Author Interview: Sang Heon Song, MD, PhD

Persistently low intact parathyroid hormone levels predict a progression of aortic arch calcification in incident hemodialysis patients.

Rhee H, Song SH, Kwak IS, Lee SB, Lee DW, Seong EY, Kim IY.
Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan,
Republic of Korea.
Clin Exp Nephrol. 2012 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Author Interview: Drs. Hak Joo Lee and Balakuntalam S. Kasinath

Hydrogen sulfide inhibits high glucose-induced matrix protein synthesis by activating AMP-activated protein kinase in renal epithelial cells

Hak Joo Lee, Meenalakshmi M. Mariappan, Denis Feliers, Rita C. Cavaglieri, Kavithalakshmi Sataranatarajan, Hanna E. Abboud, Goutam Ghosh Choudhury,and Balakuntalam S. Kasinath
J. Biol. Chem. jbc.M111.278325. First Published on December 9, 2011,doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.278325

Author Interview: Prof John W M Agar  OAM

Solar-Assisted Hemodialysis

John W. M. Agar,  Anthony Perkins,  and Alwie Tjipto
CJN.09810911; published ahead of print January 5, 2012
doi:10.2215/CJN.09810911

Author Interview: N.D. Vaziri M.D., MACP

Downregulation of the renal and hepatic hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-producing enzymes and capacity in chronic kidney disease.

Aminzadeh MA, Vaziri ND.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22036943

Miklos Z. Molnar, MD, PhD, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD

Mineral and bone disorders and survival in hemodialysis patients with and without polycystic kidney disease

Lilia R. Lukowsky, Miklos Z. Molnar, Joshua J. Zaritsky, John J. Sim, Istvan Mucsi,Csaba P. Kovesdy, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Dial. Transplant. first published online December 29, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr747

Author Interview: Dr Simon Lines

A predictive algorithm for the management of anaemia in haemodialysis patients based on ESA pharmacodynamics: better results for less work

Simon W. Lines, Elizabeth J. Lindley, James E. Tattersall, and Mrak J. Wright Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. first published online December 29, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr706

Author Interview: Jennifer E. Flythe MD
Factors Associated With Intradialytic Systolic Blood Pressure Variability


Jennifer E. Flythe, Srikanth Kunaparaju, Kumar Dinesh, Kathryn Cape,
Harold I. Feldman, Steven M. Brunelli 
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 30 December 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.11.026)

Author Interview: Dr. Simon H. Jiang

Safety and predictors of complications of renal biopsy in the outpatient setting.

Jiang SH, Karpe KM, Talaulikar GS.
Department of Renal Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Australia.

Clin Nephrol. 2011 Dec;76(6):464-9

Author Interview: Linda Shavit MD

Prevalence and clinical significance of heparin induced antibodies in chronic hemodialysis patients and cardiac surgery patients.

Shavit L, Bar-Lev M, Lifschitz M, Fink D, Rudensky B, Slotki I.
Adult Nephrology Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem – Israel
Int J Artif Organs. 2011 Dec;34(12):1172-8. doi: 10.5301/ijao.5000020

Author Interview: James B Wetmore MD

The prevalence of and factors associated with chronic atrial fibrillation in Medicare/Medicaid-eligible dialysis patients

James B Wetmore, Jonathan D Mahnken, Sally K Rigler, Edward F Ellerbeck, Purna Mukhopadhyay, John A Spertus, Qingjiang Hou and Theresa I Shireman

Kidney Int advance online publication, December 21, 2011; doi:10.1038/ki.2011.416

Author Interview: J.F. Saldanha

The newly identified anorexigenic adipokine nesfatin-1 in hemodialysis patients:
Are there associations with food intake, body composition and inflammation?

Regulatory Peptides, Volume 173, Issues 1-3, 10 January 2012, 
Pages 82-85,
ISSN 0167-0115, 10.1016/j.regpep.2011.09.010.
J.F. Saldanha, J.J. Carrero, J.C. Lobo, M.B. Stockler-Pinto, V.O. Leal, A. Calixto, B. Geloneze, D. Mafra,
              
                                  

Author Interview: Dr. Gabriel Choukrou

Correction of Postkidney Transplant Anemia Reduces Progression of Allograft Nephropathy

Gabriel Choukroun, Nassim Kamar, Bertrand Dussol, Isabelle Etienne ,Elisabeth Cassuto-Viguier, Olivier Toupance, François Glowacki, Bruno Moulin, Yvon Lebranchu, Guy Touchard, Maïté Jaureguy, Nicolas Pallet, Yannick Le Meur, Lionel Rostaing, Frank Martinez, and for the CAPRIT study Investigators
JASN Dec 22, 2011 ASN.2011060546; published ahead of print December 22, 2011, doi:10.1681/ASN.2011060546

Author Interview: Tomonari Ogawa, M.D. Ph.D

Endogenous factors modified by hemodialysis may interfere with the accuracy of blood glucose-measuring device.

Ogawa, T., Murakawa, M., Matsuda, A., Kanozawa, K., Kato, H., Hasegawa, H. and Mitarai, T. (2011),Hemodialysis International. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00640.x

Author Interview: Matthew Budoff, MD, FACC

Mild and moderate pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease is associated with increased coronary artery calcium

Sion K Roy, Albert Cespedes, Dong Li, Tae-Young Choi, and Matthew J Budoff
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2011; 7: 719–724 doi:  10.2147/VHRM.S24536

Author Interview: Dr Aristeidis Stavroulopoulos

Right atrial thrombi complicating haemodialysis catheters. A meta-analysis of reported cases and a proposal of a management algorithm

Aristeidis Stavroulopoulos, Vasiliki Aresti, and Christos Zounis
Dial. Transplant. first published online December 20, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr739

Author Interview: Russell W. Bessette M.D.

Predicting hospital cost in CKD patients through blood chemistry values

Russell W. Bessette and Randy L. Carter
BMC Nephrology 2011, 12:65 doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-65

Author Interview: Meri J. Ala-Houhala, MD

Narrow-band ultraviolet B exposure increases serum vitamin D levels in haemodialysis patients

Meri J. Ala-Houhala, Katja Vähävihu, Taina Hasan, Hannu Kautiainen, Erna Snellman, Piia Karisola, 
Yvonne Dombrowski, Jürgen Schauber, Heikki Saha, and Timo Reunala
Nephrol.Dial. Transplant. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr700

Author Interview: Darius Mason, Pharm.D.,BCPS

Nutritional vitamin D supplementation in hemodialysis: a potential vascular benefit?

Magdalene M. Assimon Pharm.D, Page V. Salenger MD,  Hassan A.N. El-Fawal PhD, Darius L. Mason Pharm.D., BCPS
Nephrology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01555.x

Author Interview: Bruce M. Robinson, MD, MS

The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care: Trends Through April 2011

Robinson BM, Fuller DS, Bieber BA, Turenne MN, Pisoni RL.
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Dec 9

Author Interview: Donald E. Wesson, M.D.

Dietary acid reduction with fruits and vegetables or bicarbonate attenuates kidney injury in patients with a moderately reduced glomerular filtration rate due to hypertensive nephropathy

Nimrit Goraya, Jan Simoni, Chanhee Jo and Donald E Wesson

Kidney International (2012) 81, 86–93; doi:10.1038/ki.2011.313
published online 31 August 2011

Author Interview: Tejas Desai, MD, FNKF

Predicting the Number of US Medical Graduates Entering Adult Nephrology Fellowships Using Search Term Analysis

Tejas Desai, Maria Ferris, Cynthia Christiano, Xiangming Fang
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 19 December 2011
(10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.11.021)

Author Interview: Daniel Schneditz, Ph.D.

Volume excess in chronic haemodialysis patients - effects of treatment frequency and treatment spacing.

Stockinger J, Ribitsch W, Schneditz D
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011: doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr673

Author Interview: Ryota Ikee, MD
Potential influence of sevelamer hydrochloride on responsiveness to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in haemodialysis patients.

Ikee R, Tsunoda M, Sasaki N, Sato N, Hashimoto N.

Nephrology (Carlton). 2011 Nov 24.
doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01545.x.

Drs. Anderson Roman Gonçalves,  Arif Khwaja and A. Meguid El Nahas

 

Author Interview: Navdeep Tangri MD

Filtration Markers May Have Prognostic Value Independent of Glomerular Filtration Rate

Lesley A. Inker,  Hocine Tighiouart,  Eric Sorensen, Vandana Menon, Gerald Beck, Michael Shlipak, Josef Coresh, Andrew S. Levey, and Mark J. Sarnak
JASN Dec 15, 2011 ASN.2011070663; published ahead of print December 15, 2011
doi:10.1681/ASN.2011070663

Author Interview: Robert M. Perkins, MD, FACP

Increased risk of death and de novo chronic kidney disease following reversible acute kidney injury

Ion D Bucaloiu, H Lester Kirchner, Evan R Norfolk, James E Hartle and Robert M Perkins
Kidney International , (7 December 2011) | doi:10.1038/ki.2011.405

ASN 2011 Abstract Authors' Interview:

Outcomes of Peritonitis in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.

Eduardo Lacson, Jr., MD, Nien-Chen Li, MS, Raymond Hakim, MD, Michael Lazarus, MD,
Frank Maddux, MD, Joseph Pulliam, MD. Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA.

ASN 2011 Abstract Authors' Interview:

Hypoglycemia-Related Hospitalization in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients.

Eduardo Lacson, Jr., MD, MPH, Weiling Wang, MS, Michael Lazarus, MD, Mark Williams, MD
Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA, and Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA

ASN 2011 Abstract Authors' Interview:

Effect of Oral Nutritional Supplements on Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients.

Eduardo Lacson, Jr., MD, MPH, Weiling Wang, MS, Barbara Zebrowski, RD, Michael Lazarus, MD, Raymond Hakim, MD, PhD. Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA.

ASN 2011 Abstract Authors' Interview:

Lower Dialysate Na+ Impacts Weight Gain & Fluid Overload Hospitalizations.

Eduardo Lacson Jr., MD, John Rogus, ScD, Peter Kotanko, MD, Nathan W. Levin, MD, Raymond Hakim, MD.  Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA, and Renal Research Institute, New York, NY.

ASN 2011 Abstract Authors' Interview:

Outcomes from a Multi-Center Catheter Reduction Collaborative Program.

Alex Rosenblum, RN, CNN, Eduardo Lacson, Jr., MD, MPH, Jill Hall, RN, CNN, Shu-Fang Lin, MA, Raymond Hakim, MD, PhD. Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA.

ASN 2011 Abstract Authors' Interview:

Intradialytic Hypotension (IH): Variation in Dialysis Facilities.

Jeffrey J. Sands, MD, Len A. Usvyat, Sandi Moore, Mary T. Sullivan, Jonathan H. Segal, MD, Paul M. Zabetakis, MD and Jose A. Diaz-Buxo, MD.

Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA, Renal Research Institute and University of Michigan.

A Blood Flow – Dialysate Flow Ratio Maintains Dialysis Adequacy While Reducing the Quantity of Dialysate Used per Treatment.

Linda H. Ficociello, PhD, Norma J. Ofsthun, PhD, J. Michael Lazarus, MD, Claudy Mullon, PhD and Jose A. Diaz-Buxo, MD. Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA.

ASN 2011 Abstract Authors' Interview:

The Use of Crit-Line to Monitor and Quantify Fluid Removal Rates in Dialysis Patients During a Baseline Observational Period. 

Linda H. Ficociello, PhD, Len A. Usvyat, Michael Black, Patrice B. Taylor, RN, Heather J. Ansede, Kay D. Cuaton-maier, RN, Antoinette M. Ordish, RN, Paul Balter, MD, Paul M. Zabetakis, MD, Claudy Mullon, PhD and Jose A. Diaz-Buxo, MD. Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA, and Renal Research Institute (RRI), New York, NY.

Author Interview: Prof. Dr. O. Gross

Early angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition in Alport syndrome delays renal failure and improves life expectancy

Oliver Gross, Christoph Licht, Hans J Anders, Bernd Hoppe, Bodo Beck, Burkhard Tönshoff, Britta Höcker, Simone Wygoda, Jochen H H Ehrich, Lars Pape, Martin Konrad, Wolfgang Rascher, Jörg Dötsch, Dirk E Müller-Wiefel, Peter Hoyer, and Study Group Members of the Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Nephrologie (GPN), Bertrand Knebelmann, Yves Pirson, Jean-Pierre Grunfeld, Patrick Niaudet, Pierre Cochat, Laurence Heidet, Said Lebbah, Roser Torra, Tim Friede, Katharina Lange, Gerhard A Müller and Manfred Weber

Kidney International , (14 December 2011) | doi:10.1038/ki.2011.407

Author Interview: Raj Mehrotra, MD

Insights into nephrologist training, clinical practice, and dialysis choice

Merighi, J. R., Schatell, D. R., Bragg-Gresham, J. L.,
Witten, B. and Mehrotra,R.
(2011) Hemodialysis International. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00649.x

Author Interview: Daniel Schneditz, Ph.D.

Blunted insulinemia using high dialysate glucose concentration during hemodialysis.

ASAIO J 57: 444-450, 2011
Czabak-Garbacz R, Schneditz D, Zierler E, et al.

Author Interview: Evangelos Mazaris MSc, MD, PhD, FEBU

Live kidney donation: attitudes towards donor approach, motives and factors promoting donation

Evangelos M. Mazaris, Anthony N. Warrens, Glenn Smith, Paris Tekkis, and Vassilios E. Papalois
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2011 : gfr642v1-gfr642.

Author Interview: Chaim Charytan, M.D., FACP

Involuntary Discharge from Dialysis Units : Who, Why, Where

ASN 2011Abstract: [SA-PO2637]

Abey K. Thomas, MD, Senthil P. Ramaiyah, MD, Brian T. Chu, MD, Carol Lyden, RN, George N. Coritsidis, MD, Chaim Charytan, MD. New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, NY; Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY
IPRO ESRD Network of New York, Lake Success, NY

Author Interview: Dimitrios Alexopoulos , MD

Prevalence of Inadequate Platelet Inhibition by Clopidogrel in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Ioanna Xanthopoulou, Agelliki Panagiotou, Dimitrios Komninakis,
Nikolaos Germanos, Pavlos Goudas, Eleni Koutroulia, Constantinos Fourtounas
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 12 December 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.10.045)

Author Interview: Mr. Huseyin Naci

Historical Clinical and Economic Consequences of Anemia Management in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis Using Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents versus Routine Blood Transfusions: A Retrospective Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

Naci H, de Lissovoy G, Hollenbeak C, Custer B, Hofmann A, McClellan W, Gitlin M.London School of Economics & Political Science , London , UK.
J Med Econ. 2011 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Jula K. Inrig, MD, MHS

Association between high-dose erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, inflammatory biomarkers, and soluble erythropoietin receptors

Jula K Inrig, Suzanne K Bryskin, Uptal D Patel, Murat Arcasoy and Lynda A Szczech
BMC Nephrology 2011, 12:67 doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-67

Author Interview: Dr. Ian J. Stewart

Association of AKI with Adverse Outcomes in Burned Military Casualties

Ian J. Stewart, Molly A. Tilley, Casey L. Cotant, James K. Aden, Christopher Gisler, Hana K. Kwan
Jeffery McCorcle, Evan M. Renz, and Kevin K. Chung

CJASN CJN.04420511; published ahead of print December 8, 2011
doi:10.2215/CJN.04420511

Author Interview: Piero Ruggenenti

Sodium Intake, ACE Inhibition, and Progression to ESRD

Vegter S, Perna A, Postma MJ, Navis G, Remuzzi G, Ruggenenti P.
Department of Pharmacy, Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics (PE), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Jamie Heise Pharm. D, BCPS

ASN Abstract: [FR-PO1205] Phosphorus Management Trends of Hemodialysis Patients in a Large Dialysis Organization

Jamie Heise, PharmD, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, PhD, FASN, John Brian Copley, MD, FASN, Moshe Fridman, PhD, Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, FASN. Medical Affairs, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Chesterbrook, PA; Nephrology, Harbor- UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; Statistics, AMF Consulting, Los Angeles, CA.

Author Interview: Prof. Rajnish Mehrotra

Dialysis Modality and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Miklos Z. Molnar, Rajnish Mehrotra, Uyen Duong, Suphamai Bunnapradist,
Lilia R. Lukowsky, Mahesh Krishnan,  Csaba P. Kovesdy, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

CJASN CJN.07110711; published ahead of print December 8, 2011
doi:10.2215/CJN.07110711

Author Interview: Dr. Ditte Hansen MD PhD

Changes in fibroblast growth factor 23 during treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with alfacalcidol or paricalcitol

Ditte Hansen, Knud Rasmussen, Susanne M. Pedersen, Lars M. Rasmussen, and Lisbet Brandi

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. first published online December 1, 2011
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr668

Author Interview: Dr. T. Alp Ikizler

Comparative Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Angiotensin-Receptor Blockade on Inflammation during Hemodialysis

Jorge L. Gamboa, Mias Pretorius, Deanna R. Todd-Tzanetos, James M. Luther, Chang Yu, T. Alp Ikizler, and Nancy J. Brown
JASN Dec 8, 2011 ASN.2011030287; published ahead of print December 8, 2011, doi:10.1681/ASN.2011030287

Author Interview: Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN

Inflammation and the paradox of racial differences in dialysis survival.

