Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

In This Issue

In this issue
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: i-ii; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp046 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Feature

George L. Bakris, and Eberhard Ritz on behalf of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee

The message for World Kidney Day 2009: Hypertension and kidney disease: a marriage that should be prevented
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 695-697; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp027 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comments

Emilio D. Poggio and Andrew D. Rule

A critical evaluation of chronic kidney disease—should isolated reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate be considered a ‘disease’?
NDT Advance Access published on December 22, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 698-700; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn704 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rigas Kalaitzidis and George Bakris

Should nephrologists use beta-blockers? A perspective
NDT Advance Access published on December 10, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 701-702; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn695 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marc G. Vervloet and Jos W. R. Twisk

Mortality reduction by vitamin D receptor activation in end-stage renal disease: a commentary on the robustness of current data
NDT Advance Access published on September 3, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 703-706; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hirotaka Komaba and Masafumi Fukagawa

Regression of parathyroid hyperplasia by calcimimetics—fact or illusion?
NDT Advance Access published on December 22, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 707-709; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn717 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Esther G. Gerrits, Andries J. Smit, and Henk J. G. Bilo

AGEs, autofluorescence and renal function
NDT Advance Access published on November 25, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 710-713; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn634 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joris R. Delanghe

How to estimate GFR in children
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 714-716; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn306 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Greg Miller and David E. Bruns

Laboratory issues in measuring and reporting urine albumin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 717-718; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp022 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adrian Covic, Daniel Abramowicz, Annette Bruchfeld, Geert Leroux-Roels, Didier Samuel, Wim van Biesen, Carmine Zoccali, Fabien Zoulim, and Raymond Vanholder on behalf of the ERA-EDTA ERBP Advisory Board

Endorsement of the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) hepatitis C guidelines: a European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) position statement
NDT Advance Access published on February 8, 2009
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 719-727; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn608 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Garabed Eknoyan and Norbert Lameire

Global nephrology guidelines: a first small step in the right direction
NDT Advance Access published on January 29, 2009
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 728-730; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp006 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Translational Nephrology

Oliver Gross, Dorin-Bogdan Borza, Hans-Joachim Anders, Christoph Licht, Manfred Weber, Stephan Segerer, Roser Torra, Marie-Claire Gubler, Laurence Heidet, Scott Harvey, Dominic Cosgrove, George Lees, Clifford Kashtan, Martin Gregory, Judy Savige, Jie Ding, Paul Thorner, Dale R. Abrahamson, Corinne Antignac, Karl Tryggvason, Billy Hudson, and Jeffrey H. Miner

Stem cell therapy for Alport syndrome: the hope beyond the hype
NDT Advance Access published on December 25, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 731-734; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn722 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

II. Scientific Papers

Original Articles

Experimental Nephrology

Get checked abstract Astrid Munkert, Udo Helmchen, Markus J. Kemper, Michael Bubenheim, Rolf A. K. Stahl, and Sigrid Harendza

Characterization of the transcriptional regulation of the human MT1-MMP gene and association of risk reduction for focal-segmental glomerulosclerosis with two functional promoter SNPs
NDT Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 735-742; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tzu-Hao Huang, Hao-Ai Shui, Shuk-Man Ka, Bor-Luen Tang, Tai-Kuang Chao, Jin-Shuen Chen, Yuh-Feng Lin, and Ann Chen

Rab 23 is expressed in the glomerulus and plays a role in the development of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
NDT Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 743-754; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn570 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sven Kroening, Svetlana Solomovitch, Martin Sachs, Bernd Wullich, and Margarete Goppelt-Struebe

Regulation of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) by hepatocyte growth factor in human tubular epithelial cells
NDT Advance Access published on October 1, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 755-762; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn530 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Robert C. Harmon, Scott P. Duffy, Marcus V. Terneus, John G. Ball, and Monica A. Valentovic

Characterization of a novel model for investigation of radiocontrast nephrotoxicity
NDT Advance Access published on October 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 763-768; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yuh-Mou Sue, Ching-Feng Cheng, Chih-Cheng Chang, Ying Chou, Cheng-Hsien Chen, and Shu-Hui Juan

