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April 29, 2008
Management of Hyperphosphatemia in Patients with ESRD: A New Direction for Treatment in 2008  
Wajeh Qunibi, MD and Charles R. Nolan, MD
(MER CME Conference, January, 2008.)
 
Aldosterone: New Insights in Kidney Health and Disease  
David A. Calhoun, MD and Mark E. Rosenberg, MD
(ASN Renal Week Clinical Nephrology Conference. November, 2007.)
 
RPA 2008 Annual Meeting. General Sessions 1 and 2  
RPA: Year in Review
Alan Kliger, MD

RPA's Advocacy Agenda
Robert Blaser, MD

Brian Ling Lecture: Pay for Performance is Here! Lessons of success from Medicare Physician Payment Demonstration Project
Karl Ulrich, MD

ESA Payment Update: Where Knowledge Meets Politics
Alan Nissenson, MD

Value and Courage in Politics: Nephrology Reaches Farther
Rebecca Schmidt, MD

Value and Courage in Politics: Nephrology Reaches Farther
Larry Lehrner, MD

 
Advances in CKD. Part Three of Five.
(Renal Research Institute 10th International Conference. January, 2008.)

Angiotensin II, interstitial inflammation and the pathogenesis of salt sensitive hypertension
Martha Franco, MD, PhD

How common is malnutrition in ESRD? An approach to diagnosis and management
Martin Kuhlmann, MD

Blind Pugh sends a black spot: The current hemoglobin controversy
Paul E. Stevens, MB, FRCP

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The metabolic syndrome and kidney disease
Eberhard Ritz, MD

Transplant and CKD patients at the same stage of renal insufficiency: how are they the same or different?
Warren Kupin, MD, FACP


AUDIOFILE SELECTION (now also in MP3 format) - Renal Week 2007 and PGE Talks
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INTERVENTIONAL NEPHROLOGY: WHAT NEPHROLOGISTS SHOULD KNOW (Part 2 of 2)

Complications of Tunneled HD Catheters
Antoine L. Samaha, MD

Management of Catheter Infection
Bharat S. Sachdeva, MD

Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: Peritoneoscopic Method
Stephen R. Ash, MD

Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: Fluoroscopic Method
Ivan D. Maya, MD

Percutaneous Balloon Angioplasty Procedure
Alexander S. Yevzlin, MD

Management of Central Venous Stenosis
Florin N. Gadalean, MD

Hand Ischemia
Steven Wu, MD

Preservation of Veins?
Edgar V. Lerma, MD, FASN

Evaluation Stents: Do They Work?
Kenneth D. Abreo, MD

Vascular Access Center: What Does It Mean for You and What Does It Do for the Patient?
Donald Schon, MD


Nephros® - - "Taking Hemodiafiltration to a Higher Level"

Nephros makes a unique mid-dilution hemodiafiltration (HDF) filter, the OL-pur-MD 190, where blood is first routed through a peripheral region of the hollow-fiber bundle. Blood is then diluted with replacement fluid in the back header, and then flow is reversed through the core of the fiber bundle. This allows very high replacement fluid flow rates and β-2 microglobulin clearances in the range of 150 - 200 mL/min, twice as high as with standard, post-dilution HDF. The OL-pur-MD 190 can be used with standard on-line HDF machines. The filter has CE approval in Europe; not approved yet in the United States. For more information about the OL-pur-MD 190 filter and Nephros, please visit the new Nephros® VIRTUAL EXHIBIT BOOTH .
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Increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol predicts the pioglitazone-mediated reduction of carotid intima-media thickness progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Circulation)
Targeting proteinuria as a valid surrogate for individualized kidney protective therapy (Am J Kidney Dis)
Sensing tension: epithelial sodium channel/acid-sensing ion channel proteins in cardiovascular homeostasis (Hypertens)
Increase in carotid intima-media thickness in grade 1 hypertensive subjects: white-coat versus sustained hypertension (Hypertens)
Pleiotropic effects of telmisartan: still more to come? (J Hypertens)
Meta-analysis: antibiotics for prophylaxis against hemodialysis catheter- related infections (Ann Intern Med)
Hands-only (compression-only) cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a call to action for bystander response to adults who experience out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest: An AHA Science Advisory (Circulation)
Intravenous iron sucrose in peritoneal dialysis patients with renal anemia (Perit Dial Int)
Acute central hemodynamic effects of a volume exchange in peritoneal dialysis (Perit Dial Int)
Pharmacodynamics of unfractionated heparin during and after a hemodialysis session (Am J Kidney Dis)
Efficacy and safety of fondaparinux and enoxaparin for acute coronary syndromes in CKD (Am J Kidney Dis)
Accelerated venovenous hemofiltration: early technical and clinical experience (Am J Kidney Dis)
The effect of increasing dialysis dose in overweight hemodialysis patients on quality of life: a 6-week randomized crossover trial (Am J Kidney Dis)
Initial glucose load predicts technique survival in patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis (Am J Nephrol)
Contaminated heparin associated with adverse clinical events and activation of the contact system (N Engl J Med)
Oral calcitriol for the treatment of persistent proteinuria in immunoglobulin A nephropathy: an uncontrolled trial (Am J Kidney Dis)

