Vol. 4 — July-August 2010

• Erythropoietin treatment in patients with combined heart and renal failure: objectives and design of the EPOCARES study
  

  Karien van der Putten¹, Kim E. Jie², Mireille E. Emans³, Marianne C. Verhaar⁴, Jaap A. Joles⁵, Maarten Jan M. Cramer⁶, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Louis Meiss⁷, Rob J. Kraaijenhagen⁸, Pieter A.F.M. Doevendans⁹, Branko Braam¹⁰, Carlo A.J.M. Gaillard¹¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Meander MC Amersfoort, Amersfoort - The Netherlands
  (2) Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (3) Department of Cardiology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht ?- The Netherlands
  (4) Department of Vascular Medicine, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (5) 2Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (6) Department of Cardiology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (7) Department of Radiology, Meander MC Amersfoort, Amersfoort - The Netherlands
  (8) Department of Clinical Chemistry, Meander MC Amersfoort, Amersfoort - The Netherlands
  (9) Interuniversity Cardiology Institute Netherlands, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (10) Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton - Canada
  (11) Department of Nephrology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam - The Netherlands

• Perspectives in renal disease progression: the endothelium as a treatment target in chronic kidney disease
  

  Danilo Fliser¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine IV - Renal and Hypertensive Disease, Saarland University Medical Centre, Homburg/Saar - Germany

• New pathways to renal damage: role of ADMA in retarding renal disease progression
  

  Seiji Ueda¹, Sho-ichi Yamagishi², Seiya Okuda¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume - Japan
  (2) Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume - Japan

• Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: how should at-risk patients be identified and managed?
  

  Maurice Laville¹, Laurent Juillard¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot and Unité, Université de Lyon, Lyon - France

• Criteria for referring patients with renal disease for nephrology consultation: a review of the literature
  

  Carolyn De Coster¹, Kevin McLaughlin², Tom W. Noseworthy³

  (1) Strategy and Performance, Alberta Health Services, Alberta - Canada and Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta - Canada
  (2) Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta - Canada
  (3) Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta - Canada

• A quick and simple estimate of creatinine clearance
  

  Farhan Ali¹, Adin Boldur¹, James F. Winchester¹, Peter Homel, Donald A. Feinfeld ²

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Beth IsraelMedical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,Bronx, New York - USA
  (2) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Beth IsraelMedical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,Bronx, New York - USA †

• Efficacy of low-dose oral sulodexide in the management of diabetic nephropathy
  

  DAVET (Diabetic Albuminuria Vessel Tunisia) Study Investigators, Samira Blouza¹, Sabeur Dakhli², Hafaoua Abid¹, Mohamed Aissaoui³, Ilhem Ardhaoui⁴, Nejib Ben Abdallah¹, Samir Ben Brahim⁵, Imed Ben Ghorbel⁶, Nabila Ben Salem³, Soumaya Beji¹, Said Chamakhi³, Adnene Derbel⁷, Fethi Derouiche³, Faycal Djait³, Taieb Doghri³, Yamina Fourti³, Faycel Gharbi³, Kamel Jellouli³, Nabil Jellazi³, Kamel Kamoun⁸, Adel Khedher¹, Amel Letaief⁹, Ridha Limam¹⁰, Awatef Mekaouer³, Riadh Miledi⁴, Khemaies Nagati³, Meriem Naouar³, Sami Sellem⁷, Hichem Tarzi³, Selma Turki⁷, Borni Zidi¹¹, Abdellatif Achour¹²

  (1) Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis - Tunisia
  (2) Institut National de Nutrition, Tunis - Tunisia
  (3) Private Practice, Tunis - Tunisia
  (4) Private Practice, Sousse - Tunisia
  (5) Private Practice, Béja - Tunisia
  (6) Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital la Rabta, Tunis - Tunisia
  (7) Private Practice, Nabeul - Tunisia
  (8) Private Practice, Sfax - Tunisia
  (9) Hôpital Farhat Hached, Sousse - Tunisia
  (10) Private Practice, Bizerte - Tunisia
  (11) Service d’Endocrinologie, Hôpital Militaire, Tunis - Tunisia
  (12) Service de Nephrologie, Hôpital Sahloul, Sousse - Tunisia

• The effect of uremia and hemodialysis on caspase-1 and caspase-3 activity in neutrophils
  

  Irmina Korzeniewska-Dyl¹, Krzysztof Wróblewski², Ewa Majewska³, Dariusz Moczulski⁴

