Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Special Feature:

N. Lameire

Note from the Editor-in-Chief
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2347; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl489 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comments:

Johannes F. E. Mann, William M. McClellan, Regina Kunz, and Eberhardt Ritz

Progression of renal disease—can we forget about inhibition of the renin–angiotensin system?
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2348-2351; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl315 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan Pablo Casas, Aroon D. Hingorani, Raymond J. MacAllister, and Liam Smeeth

Progression of renal disease—can we forget about inhibition of the renin–angiotensin system? Authors’ reply
NDT Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2352-2353; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl316 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Rossing, Hans-Henrik Parving, and Dick de Zeeuw

Renoprotection by blocking the RAAS in diabetic nephropathy—fact or fiction?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2354-2357; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl454 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Samy Suissa

Renoprotection by blocking the RAAS in diabetic nephropathy—fact or fiction? Author's reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2357-2358; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl542 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul E. de Jong, Nynke Halbesma, and Ron T. Gansevoort

Screening for early chronic kidney disease—what method fits best?
NDT Advance Access published on August 3, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2358-2361; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl195 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter R. Taylor, John Reidy, and John E. Scoble

Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and renal function
NDT Advance Access published on July 21, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2362-2365; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl264 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Reviews:

Pantelis A. Sarafidis and George L. Bakris

Microalbuminuria and chronic kidney disease as risk factors for cardiovascular disease
NDT Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2366-2374; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl309 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Translational Nephrology:

Bernardino Díaz-López and Jorge B. Cannata-Andía

Supplementation of vitamin D and calcium: advantages and risks
NDT Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2375-2377; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl286 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andreas Schwarting

Genetic predisposition—is lupus nephritis a question of copy numbers?
NDT Advance Access published on July 24, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2378-2379; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl333 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Experimental Nephrology:

Maki Shimizu, Shuji Kondo, Maki Urushihara, Masanori Takamatsu, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Michio Nagata, and Shoji Kagami

Role of integrin-linked kinase in epithelial–mesenchymal transition in crescent formation of experimental glomerulonephritis
NDT Advance Access published on May 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2380-2390; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lorenza Gonzalez-Mariscal, Maria Del CarmenNamorado, Dolores Martin, Gerardo Sierra, and Jose L. Reyes

The tight junction proteins claudin-7 and -8 display a different subcellular localization at Henle's loops and collecting ducts of rabbit kidney
NDT Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2391-2398; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anna C. Calkin, Sara Giunti, Karin A. Jandeleit-Dahm, Terri J. Allen, Mark E. Cooper, and Merlin C. Thomas

PPAR- and - agonists attenuate diabetic kidney disease in the apolipoprotein E knockout mouse
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2399-2405; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sang Youb Han, Yi Hwa Jee, Kum Hyun Han, Young Sun Kang, Hyoung Kyu Kim, Jee Young Han, Young Sik Kim, and Dae Ryong Cha

An imbalance between matrix metalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 contributes to the development of early diabetic nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on May 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2406-2416; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Izabella Z. A. Pawluczyk, Samita R. Patel, and Kevin P. G. Harris

The role of the -1 adrenoceptor in modulating human mesangial cell matrix production
NDT Advance Access published on May 16, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2417-2424; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Burnett Kelly, Murad Melhem, Jianhua Zhang, Gerald Kasting, Jinsong Li, Mahesh Krishnamoorthy, Sue Heffelfinger, Steven Rudich, Pankaj Desai, and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury

Perivascular paclitaxel wraps block arteriovenous graft stenosis in a pig model
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2425-2431; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl250 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Byung Ha Lee, Hye Yeong Nam, Taegun Kwon, Sung Joo Kim, Ghee Young Kwon, Hyun Jung Jeon, Hyun Jung Lim, Woo Kyoung Lee, Jong-sang Park, Jai Young Ko, and Dae Joong Kim

Paclitaxel-coated expanded polytetrafluoroethylene haemodialysis grafts inhibit neointimal hyperplasia in porcine model of graft stenosis
NDT Advance Access published on March 22, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2432-2438; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Clinical Nephrology:

Susan Vickery, Paul E. Stevens, R. Neil Dalton, Frederick van Lente, and Edmund J. Lamb

Does the ID-MS traceable MDRD equation work and is it suitable for use with compensated Jaffé and enzymatic creatinine assays?
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2439-2445; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl249 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan T. Kielstein, Shelley R. Salpeter, Stefanie M. Bode-Boeger, John P. Cooke, and Danilo Fliser

Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) as endogenous marker of renal function—a meta-analysis
NDT Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2446-2451; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl292 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Enrica Tosetto, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Francesco Emma, Giancarlo Barbano, Alba Carrea, Giuseppe Vezzoli, Rossella Torregrossa, Marilena Cara, Gabriele Ripanti, Anita Ammenti, Licia Peruzzi, Luisa Murer, Ilse Maria Ratsch, Lorenzo Citron, Giovanni Gambaro, Angela D'angelo, and Franca Anglani

Phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity in Dent's disease—the results of an Italian collaborative study
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2452-2463; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl274 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristianne Tomiyama, Andrea Higa, Maria A. Dalboni, Miguel Cendoroglo, Sergio A. Draibe, Lilian Cuppari, Aluizio B. Carvalho, Emilio M. Neto, and Maria Eugenia F. Canziani

The impact of traditional and non-traditional risk factors on coronary calcification in pre-dialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on May 30, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2464-2471; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl291 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kazutomo Sawai, Masashi Mukoyama, Kiyoshi Mori, Hideki Yokoi, Masao Koshikawa, Tetsuro Yoshioka, Ryuji Takeda, Akira Sugawara, Takashi Kuwahara, Moin A. Saleem, Osamu Ogawa, and Kazuwa Nakao

Redistribution of connexin43 expression in glomerular podocytes predicts poor renal prognosis in patients with type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on July 4, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2472-2477; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karel Matousovic, Jan Novak, Takeshi Yanagihara, Milan Tomana, Zina Moldoveanu, Rose Kulhavy, Bruce A. Julian, Karel Konecny, and Jiri Mestecky

IgA-containing immune complexes in the urine of IgA nephropathy patients
NDT Advance Access published on June 6, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2478-2484; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl240 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gabriella Moroni, Beniamina Gallelli, Giovanni Banfi, Sandro Sandri, Piergiorgio Messa, and Claudio Ponticelli

Long-term outcome of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis treated with surgical and/or medical approaches
NDT Advance Access published on May 15, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2485-2490; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tuija Lahdes-Vasama, Kaija Niskanen, and Kai Rönnholm

Outcome of kidneys in patients treated for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) during childhood
NDT Advance Access published on June 4, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2491-2497; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl216 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Dialysis and Transplantation:

Kevan R. Polkinghorne, Kenneth K. P. Lau, Alan Saunder, Robert C. Atkins, and Peter G. Kerr

Does monthly native arteriovenous fistula blood-flow surveillance detect significant stenosis—a randomized controlled trial
NDT Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2498-2506; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl242 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Akihiko Takahashi, Hiroyuki Takase, Takayuki Toriyama, Tomonori Sugiura, Yutaka Kurita, Ryuzo Ueda, and Yasuaki Dohi

Candesartan, an angiotensin II type-1 receptor blocker, reduces cardiovascular events in patients on chronic haemodialysis—a randomized study
NDT Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2507-2512; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marlies Noordzij, Johanna C. Korevaar, Willem J. Bos, Elisabeth W. Boeschoten, Friedo W. Dekker, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Raymond T. Krediet, and for the NECOSAD Study Group

Mineral metabolism and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality risk: peritoneal dialysis patients compared with haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2513-2520; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Junne-Ming Sung, Shih-Chen Kuo, How-Ran Guo, Shu-Fen Chuang, Szu-Yuan Lee, and Jeng-Jong Huang

The role of oral dryness in interdialytic weight gain by diabetic and non-diabetic haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2521-2528; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pieter F. Vos, Oliver Zilch, Aag Jennekens-Schinkel, Miriam Salden, Jasper Nuyen, Menno P. Kooistra M, Alexander C. van Huffelen, and Margriet M. Sitskoorn

Effect of short daily home haemodialysis on quality of life, cognitive functioning and the electroencephalogram
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2529-2535; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl256 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matthew E. Falagas, Konstantinos N. Fragoulis, and Ioannis A. Bliziotis

Oral rifampin for prevention of S. aureus carriage-related infections in patients with renal failure—a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
NDT Advance Access published on May 16, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2536-2542; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Manjula Kurella, Donna L. Mapes, Friedrich K. Port, and Glenn M. Chertow

