations in response to p...

    Authors: Ashwini Raghavendra, Annes Siji, TS Sridhar, Kishore Phadke and Anil Vasudevan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:60
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  4. We sought to investigate the relationships among the plasma levels of carotenoids, tocopherols, endogenous antioxidants, oxidative damage and lipid profiles and their possible effects on the cardiovascular ris...

    Authors: Miguel Roehrs, Juliana Valentini, Clóvis Paniz, Angela Moro, Mariele Charão, Rachel Bulcão, Fernando Freitas, Natália Brucker, Marta Duarte, Mirna Leal, Geni Burg, Tilman Grune and Solange Cristina Garcia
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:59
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  5. Intradialytic hypotension may adversely affect the outcome of chronic hemodialysis. Therapeutic albumin has powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. We have recently shown that systematic colloi...

    Authors: Guy Rostoker, Mireille Griuncelli, Christelle Loridon, Thomas Bourlet, Eric Illouz and Abbes Benmaadi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:58
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary kidney disorder. It is characterized by focal development and progressive enlargement of renal cysts leading to end-stage rena...

    Authors: Stanislas Bataille, Yvon Berland, Michel Fontes and Stéphane Burtey
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:57
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  7. Vascular calcification has been recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the association of carotid artery calcification (CAAC) with ...

    Authors: Masaru Nakayama, Yoriko Ura, Masaharu Nagata, Yasushi Okada, Yoko Sumida, Kanako Nishida, Hirofumi Ikeda and Yoshiki Kaizu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:56
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  8. Aluminium (Al) toxicity was frequent in the 1980s in patients ingesting Al containing phosphate binders (Alucaps) whilst having HD using water potentially contaminated with Al. The aim of this study was to det...

    Authors: Ruth Pepper, Neil Campbell, Magdi M Yaqoob, Norman B Roberts and Stanley L-S Fan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:55
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  9. There is a perception that kidney transplant recipients transferred from pediatric centers to adult care have an increased risk of graft loss. It is not clear whether young adults transplanted in adult centers...

    Authors: James A Kiberd, Phil Acott and Bryce A Kiberd
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:54
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  10. To obtain information on cardiovascular morbidity, hypertension control, anemia and mineral metabolism based on the analysis of the baseline characteristics of a large cohort of Spanish patients enrolled in an...

    Authors: Alberto Martínez-Castelao, José L Górriz, José M Portolés, Fernando De Alvaro, Aleix Cases, José Luño, Juan F Navarro-González, Rafael Montes, Juan J De la Cruz-Troca, Aparna Natarajan and Daniel Batlle
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:53
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  11. Renal sinus fat may mediate obesity-related vascular disease, although this fat depot has not been assessed in a community-based sample. We sought to develop a protocol to quantify renal sinus fat accumulation...

    Authors: Meredith C Foster, Shih-Jen Hwang, Stacy A Porter, Joseph M Massaro, Udo Hoffmann and Caroline S Fox
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:52
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  12. Nightly extended hours hemodialysis may improve left ventricular hypertrophy and function and endothelial function but presents problems of sustainability and increased cost. The effect of alternate nightly ho...

    Authors: Carolyn L van Eps, Leanne Jeffriess, Brian Haluska, Carmel M Hawley, Jeffrey Coombes, Aya Matsumoto, Janine K Jeffries, David W Johnson, Scott B Campbell, Nicole M Isbel, David W Mudge and Thomas Marwick
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:51
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  13. Haemodialysis is the most common form of renal replacement therapy in Nigeria. The high cost of haemodialysis has made optimal therapy of end-stage renal disease difficult in Nigeria. This paper is a review of...

    Authors: Udeme E Ekrikpo, Aniema I Udo, Enobong E Ikpeme and Emmanuel E Effa
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:50
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  14. Lanthanum carbonate (FOSRENOL®) is an effective, well-tolerated phosphate binder. The ability of lanthanum to reduce serum phosphorus levels to ≤5.5 mg/dL in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was asses...