Crews DC, Sozio SM, Liu Y, Coresh J, Powe NR.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 301 Mason F. Lord Drive, Suite 2500, Baltimore, MD 21224.
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Dec;22(12):2279-86. Epub 2011 Oct 21.

Author Interview: Charles M. Henley

Cinacalcet HCl prevents development of parathyroid gland hyperplasia and reverses established parathyroid gland hyperplasia in a rodent model of CKD


Gerald Miller, James Davis, Edward Shatzen, Matthew Colloton, David Martin, and Charles M. Henley
Department of Metabolic Disorders, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant.
first published online October 29, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr589

Author Interview: Justine Bacchetta, MD, PhD

What about the renal function during childhood of children born from dialysed mothers?

Pauline Abou-Jaoude, Laurence Dubourg, Lucie Bessenay, Adeline Pinçon, Anne Jolivot,
Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher, Pierre Cochat, and Justine Bacchetta

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. first published online November 9, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr617

Author Interview: N.D. Vaziri M.D., MACP

Disintegration of colonic epithelial tight junction in uremia: a likely cause of CKD-associated inflammation

Vaziri ND, Yuan J, Rahimi A, Ni Z, Said H, Subramanian VS
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 22131233)

Author Interview: Matsuhiko Hayashi, MD, PhD

A case–control study of calciphylaxis in Japanese end-stage renal disease patients

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant.
first published online November 25, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr658

Matsuhiko Hayashi, Ichiro Takamatsu, Yoshihiko Kanno, Tadashi Yoshida, Takayuki Abe, and Yuji Sato, for the Japanese Calciphylaxis Study Group

Author Interview: Dr. Sarbjit Vanita Jassal
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Mupirocin and Polysporin Triple Ointments in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: The MP3 Study

McQuillan RF, Chiu E, Nessim S, Lok CE, Roscoe JM, Tam P, Jassal SV.
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada;
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Dec 1.

Dr. Sinee Disthabanchong

Renal Phosphate Loss in Long-Term Kidney Transplantation

Supinda Sirilak, Kamonwan Chatsrisak, Atiporn Ingsathit, Surasak Kantachuvesiri, Vasant Sumethkul, Wasana Stitchantrakul, Piyanuch Radinahamed, and Sinee Disthabanchong

CJASN December 1, 2011 CJN.06380611; published ahead of print December 1, 2011
doi:10.2215/CJN.06380611

Author Interview: Peter L. Quon
Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Chronic Anemia with Epoetin Alfa among Hemodialysis  Patients in the United States

ASN 2011 Abstract: [SA-PO2646]
Christopher S. Hollenbeak, PhD, Sumit Mohan, MD, Greg De lissovoy, PhD, Peter L. Quon, Matthew Gitlin, PharmD, Jill Javier, John J. Isitt, MS, William M. McClellan, MD. Penn State College of Medicine; Columbia University; Amgen Consultant; United BioSource Corp.; Amgen, Inc.; Emory University School of Medicine.

Author Interview: Dr. Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD

Association of Hypo- and Hyperkalemia with Disease Progression and Mortality in Males with Chronic Kidney Disease: The Role of Race.
Hayes J, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Lu JL, Turban S, Anderson JE, Kovesdy CP
Nephron Clin Pract 2012;120:c8-c16 (DOI: 10.1159/000329511)

Author Interview: Dr Ilia Beberashvili

The Role of Nutritional Scores for Serial Monitoring of Nutritional Status in Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract: [TH-PO599]
Ilia Beberashvili, MD, Ada Azar, Inna Sinuani, PhD, Hadas Kadoshi, Gregory Shapiro,
Leonid Feldman, MD, Zhan Averbukh, MD, PhD,
Joshua Weissgarten, MD. Nephrology, Assaf Harofeh
Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel; Nutrition, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.

Author Interview: Yong Kyun Kim MD

Relationship between erythropoietin resistance index and left ventricular mass and function and cardiovascular events in patients on chronic hemodialysis

Chung, S., Song, H. C., Shin, S. J., Ihm, S.-H., Park, C. S., Kim, H.-Y., Yang, C. W., Kim, Y.-S., Choi, E. J. and Kim, Y. K.
Hemodialysis International. (2011) 
doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00644.

Authors' Interview: Drs. Miklos Z Molnar and Kam Kalantar-Zadeh

Association of Pretransplant Glycemic Control With Posttransplant Outcomes in Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients

Miklos Z. Molnar, Edmund Huang, Junichi Hoshino, Mahesh Krishnan, Allen R. Nissenson, Csaba P. Kovesdy, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

Diabetes Care December 2011 34:2536-2541;
doi:10.2337/dc11-0906

Author Interview: Dr Cécile Couchoud

Medical practice patterns and socio-economic factors may explain geographical variation of end-stage renal disease incidence

Cécile Couchoud, Chantal Guihenneuc, Florian Bayer, Vincent Lemaitre, Philippe Brunet, Bénédicte Stengel, and On behalf of the REIN Registry
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. first published online November 25, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr639

Author Interview: Sirin Jiwakanon, MD.

Change in Ankle-Brachial Indices over Time and Mortality in Diabetics with Proteinuria
ASN 2011 Abstract:
Sirin Jiwakanon, MD, Sharon G. Adler, MD, FASN, Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, FASN. Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA; Medicine, Hatyai Hospital, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand.

Regional Director, Northeastern Region, Mayo Health System Practice-Based Research Network (MHS PBRN)

Author Interview: Pietro Manuel Ferraro, MD

TEMPORAL TREND OF CADMIUM EXPOSURE IN THE U.S. POPULATION SUGGESTS GENDER SPECIFICITIES.

Ferraro PM, Sturniolo A, Naticchia A, D'Alonzo S, Gambaro G.
Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Renal Program, Columbus-Gemelli University Hospital,
Catholic University of Rome, Italy.
Intern Med J. 2011 Oct 27. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02627.x.

Author Interview: J. Andrew Lee, PhD, ScM

A Study of the Association between Cinacalcet Adherence and Biochemical Outcomes

Abstract: [TH-PO263]

Andrew Lee, PhD, Vasily Belozeroff, PhD, Richard Mutell, T. Christopher Bond, PhD, William G. Goodman, MD.
Amgen Inc; DaVita Clinical Research.

Author Interview: Dr. Christopher T Chan

Rostral overnight fluid shift in end-stage renal disease: relationship with obstructive sleep apnea

Rosilene M. Elias, T.Douglas Bradley, ,Takatoshi Kasai, Shveta S. Motwani, and Christopher T. Chan
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant.
first published online November 5, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr605

Author Interview: Deidra C. Crews, MD, FASN

Comparison of Cognitive Function across ESRD Treatment Modalities: A Systematic Review

Abstract: [TH-PO627]

Deidra C. Crews, MD, FASN, Priscilla Auguste, Tanjala S. Purnell, Raquel Greer, MD, Temitope Olufade, Julio Lamprea, Johanna Sheu, Patti Ephraim, Hamid Rabb, MD, FASN, Neil R. Powe, MD, FASN, L. Ebony Boulware, MD.
Johns Hopkins University; Harvard University; San Francisco General Hospital.

Authors' Interview:

Jochen G. Raimann, MD (Senior Research Fellow) and
Nathan W. Levin, MD (Chairman of the Research Board).

Predictors of Hospitalizations in Maintenance Hemodialysis (HD) Patients

ASN 2011 Abstract:TH-PO637

Jochen G. Raimann, MD, Len A. Usvyat, Peter Kotanko, MD, Nathan W. Levin, MD.
Renal Research Institute; Beth Israel Medical Center.

Author Interview: Dr. Andreas Schneider

The Effect of High-Flux Hemodialysis on Hemoglobin Concentrations in Patients with CKD: Results of the MINOXIS Study

Andreas Schneider, Christiane Drechsler, Vera Krane, Detlef H. Krieter, Hubert Scharnagl, Markus P. Schneider, Christoph Wanner, and for the MINOXIS Study Investigators
CJASN November 17, 2011 CJN.02710311; published ahead of print November 17, 2011, doi:10.2215/CJN.02710311

Author Interview: Dr. Lucile Mercadal

Timing and Determinants of Erythropoietin Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease

Lucile Mercadal, Marie Metzger, Nicole Casadevall, Jean Philippe Haymann, Alexandre Karras, Jean-Jacques Boffa, Martin Flamant, François Vrtovsnik, Bénédicte Stengel, Marc Froissart,  and on behalf of the NephroTest Study Group

CJASN November 17, 2011 CJN.04690511; published ahead of print November 17, 2011, doi:10.2215/CJN.04690511

Authors' Interview:

Jochen G. Raimann, MD (Senior Research Fellow),
Nathan W. Levin, MD (Chairman of the Research Board), and
Garry J. Handelman, PhD (Professor of Nutrition, University of Massachusetts).

Ancillary Study to the Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Trial: Cross-Sectional Assessment of Vitamin C Concentrations in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients at Baseline

[ASN 2011 Abstract SA-PO2681]
   Authors: Jochen G. Raimann, MD, Li Liu, MD, Samer Rateb Abbas, Len A. Usvyat, Stephan Thijssen, MD, Garry J. Handelman, PhD, Peter Kotanko, MD, Nathan W. Levin, MD, And FHN Trial 

Author Interview: Dr. Len Usvyat PhD

Predictive Characteristics of Successful Hemodialysis Patient Survival in the First 120 Days of Treatment

 ASN 2011Abstract: [SA-PO3024]

Len A. Usvyat, Penny Faith Palmiero, Lizette Borges, Lisa A. Pacelli, Mary T. Sullivan, Paul Balter, MD, Peter Kotanko, MD, Paul M. Zabetakis, MD.
Renal Research Institute, NY, NY.

Author Interview: Dr. Len Usvyat PhD

Seasonal Variations in Mortality, Clinical, and Laboratory Parameters in Hemodialysis Patients: A 5-Year Cohort Study.

Usvyat LA, Carter M, Thijssen S, Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Zabetakis P, Balter P, Levin NW, Kotanko P.
 Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Dr. Len Usvyat PhD

Body Temperature in Hemodialysis (HD) Patients: A Novel Indicator of Patient Outcomes

ASN 2011 Abstract: [TH-PO656]

Len A. Usvyat, Frank van der Sande, MD, PhD, Jeroen Kooman, MD, Jochen G. Raimann, MD, Nathan W. Levin, MD, Peter Kotanko, MD. Renal Research Institute, NY, NY; University of Maastricht Hospital, Netherlands.

Author Interview: Dr. Vasily Belozeroff PhD
Costs of Care and Major Clinical Events among Chronic Dialysis Patients with and without Treatment for sHPT:
A Descriptive Study of Claims Data

ASN 2011 Abstract: [SA-PO2645]
Andrew Lee, PhD, Xue Song, PhD, Vasily Belozeroff, PhD, David R. Diakun, William G. Goodman, MD. Amgen Inc; Thomson Reuters.

Author Interview: Quinlyn A. Soltow, PhD

ASN 2011 Abstract: [TH-PO596]

Quinlyn A. Soltow, PhD, Rebecca H. Zhang, Dean P. Jones, PhD, Nancy G. Kutner, PhD. Department of Medicine, Emory University;
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Author Interview: Hyun Ji Julie Lee

Exposure to Potentially Toxic Hydro- and Halocarbons Released from Dialyzer and Tubing Sets during Hemodialysis

ASN 2011Abstract: [TH-OR099]

Hyun ji Julie Lee, Madeleine V. Pahl, MD, Nosratola D. Vaziri, MD, Donald R. Blake, PhD. Nephrology and Hypertension
University of California, Irvine, CA; Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA.

Author Interview: Rocco Venuto, MD

Effect of a steroid free, low concentration calcineurin maintenance immunosuppression regimen on renal allograft histopathology and function

Neha Nainani, MD, Nilang Patel, MD, Nauman Tahir, MD , Rakesh Kumar, MD, Edit Weber- Shrikant, MD,  Aijaz Gundroo, MD,Brian M. Murray, MD,  Kathleen M. Tornatore, Pharm D, George A. Blessios, MD, Rocco C. Venuto, MD

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. first published online November 5, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr608

Author Interview: Dr. Antonio Santoro

Is time on cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery associated with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis?

Elena MANCINI, Fabio CARAMELLI, Marco RANUCCI, Diego SANGIORGI,
Letizia Bacchi REGGIANI, Guido FRASCAROLI, Annalisa ZUCCHELLI,
Antonio BELLASI, Antonio SANTORO

Nephrology, Dialysis and Hypertension Unit, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy;
Cardiosurgery Intensive Care Unit, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi,
Bologna, Italy; Department of Cardiothoracic-Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, Milan, Italy; Institute of Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy; Nephrology and Dialysis, Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Anna,
Ospedale S. Anna, Como, Italy

Author Interview: Mai-Szu Wu MD

Association between cold dialysis and cardiovascular survival in hemodialysis patients

Heng-Jung Hsu, Chiung-Hui Yen, Kuang-Hung Hsu, Chin-Chan Lee, Shu-Ju Chang, I-Wen Wu,
Chiao-Yin Sun, Chia-Chi Chou, Chen-Chao Yu, Ming-Fang Hsieh, Chun-Yu Chen, Chiao-Ying Hsu, Cheng-Hao Weng, Chi-Jen Tsai, and Mai-Szu Wu

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) first published online November 5, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr615

Author Interview: Dr. Mira T Keddis MD

Clinical Outcomes of Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

ASN 2011 Abstract: [TH-PO248]

Mira T. Keddis, MD, Sahil Khanna, MBBS, Larry M. Baddour, MD, Darell S. Pardi, MD, Qi Qian, MD. Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Author Interview: Len Usvyat MS

Declining Interdialytic Weight Gain (IDWG) in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients – An Ominous Sign? Results of an International Study

ASN 2011 Abstract: [TH-OR087]

Adrian Marcos Guinsburg, MD, Cristina Marelli, MD, Adam Tashman, Michael Etter, MD, PhD, Daniele Marcelli, MD, Gero D. von Gersdorff, MD, Mathias Schaller, Yuedong Wang, PhD, Nathan W. Levin, MD, Peter Kotanko, MD, Len A. Usvyat. FMC Latin America, Buenos Aires, Argentina; University of California - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; FMC Asia Pacific, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; FMC Europe, Bad Homburg, Germany; RRI, NY, NY;
University of Cologne Medical Center, Germany.

Author Interview: Nicoletta Frescos MPH, PhD Candidate

The prevalence of risk factors for foot ulceration in patients with end stage renal disease on haemodialysis

Michelle Kaminski, Nicoletta Frescos and Stephen Tucker

Podiatry Department, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, 3152, Australia
Podiatry Department, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3152, Australia
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2011, 4(Suppl 1):O22 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-4-S1-O22

Author Interview: Dr. Vanessa Grubbs MD, MPH
Use of Coenzyme Q10-Depleting Medications by Chronic Kidney Disease Status in the U.S.

ASN 2011 Abstract: [SA-PO2533]

Vanessa Grubbs, MD, Laura C. Plantinga, Delphine S. Tuot, MD, Neil R. Powe, MD, FASN. University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco General Hospital.

Author Interview: Dr. Vanessa Grubbs MD, MPH

Vulnerable populations and the association between periodontal and chronic kidney disease

Vanessa Grubbs, Laura C. Plantinga, Deidra C. Crews,Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Rajiv Saran, Michael Heung, Priti R. Patel, Nilka Ríos Burrows, Kristina L. Ernst, and Neil R. Powe

 CJASN April 2011 6): (4) 711-717; published ahead of print February 24, 2011, doi:10.2215/CJN.08270910

Author Interview: T. Christopher Bond, Ph.D.

Effects of Switching from Intravenous Paricalcitol to Doxercalciferol on Dialysis Patient Bone and Mineral Outcomes

T. Christopher Bond, PhD, Steven M. Wilson, PhD, Mahesh Krishnan, MD, FASN, Tracy Jack Mayne, PhD.
DaVita Clinical Research, Minneapolis, MN.
ASN 2011 Abstract: [FR-PO1266]

Author Interview: Mahesh Krishnan MD, MPH, MBA, FASN

Impact of Baseline Year on PPS Payments under the Quality Improvement Program

ASN 2011 Abstract: [SA-PO2639]
Andrew Barba, Randy Smith, Joe Weldon, LeAnne Zumwalt, Mahesh Krishnan, MD, FASN. DaVita Inc, Denver, CO.

Author Interview: Carol Farthing BSN, RN, CNN

TEGO® Connectors Reduce Heparin Use without Affecting Blood Flow Rate Compared to Traditional Central Venous Catheter Locks

ASN 2011 Abstract: [SA-PO2922]

Mahesh Krishnan, MD, FASN, Tracy Jack Mayne, PhD, Carol Farthing, CNN, Shaun S. Collard, RPh, Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FASN. DaVita Inc, Denver, CO.

Author Interview: Richard Amerling, MD
Changes in Pre-Dialysis Weight Relate to Key Laboratory Parameters in Hemodialysis Patients

Richard Amerling, MD, Penny Faith Palmiero, James F. Winchester, MD, Len A. Usvyat, Nathan W. Levin, MD, Peter Kotanko, MD. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY; Renal Research Institute, New York, NY.

