HDCN Article Reviews/Hyperlinks by Date -  Autumn , 1996  


Hypertension
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 October
Enhanced sympathetic nervous system activity: the linchpin between insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and heart rate Am J Hypertens  
"Inappropriate" physician habits in prescribing oral nifedipine capsules in hospitalized patients Am J Hypertens  
Racial differences in plasma endothelin-1 concentrations in individuals with essential hypertension Hypertens  
Should a moratorium be placed on sublingual nifedipine capsules given for hypertensive emergencies and pseudoemergencies? J Am Med Assoc  
Diagnosis of renovascular disease by intra- and extrarenal Doppler scanning Kidney Int  
 November
Erectile dysfunction in hypertensive subjects Hypertens  
New staging system of JNC-V alters assessment of the severity and treatment of hypertension Hypertens  
Enigma of fetal/infant-origins hypothesis Lancet  
Preeclampsia -- A state of sympathetic overactivity New Engl J Med  
 December
Exaggerated blood pressure response to maximal exercise in endurance- trained individuals Am J Hypertens  
Body mass index is associated with differential seasonal change in ambulatory blood pressure levels Am J Hypertens  
Increased accumulation of tissue ACE in human atherosclerotic coronary artery disease Circulation  
Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of carvedilol in patients with moderate to severe heart failure Circulation  
Effect of diuretic-based antihypertensive treatment on cardiovascular disease risk in older diabetic patients with isolated systolic hypertension J Am Med Assoc  


Dialysis, Chronic Renal Failure
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 October
The safety of intravenous iron dextran in hemodialysis patients Am J Kidney Dis  
Impact of the initial levels of laboratory variables on survival in chronic dialysis patients Am J Kidney Dis  
A prospective randomized control study of oral nystatin prophylaxis for Candida peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Am J Kidney Dis  
Prevalence and risk factors for osteopenia in dialysis patients Am J Kidney Dis  
Secondary hyperparathyroidism complicated by parathyromatosis Am J Kidney Dis  
Randomized cross-over study of adverse reactions and cost implications of intravenous push compared with infusion of iron dextran in hemodialysis patients Am J Kidney Dis  
Vision, hearing loss after use of markedly outdated cellulose acetate dialyzers CDC Device Query (informal)  
Predictors of type of vascular access in hemodialysis patients J Am Med Assoc  
Nine episodes of CPD-associated peritonitis with vancomycin resistant enterococci Kidney Int  
Effects of different membranes and dialysis technologies on patient treatment tolerance and nutritional parameters Kidney Int  
Relationship of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data to echocardiographic findings in haemodialysis patients Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Brief report. Colchicine toxicity in patients with chronic renal failure Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Pruritus and skin hydration during dialysis Nephrol Dial Transplant  
 October
The influence of small solute clearance on dietary protein intake in CAPD patients: a methodologic analysis based on cross- sectional and prospective studies Am J Kidney Dis  
Screening for extreme postdialysis urea rebound using the Smye method: Patients with access recirculation identified when a slow flow method is not used to draw the postdialysis blood Am J Kidney Dis  
Use of low-dose, low molecular weight heparin in hemodialysis Am J Kidney Dis  
Dialysis in rats with acute renal failure: evaluation of three different dialyzer membranes Artif Organs  
Effect of subcutaneous tunneling on internal jugular catheter- related sepsis in critically ill patients J Am Med Assoc  
A clustering of epidural abscesses in chronic hemodialysis patients: risk of salvaging access catheters J Am Soc Nephrol  
HIV-1 survival kinetics in peritoneal dialysis effluent Kidney Int  
Predictors of stroke in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis Kidney Int  
Alternative puncture site of implantable permanent hemodialysis catheters Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, an underestimated tool in chronic renal failure Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Creatinine determination in peritoneal dialysis: what method should be used? Nephrol Dial Transplant  
An unexpected pregnancy causes poor drainage in automated peritoneal dialysis Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Subclinical pulmonary edema and intermittent hemodialysis Nephrol Dial Transplant  
 December
Spontaneous tendon ruptures in patients on chronic dialysis Am J Kidney Dis  
Effect of apheresis of low-density lipoprotein on peripheral vascular disease in hypercholesterolemic patients with coronary artery disease Ann Int Med  
Effect of iron status on intestinal absorption of aluminum: a reappraisal Kidney Int  
Nutritional and prognostic correlates of bioimpedance indices in hemodialysis patients Kidney Int  
Vancomycin-dependent Enterococcus faecalis Lancet  
Randomised crossover trial of naltrexone in uraemic pruritus Lancet  
Survival in long-term hemodialysis patients: results from the annual survey of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Is it worth performing kidney replacement therapy on patients over 80? Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis treatment recommendations: 1996 update Perit Dial Int  
Body surface area limitations in achieving adequate therapy in peritoneal dialysis patients Perit Dial Int  
Gram-negative peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: improved outcome with intraperitoneal ceftazidime Perit Dial Int  


Clinical Nephrology
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 October
Effect of bicarbonate administration on plasma potassium in dialysis patients: interactions with insulin and albuterol Am J Kidney Dis  
Histopathology of renal posttransplant lymphoproliferation: comparison with rejection using the Banff Schema Am J Kidney Dis  
Significance of the Banff borderline biopsy Am J Kidney Dis  
An economic analysis of captopril in the treatment of diabetic nephropaty Diabetes Care  
A clinical approach for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus: An analysis using glycosylated hemoglobin levels J Am Med Assoc  
Plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for atheroembolic events in systemic lupus erythematosus Lancet  
A familial syndrome of hypocalcemia with hypercalciuria due to mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor New Engl J Med  
 November
Fish oil in diabetic nephropathy Diabetes Care  
Lifetime benefits and costs of intensive therapy as practiced in the diabetes control and complications trial J Am Med Assoc  
Magic mushrooms: hope for a 'cheap high' resulting in end-stage renal failure Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Acute on chronic renal failure induced by simvastatin Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Long-term outome of adult-onset minimal-change nephropathy Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Development and progression of renal disease in Pima Indians with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus New Engl J Med  
 December
Prevalence and clinical associations of anti-cardiolipin antibodies in a large inception cohort of patients with connective tissue diseases Am J Med  
Calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation prevents bone loss in the spine secondary to low-dose corticosteroids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Ann Int Med  
Acute cyclosporine-induced nephrotoxicity in renal transplant recipients: The role of the transplanted kidney J Am Soc Nephrol  
Revision of diagnostic criteria for diabetes Lancet  
Successful long-term treatment of post-transplant erythrocytosis with losartan Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Hyponatremic renal pseudofailure -- don't forget the possibility of uroperitoneum Nephrol Dial Transplant  

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