Annals ofNephrology

Volume: 4 - Number: 32 - March 15, 2006

Outstanding

Orthostatic hypotension at the introductory phase of haemodialysis predicts all-cause mortality

Whispers and shouts in the pathogenesis of acute renal ischaemia

Are PD patients with or without residual renal function qualitatively different—or are they simply at different stages of the continuum of progressive uraemia?

Massive renal and adrenal calcifications in a young dialysis patient with familial Mediterranean fever

Brief Reports

Neonatal calyceal dilation and renal fibrosis resulting from loss of Adamts-1 in mouse kidney is due to a developmental dysgenesis

Cases Reports

Urate oxidase (rasburicase) for treatment of severe tophaceous gout

Development of systemic -light chain amyloidosis in a patient with -heavy chain deposition disease during long-term follow-up

Editorial commentaries

Whispers and shouts in the pathogenesis of acute renal ischaemia

Is biofilm a cause of silent chronic inflammation in haemodialysis patients? A fascinating working hypothesis

Are PD patients with or without residual renal function qualitatively different—or are they simply at different stages of the continuum of progressive uraemia?

Images in Nephrology

Massive renal and adrenal calcifications in a young dialysis patient with familial Mediterranean fever

Original Articles

Optimal follow-up time after continuous renal replacement therapy in actual renal failure patients stratified with the RIFLE criteria

Red blood cells may contribute to hypercoagulability in uraemia via enhanced surface exposure of phosphatidylserine

Long-term therapy with recombinant human erythropoietin increases CD8+ T-cell apoptosis in haemodialysis patients

Orthostatic hypotension at the introductory phase of haemodialysis predicts all-cause mortality

The C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation does not influence cardiovascular risk in the dialysis population: results of a multicentre prospective study

Impact of graft failure on patient survival on dialysis: a comparison of transplant-naïve and post-graft failure mortality rates

National survey of palliative care in end-stage renal disease in the UK

Important differentiation of factors that predict outcome in peritoneal dialysis patients with different degrees of residual renal function

Changes in common carotid artery intima-media thickness over 1 year in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Short-term treatment with rosiglitazone improves glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and endothelial function in renal transplant recipients

Personal Opinions

Geographical information system for end-stage renal disease: SIGNe, an aid to public health decision making

The HEMO Study: applicability and generalizability

Preliminary Communications

Effect of MCI-196 (colestilan) as a phosphate binder on hyperphosphataemia in haemodialysis patients: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, short-term trial

Special Feature:

Dialysis dose and frequency