Author Interview: Mark Unruh MD MSc

Effects of Six versus Three Times per Week Hemodialysis on Depressive Affect and Mental Health: Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Trials

Mark L. Unruh, Brett Larive, Glenn M. Chertow, Paul W. Eggers, Amit X. Garg, Jennifer J. Gassman, Maria E. Tarallo, Frederic O. Finkelstein, Paul L. Kimmel, The FHN Trial Group, Rosio Ramos, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Author Interview: Sylvia Ramirez, MD, MPH, MBA, FASN
ASN Abstract: [TH-OR065] Hemoglobin A1C Levels and Mortality in the ESRD Population: Findings from the DOPPS

Sylvia Paz B. Ramirez, MD, Jyothi R. Thumma, Francesca Tentori, MD, Brenda W. Gillespie, PhD, Masaaki Inaba, MD, PhD, Robert G. Nelson, MD, PhD, Ronald L. Pisoni, PhD, Bruce M. Robinson, MD, FASN. Arbor Research, MI; Univ of MI, MI; Osaka City Univ, Japan; NIDDK, AZ.

Author Interview: Dr. Vanessa Grubbs MD, MPH
Abstract: [TH-PO267] Prevalent Use of Dietary Supplements Potentially Harmful in Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States

Vanessa Grubbs, MD, Laura C. Plantinga, Delphine S. Tuot, MD, Elizabeth Hedgeman, Rajiv Saran, MD, Sharon Saydah, Deborah Rolka, Neil R. Powe, MD, FASN. University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco General Hospital; University of Michigan; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Author Interview: Dr. Batya Kristal MD, MHA, FASN
ASN 2011 Abstract: [FR-PO1660] Pomegranate Juice Intake Attenuates Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial

Lilach Shema, PhD, Liora Ore, MD, Shifra Sela, Ronit Geron, MD, Galina Shapiro, Batya Kristal, MD, FASN. Nephrology Department, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel; School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Israel; Clinical Microbiology Lab and Eliachar Research Lab, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel.

Author Interview: Dr. Masaya Ishii

Serum Concentration of Complement Components of the Lectin Pathway in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients, and Relatively Higher Levels of L-Ficolin and MASP-2 in Mannose-Binding Lectin Deficiency.


Ishii M, Ohsawa I, Inoshita H, Kusaba G, Onda K, Wakabayashi M, Ohi H, Horikoshi S, Matsushita M, Tomino Y.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Department of Applied Biochemistry, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Ther Apher Dial. 2011 Oct;15(5):441-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2011.00936.x.

Author Interview: Sylvia Ramirez, MD, MPH, MBA, FASN
American Society of Nephrology November 2011 Presentation:

Hemoglobin A1c levels and Mortality in the ESRD Population: Findings from the DOPPS Study

Cardiovascular risk management in chronic kidney disease in general practice (the AusHEART study).

Author Interview: Professor Alan Cass | BA MBBS FRACP PhD

Razavian M, Heeley EL, Perkovic V, Zoungas S, Weekes A, Patel AA, Anderson CS, Chalmers JP, Cass A.
1The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Karen Costenbader, MD, MPH
Variation in initial kidney replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease due to LN in the U.S.

Amy Devlin, Sushrut Waikar, Daniel H. Solomon, Bing Lu, Tamara Shakevich, Graciela S. Alarcón, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, Karen H. Costenbader.
Arthritis Care & Research, 2011; DOI: 10.1002/acr.20607

Author Interview: Dr. Timothy Kenealy

Increased prevalence of albuminuria among non-European peoples with type 2 diabetes

Timothy Kenealy, Carolyn Raina Elley, John F. Collins,  Simon A. Moyes,
Patricia A. Metcalf, and Paul L. Drury Nephrol. Dial. Transplant.
(2011)first published online September 13, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr540

Author Interview: Dr. Caroline S. Fox, MD, MPH

Performance of a Genetic Risk Score for CKD Stage 3 in the General Population

Conall M. O'Seaghdha, Qiong Yang, Hongsheng Wu, Shih-Jen Hwang, Caroline S. Fox
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 14 October 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.08.030)

Author Interview: Dr. Jalaj Garg

Social adaptability index predicts kidney transplant outcome: a single-center retrospective analysis.

Garg J, Karim M, Tang H, Sandhu GS, Desilva R, Rodrigue JR, Pavlakis M, Hanto DW, Baird BC, Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS.
1Division of Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Oct 29.

Author Interview: Dr. Fátima Guerrero

The effect of vitamin D derivatives on vascular calcification associated with inflammation.

1Department Medicina y Cirugia Animal, Universidad de Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
Guerrero F, Montes de Oca A, Aguilera-Tejero E, Zafra R, Rodríguez M, López I.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Oct 24.

Author Interview: Dr. Jesús Montenegro

Efficacy and safety of cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease before initiation of regular dialysis.

Montenegro J, Cornago I, Gallardo I, García-Ledesma P, Hernando A, Martinez I, Muñoz RI, Romero MA.
Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital de Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain.
Nephrology (Carlton). 2011 Oct 25. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01530.x.

Author Interview: Dr. Gaetano La Manna, MD PhD

Reduction of Oxidative Damage Reflects a Better Kidney Transplantation Outcome

La Manna G, Lanci N, Della Bella E, Comai G, Cappuccilli ML, Nisi K, Todeschini P,
Carretta E, Scolari MP, Stefoni S:
Am J Nephrol 2011;34:496-504 (DOI: 10.1159/000329320

Author Interview: Dr. Massimo Milani

Efficacy of topical hydrating and emollient lotion containing 10% urea ISDIN® plus dexpanthenol (Ureadin Rx 10) in the treatment of skin xerosis and pruritus in hemodialyzed patients: an open prospective pilot trial.

Castello M, Milani M.
Private practioner, Pavia, Italy -
G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Oct;146(5):321-6

Author Interview: Dr. Stella Bernardi

ACE/ACE2 Ratio leading to Oxidative Stress and Kidney Damage.

Bernardi S, Toffoli B, Zennaro C, Tikellis C, Monticone S, Losurdo P, Bellini G, Thomas MC, Fallo F, Veglio F, Johnston CI, Fabris B.
1Department of Morphology and Embriology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Oct 29.

Author Interview: Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

Novel Lipoprotein Subfraction and Size Measurements in Prediction of Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Nazanin Noori, Michael P. Caulfield, Wael A. Salameh, Richard E. Reitz, Susanne B. Nicholas, Miklos Z. Molnar, Allen R. Nissenson, Csaba P. Kovesdy, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

CJASN October 27, 2011 CJN.03650411; published ahead of print October 27, 2011, doi:10.2215/CJN.03650411

Author Interview: Miguel Roehrs PhD

The relationships between exogenous and endogenous antioxidants with the lipid profile and oxidative damage in hemodialysis patients.

Roehrs M, Valentini J, Paniz C, Moro A, Charao M, Bulcao R, Freitas F, Brucker N,
Duarte M, Leal M, Burg G, Grune T, Garcia SC.
BMC Nephrol. 2011 Oct 26;12(1):59

Author Interview: Drs. Marcelo Sampaio and Kam Kalantar-Zadeh

Association of Pretransplant Serum Phosphorus with Posttransplant Outcomes

Marcelo S. Sampaio,  Miklos Z. Molnar, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Rajnish Mehrotra, Istvan Mucsi, John J. Sim, Mahesh Krishnan, Allen R. Nissenson, and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
CJASN September 29, 2011

Author Interview: Sebnem Karakan, MD

Factors related to fatique and subgroups of fatique in patients with end-stage renal disease

Sebnem Karakan, Siren Sezer, Fatma Nurhan Ozdemir
Clin Nephrol. 2011 Nov;76(5):358-64.

Dr. Thomas Weimbs, PhD

Signal transducer and activator of transcription-6 (STAT6) inhibition suppresses renal cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease

Erin E. Olsan, Sambuddho Mukherjee, Beatrix Wulkersdorfer, Jonathan M. Shillingford, Adrian J. Giovannone, Gueorgui Todorov, Xuewen Song, York Pei, and Thomas Weimbs
PNAS 2011 : 1111966108v1-201111966

Author Interview: Dr. Francesc Moreso

Reverse dipper pattern of blood pressure at 3 months is associated with inflammation and outcome after renal transplantation

Meritxell Ibernon, Francesc Moreso, Xavier Sarrias, Maria Sarrias, Josep M. Grinyó,
José M. Fernandez-Real, Wifredo Ricart, and Daniel Serón
Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol,
Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Kopp

APOL1 Genetic Variants in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and HIV-Associated Nephropathy.

Kopp JB, Nelson GW, Sampath K, Johnson RC, Genovese G, An P, Friedman D, Briggs W, Dart R, Korbet S, Mokrzycki MH, Kimmel PL, Limou S, Ahuja TS, Berns JS, Fryc J, Simon EE, Smith MC, Trachtman H, Michel DM, Schelling JR, Vlahov D, Pollak M, Winkler CA
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Dr. Navdeep Tangri

Both Patient and Facility Contribute to Achieving the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Pay-for-Performance Target for Dialysis Adequacy

Navdeep Tangri, Hocine Tighiouart, Klemens B. Meyer, and Dana C. Miskulin
JASN Oct 24, 2011 ASN.2010111137; published ahead of print October 24, 2011, doi:10.1681/ASN.2010111137

Author Interview: Ryohei Yamamoto M.D., Ph.D.

Self-reported Sleep Duration and Prediction of Proteinuria: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Ryohei Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Nagasawa, Hirotsugu Iwatani, Maki Shinzawa, Yoshitsugu Obi,
Junya Teranishi, Toshihiro Ishigami, Keiko Yamauchi-Takihara, Makoto Nishida
Hiromi Rakugi, Yoshitaka Isaka, Toshiki Moriyama
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 24 October 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.08.032)

Author Interview: Dr. Roussanka Kovatcheva, MD, PhD

High-intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) treatment in uraemic secondary hyperparathyroidism

Roussanka D. Kovatcheva, Jordan D. Vlahov, Julian I. Stoinov, Georgi G. Kirilov,
Stephan G. Krivoshiev, Françoise Arnaud, Catherine Ortuno, and Tilman B. Drüeke

Author Interview: Dr Linda Shavit MD

Effect of eplerenone on blood pressure and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in oligo-anuric chronic hemodialysis patients - a pilot study.

Shavit L, Neykin D, Lifschitz M, Slotki I.
Adult Nephrology Unit, and Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Clin Nephrol. 2011 Nov;76(5):388-95.

Author Interview: Dr. Guy Rostoker

Modulation of oxidative stress and microinflammatory status by colloids in refractory dialytic hypotension

Guy Rostoker, Mireille Griuncelli, Christelle Loridon, Thomas Bourlet 
Eric Illouz and Abbes Benmaadi
BMC Nephrology 2011, 12:58doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-58

Author Interview: Srini Beddhu, MD

High dietary fiber intake is associated with decreased inflammation and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease

Krishnamurthy VM, Wei G, Baird BC, Murtaugh M, Chonchol MB, Raphael KL, Greene T, Beddhu S.Abstract
Kidney Int. 2011 Oct 19. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.355.

Author Interview: Brett Heintz, PharmD, BCPS-ID, AAHIVE

Clinical Experience with Aminoglycosides in Dialysis-Dependent Patients:
Risk Factors for Mortality and Reassessment of Current Dosing Practices

Brett H Heintz, George R Thompson III, and William E Dager
Ann Pharmacother October 18, 2011 aph.1Q403; published ahead of print October 18, 2011, doi:10.1345/aph.1Q403

Author Interview: Dr. Baris Afsar, M.D

The relationship between breakfast, lunch and dinner eating pattern and hemodialysis sessions, quality of life, depression and appetite in hemodialysis patients.

Afsar B, Elsurer R, Kanbay M.
Department of Nephrology, Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital, Mesrutiyet Mah, Mustafa Türkcelik Sok, Büsra Sitesi C Blok, Zonguldak, 67100, Turkey,
Int Urol Nephrol. 2011 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Dr. Julie Ho

Urinary Hepcidin-25 and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Julie Ho, Martina Reslerova, Brent Gali,  Ang Gao, Jennifer Bestland, David N. Rush,
 Peter W. Nickerson, and Claudio Rigatto
CJASN October 2011 6):(10)2340-2346; published ahead of print September 1, 2011,
doi:10.2215/CJN.01000211

Author Interview: Constantia Petrou, PhD, MBA
Outcome Differences across Transplant Centers: Comparison of Two Methods for Public Reporting

Stefanos Zenios Glenn Atias Charles McCulloch ,Constantia Petrou
CJASN October 2011 CJN.00300111

Author Interview: Benjamin J Freda, DO

Decongestive Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Cardiorenal Implications of Ultrafiltration and Diuretics

Benjamin J. Freda, Mara Slawsky, Jaya Mallidi, Gregory L. Braden
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 19 October 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.07.023)

Author Interview: Dr. Khaled Abdel-Kader

Automated Clinical Reminders for Primary Care Providers in the Care of CKD:
A Small Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Khaled Abdel-Kader, Gary S. Fischer, Jie Li, Charity G. Moore,Rachel Hess, Mark L. Unruh
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 10 October 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.08.028)

Author Interview: Dr. Carlo Basile, MD

Effect of Dialysate Calcium Concentrations on Parathyroid Hormone and Calcium Balance During a Single Dialysis Session Using Bicarbonate Hemodialysis: A Crossover Clinical Trial

Carlo Basile, Pasquale Libutti, Anna Lucia Di Turo, Luigi Vernaglione

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.08.033

Author Interview: Mihaly Tapolyai, MD FASN FACP

Dialysis Patients' Fluid Overload, Antihypertensive Medications, and Obesity.

Tapolyai M, Faludi M, Réti V, Lengvárszky Z, Szarvas T, Berta K.
From the Fresenius Dialysis Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; and Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana.
ASAIO J. 2011 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Donald W. Bowden, Ph.D

Polymorphisms in MYH9 are associated with diabetic nephropathy in European Americans.

Cooke JN, Bostrom MA, Hicks PJ, Ng MC, Hellwege JN, Comeau ME, Divers J, Langefeld CD, Freedman BI, Bowden DW.
1Program in Molecular Medicine and Translational Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine,
Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Oct

Author Interview: Paul Komenda MD

An economic assessment model for in-center, conventional home, and more frequent home hemodialysis

Paul Komenda, Meghan B Gavaghan, Susan S Garfield, Amy W Poret and Manish M Sood
Kidney International advance online publication 12 October 2011; doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.338

Author Interview: Dr. Ann M. O’Hare, MD, MA

Trends in Timing of Initiation of Chronic Dialysis in the United States

Ann M. O’Hare, MD, MA; Andy I. Choi, MD, MS†; W. John Boscardin, PhD; Walter L. Clinton, PhD;
Ilan Zawadzki, MD; Paul L. Hebert, PhD; Manjula Kurella Tamura, MD, MPH;
Leslie Taylor, PhD; Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH
Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(18):1663-1669. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.436

Author Interview: Dr. Kuo-Cheng Lu, MD

Decreased blood lead levels after calcitriol treatment in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Lu KC, Wu CC, Ma WY, Chen CC, Wu HC, Chu P.
Bone. 2011 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Division of Nepheology, Department of Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

Author Interview: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Kirchmair

Amanita poisonings resulting in acute, reversible renal failure: new cases, new toxic Amanita mushrooms

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant.
Martin Kirchmair, Patrícia Carrilho, Rudi Pfab, Bettina Haberl, Joana Felgueiras, Fernanda Carvalho, José Cardoso, Ireneia Melo, José Vinhas, and Sigrid Neuhauser (2011)first published online September 29, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr511

Author Interview: Chien-Sung Tsai, MD

On-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass provides efficacious short- and long-term outcomes in hemodialysis patients

Yi-Ting Tsai, Feng-Yen Lin, Ching-Huang Lai, Yi-Chang Lin, Chih-Yuan Lin, and Chien-Sung Tsai
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011)first published online September 27, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr536

Author Interview: Dr Kai Ming Chow, MBChB, FRCP

Peritoneal Dialysis as the First-line Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Lin Li, Cheuk-Chun Szeto, Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan, Kai-Ming Chow, et al.
June 2011 American Journal of Kidney Diseases Vol. 57, Issue 6, Pages 903-907

Author Interview: Jessica Kendrick, MD

The Role of Phosphorus in the Development and Progression of Vascular Calcification.
Kendrick J, Chonchol M.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Sep 26. [Epub ahead of print]

JASN Oct 6, 2011 ASN.2011010054; published ahead of print October 6, 2011, doi:10.1681/ASN.2011010054

Author Interview: Dr. Miklos Zsolt Molnar, MD, PhD

Serum Erythropoietin Level and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Molnar MZ, Tabak AG, Alam A, Czira ME, Rudas A, Ujszaszi A, Beko G, Novak M, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview : Dr.Faek R Jamali, MD, FACS
Preoperative anaemia and postoperative outcomes in non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Khaled M Musallam MD,Hani M Tamim PhD,Toby Richards MD,Prof Donat R Spahn MD,Prof Frits R Rosendaal MD,Aida Habbal BSN,Mohammad Khreiss MD,Fadi S Dahdaleh MD,Kaivan Khavandi MD,Pierre M Sfeir MD,Assaad Soweid MD,Prof Jamal J Hoballah MD,Prof Ali T Taher MD,Dr Faek R Jamali MD
The Lancet - 6 October 2011
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61381-0

Author Interview: Dr. Michel Safar

Cardiovascular and renal outcome in recipients of kidney grafts from living donors: role of aortic stiffness

Sola Aoun Bahous, Antoine Stephan, Jacques Blacher, and Michel Safar
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) first published online October 6, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr578

Author Interview: Dr Kai Ming Chow, MBChB, FRCP
Polycystic Kidney Disease Presenting With Hypertension and Hypokalemia

Kai Ming Chow, Ronald Ching-Wan Ma, Cheuk Chun Szeto, Philip Kam-Tao Li
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 03 October 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.08.020)

Author Interview: Dr. Eva Jakopin

High-dose cholecalciferol supplementation for vitamin D deficiency in haemodialysis patients.

