November 2008 Volume 4 Number 11
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Metabolic Syndrome - now affecting over 25% of the world's population.
The 'Metabolic Syndrome 2008' web focus showcases a collection of
original research articles from our Academic and Clinical Practice
titles that provide further insight into this global disease.
8 distinguished titles, 16 insightful articles, one growing epidemic.
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EDITORIAL
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Addressing the global shortage of nephrologists
Michael Field
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a risk factor for CKD in patients
with type 2 diabetes
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOB0EG
Risk of bleeding after kidney biopsy is not increased in individuals
with amyloidosis
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOC0EH
Effect of raloxifene on bone mineral density is enhanced in women with
stage 3 CKD
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOD0EI
Novel laparoscopic technique permits 'scar-free' donor nephrectomy
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOE0EJ
FGF-23: a novel predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis?
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOF0EK
New protocol reduces acute renal allograft rejection rate in patients
with HIV
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Desensitization for renal transplantation with rituximab and intravenous
immune globulin
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Sirolimus reduces left ventricular hypertrophy in renal transplant
recipients
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Is it better to perform kidney transplantation during the day than at
night?
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PRACTICE POINTS
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Albuminuria is associated with the incidence of some cancers in
nondiabetic individuals
Yoshiyuki Furumatsu and Enyu Imai
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOK0EP
Urinary albumin:total protein ratio-a new diagnostic tool to differentiate
glomerular from nonglomerular hematuria
Julia M Hofstra and Jack FM Wetzels
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOL0EQ
Waist:hip ratio is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk than BMI
in patients with moderate CKD
Luca De Nicola and Giuseppe Conte
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOM0ER
Contrast nephropathy: are short-term outcome measures adequate for
quantification of long-term renal risk?
Bruce A Molitoris
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAON0ES
More-intensive renal replacement therapy has no benefit in critically
ill patients with acute kidney injury
Helmut Schiffl
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Long-term tacrolimus versus long-term ciclosporin in renal transplant
recipients with poor graft function
James Pattison and Steven Sacks
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOP0EU
Assessing the risk of post-transplantation diabetes mellitus with an
oral glucose tolerance test
Phuong-Thu Pham and Phuong-Chi Pham
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOQ0EV
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VIEWPOINTS
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Daily nocturnal hemodialysis-a paradigm shift worthy of disrupting current
dialysis practice
Andreas Pierratos
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOR0EW
A wearable artificial kidney: dream or reality?
Claudio Ronco, Andrew Davenport and Victor Gura
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REVIEWS
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Is bowel preparation before colonoscopy a risky business for the kidney?
Yeong-Hau H Lien
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eoYW0Xztnp0HjK0CAOT0EY
Animal toxins and the kidney
Visith Sitprija
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Understanding the pathophysiology of hemodialysis access problems as a
prelude to developing innovative therapies
Charles J Diskin, Thomas J Stokes, Linda M Dansby, Lautrec Radcliff and
Thomas B Carter
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CASE STUDY
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Nodular glomerulosclerosis in a patient with metabolic syndrome without
diabetes
Pierre Souraty, Cynthia C Nast, Rajnish Mehrotra, Lilly Barba, John Martina
and Sharon G Adler
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