 

 H: Pathophysiology -- Salt (sodium, chloride) sensitivity
Salt Loading Increases Urinary Excretion of Linoleic Acid Diols and Triols.
 H: Pathophysiology -- Sympathetic nervous system
Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity Is Elevated in Overweight Individuals.
 H: Drug therapy -- Diuretics
Thiazide-Associated Diabetes in Hypertensive Patients May Be Mediated by Potassium Depletion.
 H: Special problems -- Endocrine hypertension
Prevalence of Hypertension in Vitamin D Deficiency.
 H: Special problems -- Ethnic populations
High Prevalence of Masked Hypertension in Treated Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis: Results from the AASK Cohort Study.

 Basic hemodialysis -- Dialyzers
Randomized Cross over Trial of PBMCs Genomics In Vivo Using Different Dialyzer Membranes.
 Basic hemodialysis -- Complications (acute)
Intradialytic Hypotension (IDH): Effective Reduction of Hypotensive Episodes (HE) by Blood Pressure-Guided Automated Ultrafiltration Control (bioLogic RR Comfort).
 Basic peritoneal dialysis -- PD solutions, equipment
Renal Toxicity of Glucose Degradation Products in Peritoneal Dialysis.
High GDPs Solution Induces Peritoneal Fibrosis and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in New Rat PD Model.
Bicarbonate-Based Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Increases Expression of Aquaporins 1 and 3 and Enhances Cell Migration in Human Peritoneal Mesothelial and Endothelial Cells.
BIOKID: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Bicarbonate and Lactate Buffer in Biocompatible Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions in Children.
Long-Term Effects of Icodextrin on Cardiovascular Parameters in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients with Volume Overload.
 CRF: Problem Areas -- Outcomes (Morbidity, Mortality)
ACE Inhibitors/ARB and Survival in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.
Renin Angiotensin System Blockade in Peritoneal Dialysis: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
 CRF: Problem areas -- Pre-ESRD care, initiation of dialysis
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Management in the Management of Hypertension in Patients with CKD 3-5.
Renal Failure from RAAS Blockade? - Sustained Improved eGFR Following Withdrawal of RAAS Blockade in 100 CKD Patients Presenting with Accelerated Renal Failure.
Mild Reductions in GFR Predict Left Ventricular Pathology in Young Newly Diagnosed Never Treated Mildly Hypertensive Lebanese Patients.
 CRF by organ system -- Nutrition, Inflammation
In Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients Lean Body Mass Can Be Evaluated by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis.
 CRF by problem area -- Anemia/Erythropoietin/Iron
Is High Platelet Count Responsible for Increased Death Risk in Dialysis Patients with Hemoglobin >13 g/dL?
Why Guideline Hemoglobin Target Values Cannot Be Met in Dialysis Patients.
 CRF by problem area -- Bone disease/Ca-P/PTH
New Insight into Acute Effects of Cinacalcet on Calciuria in Kidney Tranplanted Patients.
Sevelamer Attenuates the Progression of Coronary Calcification and Serum Pentosidine Content (an AGE) by HPLC Assay in Haemodialysis Patients.
 CRF by problem area -- CRF and diabetes
Examining the Mortality-Predictability of Hemoglobin A1c in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients in the USA.
Serum Fructosamine (SF) Is an Independent Predictor of Morbidity and Survival in Non-Diabetic (NDM) Hemodialysis (HD) Patients (Pts).
 CRF by organ system -- Lungs
Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) and Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) Predict Survival in Hemodialysis (HD) Patients (Pts).
 CRF by organ system -- Cardiovascular/Hypertension
ACE Inhibition and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Hypertensive Patients with Renal Failure: A Meta-Analysis.
Indoxyl Sulfate, a Uremic Toxin, Promotes Aortic Calcification with Expression of Osteoblast-Specific Proteins.
Platelet Derived Microparticles as a Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease.
Effect of Atorvastatin on Progression of Heart Valve Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients Treated with Calcium Acetate or Sevelamer.
Statins Do Not Increase Stroke Risk in Patients Initiating Dialysis: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study.
Intravenous L-Carnitine Supplementation Confers No Cardiovascular Benefit in Incident Haemodialysis Patients.
Long-Term Survival of Dialysis Patients in the US with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD's) or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - Defibrillator (CRT-D) Devices.



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