Antioxidation and anti-inflammation by haem oxygenase-1 contribute to protection by tetramethylpyrazine against gentamicin-induced apoptosis in murine renal tubular cells
NDT Advance Access published on October 8, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 769-777; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn545 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nadezda Koleganova, Grzegorz Piecha, Eberhard Ritz, and Marie-Luise Gross

Calcitriol ameliorates capillary deficit and fibrosis of the heart in subtotally nephrectomized rats
NDT Advance Access published on October 1, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 778-787; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn549 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Atsuko Kamijo-Ikemori, Takeshi Sugaya, Ayako Sekizuka, Kazuaki Hirata, and Kenjiro Kimura

Amelioration of diabetic tubulointerstitial damage in liver-type fatty acid-binding protein transgenic mice
NDT Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 788-800; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, Kasper M. A. Rouschop, Gwendoline J. D. Teske, Gerry T. M. Wagenaar, Nike Claessen, Jan J. Weening, Tom van der Poll, and Sandrine Florquin

Endogenous tissue-type plasminogen activator is protective during ascending urinary tract infection
NDT Advance Access published on October 8, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 801-808; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn562 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kumiko Kaifu, Hideyasu Kiyomoto, Hirofumi Hitomi, Keisuke Matsubara, Taiga Hara, Kumiko Moriwaki, Genei Ihara, Yoshiko Fujita, Noriko Sugasawa, Daisuke Nagata, Akira Nishiyama, and Masakazu Kohno

Insulin attenuates apoptosis induced by high glucose via the PI3-kinase/Akt pathway in rat peritoneal mesothelial cells
NDT Advance Access published on October 30, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 809-815; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn598 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marie-Claire J. M. Schreinemachers, Benedict M. Doorschodt, Sandrine Florquin, Marius A. van den Bergh Weerman, Johannes B. Reitsma, Wei Lai, Mario Sitzia, Thomas M. Minor, Rene H. Tolba, and Thomas M. van Gulik

Improved preservation and microcirculation with POLYSOL after transplantation in a porcine kidney autotransplantation model
NDT Advance Access published on October 10, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 816-824; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Nephrology

Get checked abstract Yoshiyasu Ueda, Masayo Aizawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Masamitsu Fujii, and Yoshitaka Isaka

Exaggerated compensatory response to acute respiratory alkalosis in panic disorder is induced by increased lactic acid production
NDT Advance Access published on October 21, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 825-828; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn585 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rajiv Sinha, Madhumita Nandi, Kjell Tullus, Stephen D. Marks, and Abhijit Taraphder

Ten-year follow-up of children after acute renal failure from a developing country
NDT Advance Access published on October 13, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 829-833; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Folkert W. Asselbergs, Dariush Mozaffarian, Ronit Katz, Bryan Kestenbaum, Linda F. Fried, John S. Gottdiener, Michael G. Shlipak, and David S. Siscovick

Association of renal function with cardiac calcifications in older adults: the cardiovascular health study
NDT Advance Access published on October 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 834-840; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ami Ikeda, Tsuneo Konta, Satoshi Takasaki, Zhimei Hao, Kazuko Suzuki, Hitoshi Sato, Yoko Shibata, Yasuchika Takeishi, Takeo Kato, Sumio Kawata, and Isao Kubota

In a non-diabetic Japanese population, the combination of macroalbuminuria and increased urine beta 2-microglobulin predicts a decline of renal function: the Takahata study
NDT Advance Access published on October 30, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 841-847; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn591 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cristina M. Soares, José Silvério S. Diniz, Eleonora M. Lima, Gilce R. Oliveira, Monica R. Canhestro, Enrico A. Colosimo, Ana Cristina Simoes e Silva, and Eduardo A. Oliveira

Predictive factors of progression to chronic kidney disease stage 5 in a predialysis interdisciplinary programme
NDT Advance Access published on October 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 848-855; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn547 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rajender Agarwal, Steven M. Brunelli, Kendal Williams, Matthew D. Mitchell, Harold I. Feldman, and Craig A. Umscheid

Gadolinium-based contrast agents and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
NDT Advance Access published on October 24, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 856-863; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn593 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Zhang Xin, Liu Zhihong, Li Shijun, Zhan Jinfeng, Chen Huiping, Zeng Caihong, Ji Daxi, and Li Leishi

