New guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease have been developed by the
Canadian Society of Nephrology (Appendix 1 contains the fulltext guidelines; available at …

We congratulate the KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) work group on
their comprehensive work in a broad subject area and agreed with many of the …

Plasma exchange has been used extensively for over 2 1/2 decades to treat a variety of renal
diseases. In this article, the scientific rationale for therapeutic plasma exchange in primary …

Despite the prevalent use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO), anemia is a
frequent finding in hemodialysis patients. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of …

… Madore is a recipient of a research fellowship from the Medical Research Council of Canada…
Madore is a recipient of a research fellowship from the Medical Research Council of Canada…

Cardiovascular disease is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and
traditional risk factors do not adequately predict those at risk for cardiovascular (CV) events. …

Cross-sectional and prospective studies of men suggest a positive association between
nephrolithiasis and hypertension. However, this association remains controversial in women. …

Acute vascular rejection (AVR) is characterized by immune-mediated vascular injury and
heightened endothelial cell (EC) apoptosis. We reported previously that apoptotic ECs release …

The authors developed a simplified description of the segmental anatomy of the liver on the
basis of the Couinaud nomenclature. This approach was demonstrated with normal in vivo …

Table 1 summarizes some potentially beneficial actions of plasmapheresis. Plasmapheresis
is often employed to rapidly lower circulating titers of autoantibodies (eg, anti-glomerular …