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Article Reviews/Hyperlinks by Date - Autumn , 2003 |
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Article Reviews/Hyperlinks by Date - Autumn , 2003 |
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October |
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C-Reactive protein and coronary artery calcification : The Study of Inherited Risk of Coronary Atherosclerosis (SIRCA) | ATVB |
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B-blockers in hypertension -the emperor has no clothes: An open letter to present and prospective drafters of new guidelines for the treatment of hypertension | Am J Hypertens |
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T594M variant of the epithelial sodium channel B-subunit gene and hypertension in individuals of African ancestry in South Africa | Am J Hypertens |
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Serum potassium and stroke risk among treated hypertensive adults | Am J Hypertens |
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Hydralazine for treatment of severe hypertension in pregnancy : Meta-analysis | Br Med J |
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Effects of eplerenone, enalapril, and eplerenone/enalapril in patients with essential hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy : The 4E-Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Study | Circulation |
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Diabetes and idiopathic cardiomyopathy : A nationwide case-control study | Diabetes Care |
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Progression of coronary artery calcification in type 1 diabetes : The importance of glycemic control | Diabetes Care |
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Secondary prevention of cardiovascular events with long-term pravastatin in patients with diabetes or impaired fasting glucose : Results from the LIPID trial | Diabetes Care |
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Signs of nephropathy may occur early in young adults with diabetes despite modern diabetes management : Results from the nationwide population-based DISS | Diabetes Care |
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Vitamin C affects thrombosis/ fibrinolysis system and reactive hyperemia in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease | Diabetes Care |
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Is the relation of systolic blood pressure to risk of cardiovascular disease continuous and graded, or are there critical values? | Hypertension |
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Unique lipoprotein phenotype and genotype associated with exceptional longevity | J Am Med Assoc |
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Psychosocial factors and risk of hypertension : The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study | J Am Med Assoc |
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Amlodipine reduces cyclosporin-induced hyperuricaemia in hypertensive renal transplant recipients | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers : What to do if the serum creatinine and/or serum potassium concentration rises | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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November |
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Long-term effects of intensive blood-pressure lowering on arterial wall stiffness in hypertensive patients | Am J Hypertens |
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Efficacy of low-dose spironolactone in subjects with resistant hypertension | Am J Hypertens |
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Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and pulse pressure : An evaluation of their joint effect on mortality | Ann Int Med |
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Use of metabolic markers to identify overweight individuals who are insulin resistant | Ann Intern Med |
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Do thiazide diuretics confer specific protection against strokes? | Arch Intern Med |
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Diastolic heart failure | Brit Med J |
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Predictors of improved renal function after percutaneous stent-supported angioplasty of severe atherosclerotic ostial renal artery stenosis | Circulation |
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Effects of hypertension and obesity on the sympathetic activation of heart failure patients | Hypertension |
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Influence of weight reduction on blood pressure : A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | Hypertension |
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The effects of rosiglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist , on markers of endothelial cell activation, C-reactive protein, and fibrinogen levels | J Am Coll Cardiol |
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Plasma amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and accuracy of heart-failure diagnosis in primary care | J Am Coll Cardiol |
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End-organ susceptibility as a determinant of renal disease in hypertension | Kidney Int |
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Effects of different blood-pressure-lowering regimens on major cardiovascular events : Results of prospectively-designed overviews of randomised trials | Lancet |
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Stroke prevention with the oral direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran compared with warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (SPORTIF III) | Lancet |
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Lp(a) lipoprotein, vascular disease, and mortality in the elderly | N Engl J Med |
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Valsartan, Captopril , or both in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction , or both | N Engl J Med |
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Pieces of the preeclampsia puzzle | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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December |
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Direct comparison of the effects of valsartan and amlodipine on renal hemodynamics in human essential hypertension | Am J Hypertens |
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Extent of cardiovascular risk reduction associated eith treatment of isolated systolic hypertension | Arch Int Med |
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Human CRP gene polymorphism influences CRP levels : Implications for the prediction and pathogenesis of coronary heart disease | Arterioscler Thromb Vasc |
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Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on sympathetic neural mechanisms in hypertension | Circulation |
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Microalbuminuria and all-cause mortality in treated hypertensive individuals: Does sex matter?: The Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway | Circulation |
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Cinnamon improves glucose and lipids of people with type 2 diabetes | Diabetes Care |
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The combined effect of triple therapy with rosiglitazone, metformin, and insulin aspart in type 2 diabetic patients | Diabetes Care |
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Primary prevention of cardiovascular events with low-dose aspirin and vitamin E in type 2 diabetic patients : Results of the Primary Prevention Project (PPP) trial | Diabetes Care |
