This 253rd issue of NDT Edu contains several interesting papers for your consideration. In a recent KI paper, Jorge Cannata-Andia et al. report that the use of P binding agents is associated with a lower mortality risk in the COSMOS database. Regarding the same topic, Francesco Locatelli et al. have published in a recent NDT paper a randomized, placebo-controlled, multiple fixed-dose trial of colestilan in dialysis patients with hyperphosphataemia and dyslipidaemia.
Editorial issue n. 252
This 252nd issue of NDT Edu contains some interesting papers for your consideration, in this hopefully still quiet summer period. In a recent Kidney International (KI) paper, Olivier Devuyst and Bengt Rippe (Zurich, Switzerland and Lund, Sweden) review the most recent evidence regarding water transport across the peritoneal membrane. In another KI paper, Fabrizio Fabrizi et al. (Milano, Italy) review the current treatment of hepatitis C in the various CKD populations (from CKD to dialysis, pre- and post- kidney TP).
Editorial issue 251st
This 251st issue of NDT Edu contains some interesting papers for your consideration, in this hopefully somewhat quieter summer period. In an original article published in NDT, Dubin et al. (San Francisco, USA) report in a cross-sectional study in 40 hemodialysis patients an association between myocardial wall motion abnormalities during HD sessions , and post-dialysis fatigue.
Editorial 250th issue of NDT-Educational
This is the 250th issue of NDT-educational. Having been recently asked by the ERA-EDTA council to become the Editor in chief of NDT edu., I would like, at the onset of this transition, to pay a tribute to my predecessors . Professor Carmine Zoccali, before becoming the Editor in Chief of NDT, had the vision to develop this modern tool for the nephrology community, that rapidly received much attention.
Socioeconomic deprivation is independently associated with mortality post kidney transplantation
In the 249th issue of NDT-E you will find several novel and interesting papers to read. In a paper recently published in Kidney International (KI), Dr. Irena Begaj et al. show that socioeconomic deprivation is independently associated with increased mortality post kidney transplantation. Compared with the most deprived individuals the least deprived recipients had significantly decreased risk of death at 1 and 5 years post kidney transplant.
Mild hyponatremia is associated with an increased risk of death
In the 246th issue of NDT-E you will find several novel interesting papers to read. In a paper recently published in Kidney International, Dr Fabrice Gankam-Kengne et al. used data from the Dallas Heart Study and found that mild hyponatremia (serum sodium <135 mEq/l) is associated with an increased risk of death in an ambulatory setting.
Dietary phosphorus is associated with greater left ventricular mass
In the 247th issue of NDT-E you will find several novel interesting papers to read. In a paper recently published in Kidney International, Dr. Kalani Yamamoto et al. showed in 4,494 participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis that higher dietary phosphorus intake was associated with greater odds of left ventricular mass among women, but not men.
Bisphenol A exposure is associated with low-grade urinary albumin excretion
In the 248th issue of NDT-E you will find some interesting novel papers to read. In a basic research paper published in Kidney International, Carole Oudot et al. show that dietary salt depletion has beneficial effects on renal and metabolic alterations associated with a high-fructose diet in rats.
Depression affects approximately one-quarter of adults with CKD
In the 245th issue of NDT-E you will find several novel interesting papers to read. In a paper recently published in Kidney International, Dr. Tineke M De Schutter et al. showed that treatment with both magnesium carbonate and sevelamer effectively controlled serum phosphate levels in rats with CKD and reduced aortic calcification. In another interesting paper published in Kidney International Dr. Ou et al. showed that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use is associated with a cancer risk reduction in chronic dialysis patients.
Rituximab is an efficient and safe treatment in adults with steroid-dependent minimal change disease
In the 244th issue of NDT-E you will find four CME lectures presented at the ERA-EDTA meeting in Paris May 2012. Dr. Terry Cook, London, UK will present a lecture entitled “GENETIC LOCI MODULATE MACROPHAGE ACTIVITY IN GLOMERULONEPHRITIS”. The 2nd lecture is entitled ”NFΚB IN RENAL INFLAMMATION” and is presented by Dr. Alberto Ortiz, Madrid, Spain. The third lecture is presented by Dr. Charles Pusey, London, UK and is entitled “KINASE INHIBITORS IN EXPERIMENTAL GLOMERULONEPHRITIS”. The final CME lecture is presented by Dr. Christian Kurts, Bonn, Germany and is entitled ”KIDNEY DENDRITIC CELLS IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE”.