Jakopin E, Pecovnik Balon B, Ekart R, Gorenjak M.
Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
J Int Med Res. 2011;39(3):1099-106.

Author Interview: Nisha Bansal, MD, MAS

Potential role of differential medication use in explaining excess risk of cardiovascular events and death associated with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study.

Bansal N, Hsu CY, Chandra M, Iribarren C, Fortmann SP, Hlatky MA, Go AS
BMC Nephrol. 2011 Sep 14;12(1):44. [Epub ahead of print]

Author Interview: Drs. Manfred Hecking & Friedrich K. Port

Association of predialysis serum bicarbonate levels with risk of mortality and hospitalization in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).

Bommer J, Locatelli F, Satayathum S, Keen ML, Goodkin DA, Saito A, Akiba T, Port FK, Young EW
Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Heidelberg, Germany.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2004 Oct;44(4):661-71.

Author Interview: Dr.Alexander Kirschner

Applicability of solid-phase cytometry and epifluorescence microscopy for rapid assessment of the microbiological quality of dialysis water

Michael Riepl, Sonja Schauer, Sonja Knetsch, Elisabeth Holzhammer, Andreas H. Farnleitner, Regina Sommer, and Alexander K.T. Kirschner
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011)first published online September 23, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr471

1. Dirk Ziebolz, Petra Fischer, Else Hornecker, Rainer F. Mausberg

Author Interview: Professor Lionel ROSTAING, MD, PhD

Belatacept- versus Cyclosporine-based Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients with Pre-existing Diabetes.

Rostaing L, Neumayer HH, Reyes-Acevedo R, Bresnahan B, Florman S, Vitko S,
 Heifets M, Xing J, Thomas D, Vincenti F.
Toulouse, France;
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Sep 15. [Epub ahead of print]

Hemodialysis.com Author Interview: Dr. Luís Coentrão

Physical examination of dysfunctional arteriovenous fistulae by non-interventionalists: a skill worth teaching
Luís Coentrão, Bernardo Faria, and Manuel Pestana

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011)first published online September 21, 2011
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr532

Author Interview: Dr. Abdulkareem Omer Alsuwaida

Strategy for second kidney biopsy in patients with lupus nephritis.

Alsuwaida A, Husain S, Alghonaim M, Aloudah N, Alwakeel J, Ullah A, Kfoury H.
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine,
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Sep 19.

Author Interview: Dr. Laurie Solomon

Observational Study of Need for Thrombolytic Therapy and Incidence of Bacteremia using Taurolidine-Citrate-Heparin, Taurolidine-Citrate and Heparin Catheter Locks in Patients Treated with Hemodialysis

Solomon, L. R., Cheesbrough, J. S., Bhargava, R., Mitsides, N., Heap, M., Green, G. and Diggle, P.
Seminars in Dialysis.
doi: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2011.00951.x 2011

Author Interview: Dr. Anna Broder, M.D.

Undertreatment of Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Endstage Renal Failure Is Associated with Increased All-cause Mortality

Broder A, Khattri S, Patel R, Putterman C.
From the Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York; and the Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
J Rheumatol. 2011 Sep 1

Author Interview: Dr. Marc Ghannoum

Hyperaluminemia During Long-term Dialysis: Still Relevant Today

Megan Christie, Valery Lavergne, Tabo Sikaneta, Corinne Seng Hue, Hulya Taskapan,
Paul W. Tam, Paul Ayoub, Robert Ting, Denise Leblanc,Marc Ghannoum
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 21 September 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.08.008)

Author Interview: Massimiliano Veroux, MD, PhD

Age is an important predictor of kidney transplantation outcome

Massimiliano Veroux, Giuseppe Grosso, Daniela Corona, Antonio Mistretta, Alessia Giaquinta, Giuseppe Giuffrida, Nunzia Sinagra, and Pierfrancesco Veroux
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011)first published online September 16, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr524

Author Interview: Eiji Ishimura, MD

Relationship between Fat Mass and Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients

Ishimura E, Okuno S, Tsuboniwa N, Shoji S, Yamakawa T, Nishizawa Y, Inaba M:
 Nephron Clin Pract 2011;119:c283-c288
(DOI: 10.1159/000328931)

Author Interview: Nisha Bansal, MD, MAS

Potential role of differential medication use in explaining excess risk of cardiovascular events and death associated with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study
BMC Nephrology 2011, 12:44 doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-44
Nisha Bansal ,Chi-yuan Hsu , Malini Chandra , Carlos Iribarren ,
Stephen P Fortmann , Mark A. Hlatky , Alan S. Go

Author Interview: Drs. F. Jongbloed

Clinical significance of FGF-23 measurement in dialysis patients

Galassi, M. Cozzolino, R. Zietse, G. Chiarelli, D. Cusi, D. Brancaccio and M. Gallieni
Clin Nephrol. 2011 Sep;76(3):201-9.

Author Interview:Dr. Paula Chiarello

What is the meaning of homocysteine in patients on dialysis?

Silva de Almeida CC, Guerra DC, Vannucchi MT, Geleilete TJ, Vannucchi H, Chiarello PG.Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Ren Nutr. 2011 Sep;21(5):394-400.

Hemodialysis.com Author Interview: Chi-yuan Hsu, MD, MSc

Measured GFR Does Not Outperform Estimated GFR in Predicting CKD-related Complications

Chi-yuan Hsu, Kathleen Propert, Dawei Xie, Lee Hamm, Jiang He, Edgar Miller, Akinlolu Ojo, Michael Shlipak, Valerie Teal, Raymond Townsend, Matthew Weir, Jillian Wilson, Harold Feldman, and for the CRIC Investigators
JASN Sep 15, 2011 ASN.2010101077; published ahead of print September 15, 2011, doi:10.1681/ASN.2010101077

Author Interview: Professor Wu Mai-Szu

Serum free p-cresyl sulfate levels predict cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in elderly hemodialysis patients--a prospective cohort study

I-Wen Wu, Kuang-Hung Hsu, Heng-Jung Hsu, Chin-Chan Lee, Chiao-Yin Sun, Chi-Jen Tsai, and Mai-Szu Wu
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr453.

Author Interview:Jasna Trbojevic-Stankovic, MD PhD

Seum cystatin c levels in normal pregnancy.

Obrenovic R, Petrovic D, Majkic-Singh N, Trbojevic-Stankovic J, Stojimirovic B.
Institute for Medical Biochemistry, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Clinic of Urology and Nephrology, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Clinic of Urology, Clinical-Hospital Center Dr Dragisa Misovic, and Institute of Urology and Nephrology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.

Clin Nephrol. 2011 Sep;76(3):174-9.

Author Interview: Prof. David Johnson

Effect of Dialysis Modality on Survival of Hepatitis C-Infected ESRF Patients

Bhadran Bose, Stephen P. McDonald, Carmel M. Hawley, Fiona G. Brown, Sunil V. Badve, Kathryn J. Wiggins, Kym M. Bannister, Neil Boudville, Philip Clayton, and David W. Johnson
CJASN September 8, 2011 CJN.02200311; published ahead of print September 8, 2011, doi:10.2215/CJN.02200311

Author Interview: Dr. Melani Ribeiro Custodio

Parathyroid hormone and phosphorus overload in uremia: impact on cardiovascular system

Melani R. Custódio, Marcia K. Koike, Katia R. Neves, Luciene M. dos Reis, Fabiana G. Graciolli, Carolina L. Neves, Daniella G. Batista, Andrea O. Magalhães, Philippe Hawlitschek, Ivone B. Oliveira, Wagner V. Dominguez, Rosa M.A. Moysés,  and Vanda Jorgetti

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011)first published online August 8, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr447

Author Interview: Dr. Pecoits-Filho

Impact of Cholecalciferol Treatment on Biomarkers of Inflammation and
Myocardial Structure in Hemodialysis Patients without Hyperparathyroidism.

Bucharles S, Barberato SH, Stinghen AE, Gruber B, Piekala L, Dambiski AC, Custodio MR, Pecoits-Filho R.
Renal Division, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Dialysis Division, Instituto do Rim do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

J Ren Nutr. 2011 Sep 10.

Hemodialysis.com Author Interview: Aleksandra Jung, PhD

Relationship between kinetics of albumin-bound bilirubin and water-soluble urea in extracorporeal blood purification.
Jung A, Korohoda P, Krisper P, Schneditz D.
1Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jul 22

Author Interview Dr. Scheider:
Severe acute kidney injury not treated with renal replacement therapy: characteristics and outcome

Antoine G. Schneider Shigehiko Uchino and  Rinaldo Bellomo

Department of Intensive Care, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, the Alfred Center, Melbourne, Australia
3Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr501

Hemodialysis.com Author Interview: Dr. Simonetta Genovesi

Dipyridamole stress echocardiography in diagnosis and prognosis of hemodialysis patients with asymptomatic coronary disease

Rivera, R. F., Mircoli, L., Bonforte, G., Torri, V., Monteforte, M., Stella, A. and Genovesi, S.
Hemodialysis International 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00572.x

Author Interview: Masaru Horio MD

Performance of serum cystatin C versus serum creatinine as a marker of glomerular filtration rate as measured by inulin renal clearance.

Horio M, Imai E, Yasuda Y, Watanabe T, Matsuo S.
Department of Functional Diagnostic Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan,
Clin Exp Nephrol. 2011 Aug 24.

Author Interview: Hernán Trimarchi M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.

Hemodialysis, adiponectin, and pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels may be subjected to variations in body mass index.

Trimarchi H, Muryan A, Dicugno M, Forrester M, Lombi F, Young P, Pomeranz V, Iriarte R, Barucca N, Campolo-Girard V, Alonso M, Lindholm B.
Hemodial Int. 2011 Aug 12. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00562.x.

Author Interview: Paulo Roberto Santos Phd

Mortality risk in hemodialysis patients according to anemia control and erythropoietin dosing.
Hemodialysis International.
Santos, P. R., Melo, A. D. M., Lima, M. M. B. C., Negreiros, I. M. A. H., Miranda, J. S., Pontes, L. S., Rabelo, G. M., Viana, A. C. P., Alexandrino, M. T., Barros, F. A., Neto, B. R., Brito, A. A. and Da Silva Costa, A.doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00607.x 2011

Author Interview: Dr. Paraskevi Theofilou
Sexual functioning in chronic kidney disease: The association with depression and anxiety.

Hemodialysis International. (2011)
doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00585.x

Author Interview: Michel Chonchol, MD

FGF-23 Associates with Death, Cardiovascular Events, and Initiation of Chronic Dialysis

Jessica Kendrick, Alfred K. Cheung , James S. Kaufman,Tom Greene,
William L. Roberts, Gerard Smits, Michel Chonchol, and the HOST Investigators

JASN Sep 7, 2011 ASN.2010121224; published ahead of print September 7, 2011, doi:10.1681/ASN.2010121224

Author Interview: Dr. Ki Woong Kim

Impaired Frontal Executive Function and Predialytic Chronic Kidney Disease.

Lee JJ, Chin HJ, Byun MS, Choe JY, Park JH, Lee SB, Choi EA, Chae DW, Kim KW.
From the Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea; Departments of †Internal Medicine and ‡Neuropsychiatry, Bundang Hospital, and Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Gyeonggido, Korea; §Department of Neuropsychiatry, Jeju National University Hospital, Jejudo, Korea; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dankook University Hospital, Chungcheongnamdo, Korea; and Department of Psychiatry, Gongju National Hospital, Chungcheongnamdo, Korea.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Aug 24. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03562.x.

Author Interview: Drs. Finnan Mc Causland and Sushrut Waikar

Dialysate sodium, serum sodium and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis

Finnian R. Mc Causland,  ,Steven M. Brunelli,  and Sushrut S. Waikar
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant.
(2011)first published online September 2, 2011 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr497

Author Interview: Prof. Santiago Rodriguez de Cordoba

Complement factor H variants I890 and L1007 while commonly associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome are polymorphisms with no functional significance.
Tortajada A, Pinto S, Martínez-Ara J, López-Trascasa M, Sánchez-Corral P, de Córdoba SR.
1] Departamento de Medicina Celular y Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, Spain [2] Ciber de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain.
Kidney Int. 2011 Aug 31. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.291

Author Interview: Dr. Roman Fiedler
Vitamin D Deficiency, Mortality, and Hospitalization in Hemodialysis Patients with or without Protein-Energy Wasting.

Fiedler R, Dorligjav O, Seibert E, Ulrich C, Markau S, Girndt M.Department of Internal Medicine II, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.
Nephron Clin Pract. 2011 Aug 11;119(3):c220-c226.

Author Interview: Isseki Maeda, MD
Cigarette Smoking and the Association with Glomerular Hyperfiltration and Proteinuria in Healthy Middle-Aged Men.
Maeda I, Hayashi T, Sato KK, Koh H, Harita N, Nakamura Y, Endo G, Kambe H, Fukuda K.
Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; and.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Sep 1

Author Interview: Dr. Asaf Vivante

Persistent asymptomatic isolated microscopic hematuria in Israeli adolescents and young adults and risk for end-stage renal disease.

Vivante A, Afek A, Frenkel-Nir Y, Tzur D, Farfel A, Golan E, Chaiter Y, Shohat T, Skorecki K, Calderon-Margalit R.
Israeli Defense Forces Medical Corps and Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel.
JAMA. 2011 Aug 17;306(7):729-36.

Author Interview: Prof. Sergio Stefoni

Thrombosis of Tunneled-Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheters: Treatment With High-Dose Urokinase Lock Therapy.

Donati G, Colì L, Cianciolo G, La Manna G, Cuna V, Montanari M, Gozzetti F, Stefoni S.
Nephrology Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit, S.Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Artif Organs. 2011 Aug 16. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01290.x

Author Interview: Dr Luca Neri

Joint Association of Hyperuricemia and Reduced GFR on Cardiovascular Morbidity: A Historical Cohort Study Based on Laboratory and Claims Data From a National Insurance Provider.
Neri L, Rocca Rey LA, Lentine KL, Hinyard LJ, Pinsky B, Xiao H, Dukes J, Schnitzler MA.

Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, Clinica del Lavoro "L. Devoto," Divisione di Ergonomia e Psicologia del Lavoro, Università Statale degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Sep;58(3):398-408. Epub 2011 Jul 23.

Author Interview: Dr. Timm H. Westhoff

Urinary Calprotectin and the Distinction between Prerenal and Intrinsic Acute Kidney Injury

CJASN September 1, 2011 CJN.02490311; published ahead of print September 1, 2011,
doi:10.2215/CJN.02490311

Authors Interview' : Drs. Carl-Johan Jakobsen  & Dorthe Nielsen

Perioperative aminoglycoside treatment is associated with a higher incidence of postoperative dialysis in adult cardiac surgery patients.
Nielsen DV, Hjortdal V, Larsson H, Johnsen SP, Jakobsen CJ.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep;142(3):656-61.

Author Interview: Michael Heung MD

Fluid overload at initiation of renal replacement therapy is associated with lack of renal recovery in patients with acute kidney injury
Michael Heung ,Dawn F. Wolfgram ,Mallika Kommareddi, Youna Hu,
Peter X. Song ,Akinlolu O. Ojo

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr470

Author Interview: Dr. Csaba Kovesdy MD

Paricalcitol Versus Ergocalciferol for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in CKD Stages 3 and 4: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Csaba P. Kovesdy, Jun L. Lu, Sandra M. Malakauskas, Dennis L. Andress, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Shahram Ahmadzadeh
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 01 September 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.06.027)

Author Interview: Dr. Navdeep Tangri

β-Blockers for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Propensity Score Analysis of the HEMO Study

 Navdeep Tangri, Shani Shastri, Hocine Tighiouart, Gerald J. Beck, Alfred K. Cheung, Garabed Eknoyan, Mark J. Sarnak
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 29 August 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.06.024)

Author Interview: Dr Richard Mc Gee

Diagnostic Test Studies in Nephrology: Quantity, Quality, and Scope.
McGee RG, Neuen BL, Mitchell RL, Craig JC, Webster AC.

Centre for Kidney Research and Cochrane Renal Group, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Aug 18.

Author Interview: Donald E. Wesson, M.D
Dietary acid reduction with fruits and vegetables or bicarbonate attenuates kidney injury in patients with a moderately reduced glomerular filtration rate due to hypertensive nephropathy

Nimrit Goraya, Jan Simoni, Chanhee Jo and Donald E Wesson
Kidney Int advance online publication, August 31, 2011; doi:10.1038/ki.2011.313

Author Interview: Kyoko Kogawa Sato, MD, PhD

Elevated White Blood Cell Count Worsens Proteinuria but Not Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate: The Kansai Healthcare Study.

Sato KK, Hayashi T, Harita N, Koh H, Maeda I, Endo G, Nakamura Y, Kambe H, Fukuda K.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Am J Nephrol. 2011 Aug 18;34(4):324-329.

Author Interview: David P. Calfee, MD, MS

Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Patients in an Ambulatory Hemodialysis Center.