    Authors: Nirupama Vemuri, Michael F Michelis and Albert Matalon
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:49
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  15. Intracystic infection, in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) and in kidneys with multiple cysts, is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, as conventional imaging techniques may not discrimi...

    Authors: Giorgina B Piccoli, Vincenzo Arena, Valentina Consiglio, Maria Chiara Deagostini, Ettore Pelosi, Anastasios Douroukas, Daniele Penna and Giancarlo Cortese
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:48
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  16. Although chronic kidney disease (CKD) disproportionately affects older adults, they are less likely to be referred to a nephrologist. Factors that influence the referral decisions of primary care providers (PC...

    Authors: Kellie H Campbell, Sandy G Smith, Joshua Hemmerich, Nicole Stankus, Chester Fox, James W Mold, Ann M O'Hare, Marshall H Chin and William Dale
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:47
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  17. Warfarin nomograms to guide dosing have been shown to improve control of the international normalized ratio (INR) in the general outpatient setting. However, the effectiveness of these nomograms in hemodialysi...

    Authors: Benjamin KA Thomson, Jennifer M MacRae, Lianne Barnieh, Jianguo Zhang, Elizabeth MacKay, Megan A Manning and Brenda R Hemmelgarn
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:46
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  18. Knowing the risk factors of CKD should be able to identify at risk populations. We thus aimed to develop and validate a simplified clinical prediction score capable of indicating those at risk.

    Authors: Ammarin Thakkinstian, Atiporn Ingsathit, Amnart Chaiprasert, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Pornpen Sangthawan, Pongsathorn Gojaseni, Kriwiporn Kiattisunthorn, Leena Ongaiyooth and Prapaipim Thirakhupt
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:45
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  19. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are less likely to receive cardiovascular medications. It is unclear whether differential cardiovascular drug use explains, in part, the excess risk of cardiovascular...

    Authors: Nisha Bansal, Chi-yuan Hsu, Malini Chandra, Carlos Iribarren, Stephen P Fortmann, Mark A Hlatky and Alan S Go
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:44
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Despite the substantial progress in the quality of critical care, the incidence and mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) continues to rise during hospital admissions. We conducted a national, multicenter, pr...

    Authors: Laszlo Medve, Csaba Antek, Balazs Paloczi, Szilvia Kocsi, Bela Gartner, Zsuzsanna Marjanek, Gabor Bencsik, Peter Kanizsai and Tibor Gondos
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:43
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  21. Chronic Kidney Disease is a major public health problem worldwide with enormous cost burdens on health care systems in developing countries. We aimed to provide a detailed analysis of the processes and costs o...

    Authors: Priyanga Ranasinghe, Yashasvi S Perera, Mohamed FM Makarim, Aruna Wijesinghe and Kamani Wanigasuriya
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:42
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Since little is known about chronic kidney disease (CKD) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence and nature of CKD were assessed in Burundi through a multicenter cross-s...

    Authors: Johann Cailhol, Béatrice Nkurunziza, Hassan Izzedine, Emmanuel Nindagiye, Laurence Munyana, Evelyne Baramperanye, Janvière Nzorijana, Désiré Sakubu, Théodore Niyongabo and Olivier Bouchaud
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:40
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  24. Patients with pre-existing impaired renal function are prone to develop acute contrast media induced nephropathy (CIN). Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a new biomarker predictive for acute k...

    Authors: Gernot Schilcher, Werner Ribitsch, Ronald Otto, Rupert H Portugaller, Franz Quehenberger, Martini Truschnig-Wilders, Robert Zweiker, Philipp Stiegler, Marianne Brodmann, Klemens Weinhandl and Joerg H Horina
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:39
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  25. To investigate whether high blood pressure accelerates renal function decline in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), we studied the association of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (...