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Seventh report of the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure | Hypertension |
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Blood pressure lowering in essential hypertension with an oral renin inhibitor, aliskiren | Hypertension |
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Determinants of salt sensitivity in black and white normotensive and hypertensive women | Hypertension |
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A calcium antagonist vs a non-calcium antagonist hypertension treatment strategy for patients with coronary artery disease: The International Verapamil-Trandolapril Study (INVEST) | J Am Med Assoc |
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Results of the pilot study for the hypertension in the very elderly trial | J Hypertens |
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Mediterranean diet, cocoa and cardiovascular disease : A sweeter life, a longer life, or both? | J Hypertens |
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Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system polymorphisms and essential hypertension : Where are we? | J Hypertens |
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Hypertension in very old people | J Hypertens |
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Self-measurement of blood pressure in the office and at home | J Hypertens |
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Hypertensive nephrosclerosis in African Americans | Kidney Int |
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After all those fat years: Renal consequences of obesity | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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October |
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Gastrointestinal and pancreatic function in peritoneal dialysis patients: Their relationship with malnutrition and peritoneal membrane abnormalities | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Hypercoagulability , a serious problem in patients with ESRD on maintenance hemodialysis, and its correction after kidney transplantation | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Developing clinical performance measures based on the Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines : Process, outcomes, and implications | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Outcome of plasma exchange therapy in thrombotic microangiopathy After Renal Transplantation | Am J Transplant |
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Relationship of serotonergic antidepressants and need for blood transfusion in orthopedic surgical patients | Arch Int Med |
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Restless legs syndrome symptoms in primary care: a prevalence study | Arch Int Med |
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Inhaled insulin provides improved glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with oral agents: A randomized controlled trial | Arch Int Med |
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation : Old disease, new hope | Br Med J |
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Anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions associated with lepirudin in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia | Circulation |
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Citrate pharmacokinetics and metabolism in cirrhotic and noncirrhotic critically ill patients | Crit Care Med |
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Nonremovable, windowed, fiberglass cast boot in the treatment of diabetic plantar ulcers : Efficacy, safety, and compliance | Diabetes Care |
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Tele-screening for diabetic retinopathy with the retinal thickness analyzer | Diabetes Care |
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Sustained effect of intensive treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus on development and progression of diabetic nephropathy : The EDIC Study | J Am Med Assoc |
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Glucose control and mortality in critically ill patients | J Am Med Assoc |
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Protocolized anemia management with erythropoietin in hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Prevention of bone loss in renal transplant recipients: A prospective, randomized trial of intravenous pamidronate | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Improved acidosis correction and recovery of mesothelial cell mass with neutral-pH bicarbonate dialysis solution among children undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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How to manage the renal patient with coronary heart disease : The agony and the ecstasy of opinion-based medicine | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Hypertension and progression of chronic renal insufficiency in children : A report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS) | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Regular monitoring of access flow compared with monitoring of venous pressure fails to improve graft survival | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Prospective study of Neuropeptide Y as an adverse cardiovascular risk factor in end-stage renal disease | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Accelerated coronary artery calcification in mildly reduced renal function of high-risk hypertensives : A 3-year prospective observation | J Hypertens |
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Aggressive treatment of early fistula failure | Kidney Int |
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Hemoglobin variability in epoetin-treated hemodialysis patients | Kidney Int |
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Determinants of glomerular hypofiltration in aging humans | Kidney Int |
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Maps of end-stage renal disease and amounts of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors prescribed in Japan | Kidney Int |
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Risk factors for increased variability in dialysis delivery in haemodialysis patients | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Effects of biofilm formation on haemodialysis monitor disinfection | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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The rate of progression of renal disease may not be slower in women compared with men: A patient-level meta-analysis | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Prediction of time-averaged concentration of haemoglobin in haemodialysis patients | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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A timesaving method to create a fixed puncture route for the buttonhole technique | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Inferior vena cava diameter determines left ventricular geometry in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients: An echocardiographic study | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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November |
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Late referral to a nephrologist reduces access to renal transplantation | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Sudden blindness caused by anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in 5 children on continuous peritoneal dialysis | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Letters debating free iron release with iron gluconate vs. sucrose | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Progression of renal insufficiency in type 2 diabetes with and without microalbuminuria: Results of the Heart Outcomes and Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) randomized study | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Long-term study of high-comorbidity ESRD patients converted from conventional to short daily hemodialysis | Am J Kidney Dis |