Correlates and outcomes of dementia among dialysis patients: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
NDT Advance Access published on June 4, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2543-2548; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Myofibroblast transdifferentiation of mesothelial cells is mediated by RAGE and contributes to peritoneal fibrosis in uraemia
NDT Advance Access published on June 6, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2549-2555; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl271 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Robson, Adrian Buttimore, Kelvin Lynn, Mike Brewster, and Penelope Ward

The pharmacokinetics and tolerability of oseltamivir suspension in patients on haemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2556-2562; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Felix Dahm, Markus Weber, Benjamin Müller, Françoise G. Pradel, Guido F. Laube, Thomas J. Neuhaus, Claude Cao, Rudolf P. Wüthrich, Gilbert T. Thiel, and Pierre-Alain Clavien

Open and laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy in Switzerland: a retrospective assessment of clinical outcomes and the motivation to donate
NDT Advance Access published on May 15, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2563-2568; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deborah Zimmerman, Shelley Albert, Hilary Llewellyn-Thomas, and Gillian A. Hawker

The influence of socio-demographic factors, treatment perceptions and attitudes to living donation on willingness to consider living kidney donor among kidney transplant candidates
NDT Advance Access published on May 15, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2569-2576; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ulla B. Berg

Differences in decline in GFR with age between males and females. Reference data on clearances of inulin and PAH in potential kidney donors
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2577-2582; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl227 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David W. Johnson, David W. Mudge, Mohammed O. Kaisar, Scott B. Campbell, Carmel M. Hawley, Nicole M. Isbel, Daryl Wall, Anthony Griffin, John Preston, and David L. Nicol

Deceased donor renal transplantation—does side matter?
NDT Advance Access published on May 30, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2583-2588; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl268 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Naofumi Imai, Shinichi Nishi, Bassam Alchi, Mitsuhiro Ueno, Sachiko Fukase, Masaaki Arakawa, Kazuhide Saito, Kota Takahashi, and Fumitake Gejyo

Immunohistochemical evidence of activated lectin pathway in kidney allografts with peritubular capillary C4d deposition
NDT Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2589-2595; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Pape, J. Hoppe, T. Becker, J. H. H. Ehrich, M. Neipp, T. Ahlenstiel, and G. Offner

Superior long-term graft function and better growth of grafts in children receiving kidneys from paediatric compared with adult donors
NDT Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2596-2600; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Se Hoon Kim, Hyung Joon Ahn, Yu Seun Kim, Soon Il Kim, Hyun Sook Kim, and Hyeon Joo Jeong

Urinary HLA-DR and CD54 expression—indicators for inflammatory activity in decoy cell shedding patients
NDT Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2601-2606; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sundararaman Swaminathan, Donna J. Lager, Xiang Qian, Mark D. Stegall, Timothy S. Larson, and Matthew D. Griffin

Collapsing and non-collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in kidney transplants
NDT Advance Access published on May 16, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2607-2614; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christoph Schwarz, Thomas Benesch, Katharina Kodras, Rainer Oberbauer, and Martin Haas

Complete renal tubular acidosis late after kidney transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2615-2620; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl211 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Neil C. Boudville and Anthony B. Hodsman

Renal function and 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations predict parathyroid hormone levels in renal transplant patients
NDT Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2621-2624; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl201 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric M. Gibney, Linda R. Cagle, Brian Freed, Stephanie E. Warnell, Larry Chan, and Alexander C. Wiseman

Detection of donor-specific antibodies using HLA-coated microspheres: another tool for kidney transplant risk stratification
NDT Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2625-2629; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl202 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aisling O'Riordan, Vincent Wong, P. Aiden McCormick, John E. Hegarty, and Alan J. Watson

Chronic kidney disease post-liver transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on May 30, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2630-2636; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Daljit K. Hothi, Denis F. Geary, Lawrence Fisher, and Christopher T. Chan

Short-term effects of nocturnal haemodialysis on carnitine metabolism
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2637-2641; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Notes:

Rajesh Bhat, Alison Severn, and Sam Chakraverty

Shortening peel-away sheaths prior to dialysis line insertion—potential decrease of patient risk
NDT Advance Access published on May 30, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2642-2643; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl285 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Emily Symington, Behdad Afzali, Iain MacPhee, and Eric S. Chemla

Compromise of renal transplant blood flow by an arteriovenous graft
NDT Advance Access published on March 30, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2644-2646; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl130 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Huseyin Kocak, Joseph Ly, and Christopher T. Chan