  (1) Department of Internal Diseases and Nephrodiabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz - Poland
  (2) Department of Internal Diseases and Nephrodiabetology, Medical University of Lodz - Poland
  (3) Department of Pathophysiology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz - Poland
  (4) Department of Internal Diseases and Nephrodiabetology, Medical University of Lodz – Poland

• The effects of vitamin E-coated dialysis membranes on serum paraoxonase activity in hemodialysis patients
  

  Emre Sarandol¹, Melahat Dirican¹, Nihal Ocak¹, Zehra Serdar¹, Faruk Sonmezisik¹, Kamil Dilek

  (1) Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Uludag University, Bursa - Turkey

• Can omeprazole reduce the incidence of hypercalcemia in dialysis patients using calcium containing phosphate binders?
  

  Charles J. Diskin, Thomas J. Stokes¹, Linda M. Dansby¹, Lautrec Radcliff¹, Thomas B. Carter¹

  (1) Hypertension, Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation,Auburn University, Opelika, Alabama - USA

• Aging or comorbid conditions - what is the main cause of kidney damage?
  

  Ewa Król¹, Boleslaw Rutkowski¹, Piotr Czarniak², Ewa Kraszewska³

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk - Poland
  (2) Department of Nephrology and Hypertension in Children and Adolescents, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk - Poland
  (3) Division of Statistics, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Center for Postgraduate ?Education, Warsaw - Poland

• Markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in peritoneal dialysis: a comparison between high and low peritoneal transp
  

  Dinna N. Cruz¹, Sachin S. Soni², Natalia Polanco³, Ilona Bobek³, Valentina Corradi³, Massimo de Cal¹, Claudio Ronco¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza and International Renal Research Institute Vicenza (IRRIV), Vicenza - Italy
  (2) Department of Nephrology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza - Italy and Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital, Aurangabad - India
  (3) Department of Nephrology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza - Italy

• The effect of n-3 fatty acids on levels of methylarginines in patients with end-stage renal disease
  

  My Svensson¹, Ole Frøbert², Erik B. Schmidt³, Kaj A. Jørgensen¹, Ulf Simonsen⁴, Jeppe H. Christensen⁵

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Skejby Hospital, AarhusUniversity Hospital, Aarhus - Denmark
  (2) Department of Cardiology, Örebro University Hospital,Örebro and Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus,Aarhus - Denmark
  (3) Department of Cardiology, Center for CardiovascularResearch, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital,Aalborg - Denmark
  (4) Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus,Aarhus - Denmark
  (5) Department of Nephrology, Aalborg Hospital, AarhusUniversity Hospital, Aalborg - Denmark

• Effect of a dialysis session on the prognostic values of NT-proBNP, troponins, endothelial damage and inflammation bioma
  

  Marta Codognotto¹, Antonio Piccoli², Martina Zaninotto³, Monica M. Mion⁴, Luisa Ruzza⁵, Agata Barchita⁶, Agostino Naso², Mario Plebani⁴

  (1) Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, University of Padua, Padua - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, University of Padua - Italy
  (3) Division of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital, University of Padua, Padua - Italy
  (4) Division of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital, University of Padua - Italy
  (5) Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, University of Padua, Padua - Italy
  (6) Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, University of Padua - Italy

• ACE2 and angiotensin 1-7 are increased in a human model of cardiovascular hyporeactivity: Pathophysiological implication
  

  Lorenzo A. Calò¹, Silvia Schiavo¹, Paul A. Davis², Elisa Pagnin¹, Paolo Mormino¹, Angela D'Angelo³, Achille C. Pessina¹

  (1) Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,Medical Clinic 4, University of Padua, Padua - Italy
  (2) Department of Nutrition, University of California,Davis - USA
  (3) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medical andSurgical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua - Italy

• The efficacy of n-acetylcysteine in preventing contrast-induced nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients without nephropa
  

  Fuat Sar¹, Tayyibe Saler¹, Alphan Ecebay², Zuhal A. Saglam¹, Savas Ozturk³, Rumeyza Kazancioglu⁴

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul - Turkey
  (2) 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul - Turkey
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Haseki Training and ?Research Hospital, Istanbul - Turkey
  (4) Department of Nephrology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul - Turkey

• Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema induced by hydrochlorothiazide
  

  Grazia Caridi¹, Concetta Catalano¹, Giuseppe Enia¹, Carmine Zoccali¹

  (1) Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation Unit, CNR-IBIM Clinical Epidemiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Ospedali Riuniti, Reggio Calabria - Italy