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A comparison of persons who present for preemptive and nonpreemptive kidney transplantation | Am J Kidney Dis |
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The association of initial hemodialysis access type with mortality outcomes in elderly medicare ESRD patients | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy and its effect on survival in a clinical trial of immunomodulating therapy for severe sepsis | Am J Med |
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Vascular access surveillance : Evaluation of combining dynamic venous pressure and vascular access blood flow measurements | Am J Nephrol |
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Anemia : A continuing problem following kidney transplantation | Am J Transplant |
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An improved definition of immune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in postoperative orthopedic patients | Arch Intern Med |
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Controlling methicillin resistant Ssaphylococcus aureus | Brit Med J |
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Survival of functionally anuric patients on automated peritoneal dialysis: The European APD Outcome Study | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Preventing bone loss in renal transplant recipients with vitamin D | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Racial differences in the progression from chronic renal insufficiency to end-stage renal disease in the United States | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition but not angiotensin II receptor blockade regulates matrix metalloproteinase activity in patients with glomerulonephritis | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Comparison of arteriovenous grafts in the thigh and upper extremities in hemodialysis patients | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis : Comparison of adjusted mortality rates according to the duration of dialysis: Analysis of the Netherlands Cooperative Study | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Glucose degradation products (GDP) retard remesothelialization independently of d-glucose concentration | Kidney Int |
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Body size and outcomes on peritoneal dialysis in the United States | Kidney Int |
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Role of excess volume in the pathophysiology of hypertension in chronic kidney disease | Kidney Int |
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Serum albumin concentration in dialysis patients: Why does it remain resistant to therapy? | Kidney Int Supp |
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Reduction of circulating microemboli in the subclavian vein of patients undergoing haemodialysis using pre-filled instead of dry dialysers | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Unexpected haemodynamic instability associated with standard bicarbonate haemodialysis | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Onset of arterial `steal' following proximal angioaccess : Immediate and delayed types | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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In the erythropoietin era, can we forget alternative or adjunctive therapies for renal anaemia management? The androgen example | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with mild to moderate chronic renal failure: To dilate or not to dilate? | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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The implications of water quality in hemodialysis | Sem Dial |
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December |
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Arteriovenous fistula creation : Should US nephrologists get involved? | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Peritoneoscopic placement of peritoneal dialysis catheter and bowel perforation : Experience of an interventional nephrology program | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Pediatric convective hemofiltration : Normocarb replacement fluid and citrate anticoagulation | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Evolution of naturally acquired hepatitis B immunity in the long- term hemodialysis population | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Pain in hemodialysis patients: Prevalence, cause, severity, and management | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Are antihypertensive drugs used to maximally reduce cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients? | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Effects of sevelamer hydrochloride and calcium acetate on the oral bioavailability of ciprofloxacin | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Two male siblings with hereditary renal hypouricemia and exercise-induced ARF | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers : Predicting which ones will not heal | Am J Med |
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Chest pain relief by nitroglycerin does not predict active coronary artery disease | Ann Intern Med |
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Adrenaline in the treatment of anaphylaxis : What is the evidence? | Brit Med J |
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Impact of renal insufficiency in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction | Circulation |
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Kidney function during and after withdrawal of long-term irbesartan treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria | Diabetes Care |
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Benefits and risks of solitary islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes using steroid-sparing immunosuppression : The National Institutes of Health experience | Diabetes Care |
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Effect of blood pressure on early decline in kidney function among hypertensive men | Hypertension |
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Effects of high-flux hemodialysis on clinical outcomes: Results of the HEMO Study | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Association of comorbid conditions and mortality in hemodialysis patients in Europe, Japan, and the United States : The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Sympathetic nerve activity is inappropriately increased in chronic renal disease | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Best threshold for diagnosis of stenosis or thrombosis within six months of access flow measurement in arteriovenousfistulae | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Evidence for impaired assimilation of protein in chronic renal failure | Kidney Int |
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Removal of middle molecules and protein-bound solutes by peritoneal dialysis and relation with uremic symptoms | Kidney Int |
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Circulating level of 2-macroglobulin- 2-microglobulin complex in hemodialysis patients | Kidney Int |
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Determination of urea distribution volume for Kt/V assessed by conductivity monitoring | Kidney Int |