Successful treatment of patients with lipoprotein glomerulopathy by protein A immunoadsorption: a pilot study
NDT Advance Access published on October 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 864-869; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fu-de Zhou, Ming-hui Zhao, Wan-zhong Zou, Gang Liu, and Haiyan Wang

The changing spectrum of primary glomerular diseases within 15 years: A survey of 3331 patients in a single Chinese centre
NDT Advance Access published on October 21, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 870-876; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn554 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Radomir Naumovic, Stevan Pavlovic, Dragisa Stojkovic, Gordana Basta-Jovanovic, and Vidosava Nesic

Renal biopsy registry from a single centre in Serbia: 20 years of experience
NDT Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 877-885; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn564 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mario Espinosa, Rosa Ortega, Jose Manuel Gómez-Carrasco, Fernando López-Rubio, María López-Andreu, María Ovidia López-Oliva, and Pedro Aljama

Mesangial C4d deposition: a new prognostic factor in IgA nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on October 8, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 886-891; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn563 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nobuo Tsuboi, Tetsuya Kawamura, Takeo Ishii, Yasunori Utsunomiya, and Tatsuo Hosoya

Changes in the glomerular density and size in serial renal biopsies during the progression of IgA nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on October 15, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 892-899; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn572 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Domenico Rendina, Giuseppe Mossetti, Gianpaolo De Filippo, Domenico Benvenuto, Carmen Liliana Vivona, Alessia Imbroinise, Giorgia Zampa, Salvatore Ricchio, and Pasquale Strazzullo

Association between metabolic syndrome and nephrolithiasis in an inpatient population in southern Italy: role of gender, hypertension and abdominal obesity
NDT Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 900-906; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn548 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Arjan van der Tol, Asrar Hussain, Memhet Sukru Sever, Stefaan Claus, Wim Van Biesen, Eric Hoste, Samuel Khan, and Raymond Vanholder

Impact of local circumstances on outcome of renal casualties in major disasters
NDT Advance Access published on October 8, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 907-912; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn557 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis

Get checked abstract Adam E. Frampton, Nicos Kessaris, Mohammad Hossain, Mohamed Morsy, and Eric S. Chemla

Use of the femoral artery route for placement of temporary catheters for emergency haemodialysis when all usual central venous access sites are exhausted
NDT Advance Access published on October 24, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 913-918; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn582 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Brian D. Bradbury, Cathy W. Critchlow, Matthew R. Weir, Ron Stewart, Mahesh Krishnan, and Raymond H. Hakim

Impact of elevated C-reactive protein levels on erythropoiesis- stimulating agent (ESA) dose and responsiveness in hemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on October 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 919-925; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn543 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Anneke Kramer, Vianda S. Stel, Jane Tizard, Enrico Verrina, Kai Rönnholm, Runólfur Pálsson, Heather Maxwell, and Kitty J. Jager

Characteristics and survival of young adults who started renal replacement therapy during childhood
NDT Advance Access published on October 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 926-933; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn542 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nathalie Thilly, Stéphanie Boini, Michèle Kessler, Serge Briançon, and Luc Frimat

Management and control of hypertension and proteinuria in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease under nephrologist care or not: data from the AVENIR study (AVantagE de la Néphroprotection dans l'Insuffisance Rénale)
NDT Advance Access published on November 11, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 934-939; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Luigi Tazza, Anteo Di Napoli, Maurizio Bossola, Sabrina Valle, Patrizio Pezzotti, Giovanna Luciani, Domenico Di Lallo, and on behalf of Lazio Dialysis Registry

Ageing of patients on chronic dialysis: Effects on mortality—A 12-year study
NDT Advance Access published on October 21, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 940-947; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn575 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Guillaume Jean, Eric Bresson, Jean-Claude Terrat, Thierry Vanel, Jean-Marc Hurot, Christie Lorriaux, Brice Mayor, and Charles Chazot

Peripheral vascular calcification in long-haemodialysis patients: associated factors and survival consequences
NDT Advance Access published on October 13, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 948-955; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn571 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Meral Kayikcioglu, Murat Tumuklu, Mehmet Ozkahya, Oner Ozdogan, Gulay Asci, Soner Duman, Huseyin Toz, Levent H. Can, Ali Basci, and Ercan Ok

