HDCN Article Reviews/Hyperlinks by Date -  Summer , 1996  


Hypertension
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 July
Home self blood pressure measurement in general practice: the SMART study Am J Hypert  
Effects of calcium entry blockers on distribution blood volume Am J Hypertens  
Grapefruit juice increases antihypertensive effect of calcium channel blockers Arch Fam Med  
Dispersion of the QT interval and autonomic modulation of heart rate in hypertensive men with and without left ventricular hypertrophy Hypertension  
High sodium sensitivity implicates nocturnal hypertension in essential hypertension Hypertension  
Calcium antagonists and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: A cohort study of 11,575 patients J Am Coll Cardiol  
Screening for mild thyroid failure at the periodic health examination J Am Med Assoc  
Sudden death in young competitive athletes J Am Med Assoc  
 August
Effects of sodium intake on albumin excretion in patients with diabetic nephropathy treated with long acting calcium antagonists Ann Int Med  
The urinary metanephrine-to-creatinine ratio for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma Ann Int Med  
Prevalence and risk factors in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage Arch Neurol  
Prospective study of oral contraceptives and hypertension among women in the United States Circulation  
Influence of ACE and Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphisms on aortic stiffness in normotensive and hypertensive patients Circulation  
Association between persistent pressure overload and ventricular arrhythmias in essential hypertension Hypertens  
Elevated plasma lipoprotein(a) and coronary heart disease in men aged 55 years and younger J Am Med Assoc  
An inhibitor of the sodium pump obtained from human placenta Lancet  
Calcium channel blockade and the incidence of cancer in aged populations Lancet  
Overall stroke risk and combined oral contraceptives: results of an international, multicentre, case-control study Lancet  
 September
Long-term renal preservation in essential hypertension: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition is superior to beta-blockade Am J Hypertens  
Hypertension-associated hypalgesia: Evidence in experimental animals and humans, pathophysiological mechanisms, and potential clinical consequences Hypertens  
Final outcome results of the multicenter isradipine diuretic atherosclerosis study (MIDAS): A randomized controlled trial J Am Med Assoc  
White-coat hypertension as a cause of cardiovascular dysfunction Lancet  
Pregnancy and the risk of stroke N Engl J Med  
Occult lead intoxication as a cause of hypertension and renal failure Nephrol Dial Transplant  


Dialysis, Chronic Renal Failure
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 July
The site of injection affects erythropoietin levels during dialysis ASAIO J  
Midodrine efficacy and pharmacokinetics in a patient with recurrent intradialytic hypotension Am J Kidney Dis  
The impact of anemia on cardiomyopathy, morbidity, and mortality in ESRD Am J Kidney Dis  
Fungal peritonitis in a large chronic peritoneal dialysis population: A report of 55 episodes Am J Kidney Dis  
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in dialysis patients Am J Kidney Dis  
Vascular dysfunction in monkeys with diet-induced hyperhomocysteinemia J Clin Invest  
Effects of recombinant human growth hormone on plasma and dialysate amino acid profiles in CAPD patients Kidney Int  
Serum albumin in continuous peritoneal dialysis: Its predictors and relationship to urea clearance Kidney Int  
Reproducibility of studies of peritoneal dialysis adequacy Kidney Int  
Long term effects of renal transplantation on dialysis-related amyloid deposits and symptomatology Kidney Int  
Supervised intradialytic oral iron administration during erythropoietin therapy Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Outcome of pregnancy in women with moderate or severe renal insufficiency New Engl J Med  
Small peptides as potent mimetics of the protein hormone erythropoietin Science  
 August
Role of volume overload in dialysis-refractory hypertension Am J Kidney Dis  
Effect of dialyzer reuse on survival of patients treated with hemodialysis J Am Med Assoc  
ACTH lowers serum lipids in steroid-treated hyperlipemic patients with kidney disease Kidney Int  
Effect of the dialysis membrane on mortality of chronic hemodialysis patients Kidney Int  
The dose of hemodialysis and mortality Kidney Int  
Dysregulation of melatonin metabolism in chronic renal insufficiency: Role of erythropoietin induced anemia Kidney Int  
Sterile peritonitis outbreaks among peritoneal dialysis patients associated with possibly contaminated commercial dialysate. New York. NY Health Dept Memorandum  
High-normal calcium (1.35 mmol/l) dialysate in patients on CAPD: eficient and safe long-term control of plasma calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone Nephrol Dial Transplant  
The equivalent renal clearance: a new parameter to assess dialysis dose Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Response to the hepatitis B virus vaccine in haemodialysis patients: influence of malnutrition and its importance as a risk factor for morbidity and mortality Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Protein nitrogen appearance in CAPD patients: what is the best formula? Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Association between prior cytomegalovirus infection and the risk of restenosis after coronary atherectomy New Engl J Med  
Pharmacokinetics of once-daily IP gentamicin in CAPD patients Perit Dial Int  
 September
Hemodynamic effects of peritoneovenous shunts in hemodialysis patients with ascites Am J Kidney Dis  
Proximal calciphylaxis in four insulin-requiring diabetic dialysis patients Am J Kidney Dis  
Silastic cuffed catheters for hemodialysis vascular access: Thrombolytic and mechanical correction of malfunction Am J Kidney Dis  
Restless leg syndrome in end-stage renal disease Am J Kidney Dis  
Hemolysis in membrane plasma separators: is it caused by filter or user? Artif Organs  
Bullous dermatosis of end-stage renal disease: a posible association between abnormal porphyrin metabolism and aluminum Nephrol Dial Transplant  
A dialysis patient with unexplained peripheral neuropathy Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Safety of intravenous injection of iron saccharate in haemodialysis patients Nephrol Dial Transplant  