Patel G, Jenkins SG, Mediavilla JR, Kreiswirth BN, Radbill B, Salgado CD, Calfee DP.
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Sep;32(9):881-8.

Author Interview: Dr Jyoti Baharani FRCP(UK)

Why did I start dialysis? A qualitative study on views and expectations from an elderly cohort of patients with end-stage renal failure starting haemodialysis in the United Kingdom.

Stringer S, Baharani J.
Department of Renal Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B95SS, UK
Int Urol Nephrol. 2011 Aug 18.

Author Interview: Te-Chao Fang M.D. Ph.D.

Increased risk of cancer in chronic dialysis patients: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Lin HF, Li YH, Wang CH, Chou CL, Kuo DJ, Fang TC.
1Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Aug 22.

Author Interview: Dr. Justyna Golebiewska MD

Influence of megestrol acetate on nutrition, inflammation and quality of life in dialysis patients.
Golebiewska JE, Lichodziejewska-Niemierko M, Aleksandrowicz-Wrona E, Majkowicz M, Lysiak-Szyd?owska W, Rutkowski B.
Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gda?sk, ul. D?binki 7, 80-952, Gda?sk, Poland.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2011 Jul 31.

Author Interview: Drs. André de Smet MD PhD and Ninos Ayez MD

Secondary interventions in patients with autologous arteriovenous fistulas strongly improve patency rates.

Ayez N, Fioole B, Aarts RA, Dorpel MA, Akkersdijk GP, Dinkelman MK, de Smet AA.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
J Vasc Surg. 2011 Aug 11

Author Interview: Dr. Robert L Hanson MD

Albuminuria and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate as Predictors of Diabetic End-Stage Renal Disease and Death.

Berhane AM, Weil EJ, Knowler WC, Nelson RG, Hanson RL.
Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, Arizona.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug 18

Author Interview: Pascal Meier MD FASN

Referral Patterns and Outcomes in Noncritically Ill Patients with Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury.
Meier P, Meier Bonfils R, Vogt B, Burnand B, Burnier M.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne,
Lausanne, Switzerland;
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug 18.

Author Interview: Dr. Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD

Renal Insufficiency After Contrast Media Administration Trial II (REMEDIAL II): RenalGuard System in High-Risk Patients for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury.

Briguori C, Visconti G, Focaccio A, Airoldi F, Valgimigli M, Sangiorgi GM, Golia B, Ricciardelli B, Condorelli G; for the REMEDIAL II Investigator
Laboratory of Interventional Cardiology and Department of Cardiology, Clinica Mediterranea, Naples.
Circulation. 2011 Aug 11

Author Interview: Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Metabolic Abnormalities, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and GFR Decline in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Furth SL, Abraham AG, Jerry-Fluker J, Schwartz GJ, Benfield M, Kaskel F, Wong C, Mak RH, Moxey-Mims M, Warady BA
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug 12

Author Interview: Khajohn Tiranathanagul, MD

Measurement of Vascular Access Flow by Online Clearance Monitor in Online Hemodiafiltration.

Tiranathanagul K, Susantitaphong P, Towannang P, Injan P, Praditpornsilpa K, Eiam-Ong S.Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Author Interview: Dr. William Clark MD FACP FRCPC

Dipstick Proteinuria as a Screening Strategy to Identify Rapid Renal Decline.

Clark WF, Macnab JJ, Sontrop JM, Jain AK, Moist L, Salvadori M, Suri R, Garg AX.
*Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada;
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug 1

Author Interview:  Chih-Chiang, Chien, MD 

Predictors of Longterm Mortality in Patients with and without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Maintenance Dialysis: A Comparative Study.

Chen HA, Wang JJ, Chou CT, Chien CC, Chu CC, Sheu MJ, Lin YJ, Chen PC, Chen CHFrom Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan; Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch; and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Rheumatol. 2011 Aug 15

Author Interview: Dr. Sankar Navaneethan

Metabolic Syndrome and Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

George Thomas ,Ashwini R. Sehgal , Sangeeta R. Kashyap ,Titte R. Srinivas ,
John P. Kirwan , Sankar D. Navaneethan
CJASN August 2011 CJN.02180311

Author Interview: Dr. Carla Avesani
Annual variation in body fat is associated with systemic inflammation in chronic kidney disease patients Stages 3 and 4: a longitudinal study.

Carvalho LK, Barreto Silva MI, da Silva Vale B, Bregman R, Martucci RB, Carrero JJ, Avesani CM.
1Clinical and Experimental Physiopathology Program, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Aug 8.

Author Interview: Dr. Ian De Boer
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.

de Boer IH, Katz R, Chonchol M, Ix JH, Sarnak MJ, Shlipak MG,
Siscovick DS, Kestenbaum B.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug 11.

Author Interview: Rodney G. Bowden, PhD
Reverse Epidemiology of Lipid-Death Associations in a Cohort of End-Stage
Renal Disease Patients.

Bowden RG, La Bounty P, Shelmadine B, Beaujean AA, Wilson RL, Hebert S.
School of Education, Baylor University, Waco, Tex., USA.
Nephron Clin Pract. 2011 Aug 11;119(3):c214-c219.

Author Interview: Karen Shalansky, Pharm.D.

Iron Indices After Administration of Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex in Hemodialysis Patients 
 
Karen Shalansky, Jennifer Hanko, Morris Pudek, Guiyun Li, Jacek Jastrzebski  American journal of kidney diseases 
16 August 2011 (DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.05.021)

Author Interview: Valjbona Tiric Preljevic MD

Psychiatric disorders, body mass index and C-reactive protein in dialysis patients.
Preljevic VT, Osthus TB, Sandvik L, Bringager CB, Opjordsmoen S,
Nordhus IH, Os I, Dammen T.
Department of Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, 0407 Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Aug 8

Author Interview Dr. Hitinder S. Gurm

Renal Function-Based Contrast Dosing to Define Safe Limits of Radiographic Contrast Media in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Hitinder S. Gurm, MD*,*, Simon R. Dixon, MBChB, Dean E. Smith, PhD, MPH*, David Share, MD*, Thomas LaLonde, MD, Adam Greenbaum, MD, Mauro Moscucci, MD, MBA|| BMC2 (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium) Registry
* Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beaumont Healthcare, Royal Oak, Michigan
Department of Internal Medicine, St. John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
|| Department of Medicine, University of Miami Medical Center, Miami, Florida
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2011; 58:907-914, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2011.05.023

Authors' Interview:
Julie A. Wright Nunes, MD MPH
Kerri L. Cavanaugh, MD MHS
Associations among perceived and objective disease knowledge and satisfaction with physician communication in patients with chronic kidney disease

Julie A Wright Nunes, Kenneth A Wallston, Svetlana K Eden, Ayumi K Shintani,
T Alp Ikizler and Kerri L Cavanaugh
Kidney International , (10 August 2011) | doi:10.1038/ki.2011.240?

An interview with Drs. Miklos Z Molnar and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh from Harbor-UCLA

High platelet count as a link between renal cachexia and cardiovascular mortality in end-stage renal disease patients.

Molnar MZ, Streja E, Kovesdy CP, Budoff MJ, Nissenson AR, Krishnan M, Anker SD, Norris KC, Fonarow GC, Kalantar-Zadeh K.
Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research & Epidemiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug 3

Author Interview: Dr. Paraskevi Theofilou
Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment

J Clin Med Res. 2011 May 19; 3(3): 132–138
Paraskevi Theofilou, Department of Psychology, Panteion University, Eratous 12, 14568, Athens, Greece.

Author Interview: Dr. Elif Ari

Accelerated atherosclerosis in haemodialysis patients; correlation of endothelial function with oxidative DNA damage.

Kaya Y, Ari E, Demir H, Soylemez N, Cebi A, Alp H,
Bakan E, Gecit I, Asicioglu E, Beytur A.
1Department of Cardiology, Van Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Van, Turkey.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Aug 5.

Author Interview: Ditte Hansen MD

No difference between alfacalcidol and paricalcitol in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialysis patients: a randomized crossover trial.

Hansen D, Rasmussen K, Danielsen H, Meyer-Hofmann H, Bacevicius E, Lauridsen TG, Madsen JK, Tougaard BG, Marckmann P, Thye-Roenn P, Nielsen JE, Kreiner S, Brandi L.
Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
Kidney Int. 2011 Aug 10. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.226.

Author Interview: Akshay S. Desai, MD and Marc A. Pfeffer, MD, PhD

Association Between Cardiac Biomarkers and the Development of ESRD in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Anemia, and CKD

Desai AS, Toto R, Jarolim P, Uno H, Eckardt K-U, Kewalramani R, Levey AS, Lewis EF, McMurray JJV, Parving H-H, Solomon SD, Pfeffer MA.
Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Am J Kid Dis 2011.

Author Interview: Eva Schepers

Symmetric Dimethylarginine as a Proinflammatory Agent in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Schepers E, Barreto DV, Liabeuf S, Glorieux G, Eloot S, Barreto FC, Massy Z, Vanholder R.
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium;
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug 4.

Author Interview: Shih-Bin Su, M.D., PhD

Risk of Acute Kidney Injury after Exposure to Gadolinium-Based Contrast in Patients with Renal Impairment.

Chien CC, Wang HY, Wang JJ, Kan WC, Chien TW, Lin CY, Su SB.
Department of Nephrology, Chi-Mei Medical Center , Tainan , Taiwan.
Ren Fail. 2011 Jul 22.

Publication: Dr. María José Pérez-Sáez,

Tandem Plasmapheresis and Hemodialysis: Efficacy and Safety.

Pérez-Sáez MJ, Toledo K, Ojeda R, Crespo R, Soriano S, Alvarez de Lara MA,
 Martín-Malo A, Aljama P.
 Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía , Córdoba , Spain.
Ren Fail. 2011 Jul 20.

Author Interview: Cheng-Chia Lee, MD

Comparable ten-year outcome in hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus coinfection and single hepatitis B virus infection.
Lee CC, Li IJ, Chen YC, Cheng JW, Wu HH, Weng CH, Fang JT, Tian YC.
Department of Nephrology, Lin-Kou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, and Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, ROC.
Blood Purif. 2011;32(2):89-95.

Author Interview: Baris Afsar, M.D

HbA1c Is Related with Uremic Pruritus in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Hemodialysis Patients.
Afsar B, Elsurer Afsar R.
Department of Nephrology, Zonguldak Atatürk Government Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Ren Fail. 2011 Mar 4.

Author Interview: Matthew Budoff, MD

Relationship of Estimated GFR and Coronary Artery Calcification in the CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort) Study.

Budoff MJ, Rader DJ, Reilly MP, Mohler ER 3rd, Lash J, Yang W, Rosen L, Glenn M, Teal V, Feldman HI; CRIC Study Investigators.Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA.

Author Interview: Luca De Nicola, MD-PhD
Prognosis of CKD Patients Receiving Outpatient Nephrology Care in Italy

CJASN August 2011 CJN.01180211

Luca De Nicola Paolo Chiodini Carmine Zoccali  Silvio Borrelli
Bruno Cianciaruso Biagio Di Iorio Domenico Santoro
Vincenzo Giancaspro Cataldo Abateruss Ciro Gallo
Giuseppe Conte Roberto Minutolo for the SIN-TABLE CKD Study Group

Rhonda Spencer-Hwang, DrPH, MPH

Ambient Air Pollutants and Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease Among Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Spencer-Hwang R, Knutsen SF, Soret S, Ghamsary M, Beeson WL, Oda K, Shavlik D, Jaipaul N.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jul 19.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.

Author Interview: Dr. Joaquim Abian

Proteomic Analysis of Polypeptides Captured from Blood during Extracorporeal Albumin Dialysis in Patients with Cholestasis and Resistant Pruritus.

Gay M, Pares A, Carrascal M, Bosch-I-Crespo P, Gorga M, Mas A, Abian J.
CSIC/UAB Proteomics Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IIBB-CSIC/IDIBAPS), Bellaterra, Spain.
PLoS One. 2011;6(7):e21850.

Author Interview: Tara I Chang, MD, MS
Systolic Blood Pressure and Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis.

Chang TI.
Curr Hypertens Rep. 2011 Jul 30.

Author Interview: Steven M. Brunelli

A Model of Systolic Blood Pressure During the Course of Dialysis and Clinical Factors Associated With Various Blood Pressure Behaviors

Published online: 02 August 2011
Kumar Dinesh, Srikanth Kunaparaju, Kathryn Cape, Jennifer E. Flythe, Harold I. Feldman, Steven M. Brunelli
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.05.028
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 

Author Interview: Tara I Chang, MD, MS
Intradialytic Hypotension and Vascular Access Thrombosis

Chang TI, Paik J, Greene T, Desai M, Bech F, Cheung AK, Chertow GM.
Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine,
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug;22(8):1526-33

Author Interview: Dr. Stephen R. Hooper
Neurocognitive functioning of children and adolescents with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease

Hooper SR, Gerson AC, Butler RW, Gipson DS, Mendley SR, Lande MB, Shinnar S, Wentz A, Matheson M, Cox C, Furth SL, Warady, BA. (2011)
.Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 6: 1824-1830.

Author Interview: Dr. Craig Gordon

Long-Term Viral Negativity After Interferon for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hemodialysis.
Gordon CE, Uhlig K, Schmid CH, Levey AS, Wong JB.
Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts;
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jul 22.

Author Interview: Dr. Delphine Tuot, MDCM

Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Is Low Among Individuas with Clinical Markers of Kidney Dysfunction.
Tuot DS, Plantinga LC, Hsu CY, Jordan R, Burrows NR, Hedgeman E, Yee J, Saran R, Powe NR; for the Centers for Disease Control Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team.
University of California, San Francisco, California;
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jul 22

Author Interview: Dr. Laura Maursetter

Review of the mechanism and nutrition recommendations for patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy.

Maursetter L, Kight CE, Mennig J, Hofmann RM.
R. Michael Hofmann, Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1685 Highland Ave, Room 5141, Madison, WI 53705;.
Nutr Clin Pract. 2011 Aug;26(4):382-90.

Author Interview: Dr. Carlo Manno

Desmopressin acetate in percutaneous ultrasound-guided kidney biopsy: a randomized controlled trial.

Manno C, Bonifati C, Torres DD, Campobasso N, Schena FP.
Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari, Italy.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jun;57(6):850-5.

Author Interview: Dr. Giuseppe Cianciolo

VDR Expression on Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Dialysis Patients Is Modulated by 25(OH)D Serum Levels and Calcitriol Therapy.
Cianciolo G, La Manna G, Cappuccilli ML, Lanci N, Della Bella E, Cuna V, Dormi A, Todeschini P, Donati G, Alviano F, Costa R, Bagnara GP, Stefoni S.
Nephrology Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit, S. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Blood Purif. 2011 Jul 9;32(3):161-173.

Author Interview: Yueh-Han Hsu, MD, MPH

The Association of Betel Nut Chewing with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective 7-year Study in Taiwan.

Hsu YH, Liu WH, Chen W, Kuo YC, Hsiao CY, Hung PH, Jong IC, Chiang PC, Hsu CC.
Nephrology (Carlton). 2011 Jul 7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01489.x.

Author Interview: Katherine Pearson, MPP

Transplanting Kidneys Without Points for HLA-B Matching: Consequences of the Policy Change.

Ashby, V. B., Port, F. K., Wolfe, R. A., Wynn, J. J., Williams, W. W., Roberts, J. P. and Leichtman, A. B. (2011), doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03606
American Journal of Transplantation.

Author Interview: Dr. Christopher Chan, MD

Improved parathyroid hormone control by cinacalcet is associated with reduction in darbepoetin requirement in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Battistella M, Richardson RM, Bargman JM, Chan CT.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Clin Nephrol. 2011 Aug;76(2):99-103.

Author Interview: Dr. Sakhaee

Defining hypercalciuria in nephrolithiasis.

Pak CY, Sakhaee K, Moe OW, Poindexter J, Adams-Huet B.
Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA [2] Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Kidney Int. 2011 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.227.

Author Interview: Dr. John Coffey

SPECT MIBI imaging for cardiac output and index in end stage renal disease

Coffey JP, Woywodt A, Hill JC.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Preston Hospital, Fulwood, Preston, UK Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Preston Hospital, Fulwood, Preston, UK.
Hemodial Int. 2011 Jul;15(3):320-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00565.x.

Author Interview: Dr. Elif Ari

Oxidative DNA damage correlates with carotid artery atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients.

Ari, E., Kaya, Y., Demir, H., Cebi, A., Alp, H. H., Bakan, E., Odabasi, D. and Keskin, S. Hemodialysis International. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00568.x (2011)

Authors' Interview:
Drs. Nazanin Noori  MD Ph.D & Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD

Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 Intake, Inflammation, and Survival in Long-term Hemodialysis Patients.

Noori N, Dukkipati R, Kovesdy CP, Sim JJ, Feroze U, Murali SB, Bross R, Benner D, Kopple JD, Kalantar-Zadeh K.
Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jun 7.

Author Interview: Dr. Daniel Weiner

Cardiovascular Disease and Cognitive Function in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Weiner DE, Scott TM, Giang LM, Agganis BT, Sorensen EP, Tighiouart H, Sarnak MJ.
Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jul 19

Author Interview: Dr. Gerjan Navis

Vascular endothelial growth factor C levels are modulated by dietary salt intake in proteinuric chronic kidney disease patients and in healthy subjects.

