Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Michel Jadoul

Ten ways to ruin or market your oral scientific communication
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2119-2123; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2119 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernd Krumme and Johannes F. E. Mann

Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis in 2001—are we less confused than before?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2124-2127; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2124 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christian de Rouffignac

The urinary concentrating mechanism: a model of integrative physiology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2127-2130; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2127 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hilde Van Esch and Rudy William Bilous

GATA3 and kidney development: why case reports are still important
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2130-2132; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2130 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abdullah A. Al-Khader

Impact of diabetes in renal diseases in Saudi Arabia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2132-2135; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2132 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Galle

Oxidative stress in chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2135-2137; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2135 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas Roy

Patients' safety and haemodialysis devices
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2138-2142; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2138 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

An S. De Vriese, Siska Mortier, and Norbert H. Lameire

Neoangiogenesis in the peritoneal membrane: does it play a role in ultrafiltration failure?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2143-2145; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2143 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Thomas Quaschning, Frank Ruschitzka, Bernhard Niggli, Carolyn M. B. Lunt, Sidney Shaw, Michael Christ, Martin Wehling, and Thomas F. Lüscher

Influence of aldosterone vs endothelin receptor antagonism on renovascular function in liquorice-induced hypertension
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2146-2151; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2146 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marjan A. van Dijk, Adriaan M. Kamper, Saskia van Veen, John H. M. Souverijn, and Gerard J. Blauw

Effect of simvastatin on renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2152-2157; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2152 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hans Herlitz, Kevin Harris, Teut Risler, Geoffrey Boner, Jacques Bernheim, Jacques Chanard, and Mattias Aurell

The effects of an ACE inhibitor and a calcium antagonist on the progression of renal disease: the Nephros Study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2158-2165; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2158 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andree Klemm, Christine Voigt, Manfred Friedrich, Reinhard Fünfstück, Heide Sperschneider, Ernst-G. Jäger, and Günter Stein

Determination of erythrocyte antioxidant capacity in haemodialysis patients using electron paramagnetic resonance
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2166-2171; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2166 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Beatriz Bayés, Mari Cruz Pastor, Jordi Bonal, Jordi Juncà, and Ramon Romero

Homocysteine and lipid peroxidation in haemodialysis: role of folinic acid and vitamin E
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2172-2175; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2172 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tiina Podymow, Chris Wherrett, and Kevin D. Burns

Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of calciphylaxis: a case series
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2176-2180; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2176 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard Canaud, Volker Wizemann, Francesco Pizzarelli, Roger Greenwood, Georg Schultze, Christoph Weber, and Dieter Falkenhagen

Cellular interleukin-1 receptor antagonist production in patients receiving on-line haemodiafiltration therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2181-2187; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2181 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marian Goicoechea, Carlos Caramelo, Patrocinio Rodriguez, Eduardo Verde, Enrique Gruss, Marta Albalate, Alberto Ortiz, Santos Casado, and Fernando Valderrábano

Role of type of vascular access in erythropoietin and intravenous iron requirements in haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2188-2193; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2188 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark A. Little, Aisling O'Riordan, Brian Lucey, Michael Farrell, Michael Lee, Peter J. Conlon, and J. Joseph Walshe

A prospective study of complications associated with cuffed, tunnelled haemodialysis catheters
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2194-2200; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2194 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Usha N. Peri, Andrew Z. Fenves, and John P. Middleton

Improving survival of octogenarian patients selected for haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2201-2206; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2201 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Murali K. Menon, David M. Naimark, Joanne M. Bargman, Stephen I. Vas, and Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos

Long-term blood pressure control in a cohort of peritoneal dialysis patients and its association with residual renal function
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2207-2213; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2207 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Khaled M. Mahmoud, M. A. Sobh, A. E. El-Agroudy, F. E. Mostafa, M. El Baz, A. A. Shokeir, and M. A. Ghoneim

Impact of schistosomiasis on patient and graft outcome after renal transplantation: 10 years' follow-up
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2214-2221; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2214 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Su-Kil Park, Won Seok Yang, Yung Sang Lee, Hae Hyuk Jung, Jai Won Chang, Hye Jeong Choi, Duck Jong Han, and Jung Sik Park