Clinical Nephrology
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 July
Recurrence of IgA nephropathy after renal transplantation in the cyclosporine era Am J Kidney Dis  
Timing of complications in percutaneous renal biopsy: What is the optimal period of observation? Am J Kidney Dis  
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole) for the prevention of relapses in Wegener's Granulomatosis N Engl J Med  
GBM thickness -- a comparison of two methods of measurement in patients with unexplained haematuria Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Is cholesterol embolic disease an unrecognized cause of renal graft dysfunction? Nephrol Dial Transplant  
 August
Treatment of anemia of nephrotic syndrome with recombinant erythropoietin Am J Kidney Dis  
Dietary and behavioral risk factors for urolithiasis: potential implications for prevention Am J Kidney Dis  
Cyclosporin A impairs the nocturnal blood pressure fall in renal transplant recipients Hypertens  
Diuretic efficacy of high dose furosemide in severe heart failure: bolus injection versus continuous infusion J Am Coll Cardiol  
Reversible membranous nephropathy associated with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs J Am Med Assoc  
Phase 1 study of subcutaneously administered interleukin-2 in combination with interferon alfa-2a in patients with advanced cancer J Clin Oncol  
Angiotensin I converting enzyme gene polymorphism in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus Kidney Int  
Brief Report: Hemolytic uremic syndrome in a six-year-old girl with a urinary tract infection with shiga-toxin-producing E. coli O103:H2 New Engl J Med  
 September
Treatment of nephrotic syndrome with a supplemented low-protein diet Am J Kidney Dis  
Methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide, alone or in combination, in patients with lupus nephritis: a randomized, controlled trial Ann Int Med  
Nephrology Forum: The renal allograft biopsy Kidney Int  
Association between specific HLA combinations and probability of kidney allograft loss: the taboo concept Lancet  
Randomised controlled trial of steroid withdrawal in renal transplant recipients receiving triple immunosuppression Lancet  
Renal transplantation in adults with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - haemolytic-uraemic syndrome Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Beware of dog! A syndrome resembling thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with Capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia Nephrol Dial Transplant  
Drug-interaction-induced rhabdomyolysis Nephrol Dial Transplant  
A multicenter trial of FK506 (tacrolimus) therapy in refractory acute renal allograft rejection: A report of the tacrolimus kidney transplantation rescue group Transplantation  

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