Slagman MC, Kwakernaak AJ, Yazdani S, Laverman GD, van den Born J, Titze J, Navis G.
1Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen,
Groningen, The Netherlands.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jul 21

Author Interview: Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra
Association of Hemoglobin and Survival in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Miklos Z. Molnar, Rajnish Mehrotra, Uyen Duong, Csaba P. Kovesdy,
 and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
CJASN July 22, 2011 CJN.010502

Author Interview: Dr Ashik Hayat 

Effects of concomitant hepatitis C virus infection in patients with underlying lupus nephritis on long-term renal outcome.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jul 18;
Authors: Mitwalli AH, Hayat A, Alwakeel J, Hammad D

Author Interview: Dr. Lee A. Hebert, MD

Relapse or Worsening of Nephrotic Syndrome in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy Can Occur even though the Glomerular Immune Deposits Have Been Eradicated.

Barnes CE, Wilmer WA, Hernandez RA Jr, Valentine C, Hiremath LS, Nadasdy T, Satoskar AA, Shim RL, Rovin BH, Hebert LA.
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center,
Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Nephron Clin Pract. 2011 Jul 8;119(2):c145-c153

Author Interview: Dr. Mathew Abramowitz

Association of serum bicarbonate levels with gait speed and quadriceps strength in older adults.

Abramowitz MK, Hostetter TH, Melamed ML.

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jul;58(1):29-38.

Author Interview: Dr .Jozsef Balla

Hydrogen sulfide inhibits the calcification and osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells.

Zavaczki E, Jeney V, Agarwal A, Zarjou A, Oros M, Katkó M, Varga Z, Balla G, Balla J.Kidney Int. 2011 Jun 29. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.212.
Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Research

Author Interview: Dr. C. Barrett Bowling, MD

Relationship between Stage of Kidney Disease and Incident Heart Failure in Older Adults.

Bowling CB, Feller MA, Mujib M, Pawar PP, Zhang Y, Ekundayo OJ, Aban IB,
Love TE, Sanders PW, Anker SD, Fonarow GC, Ahmed A.
VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
Am J Nephrol. 2011 Jul 4;34(2):135-141

Author Interview: Dr. Florian Knoll

Coumarins and survival in incident dialysis patients.

Knoll F, Sturm G, Lamina C, Zitt E, Lins F, Freistätter O, Kronenberg F, Lhotta K, Neyer U.
1Department of Nephrology and Dialysis; Feldkirch Academic Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jul 18.

Author Interview: Dr. Margaret Fang

A New Risk Scheme to Predict Warfarin-Associated Hemorrhage
The ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) Study.

Fang MC, Go AS, Chang Y, Borowsky LH, Pomernacki NK, Udaltsova N, Singer DE.
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jul 19;58(4):395-401.

Author Interview: Dr. Martin Wagner, MD MS

Endogenous erythropoietin and the association with inflammation and mortality in diabetic chronic kidney disease.

Wagner M, Alam A, Zimmermann J, Rauh K, Koljaja-Batzner A, Raff U, Wanner C, Schramm L.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jul;6(7):1573-9.
University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Medicine I, Division of Nephrology, Zentrum Innere Medizin, Oberdürrbacher Strasse 6, 7080 Würzburg, Germany

Author Interview: Dr. Allen Cheng
Vancomycin dosing: assessment of time to therapeutic concentration and predictive accuracy of pharmacokinetic modeling software.

Nunn MO, Corallo CE, Aubron C, Poole S, Dooley MJ, Cheng AC.
Ann Pharmacother. 2011 Jun;45(6):757-63.
School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, England.

Kidney Int. 2011 Aug;80(3):256-62. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.15
UPMC Univ Paris 6/INSERM/CNRS, Laboratoire de Génomique, Physiologie et Physiopathologie Rénales, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France

Author Interview: The SHARP clinical team on behalf of Professor Colin Baigent

The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe in patients with chronic kidney disease (Study of Heart and Renal Protection): a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

Baigent C, Landray MJ, Reith C, Emberson J, Wheeler DC, Tomson C, Wanner C, Krane V, Cass A, Craig J, Neal B, Jiang L, Hooi LS, Levin A, Agodoa L, Gaziano M, Kasiske B, Walker R, Massy ZA, Feldt-Rasmussen B, Krairittichai U, Ophascharoensuk V, Fellström B, Holdaas H, Tesar V, Wiecek A, Grobbee D, de Zeeuw D, Grönhagen-Riska C, Dasgupta T, Lewis D, Herrington W, Mafham M, Majoni W, Wallendszus K, Grimm R, Pedersen T, Tobert J, Armitage J, Baxter A, Bray C, Chen Y, Chen Z, Hill M, Knott C, Parish S, Simpson D, Sleight P, Young A, Collins R; SHARP Investigators.

Lancet. 2011 Jun 25;377(9784):2181-92.
Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Author Interview: Dr. Wenzheng Zhang, Ph.D
Af17 Deficiency Increases Sodium Excretion and Decreases Blood Pressure

Chen L, Wu H, Pochynyuk OM, Reisenauer MR, Zhang Z, Huang L, Zaika OL, Mamenko M, Zhang W, Zhou Q, Liu M, Xia Y, Zhang W.
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.135, Houston, TX 77030.
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jun;22(6):1076-86.

Author Interview: Dr.Talal M Al-Qaoud, MBChB MSc
Socioeconomic Status and Reduced Kidney Function in the Whitehall II Study: Role of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.

Al-Qaoud TM, Nitsch D, Wells J, Witte DR, Brunner EJ.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jun 28.
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.

Author Interview: Dr. Simone Scheithauer:
Improving hand hygiene compliance rates in the hemodialysis setting: more
than just more hand rubs

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr365
Simone Scheithauer Frank Eitner, Jennifer Mankartz , Helga Haefner ,Katharina Nowicki, Jürgen Floege, Sebastian W.  Lemmen

Author Interview: Bulent Cuhaci, MD
Weight-based loading of vancomycin in patients on hemodialysis.

Brown M, Polisetty R, Gracely EJ, Cuhaci B, Schlecht HP.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;53(2):164-6.
Department of Pharmacy, Hahnemann University Hospital

Author Interview: Dr. Hallvard Holdaas
Rosuvastatin in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients.

Holdaas H, Holme I, Schmieder RE, Jardine AG, Zannad F, Norby GE, Fellström BC; on behalf of the AURORA study group.
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jul;22(7):1335-1341
Renal Section, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Sognsvannsveien 22, 0072 Oslo, Norway

Author Interview: Dr. Guillaume Bollée

Presentation of HIV-associated nephropathy and outcome in HAART-treated patients

Bigé N, Lanternier F, Viard JP, Kamgang P, Daugas E, Elie C, Jidar K, Walker-Combrouze F, Peraldi MN, Isnard-Bagnis C, Servais A, Lortholary O, Noël LH, Bollée G.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jul 10.
1Department of Nephrology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France

Author Interview: Julie Calixto Lobo
Association Between Circulating Electronegative Low-Density Lipoproteins and Serum Ferritin in Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot Study.

Lobo JC, Farage NE, Parra Abdalla DS, Coca Velarde LG, Machado Torres JP, Mafra D.
J Ren Nutr. 2011 Jul 8.
Institute of Biophysic Carlos Chagas Filho, Health Science Centre, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro-Rj, Brazil.

Author Interview: Dr. Peter Van Buren
Intradialytic Hypertension and the Association with Interdialytic Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Peter N. Van Buren  Catherine Kim   Robert Toto  Jula K. Inrig
CJASN July 2011 6):(7)1684-1691; doi:10.2215/CJN.11041210

Author Interview: Dr. Daisuke Hachinohe

Management of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry).

Hachinohe D, Jeong MH, Saito S, Ahmed K, Hwang SH, Lee MG, Sim DS, Park KH, Kim JH, Hong YJ, Ahn Y, Kang JC, Kim JH, Chae SC, Kim YJ, Hur SH, Seong IW, Hong TJ, Choi D, Cho MC, Kim CJ, Seung KB, Chung WS, Jang YS, Rha SW, Bae JH, Park SJ; Other Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators.
Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 15;108(2):206-13.
Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

Author Interview: Dr. YanQing Tong
Effect of Chinese Herbal Fomentation on Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
YanQing Tong, Yue Jing and ZhengPing Qu.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. - doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0565.

Author Interview: Dr. Mihály Józsi
Factor H-related protein 1 neutralizes anti-factor H autoantibodies in autoimmune hemolytic uremic syndrome

Kidney International , (15 June 2011) | doi:10.1038/ki.2011.152
Stefanie Strobel, Cynthia Abarrategui-Garrido, Elena Fariza-Requejo, Harald Seeberger, Pilar Sánchez-Corral and Mihály Józsi

Author Interview: Dr. Sharmini Selvarajah
Cardiovascular risk factor treatment targets and renal complications in high risk vascular patients: a cohort study

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2011 Jul 5;11(1):40
Selvarajah S, Graaf YV, Visseren FL, Bots ML, Study Group S.

Author Interview: Dr. E. Lacson, Jr.
Effects of a Nationwide Predialysis Educational Program on Modality Choice, Vascular Access, and Patient Outcomes.

Lacson E Jr, Wang W, Devries C, Leste K, Hakim RM, Lazarus M, Pulliam J.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jun 8.
Fresenius Medical Care, North America, Waltham, MA.

Drs. Miklos Z Molnar and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh from Harbor-UCLA
Higher recipient body mass index is associated with post-transplant delayed kidney graft function.

Molnar MZ, Kovesdy CP, Mucsi I, Bunnapradist S, Streja E, Krishnan M, Kalantar-Zadeh K.
Kidney Int. 2011 Jul;80(2):218-24. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.114.
1] Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA [2] Institute of Pathophysiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

Author Interview: Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
Pharmacists’ interventions in the management of patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation Advance Access ·  10.1093/ndt/gfr287 June 30 2011
Teresa M. Salgado Rebekah Moles Shalom I. Benrimoj Fernando Fernandez-Llimos

Author Interview: Dr. Tatsuhiko Furuhashi

Impact of chronic kidney disease and stress myocardial perfusion imaging as a predictor of cardiovascular events.

Furuhashi T, Moroi M, Joki N, Hase H, Masai H, Kunimasa T, Nakazato R, Fukuda H, Sugi K.
Ann Nucl Med. 2011 Jul 1.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan.

Author Interview: Michael G. Tal MD, MBA

Power injection of iodinated intravenous contrast material through acute and chronic hemodialysis catheters

J Vasc Access. 2011 Jun 24. pii: 0E4459BE-244B-4CD4-B4AD-EEA74C21B28A.
doi: 10.5301/JVA.2011.8442.
Hollander S, Mojibian H, Emery M, Tal MG.
Department of Radiology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT - USA.

Author Interview: Dr. Alberto Arduan Ortiz
The Inflammatory Cytokines TWEAK and TNF{alpha} Reduce Renal Klotho Expression through NF{kappa}B.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jun 30.

Moreno JA, Izquierdo MC, Sanchez-Niño MD, Suárez-Alvarez B, Lopez-Larrea C, Jakubowski A, Blanco J, Ramirez R, Selgas R, Ruiz-Ortega M, Egido J, Ortiz A, Sanz AB.
IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain

Author Interview: Dr. Betjes
Premature aging of circulating T cells in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Betjes MG, Langerak AW, van der Spek A, de Wit EA, Litjens NH.
Kidney Int. 2011 Jul;80(2):208-17. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.110.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Author Interview: Jerzy Chudek & Andrzej Wiecek
Daily Magnesium Intake and Hypermagnesemia in Hemodialysis Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Wyskida K, Witkowicz J, Chudek J, Wi?cek A.
J Ren Nutr. 2011 May 25.
Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.

Author Interview: Chia-Chi Chang, RN, PhD
The Effects of Music as Therapy on the Overall Well-Being of Elderly Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

Lin YJ, Lu KC, Chen CM, Chang CC.
Biol Res Nurs. 2011 Jun 27.
Dialysis Center, Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Author Interview: Dr. Qionghong Xie
The Ratio of CRP to Prealbumin Levels Predict Mortality in Patients with Hospital-acquired Acute Kidney Injury

Xie Q, Zhou Y, Xu Z, Yang Y, Kuang D, You H, Ma S, Hao C, Gu Y, Lin S, Ding F 
 BMC Nephrol 2011 Jun 29; 12(1):30.

Author Interview: Maria Ayako Kamimura, PhD
Risk Factors for Hypovitaminosis D in Nondialyzed Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.

Figuiredo-Dias V, Cuppari L, Garcia-Lopes MG, de Carvalho AB, Draibe SA, Kamimura MA.
J Ren Nutr. 2011 Jun 6.
Nutrition Program, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Author Interview: Stéphane Burtey
Association of PKD2 (Polycystin 2) Mutations With Left-Right Laterality Defects

Stanislas Bataille, Nathalie Demoulin, Olivier Devuyst, Marie-Pierre Audrézet, Karin Dahan, Michel Godin, Michel Fontès, Yves Pirson, Stéphane Burtey
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
online June 30 2011 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.05.015

Author Interview: Manoocher Soleimani, M.D.
Slc26a11, a chloride transporter, localizes with the vacuolar H+-ATPase of A-intercalated cells of the kidney

Jie Xu, Sharon Barone, Hong Li, Shannon Holiday, Kamyar Zahedi and Manoocher Soleimani

Kidney International advance online publication 29 June 2011; doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.196

Author Interview: Dr. James Paparello
Thrombocytopenia associated with dialysis treatments.

Posadas MA, Hahn D, Schleuter W, Paparello J. Hemodial Int. 2011 Jun 28. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00561.x.
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Author Interview: Dr. Anna Kaltsouda
Defensive coping and health-related quality of life in Chronic Kidney Disease:
a cross-sectional study.

Kaltsouda A, Skapinakis P, Damigos D, Ikonomou M, Kalaitzidis R, Mavreas V, Siamopoulos KC.
BMC Nephrol. 2011 Jun 20;12(1):28

Author Interview: Basile N. Landis, MD
Olfactory function improves following hemodialysis

Basile N Landis1, Nicola MarangonPatrick Saudan, Marianne Hugentobler, Roland Giger ,
Pierre-Yves Martin and Jean-Silvain Lacroix
Kidney International advance online publication 22 June 2011; doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.189

Author Interview: Kleyton de Andrade Bastos, M.D.
on behalf of all authors and the BRAZPD study group

Family Income and Survival in Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Study Patients (BRAZPD): Time to Revisit a Myth?

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jun 23.
de Andrade Bastos K, Qureshi AR, Lopes AA, Fernandes N, Barbosa LM, Pecoits-Filho R, Divino-Filho JC; on behalf of the Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Study (BRAZPD) Group.Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil

Author Interview: Dr. Nicolás Nin
An Assessment of the Acute Kidney Injury Network Creatinine-Based Criteria in Patients Submitted to Mechanical Ventilation

Raúl Lombardi Nicolás Nin José A. Lorente Fernando Frutos-Vivar Niall D. Ferguson
Javier Hurtado Carlos Apezteguia Pablo Desmery Konstantinos Raymondos
Vinko Tomicic Nahit Cakar Marco González José Elizalde Peter Nightingale Fekri Abroug
Manuel Jibaja Yaseen Arabi Rui Moreno Dimitros Matamis Antonio AnzuetoAndrés Esteban
for the VENTILA Group
CJASN June 2011 CJN.09531010

Author Interview: Dr.  Guido Filler MD, PhD, FRCPC
Diagnostic Accuracy of Cystatin C–Based eGFR Equations at Different GFR Levels in Children

cjasn June 2011, doi: 10.2215/?CJN.10161110
Ajay P. Sharma ,Abeer Yasin Amit X. Garg ,Guido Filler

Author Interview: Dr. Hongmei Wu
Education programmes for people with diabetic kidney disease.

Li T, Wu HM, Wang F, Huang CQ, Yang M, Dong BR, Liu GJ
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6. Art.
No.: CD007374. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007374.pub2

Author Interview: Drs. Antoine Schneider and Bruno Vogt
Renal perfusion evaluation with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.
Schneider AG, Hofmann L, Wuerzner G, Glatz N, Maillard M, Meuwly JY, Eggimann P,

Burnier M, Vogt B.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jun 20

Author Interview: Yung-Ming Chen, M.D.
Outcomes following Dialysis for Acute Kidney Injury among Different Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease

Lee PH, Wu VC, Hu FC, Lai CF, Chen YM, Tsai TJ, Wu KD.
Am J Nephrol. 2011 Jun 17;34(2):95-103.

Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

Author Interview : Dr Luca Neri
Regimen Complexity and Prescription Adherence in Dialysis Patients.

Neri L, Martini A, Andreucci VE, Gallieni M, Rocca Rey LA, Brancaccio D.
Am J Nephrol. 2011 Jun 14;34(1):71-76.

Author Interview: Tushar Vachharajani, MD, FACP, FASN
Re-evaluating the Fistula First Initiative in Octogenarians on Hemodialysis.