Outcome of renal transplantation in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients after introduction of lamivudine
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2222-2228; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2222 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rajko B. Kenda, Anton Kenig, Gregor Novljan, Rafael Ponikvar, and Jadranka Buturovic Ponikvar

Cyclic voiding urosonography for detecting vesicoureteric reflux in renal transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2229-2231; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2229 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Pasquale Strazzullo, Gianvincenzo Barba, Pietro Vuotto, Eduardo Farinaro, Alfonso Siani, Vincenzo Nunziata, Ferruccio Galletti, Mario Mancini, and Francesco P. Cappuccio

Past history of nephrolithiasis and incidence of hypertension in men: a reappraisal based on the results of the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2232-2235; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2232 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

Barbara Behnke, Markus J. Kemper, Hans-Peter Kruse, and Dirk E. Müller-Wiefel

Bone mineral density in children with primary hyperoxaluria type I
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2236-2239; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2236 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sung Hee Chung, Olof Heimbürger, Peter Stenvinkel, Jonas Bergström, and Bengt Lindholm

Association between inflammation and changes in residual renal function and peritoneal transport rate during the first year of dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2240-2245; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2240 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Note:

Jonathan Dietemann, Patricia Berthoux, Jean-Pierre Gay-Montchamp, Madeleine Batie, and François Berthoux

Comparison of ELISA method versus MEIA method for daily practice in the therapeutic monitoring of tacrolimus
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2246-2249; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2246 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Hans Schepkens, Joris Stubbe, Heidi Hoeben, Raymond Vanholder, and Norbert Lameire

Severe hyponatraemia and hypouricaemia in Gitelman's syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2250-2252; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2250 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Serhat Aymaz, Oliver Groß, Bernd Krakamp, Monika Ortmann, Haw Peter Dienes, and Manfred Weber

Membranous nephropathy from exposure to mercury in the fluorescent-tube-recycling industry
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2253-2255; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2253 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rashmi V. Mathur, John R. Shortland, and A. Meguid El Nahas

Calciphylaxis with facial involvement
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2256-2257; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2256 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alexander De Smet, Dirk Kuypers, Pieter Evenepoel, Bart Maes, Thierry Messiaen, Boudewijn Van Damme, and Yves Vanrenterghem

‘Full house’ positive immunohistochemical membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient with portosystemic shunt
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2258-2262; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2258 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

Matthias Köhler, Wolfgang Schneider, Ursula Göbel, and Ralph Kettritz

Renal anaemia of an unusual origin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2263-2264; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2263 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diana Carretero, Isabel Pérez-Flores, Soledad Garcia de Vinuesa, José Luño, and Fernando Valderrábano

Acute renal failure after bacteraemia and endocarditis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2265-2266; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2265 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Ko-Lin Kuo, Szu-Chun Hung, and Der-Cherng Tarng

Fever and backache in a haemodialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2267-2269; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2267 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Toshihiko Machiguchi, Haruyoshi Yoshida, and Tadao Tamura

Macrophage and platelet-infiltrated glomerulonephritis with interstitial angiofollicular hyperplasia in a patient with POEMS syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2270-2271; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2270 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Obituaries:

Eli A. Friedman and Jürgen Bommer

Peter Lundin (1944–2001) the physician/patient role model
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2272; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2272 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dontscho Kerjaschki, Ulrich Kuntzendorf, Friedrich C. Luft, Johannes F.E. Mann, Heini Murer, Rolf Stahl, and Manfred Weber

In memoriam: a commentary on R. Bernd Sterzel
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2273-2274; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2273 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

George Alexandridis, Moses Elisaf, Alexander Woywodt, and Alena Herrmann

Renal potassium handling in a patient with surreptitious vomiting
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2275; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2275 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Walter H. Hörl and Ilona Shilliday

Intraplatelet calcium levels in patients with acute renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2275-2276; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2275-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Ostermann, I. MacPhee, R. Chang, D. R. Kuypers, and Y. F. C. Vanrenterghem

Prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2276-2279; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2276 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

R. P. van den Bosch, P. M. Crowe, and D. A. Mosquera

Endovascular treatment of arterial steal secondary to dialysis fistula
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2279-2280; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2279 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 2281-2282; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.11.2281 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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