Improvement in open-angle glaucoma by nocturnal home haemodialysis
NDT Advance Access published on April 20, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2647-2649; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl153 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Najin Lee and Maria Coco

Chylous pericardial tamponade in a haemodialysis patient with catheter-associated thrombosis of internal jugular and subclavian veins
NDT Advance Access published on April 20, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2650-2653; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl166 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vinod Kumar Audimoolam and Sunil Bhandari

Clarithromycin-induced granulomatous tubulointerstitial nephritis
NDT Advance Access published on April 20, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2654-2655; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl172 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Douglas M. Smith, Edward D. Agura, Marlon F. Levy, Larry B. Melton, Rana Domiati-Saad, and Goran Klintmalm

Graft vs host disease following kidney transplantation using an ‘0 HLA antigen mismatched’ donor
NDT Advance Access published on April 20, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2656-2659; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl174 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guillaume Bollée, Fadi Fakhouri, Alexandre Karras, Laure-Hélène Noël, Rémi Salomon, Aude Servais, Philippe Lesavre, Vincent Morinière, Corinne Antignac, and Aurélie Hummel

Nephronophthisis related to homozygous NPHP1 gene deletion as a cause of chronic renal failure in adults
NDT Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2660-2663; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl348 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Piero Stratta, Caterina Canavese, Marco Quaglia, Elisa Lazzarich, Veronica Morellini, Maddalena Brustia, Beatrice Bardone, and Giorgio Bellomo

A patient with unexplained hyperphosphataemia
NDT Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2664-2666; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl306 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Nandi J. Reddy, Arief A. Suriawinata, and Martin Sedlacek

The importance of recognizing whewellite
NDT Advance Access published on May 30, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2667; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl278 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Michael L. Chuang and Warren J. Manning

Pitfalls in comparison of left ventricular mass measurements by echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
NDT Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2668; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl318 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert W. W. Biederman, Richard J. Marcus, and Rita L. McGill

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2668-2669; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl319 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Soichi Nakamura, Yukihiro Terada, Takashi Murakami, Masahito Tachibana, Nobuo Yaegashi, and Kunihiro Okamura

Pregnancy in a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis who underwent in vitro fertilization
NDT Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2669; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl075 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael P. Quinn, A. Peter Maxwell, J. Henry Brown, and Mairead Finn

Cardiac tamponade ... a wire too far?
NDT Advance Access published on April 20, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2669-2670; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl196 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carla Santos-Araújo, Jorge Casanova, Berta Carvalho, and Manuel Pestana

Prolonged use of an intracardiac catheter for dialysis in a patient with multiple venous access failure
NDT Advance Access published on April 20, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2670-2671; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl154 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arduino Arduini, Mario Bonomini, Elaine J. Clutterbuck, Michael A. Laffan, and Charles D. Pusey

Effect of L-carnitine administration on erythrocyte survival in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2671-2672; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl155 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Van Antwerpen, K. Zouaoui Boudjeltia, M. Vaes, S. Babar, P. Madhoun, N. Moguilevsky, M. Vanhaeverbeek, J. Néve, and J. Ducobu

The pleiotropic effect of statins in haemodialysis patients is not the consequence of an inhibition of LDL oxidation by myeloperoxidase
NDT Advance Access published on March 30, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2672-2674; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl143 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Colin C. Geddes and Y. Mun Woo

The European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) for peritoneal dialysis recommendation for minimum Kt/Vurea is not supported by current evidence
NDT Advance Access published on March 22, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2674; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. P. J. Fronek, R. W. S. Chang, and M. A. Morsy

Hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic living donor nephrectomy: first UK experience
NDT Advance Access published on March 27, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2674-2675; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl107 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Panagiotis G. Zotos, Erasmia Psimenou, Maria Roussou, Sofoklis Kontogiannis, Athanasios Panoutsopoulos, and Athanasios-Meletios Dimopoulos

Nephrotic syndrome as a manifestation of Toxocara canis infection
NDT Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2675-2676; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl224 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marlies Noordzij, Johanna C. Korevaar, Elisabeth W. Boeschoten, Friedo W. Dekker, Willem J. Bos, and Raymond T. Krediet

Hyperphosphataemia and related mortality
NDT Advance Access published on May 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2676-2677; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl229 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Katia Boven, John Knight, Fred Bader, Jérome Rossert, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, and Nicole Casadevall

Epoetin-associated pure red cell aplasia in patients with chronic kidney disease: solving the mystery
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 2678; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl526 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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