Vachharajani TJ, Moossavi S, Jordan JR, Vachharajani V, Freedman BI, Burkart JM.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jun 16

Author Interview: Dr. Sun Woo Kang  
Renal kallikrein excretion and epigenetics in human acute kidney injury: Expression, mechanisms and consequences

Sun Woo Kang, Pei-An Betty Shih, Roy O Mathew, Manjula Mahata, Nilima Biswas, Fangwen Rao, Liying Yan, Josee Bouchard, Rakesh Malhotra, Ashita Tolwani, Srikrishna Khandrika, Ravindra L Mehta, Daniel T Oconnor
BMC Nephrol. 2011 Jun 16;12 (1):27 

Author Interview: Gareth Ackland PhD FRCA FFICM 

Chronic Kidney Disease and Postoperative Morbidity After Elective Orthopedic Surgery
Author: Ackland, G. L., Moran, N., Cone, S., Grocott, M. P. W., Mythen, M. G.
Publication: Anesthesia & Analgesia
Volume: 112, Issue: 6, Pages: 1375 to 1381 Date: Monday, May 23, 2011

Author Interview: Dr. KS Kant

Converting to Doxercalciferol Capsules From Intravenous Paricalcitol or Doxercalciferol.
Kant KS, Gonzalez AR, Hariachar S, Bernardo M, Duggal A, Engstrand S, Hunter J, Plone M, Hertel J.
J Ren Nutr. 2011 Jun 6.

Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Author Interview Dr. Santiago Palacio
Thrombolysis for acute stroke in hemodialysis: international survey of expert opinion
Palacio S, Gonzales NR, Sangha NS, Birnbaum LA, Hart RG.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May;6(5):1089-93.
Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 8300 Floyd Curl Drive MC# 7883, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900.

Author Interview: Eric K. Peden, MD and Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, MD
Efficacy of covered stent placement for central venous occlusive disease in hemodialysis patients.
Anaya-Ayala JE, Smolock CJ, Colvard BD, Naoum JJ, Bismuth J, Lumsden AB, Davies MG, Peden EK.

J Vasc Surg. 2011 Jun 8
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center; The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Tex.

Author Interview: Dr Ilia Beberashvili
Longitudinal study of leptin levels in chronic hemodialysis patients

Beberashvili I, Sinuani I, Azar A, Yasur H, Feldman L, Averbukh Z, Weissgarten J.
Nutr J. 2011 Jun 15;10(1):68

Author Interview Patty Quinan
A three-step approach to conversion of prevalent catheter-dependent hemodialysis patients to arteriovenous access.

Quinan P, Beder A, Berall MJ, Cuerden M, Nesrallah G, Mendelssohn DC.
CANNT J. 2011 Jan-Mar;21(1):22-33.
Department of Nephrology, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.

Author Interview: Dr. John Kellum
Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin predicts recovery from acute kidney injury following community-acquired pneumonia

Kidney Int. 2011 Jun 15. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.160.

Srisawat N, Murugan R, Lee M, Kong L, Carter M, Angus DC, Kellum JA.

1] The CRISMA (Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness) Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA [2] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Author Interview: Prof. Winfried März

Atorvastatin and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients on Hemodialysis.

März W, Genser B, Drechsler C, Krane V, Grammer TB, Ritz E, Stojakovic T, Scharnagl H, Winkler K, Holme I, Holdaas H, Wanner C; for the German Diabetes and Dialysis Study Investigators.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jun;6(6):1316-1325. Epub 2011 Apr 14.
Synlab Center of Laboratory Diagnostics Heidelberg GmbH,
 Wasserturmstrasse 71Eppelheim, Germany.

Author Interview Dr. Node
Potential Benefit of Statin Therapy for Dyslipidemia with Chronic Kidney Disease: Fluvastatin Renal  Evaluation Trial (FRET)

Inoue T, Ikeda H, Nakamura T, Abe S, Taguchi I, Kikuchi M, Toyoda S, Miyazono M, Kishi T, Sanai T, Node K.
Intern Med. 2011;50(12):1273-8.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan.

Author Interview: Dr. Won Suk An
Association Between Vascular Calcification Scores on Plain Radiographs and Fatty Acid Contents of Erythrocyte Membrane in Hemodialysis Patients.
J Ren Nutr. 2011 May 25
Son YK, Lee SM, Kim SE, Kim KH, Lee SY, Bae HR, Han JY, Park Y, An WS.
Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea.

Author Interview: Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc;

Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Risks of Mortality and End-Stage Renal Disease in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
JAMA. 2011;305(23):2432-2439. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.826

Author Interview: Drs. Olsha and Shemesh
Stent graft treatment for hemodialysis access aneurysms.

Shemesh D, Goldin I, Zaghal I, Berelowitz D, Verstandig AG, Olsha O.
J Vasc Surg. 2011 Jun 7.
Department of Surgery and Vascular Access Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Author Interview: Dr. Scott Liebman
Smoking in Dialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality and Cardiovascular Morbidity.

Liebman SE, Lamontagne SP, Huang LS, Messing S, Bushinsky DA.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jun 8.
Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.

Author Interview Hung-Yuan Chen, MD
FEMH and NTUH

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disturbance decreases inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients.

Chen HY, Cheng IC, Pan YJ, Chiu YL, Hsu SP, Pai MF, Yang JY, Peng YS, Tsai TJ, Wu KD.
Kidney Int. 2011 Jun 8. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.151. 1] Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan [2] Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Author Interview Dr. Elif Ari
The Correlation of Serum Trace Elements and Heavy Metals with Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Ari E, Kaya Y, Demir H, Asicioglu E, Keskin S.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2011 Jun 7.
Department of Nephrology, Van Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 65200, Van, Turkey

Author Interview: Irfan Khan, PhD
Association of dialysis facility-level hemoglobin measurement and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent dose adjustment frequencies with dialysis facility-level hemoglobin variation: a retrospective analysis

Irfan Khan  Mahesh Krishnan Anupam Kothawala and Akhtar Ashfaq
BMC Nephrology 2011, 12:22doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-22

Author Interview: William A. Wolfe, MSW
Adequacy of Dialysis Clinic Staffing and Quality of Care: A Review of Evidence and Areas of Needed Research

American Journal of Kidney Diseases June 10 2011
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.03.027

Author Interview: Catarina EC Fischer Grönlund
Feeling trapped and being torn: Physicians' narratives about ethical dilemmas in hemodialysis care that evoke a troubled conscience

Catarina EC Fischer Grönlund  Vera Dahlqvist, and Anna IS Söderberg
Department of Nursing, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
Ersta Skondal University College, Department of Health Care Sciences P.O. Box 111 89, 100 61
Stockholm, Sweden
BMC Medical Ethics 2011, 12:8doi:10.1186/1472-6939-12-8

Author Interview: Yoshiji Yamada, MD, PhD, FAHA
Association of a genetic variant of BTN2A1 with chronic kidney disease in Japanese individuals

Yoshida T, Kato K, Horibe H, Oguri M, Fukuda M, Satoh K, Aoyagi Y, Shinkai S,
Nozawa Y, Yamada Y.
Nephrology (Carlton). 2011 May 9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01470.x

Author Interview: Dr. Julie Badin
Relation between mean arterial pressure and renal function in the early phase of shock: a prospective, explorative cohort study
Julie Badin, Thierry Boulain, Stephan Ehrmann, Marie Skarzynski  Anne Bretagnol  Jennifer Buret, Dalila Benzekri-Lefevre, Emmanuelle Mercier, Isabelle Runge  Denis Garot  Armelle Mathonnet, Pierre-Francois Dequin  and Dominique Perrotin
Critical Care 2011, 15:R135doi:10.1186/cc10253 June 2011

Author Interview Dr. Alvaro Alonso, MD, PhD
Chronic Kidney Disease Is Associated With the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Alvaro Alonso, MD, PhD; Faye L. Lopez, MPH, MS; Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD; Laura R. Loehr, MD, PhD; Sunil K. Agarwal, MD, PhD; Lin Y. Chen, MD; Elsayed Z. Soliman, MD, MSc, MS; Brad C. Astor, PhD, MPH Josef Coresh, MD, PhD
Circulation. 2011
Published online before print June 6, 2011, doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.020982

Author Interview: Dr. Tobias Breidthardt
Increasing B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict mortality in unselected haemodialysis patients.Authors: Breidthardt T, Kalbermatter S, Socrates T, Noveanu M, Klima T, Mebazaa A, Mueller C, Kiss D
Eur J Heart Fail. 2011 May 30

Author Interview Dr. Chou,
Impact of timing of renal replacement therapy initiation on outcome of septic acute kidney injury.

Chou YH, Huang TM, Wu VC, Wang CY, Shiao CC, Lai CF, Tsai HB, Chao CT, Young GH, Wang WJ, Kao TW, Lin SL, Han YY, Chou A, Lin TH, Yang YW, Chen YM, Tsai PR, Lin YF, Huang JW, Chiang WC, Chou NK, Ko WJ, Wu KD, Tsai TJ, Nsarf Study Group T
Crit Care.2011 Jun 6;15(3):R134

Author Interview: Michael G. Shlipak, MPH
Presurgical Serum Cystatin C and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery.

Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 May 19.
Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Wang Z, Devarajan P, Koyner JL, Patel UD, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Garg AX, Parikh CR; TRIBE-AKI Consortium.
Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Author Interview: Dr Sunny Eloot et al
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Is a Poor Predictor of Concentration for a Broad Range of Uremic Toxins.
Eloot S, Schepers E, Barreto DV, Barreto FC, Liabeuf S, Van Biesen W, Verbeke F, Glorieux G, Choukroun G, Massy Z, Vanholder R.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 26.

Author Interview: Dr. Michael Allon
Arteriovenous Graft Infection: A Comparison of Thigh and Upper Extremity Grafts
Abha Harish and Michael Allon
CJASN June 2011 CJN.00490111

Author Interview: Dr. Shoihiro Daimon M.D

Influence of Antiplatelet Medications on Bleeding Events in Hemodialysis Patients
Shoichiro Daimon, Hidenobu Terai
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2011.00935.x May 2011

Author Interview Melissa Corken

Is vitamin B6 deficiency an under-recognised risk in patients receiving haemodialysis?
A systematic review: 2000-2010.

Melissa Corken Judi Porter
Nephrology Accepted Article
Eastern Health – Integrated Renal Service and Dietetics Department. Box Hill Hospital, Victoria 3128, Australia

Author Interview: James B. Wetmore, MD
Geographic Variation in Cardioprotective Antihypertensive Medication Usage in Dialysis Patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 30 May 2011 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.02.387)
James B. Wetmore, MD , Jonathan D. Mahnken, PhD , Purna Mukhopadhyay, Ph , Qingjiang Hou, MS Edward F. Ellerbeck, MD, MPH , Sally K. Rigler, MD, MPH ,  John A. Spertus, MD, MPH ,
Theresa I. Shireman, PhD, RPh

Author Interview: Dr Murugan Sivalingam
Comparison of B-type natriuretic peptide and NT proBNP as predictors of survival in patients on high-flux hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration
Hemodialysis International 31 MAY 2011
Murugan SIVALINGAM, Mathavakkannan SURESH, Ken FARRINGTONDOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00557.x

Author Interview: Yalcin Solak, MD
Safety profiles of total dose infusion of low-molecular-weight iron dextran and high-dose iron sucrose in renal patients.

Atalay H, Solak Y, Acar K, Govec N, Turk S. Hemodial Int. 2011 May 13. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00550.x. Nephrology Department, Selcuk University, Meram School of Medicine, Meram, Konya, Turkey Hematology Department, Selcuk University, Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey Department of Internal Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram School of Medicine, Meram, Konya, Turkey

Author Interview: Dr. Biagio Di Iorio
Variability of pulse wave velocity and mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Torraca S, Sirico ML, Guastaferro P, Morrone LF, Nigro F, Blasio AD, Romano P, Russo D, Bellasi A, Di Iorio B Hemodial Int. 2011 Apr 25. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00545.x.
SOC di Nefrologia, Solofra, Avellino, Italy SOC di Nefrologia, Sant'Angelo dè Lombardi, Avellino, Italy SOC di Nefrologia, Benevento, Italy SOC di Nefrologia, Azienda Universitaria "FEDERICO II," Napoli, Italy SOC di Nefrologia, Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Author Interview: Dr. Antonio Di Biagio
Risk factors for chronic kidney disease among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: A European case control study.
Clin Nephrol. 2011 Jun;75(6):518-23.
Di Biagio A, Rosso R, Vitale F, Cardinale F, Sormani MP, Secondo G, Stefano LD, Viscoli C.
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Genoa, San Martino Hospital, Department of Clinic Epidemiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, and Biostatistics Unit, Dept of Health Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Author Interview: Drs. Peter Kotanko and Jochen G. Raimann
Effects of Dialysate Glucose Concentration on Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial.

Ferrario M, Raimann JG, Thijssen S, Signorini MG, Kruse A, Diaz-Buxo JA, Cerutti S, Levin NW, Kotanko P.
Kidney Blood Press Res. 2011 May 25;34(5):334-343.

Author Interview: Joaquin Antonio Alvarez Gregori MD, PhD
The Value of a Formula Including Haematocrit, Blood Urea and Gender (HUGE) as a Screening Test for Chronic Renal Insufficiency.

Alvarez-Gregori JA, Robles NR, Mena C, Ardanuy R, Jauregui R, Macías-Nu Ntilde Ez JF.
M. Nuñez, Titular Professor of Medicine. Director, Chair FIIPERVA of Vascular Risk Factors, Geriatrics. Chief Clinician of Nephrology. University Hospital. Faculty of Medicine. Avda. Alfonso X el Sabio s/n, Salamanca 37007, Spain.
J Nutr Health Aging. 2011;15(6):480-4.

Author Interview: Dr. Yu-wei Chen M.D.
Interdialytic weight gain does not influence the nutrition of new hemodialysis patients.

Chen YW, Chen HH, Pan CF, Chang CY, Wu CJ
J Ren Nutr. 2011 May 25.
Department of Nephrology, Mackay Memorial Hospital.
No.92, sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 10449, Taiwan

Author Interview: Dr. Gloria Preston
DRB1*15 Allele Is a Risk Factor for PR3-ANCA Disease in African Americans.
NKF Spring 2011 Abstract
Cao Y, Schmitz JL, Yang J, Hogan SL, Bunch D, Hu Y, Jennette CE, Berg EA, Arnett FC Jr, Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Preston GA. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 26
UNC Kidney Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

Author Interview: Dr. Eduardo Lacson, Jr. NKF Poster Spring 2011
HEPARIN LOCK DOSE & HD CATHETER DYSFUNCTION
Eduardo Lacson, Jr., Weiling Wang, Michael Lazarus, Raymond Hakim, Fresenius Medical Care,
North America, Waltham, MA

Author Interview: Melissa Prest, MS, RD, LDN, Fresenius Medical Care dietitian
ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS BY SUBJECTIVE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT, MALNUTRITION INFLAMMATION SCORE, AND A COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION ASSESSMENT: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Author Interview: Dr. Ondrej Viklicky
A prospective longitudinal study of BK virus infection in 120 Czech renal transplant recipients;
Girmanova E, Brabcova I, Bandur S, Hribova P, Skibova J, Viklicky O;
Journal of Medical Virology (May 2011)

Author Interview: Dr. Michael Harciarek
Continuous cognitive improvment 1 year following successful kidney transplant

Michael Harciarek, Bogdan Biedunkiewicz, Monika Lichodziejewska-Niemierko, Alicja Dbskalizie and Bolesaw Rutkows
Division of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Gda?sk, Gda?sk, Poland.
Kidney International 79, 1353-1360 (June (2) 2011) | doi:10.1038/ki.2011.40

Author Interview: Dr. Sergio Stefoni
Automatic Adaptive System Dialysis for Hemodialysis-Associated Hypotension and Intolerance: A Noncontrolled Multicenter Trial.
Colì L, La Manna G, Comai G, Ursino M, Ricci D, Piccari M, Locatelli F, Di Filippo S, Cristinelli L, Bacchi M, Balducci A, Aucella F, Panichi V, Ferrandello FP, Tarchini R, Lambertini D, Mura C, Marinangeli G, Loreto ED, Quarello F, Forneris G, Tancredi M, Morosetti M, Palombo G, Luca MD, Martello M, Emiliani G, Bellazzi R, Stefoni S
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 May 19.

Author Interview: Drs. Young-Guk Ko, MD, Yangsoo Jang, MD, PhD
Impact of contrast-induced acute kidney injury with transient or persistent renal dysfunction on long-term outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Wi J, Ko YG, Kim JS, Kim BK, Choi D, Ha JW, Hong MK, Jang Y.

Heart. 2011 May 20.
Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Author Interview: Dr.Irit Krause, MD
Impact of dialysis type on outcome of acute renal failure in children: a single-center experience.
Krause I, Herman N, Cleper R, Fraser A, Davidovits M.
Isr Med Assoc J. 2011 Mar;13(3):153-6.
Institute of Pediatric Nephrology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.

Author Interview: Dr. Duane Baldwin

Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Are Candidates for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Heldt JP, Jellison FC, Yuen WD, Tenggardjaja CF, Lui PD, Ruckle HC, Barker GR, Baldwin DD; Journal of Endourology (May 2011)

Author Interview Dr. Mizuiri
Urinary ACE2 in patients with CKD
Mizuiri S, Aoki T, Hemmi H, Arita M, Sakai K, Aikawa A.