    Authors: Moniek CM de Goeij, Nora Voormolen, Nynke Halbesma, Dinanda J de Jager, Elisabeth W Boeschoten, Yvo WJ Sijpkens, Friedo W Dekker and Diana C Grootendorst
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:38
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  26. There is a relative lack of recent information about late post kidney transplantation anaemia (PTA), especially in the developing countries; data are scarce about the prevalence and risk factors of PTA. Sudan ...

    Authors: Amin SI Banaga, Mohamed EA Yousif and Khalifa Elmusharaf
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:37
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  27. To study the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its impact on allopurinol dosing and uric acid control among patients with gout.

    Authors: Mahesh J Fuldeore, Aylin A Riedel, Victoria Zarotsky, Bhavik J Pandya, Omar Dabbous and Eswar Krishnan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:36
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  28. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) represent worldwide health problems with an epidemic extent. Therefore, attention must be given to the optimisation of patient care, as gaps in t...

    Authors: Gunar Stemer and Rosa Lemmens-Gruber
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:35
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  29. Live kidney transplantation (LKT) is underutilized, particularly among ethnic/racial minorities. The effectiveness of culturally sensitive educational and behavioral interventions to encourage patients' early,...

    Authors: L Ebony Boulware, Felicia Hill-Briggs, Edward S Kraus, J Keith Melancon, Raquel McGuire, Bobbie Bonhage, Mikiko Senga, Patti Ephraim, Kira E Evans, Brenda Falcone, Misty U Troll, Nicole Depasquale and Neil R Powe
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:34
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  30. Although renal involvement in advanced haematological malignancies is common, glomerulonephritis associated with lymphoproliferative disorders is rare, and the related pathogenetic mechanisms are still poorly ...

    Authors: Spyridon Arampatzis, Nikolaos Giannakoulas, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Theodoros Eleftheriadis, Panagiota Kourti, Foteini Karasavvidou, Panagiota Matsouka and Ioannis Stefanidis
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:33
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  32. Hyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We explored the hypothesis that asymptmatic hyperuricemia may be associated with new-onset CKD.

    Authors: Masatoshi Kawashima, Koji Wada, Hiroshi Ohta, Hiroyuki Terawaki and Yoshiharu Aizawa
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:31
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  33. Animal and human studies suggest that inflammation and malnutrition are common in acute kidney injury (AKI) patients. However, only a few studies reported CRP, a marker of inflammation, albumin, prealbumin and...

    Authors: Qionghong Xie, Ying Zhou, Zhongye Xu, Yanjiao Yang, Dingwei Kuang, Huaizhou You, Shuai Ma, Chuanming Hao, Yong Gu, Shanyan Lin and Feng Ding
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:30
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  35. Coping with the stresses of chronic disease is considered as a key factor in the perceived impairment of health related quality of life (HRQL). Little is known though about these associations in chronic kidney...

    Authors: Anna Kaltsouda, Petros Skapinakis, Dimitrios Damigos, Margarita Ikonomou, Rigas Kalaitzidis, Venetsanos Mavreas and Kostas C Siamopoulos
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:28
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  36. Renal kallikrein (KLK1) synthesis and urinary excretion are reportedly diminished during AKI (acute kidney injury) in animal models, and provision of kallikrein abrogates renal injury in this setting, but data...

    Authors: Sun Woo Kang, Pei-an Betty Shih, Roy O Mathew, Manjula Mahata, Nilima Biswas, Fangwen Rao, Liying Yan, Josee Bouchard, Rakesh Malhotra, Ashita Tolwani, Srikrishna Khandrika, Ravindra L Mehta and Daniel T O'Connor
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:27
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  37. Pulmonary-renal syndrome associated with anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies, also known as Goodpasture's syndrome, is a rare but acute and life-threatening condition. One third of patients pres...