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Effect of dialyser membrane pore size on plasma homocysteine levels in haemodialysis patients | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Icodextrin-associated peritonitis : What conclusions thus far? | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Left ventricular hypertrophy: A surrogate end point or correlate of cardiovascular events in kidney disease? | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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A simple risk score predicts poor quality of life and non-survival at 1 year follow-up in dialysis patients | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Intra- and post-dialytic changes of haemoglobin concentrations in non-anaemic haemodialysis patients | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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The effect of frequent or occasional dialysis-associated hypotension on survival of patients on maintenance haemodialysis | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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October |
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Urinary albumin to osmolality ratio predicts 24-hour urine albumin excretion in diabetes mellitus | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Early and late effects of low-dose aspirin on renal function in elderly patients | Am J Med |
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Report of the American Society of Transplantation Conference on immunosuppressive drugs and the use of generic immunosuppressants | Am J Transplant |
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Laparoscopic (vs. open) live donor nephrectomy : A UNOS database analysis of early graft function and survival | Am J Transplant |
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Sulfatides: Targets for anti-phospholipid antibodies | Circulation |
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X-Linked Alport syndrome : Natural history and genotype-phenotype correlations in girls and women belonging to 195 families: A "European Community Alport Syndrome Concerted Action" | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease | Kidney Int |
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Long-term renal survival in HIV-associated nephropathy with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition | Kidney Int |
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Development of autoantibodies before the clinical onset of systemic lupus erythematosus | N Engl J Med |
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Comparison of ximelagatran with warfarin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee replacement | N Engl J Med |
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The prevention of radiocontrast-agent-induced nephropathy by hemofiltration | N Engl J Med |
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Prognosis in proliferative lupus nephritis : The role of socio- economic status and race/ethnicity | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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Pulse cyclophosphamide inadequately suppresses reoccurrence of minimal change nephrotic syndrome in corticoid-dependent children | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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A comparison between cystatin C, plasma creatinine and the Cockcroft and Gault formula for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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November |
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Thrombotic microangiopathy after renal transplantation in the United States | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Old-for-old kidney allocation allows successful expansion of the donor and recipient pool | Am J Transplant |
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Cardiovascular disease reduction in the outpatient kidney transplant clinic | Am J Transplant |
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Preemptive renal transplantation : Why not? | Am J Transplant |
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Risk of fatal and nonfatal lactic acidosis with metformin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus : Systematic review and meta- analysis | Arch Intern Med |
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10-minute consultation: Recurrent urinary tract infection in women | Brit Med J |
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Hyperkalaemia and impaired renal function in patients taking spironolactone for congestive heart failure : Retrospective study | Brit Med J |
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High-dose vasopressin is not superior to norepinephrine in septic shock | Crit Care Med |
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A new oral therapy for long QT syndrome | J Am Coll Cardiol |
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Fenoldopam mesylate for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy : A randomized controlled trial | J Am Med Assoc |
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Hepatitis C and renal transplantation in the era of modern immunosuppression | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Genetic variation in the renin-angiotensin system and progression of diabetic nephropathy | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Controversial issues in the treatment of hyperkalaemia | Nephrol Dial Transplant |
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December |
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Likelihood ratios in the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis by magnetic resonance angiography compared with renal angiography | Am J Hypertens |
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Plasmapheresis therapy for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in patients with small-vessel vasculitis | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Light chain deposition disease with renal involvement: Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Intestinal calcium absorption is associated with bone mass in stone-forming women with idiopathic hypercalciuria | Am J Kidney Dis |
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Increased plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) and the risk of idiopathic and recurrent venous thromboembolism | Am J Med |
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What's new and what's hot in transplantation : Clinical science ATC 2003 | Am J Transplant |
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Relationship of pulmonary artery catheter use to mortality and resource utilization in patients with severe sepsis | Crit Care Med |
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Survival after pancreas transplantation in patients with diabetes and preserved kidney function | J Am Med Assoc |
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Cyclosporin A administration during pregnancy induces a permanent nephron deficit in young rabbits | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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Management of glomerular proteinuria : A commentary | J Am Soc Nephrol |
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ACE inhibition limits chronic injury of kidney transplant even with treatment started when lesions are established | Kidney Int |
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Premature coronary-artery atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus | N Engl J Med |
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The long-term effect of doxazosin, finasteride, and combination therapy on the clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia | N Engl J Med |
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Prevalence and correlates of accelerated atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus | N Engl J Med |