The benefit of salt restriction in the treatment of end-stage renal disease by haemodialysis
NDT Advance Access published on November 11, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 956-962; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn599 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Francesca Tentori, Justin M. Albert, Eric W. Young, Margaret J. Blayney, Bruce M. Robinson, Ronald L. Pisoni, Takashi Akiba, Roger N. Greenwood, Naoki Kimata, Nathan W. Levin, Luis M. Piera, Rajiv Saran, Robert A. Wolfe, and Friedrich K. Port

The survival advantage for haemodialysis patients taking vitamin D is questioned: findings from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
NDT Advance Access published on November 21, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 963-972; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Stephanie E. Reuter, Randall J. Faull, Enzo Ranieri, and Allan M. Evans

Endogenous plasma carnitine pool composition and response to erythropoietin treatment in chronic haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on November 5, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 990-996; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn588 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Teresa Adragão, Ana Pires, Rita Birne, Jose Dias Curto, Carlos Lucas, Margarida Gonçalves, and Acácio Pita Negrão

A plain X-ray vascular calcification score is associated with arterial stiffness and mortality in dialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on October 24, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 997-1002; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn584 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrzej Jaroszynski, Elzbieta Czekajska-Chechab, Anna Drelich-Zbroja, Tomasz Zapolski, and Andrzej Ksiazek

Spatial QRS-T angle in peritoneal dialysis patients: association with carotid artery atherosclerosis, coronary artery calcification and troponin T
NDT Advance Access published on October 31, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1003-1008; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn581 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rafael Sánchez-Villanueva, Auxiliadora Bajo, Gloria del Peso, M-Jose Fernandez-Reyes, Elena González, Sara Romero, Patricia Estrada, and Rafael Selgas

Higher daily peritoneal protein clearance when initiating peritoneal dialysis is independently associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD): A possible new marker of systemic endothelial dysfunction?
NDT Advance Access published on November 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1009-1014; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn595 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Transplantation

Get checked abstract Julia Wilflingseder, Alexander Kainz, Paul Perco, Reka Korbély, Bernd Mayer, and Rainer Oberbauer

Molecular predictors for anaemia after kidney transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on December 18, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1015-1023; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn683 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sheng-Wen Wu, Horng-Rong Chang, and Jong-Da Lian

The effect of low-dose cidofovir on the long-term outcome of polyomavirus-associated nephropathy in renal transplant recipients
NDT Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1034-1038; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn675 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sri G. Yarlagadda, Steven G. Coca, Richard N. Formica, Jr, Emilio D. Poggio, and Chirag R. Parikh

Association between delayed graft function and allograft and patient survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis
NDT Advance Access published on December 22, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1039-1047; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn667 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Communication

Exceptional Cases

Get checked abstract Timm H. Westhoff, Maria Vergoulidou, Christoph Loddenkemper, Stefan Schwartz, Jörg Hofmann, Thomas Schneider, Walter Zidek, and Markus van der Giet

Chronic norovirus infection in renal transplant recipients
NDT Advance Access published on December 10, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1051-1053; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn693 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Annette Alfonzo, Annie Lomas, Iain Drummond, and Elizabeth McGugan

Survival after 5-h resuscitation attempt for hypothermic cardiac arrest using CVVH for extracorporeal rewarming
NDT Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1054-1056; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn674 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Historical Note

Get checked abstract Ron T. Gansevoort and Eberhard Ritz

Hermann Senator and albuminuria—forgotten pioneering work in the 19th century
NDT Advance Access published on December 10, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1057-1062; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn741 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

III. Varia

Letters

David A. McCarron and Tilman B. Drueke

Salt wars
NDT Advance Access published on January 30, 2009
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1063; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn781 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theodoros Eleftheriadis, Georgia Antoniadi, Vassilios Liakopoulos, and Ioannis Stefanidis

About the effect of low-molecular-weight heparin on platelet function in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on January 8, 2009
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1063-1064; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn726 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter and Reply

Pavel Kunes, Jiri Mandak, Martina Kolackova, and Jan Krejsek

Mystery of pentraxin-3 not yet resolved: still a long way to its prime time in surgery
NDT Advance Access published on December 25, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1064-1065; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn711 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Boehme and R. Schindler

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on December 25, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1065-1066; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn731 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum

Report from the Editorial Office
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1067-1068; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp048 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 1069; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp047 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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