    Authors: Christoph Etter, Ariana Gaspert, Stephan Regenass, Rudolf P Wüthrich, Thomas Kistler, Renate Kain and Clemens D Cohen
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:26
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  38. Primary hyperoxaluria type I (PH1) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by allelic and clinical heterogeneity. Four mutations (G170R, 33_34insC, I244T and F152I) account for more than 50% of PH1 alleles an...

    Authors: Ibtihel Benhaj Mbarek, Saoussen Abroug, Asma Omezzine, Dorsaf Zellama, Abdellatif Achour, Abdelaziz Harbi and Ali Bouslama
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:25
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  39. Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration is inversely associated with peripheral arterial disease and hypertension. Vascular remodeling may play a role in this association, however, data relatin...

    Authors: Haimanot Wasse, Francesca Cardarelli, Christine De Staercke, Craig Hooper, Emir Veledar and Idris Guessous
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:24
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  40. Increased plasma levels of cellular adhesion molecules (CAMs) have been shown to be predictors of all cause mortality in individuals with chronic renal failure [1, 2] and patients with end-stage renal disease rec...

    Authors: Grainne M Connolly, Ronan Cunningham, Peter T McNamee, Ian S Young and Alexander P Maxwell
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:23
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  41. A key goal of anemia management in dialysis patients is to maintain patients' hemoglobin (Hb) levels consistently within a target range. Our aim in this study was to assess the association of facility-level pr...

    Authors: Irfan Khan, Mahesh Krishnan, Anupam Kothawala and Akhtar Ashfaq
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:22
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  42. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles are associated with many autoimmune diseases, including anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease. In our previous study, it was demonstrated that HLA-DRB1*1501 was ...

    Authors: Huan Luo, Min Chen, Zhao Cui, Rui Yang, Peng-Cheng Xu, Xu-Jie Zhou and Ming-Hui Zhao
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:21
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  43. Aluminium-containing phosphate binders have long been used for treatment of hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients. Their safety became controversial in the early 1980's after reports of aluminium related neur...

    Authors: David W Mudge, David W Johnson, Carmel M Hawley, Scott B Campbell, Nicole M Isbel, Carolyn L van Eps and James JB Petrie
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:20
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  44. Macrocytosis occurs in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients; however, its significance is unknown. The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence and distribution of macrocytosis, to identify its cli...

    Authors: Karthik K Tennankore, Steven D Soroka, Kenneth A West and Bryce A Kiberd
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:19
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  45. Subclinical inflammation is a common phenomenon in patients on either continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) or maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). We hypothesized that vitamin C had anti-inflammation ef...

    Authors: Kunying Zhang, Li Liu, Xuyang Cheng, Jie Dong, Qiuming Geng and Li Zuo
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:18
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  46. Previous studies of predictors of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have limitations: (1) some focused on patients with clinically recognized chronic kidney disease (CKD); (2) others identified population-based p...

    Authors: Eric S Johnson, David H Smith, Micah L Thorp, Xiuhai Yang and Juhaeri Juhaeri
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:17
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  48. Extracorporeal lung assist devices are increasingly used in the intensive care unit setting to improve extracorporeal gas exchange mainly in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. ARDS is frequentl...

    Authors: Jan T Kielstein, Soeren Tolk, Carsten Hafer, Anna Heiden, Olaf Wiesner, Christian Kühn, Johannes Hadem, Marius M Hoeper and Stefan Fischer
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:15
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  49. A rapid decrease of serum potassium concentrations during haemodialysis produces a significant increase in blood pressure parameters at the end of the session, even if effects on intra-dialysis pressure are no...

    Authors: Luca Gabutti, Igor Salvadé, Barbara Lucchini, Davide Soldini and Michel Burnier
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:14
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  50. Anemia is common among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, and most patients require erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) to maintain their hemoglobin concentrations within current guideline recommendations....

    Authors: Mariano Feriani, Johan MJ De Meester, Lawrence P McMahon, Jacques B Rottembourg, Ian Bridges, Mourad Farouk and Wolfgang Pronai
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2011 12:13
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