Nephrology (Carlton). 2011 Apr 1. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01467.x.
Departments of Nephrology,Molecular Biology Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Author Interview: Dr. Jin-Bor Chen
Mitochondrial DNA copy number correlates with oxidative stress and predicts mortality in nondiabetic hemodialysis patients

Yi-Chun Wang, Wen-Chin Lee, Shang-Chih Liao, Lung-Chih Lee, Yu-Jen Su, Chien-Te Lee,
Jin-Bor Chen
J Nephrol 2011; 24(3): 351 - 358

Author Interview: Maria-Eleni Roumelioti, MD
Sleep-disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness in chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis.
Roumelioti ME, Buysse DJ, Sanders MH, Strollo P, Newman AB, Unruh ML.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May;6(5):986-94.
Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, PUH C-1111, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Author Interview: Dr. Peter Stenvinkel
Testosterone deficiency is a cause of anaemia and reduced responsiveness to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in men with chronic kidney disease
Juan Jesús Carrero ,Peter Bárány ,Mahmut Ilker Yilmaz ,Abdul Rashid Qureshi ,Alper Sonmez ,
Olof Heimbürger ,Tanez Ozgurtas ,Mujdat Yenicesu ,Bengt Lindholm ,Peter Stenvinkel
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr288

Author Interview by Dr. Giuseppe Remuzzi, Bergamo, Italy
Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab Second-Line Therapy for Membranous Nephropathy:
A Prospective, Matched-Cohort Study

Am J Nephrol. 2011;33(5):461-8.
Cravedi P, Sghirlanzoni MC, Marasà M, Salerno A, Remuzzi G, Ruggenenti P.
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy.

Author Interview:  Dr. David Pierce, Ph.D.
The effect of sevelamer carbonate and lanthanum carbonate on the pharmacokinetics of oral calcitriol.
Pierce D, Hossack S, Poole L, Robinson A, Van Heusen H, Martin P, Smyth M.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 May;26(5):1615-21

Author Interview: Dr. Christopher T Chan
Nocturnal Hemodialysis Is Associated with Restoration of Early-Outgrowth Endothelial Progenitor-Like Cell Function.
Yuen DA, Kuliszewski MA, Liao C, Rudenko D, Leong-Poi H, Chan CT.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 19.

Author Interview Dr. Neil Smart Ph.D
Exercise Training in Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Neil Smart Ph.D. Michael Steele Ph.D.

Nephrology Accepted Article DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01471.x
Dept. Exercise Science, University New England, NSW 2350, Australia
Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, QLD 4229 Australia

Author Interview: Barry I. Freedman, M.D.
Glycated Albumin and Risk of Death and Hospitalizations in Diabetic Dialysis Patients.

Freedman BI, Andries L, Shihabi ZK, Rocco MV, Byers JR, Cardona CY, Pickard MA, Henderson DL, Sadler MV, Courchene LM, Jordan JR, Balderston SS, Graham AD, Mauck VL, Russell GB, Bleyer AJ.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 19

Author Interview: Dr. Martin Matejovic, on behalf of the authors
The safety and efficacy of a new anticoagulation strategy using selective in-circuit blood cooling during haemofiltration--an experimental study.
Krouzecky A, Chvojka J, Sykora R, Radej J, Karvunidis T, Novak I, Hanzlikova J, Bultasova L, Ruzicka J, Petrankova Z, Matejovic M.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 May;26(5):1622-7.

Author Interview: Dr. Xin J. (Joseph) Zhou, M.D.
The green tea polyphenol (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate ameliorates experimental immune-mediated glomerulonephritis
Ai Peng, Ting Ye, Dinesh Rakheja, Yangke Tu, Tao Wang, Yong Du, Jason K Zhou, Nosratola D Vaziri, Zhao Hu, Chandra Mohan and Xin J Zhou
Kidney International , (4 May 2011) | doi:10.1038/ki.2011.121

Author Interview: Dr. Hilde Tent
Performance of MDRD study and CKD-EPI equations for long-term follow-up of nondiabetic patients with chronic kidney disease
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 May 11.
Tent H, Waanders F, Krikken JA, Lambers Heerspink HJ, Stevens LA, Laverman GD, Navis G.

Author Interview: Dr. Jesse D. Schold
Barriers to Evaluation and Wait  Listing for Kidney Transplantation.
Schold JD, Gregg JA, Harman JS, Hall AG, Patton PR, Meier-Kriesche HU.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 19

Author Interview : Lorien Dalrymple, MD MPH
Risk of Cardiovascular Events after Infection-Related Hospitalizations in Older Patients on Dialysis.
Dalrymple LS, Mohammed SM, Mu Y, Johansen KL, Chertow GM, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Nguyen DV.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 12

Authors’ Interview: Drs. Sung Rok Kim & Yu Ji Lee
The Association between Serum Adiponectin Levels and Nutritional Status of Hemodialysis Patients.
Lee YJ, Cho S, Kim SR.
Ren Fail. 2011;33(5):506-11.Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine , Changwon , Republic of Korea.

Author Interview José António Lopes, MD, PhD
Acute kidney injury in hospitalized HIV-infected patients: a cohort analysis
Authors: Lopes JA, Melo MJ, Viegas A, Raimundo M, Câmara I, Antunes F,
Gomes da Costa A
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 May 4;

Author Interview: Dr Clec'h Christophe, MD, PhD
Multiple-center evaluation of mortality associated with acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a competing risks analysis.

Crit Care. 2011 May 17;15(3):R128.
Clec'h C, Gonzalez F, Lautrette A, Nguile-Makao M, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Jamali S, Goldgran-Toledano D, Descorps-Declere A, Chemouni F, Hamidfar-Roy R, Azoulay E, Timsit JF

Author Interview: Dr. Roberto Pecoits-Filho

Author Interview Dr. David Mudge
Does aluminium continue to have a role as a phosphate binder in contemporary practice?
David W Mudge , David W Johnson ,Carmel M Hawley, Scott B Campbell, Nicole M Isbel
Carolyn L van Eps and James JB Petrie

BMC Nephrology2011, 12:20doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-20

Author Interview: Dr. Louise M. Moist and Michael J. Diamant
Hemodialysis in a Satellite Unit: Clinical Performance Target Attainment and Health-Related Quality of Life

Diamant MJ, Young A, Gallo K, Xi W, Suri RS, Garg AX, Moist LM
Departments of Medicine (Divison of Nephrology) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 12.

Author Interview: Dr. Antonios H. Tzamaloukas
Hospitalizations before and after initiation of chronic  hemodialysis
Hemodial Int. 2011 May 13. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00551.x.

Kassam H, Sun Y, Adeniyi M, Agaba EI, Martinez M, Servilla KS, Raj DS, Murata GH, Tzamaloukas AH

Author Interview: Dr. Wajeh Y. Qunibi, MD
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of calcium acetate on serum phosphorus concentrations in patients with advanced nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease

BMC Nephrol. 2011 Feb 16;12:9.

Author Interview: Dr. Raymond R. Townsend
Metabolic Syndrome, Components, and Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study.

Am J Nephrol. 2011 Apr 27;33(6):477-484.
Townsend RR, Anderson AH, Chen J, Gadebegku CA, Feldman HI, Fink JC, Go AS, Joffe M, Nessel LA, Ojo A, Rader DJ, Reilly MP, Teal V, Teff K,
Wright JT, Xie D.
Dept of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.

Authors’ Interview:
Fabio Fabbian, De Giorgi Alfredo, Pala Marco, Tiseo Ruana, Manfredini Roberto,
Portaluppi Francesco.

Evidence-based statin prescription for cardiovascular protection in renal impairment.

Clin Exp Nephrol. 2011 May 10

Authors' Interview: Prof. Ron Kohen, Dr. Meital Portugal-Cohen

Noninvasive skin measurements to monitor chronic renal failure pathogenesis

Portugal-Cohen M, Oron M, Ma'or Z, Boaz M, Shtendik L, Biro A, Cernes R, Barnea Z, Kazir Z, Kohen R.
Biomed Pharmacother. 2011 Apr 14. School of Pharmacy, Institute of Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O.B. 12065, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel

Author Interview: Dr. Ken-ichi Miyamoto Ph.D
Sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporters: Lessons from gene knockout and mutation studies.

Miyamoto KI, Haito-Sugino S, Kuwahara S, Ohi A, Nomura K, Ito M, Kuwahata M, Kido S, Tatsumi S, Kaneko I, Segawa H.
J Pharm Sci. 2011 May 12. doi: 10.1002/jps.22614

Author Interview: Dr. Hallvard Holdaas:
Rosuvastatin in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients.
Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May 12.
Holdaas H, Holme I, Schmieder RE, Jardine AG, Zannad F, Norby GE, Fellström BC; on behalf of the AURORA study group.
Department of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway;

Author Interview: Dr. James Heaf
Uraemia Progression in Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3-5 Is Not Constant.

Heaf JG, Mortensen LS.
Nephron Clin Pract. 2011 Feb 16;118(4):c367-c374

Author Interview: Dr. Allen R. Nissenson
Dialyzer Reuse and Peracetic Acid and Patient Mortality

T. Christopher Bond, Allen R. Nissenson, Mahesh Krishnan, Steven M. Wilson,
Tracy Mayne
CJASN May 2011 CJN.10391110

Author Interview: Dr. Chia-Ter Chao
Letter to the Editor
Chronic haemodialysis: the access determines the outcome?

Chia-Ter Chao
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, China

Authors Interview:
Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Robert A. Bailey, Mekré Senbetta, Patrick Lefebvre

Comparison of Epoetin Alfa and Darbepoetin Alfa Dosing Patterns and Costs in a CKD Population Treated in the Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Setting
 
Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Robert A. Bailey, Mekré Senbetta, Patrick Lefebvre
1Groupe d’analyse, Ltée, Montréal, Québec, Canada;
2Centocor Ortho Biotech Services, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA
Presented at the Spring 2011 National Kidney Foundation Meeting

Author Interview: Daniel Schneditz, Ph.D
More may be less: increasing extracorporeal blood flow in an axillary arterio-arterial access decreases effective clearance.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 May 4
Krisper P, Martinelli E, Zierler E, Schilcher G, Tiesenhausen K, Schneditz D .

Author Interview: Dr. Richard H. Sterns

Mortality and Serum Sodium: Do Patients Die from or with Hyponatremia?
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May;6(5):960-5.
Chawla A, Sterns RH, Nigwekar SU, Cappuccio JD.

Author Interview: Dr. Peter Stenvinkel

Circulating Follistatin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Implications for Muscle Strength, Bone Mineral Density, Inflammation, and Survival

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 May;6(5):1001-8.Miyamoto T, Carrero JJ, Rashid Qureshi A, Anderstam B, Heimbürger O, Bárány P, Lindholm B, Stenvinkel P.

Author interview: Drs.Kunying Zhang, Li Zuo,
Low levels of vitamin C in dialysis patients is associated with decreased prealbumin and increased C-reactive protein

BMC Nephrology 2011, 12:18 doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-18
Kunying Zhang Li Liu Xuyang Cheng Jie Dong Qiuming Geng Kunying Zhang1,2,3, Li Zuo1,2,3

Author Interview: Dr. Teresa Adragão
Ankle—brachial index, vascular calcifications and mortality in dialysis patients
Teresa Adragao, Ana Pires,  Patrícia Branco,  Rui Castro,  Ana Oliveira, Cristina Nogueira, Joaquim Bordalo,  José Dias Curto,  and Mateus Martins Prata
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2011) doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr233

Author Interview Dr. Gurunanthan Palani
Safety of regadenoson as a pharmacologic stress agent for myocardial perfusion imaging in chronic kidney disease patients not on hemodialysis.

Palani G, Husain Z, Salinas RC,  Karthikeyan V,  Karthikeyan AS,  Ananthasubramaniam K.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2011 May 4.

Author Interview: Dr. Markus Riegersperger
Allopurinol, uric acid, and oxidative stress in cardiorenal disease.

Riegersperger M, Covic A, Goldsmith D.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2011 Mar 10.

Author Interview: Dr. Champika SSSK Gamakaranage
Hypokalemic paralysis associated with cystic disease of the kidney: case report

Champika SSSK Gamakaranage, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Saroj Jayasinghe and Senaka Rajapakse
BMC Nephrology 2011, 12:16doi:10.1186/1471-2369-12-16

Author Interview: Dr. Jacob A Akoh 
Vascular Access Infections: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Akoh JA.
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2011 Apr 26.

Author Interview: Dr. Paraskevi Theofilou

Qualità of life and mental health in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: the role of health beliefs.
Theofilou P.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2011 May 6. Department of Psychology, Panteion University, Eratous 12, 14568, Athens, Greece

Author Interview: Joe Weldon; Debbie Benner; Mahesh Krishnan
Association of Frequency of Lab Testing on MBD Outcomes

DaVita Inc., Denver, CO, USA
Presented at the National Kidney Foundation April 2011

Author Interview: Steve Wilson, Amy Young
Use of Electrolytically-Produced Sodium Hypochlorite Reduces Infections in Dialysis Facilities

DaVita Inc., Denver, CO, USA
National Kidney Foundation Spring Meeting April  Las Vegas NV

Author Interview: Dr. David Van Wyck
Adherence to Stable Hemoglobin Anemia Protocol Increases Achievement of Target Hemoglobin Levels
David Van Wyck; Irina Goykhman; Steve Wilson; Joe Weldon; Mahesh Krishnan

DaVita Inc., Denver, CO, USA
National Kidney Foundation Spring Meeting
April 2011 Las Vegas, NV

Authors' Interview : Dr. Javier Neyra and Dr. James Novak
ARE WOMEN AT HIGHER RISK TO DEVELOP RADIOCONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY (RCIN) FOLLOWING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY?

Javier Neyra, Gordon Jacobsen, James E Novak
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Abstract Presented at the Spring 2011 American Society of Nephrology Meeting

Author Interview: Dr. Alice Loughnan
Comparison of the Therapeutic efficacy of Epoetin Beta and Epoetin alfa in Maintenance Phase Hemodialysis patients

Loughnan A, Ali GR, Abeygunasekara SC.
Ren Fail. 2011;33(3):373-5.
Nephrology Department, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.

Authors’ Interview
Dr Darren Green, Research Fellow in Nephrology, University of Manchester
Professor Philip Kalra, Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal Hospital and University of Manchester

Sudden Cardiac Death in Hemodialysis Patients: An In-Depth Review.

Green D, Roberts PR, New DI, Kalra PA.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Apr 14.
Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom.

Author Interview: Sayed Husain M.D.
MAINTENANCE OF HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL WITH LESS FREQUENT DARBEPOETIN DOSING IN NON DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Sayed Husain M.D, Zahid Shaikh M.D, Imtiaz Siddiqui M.D, Judeh Hani M.D, Prince Mohan M.D, Bruce Spinowitz M.D, Chaim Charytan M.D.

Author Interivew: John Sim, MD
EVALUATING SERUM PHOSPHOROUS ACROSS DIFFERING LEVELS OF RENAL FUNCTION WITHIN A LARGE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION
 
John J. Sim, Ning Smith, Joanie Chung, Eric Yan, Simran Bhandari,
Scott Rasgon, Kam Kalantar-Zadeh                                               
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medicial Center

Dr. Anton Lishmanov TREATMENT OF 25-OH VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE REDUCES CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

Anton Lishmanov, Smrita Dorairajan, Youngju Pak2, Kunal
Chaudhary, Anand Chockalingam, Harry S. Truman Memorial
Veterans’ Hospital1 and University of Missouri School of Medicine2,
Columbia, Missouri
Presented at the Spring National Kidney Foundation Meetings April 2011

Author Interview: Janie R. Wells, RN, PhD

Hemodialysis knowledge and medical adherence in African Americans diagnosed with end stage renal disease: results of an educational intervention.

Wells JR.
Nephrol Nurs J. 2011 Mar-Apr;38(2):155-62
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA

Author Interview: Alexander Chang, MD
LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AND INCIDENT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD):
THE CARDIA STUDY
Alexander Chang, David Jacobs, Kiang Liu, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo,
Britt Newsome, David Shoham, Ramon Durazo, Holly Kramer. 
LUMC, Maywood, IL, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, NWU, Chicago, IL,
UCSF, San Francisco, CA, UAB, Birmingham, AL.

Author Interview: Dr. Saurabh A.Pande, MD
Effect of Dialysate Baths on Serum Bicarbonate Levels in Hemodialysis Patients
Co-Authors: Shivani Mehta, Rasib Raja, Eric Bloom, Daranee Chewaproug, Imara Dissanayake. Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.

Author Interview: Dr. Dorothea Nitsch
CKD and Hospitalization in the Elderly: A Community-Based Cohort Study in the United Kingdom

Nitsch D, Nonyane BA, Smeeth L, Bulpitt CJ, Roderick PJ, Fletcher A.
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Bloomsbury, London, UK.
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 57, Issue 5 , Pages 664-672, May 2011

Author Interview: Dr. Carmine Zoccali, MD
ACE Inhibition Is Renoprotective among Obese Patients with Proteinuria

Study co-authors : Francesca Mallamaci, MD, Piero Ruggenenti, MD, Annalisa
Perna, Stat SciD, Daniela Leonardis MD, Rocco Tripepi, Giovanni Tripepi, Stat SciD, and
Giuseppe Remuzzi, MD. Drs. Ruggenenti, Perna, and Remuzzi are at Mario Negri
Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy. Drs. Remuzzi and Ruggenenti
were the leaders of the Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy (REIN) study, the primary
source of data for the new study.

http://jasn.asnjournals.org/ April 28, 2011
doi 10.1681/ASN.2010090969.

Author Interview Dr. Nadia Zalunardo MD, SM, FRCP(C)
Parenteral vitamin B12 in macrocytic hemodialysis patients reduced MMA levels but did not change mean red cell volume or hemoglobin