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BMC Nephrology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Nephrology (ISSN 1471-2369) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :31
Chronic kidney disease is an independent risk factor for unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes in patients with mild or moderate chronic heart failure, finds a prospective cohort study.
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :25
Documentation of chronic kidney disease diagnoses is sub-optimal, with factors such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, other co-morbities, age and gender increasing recording of the condition but low documentation overall.
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :12
Adrian Covic and and Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir discuss the implications of imbalance of trace elements caused by hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease, based on a paper published this month in BMC Medicine.
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Research article
Risk factors for tuberculosis in dialysis patients: a prospective multicenter clinical trial Antonios I Christopoulos, Athanasios A Diamantopoulos, Panagiotis A Dimopoulos, Demetrios S Goumenos, George A Barbalias BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :36 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thai adults: a national health survey Leena Ong-ajyooth, Kriengsak Vareesangthip, Panrasri Khonputsa, Wichai Aekplakorn BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :35 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Risk factors for chronic kidney disease in Japan: a community-based study Norimichi Takamatsu, Hideharu Abe, Tatsuya Tominaga, Kunihiko Nakahara, Yumi Ito, Yoko Okumoto, Jiyoong Kim, Masafumi Kitakaze, Toshio Doi BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :34 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Maintaining over time Clinical Performance targets on Anaemia correction in unselected population on chronic dialysis at 20 Italian Centres. Data from a retrospective study for a Clinical Audit Silvia Soffritti, Giorgia Russo, Stefano Cantelli, Giuseppe Gilli, Luigi Catizone BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :33 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Time course and dose response of alpha tocopherol on oxidative stress in haemodialysis patients Ashleigh Reed, Yeoung Jee Cho, Jeff S Coombes, Robert G Fassett BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :32 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Chronic kidney disease increases cardiovascular unfavourable outcomes in outpatients with heart failure Arise GS Galil, H BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :31 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Database
Overview of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Fiona Clement, Braden J Manns, Scott Klarenbach, Matthew T James, Pietro Ravani, Neesh Pannu, Sofia B Ahmed, Jennifer MacRae, Nairne Scott-Douglas, Kailash Jindal, Robert Quinn, Bruce F Culleton, Natasha Wiebe, Richard Krause, Laurel Thorlacius, Marcello Tonelli BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :30 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Adiponectin is associated with cardiovascular disease in male renal transplant recipients: baseline results from the LANDMARK 2 study Mohd O Kaisar, Kirsty Armstrong, Carmel Hawley, Scott Campbell, David Mudge, David W Johnson, John B Prins, Nicole M Isbel BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :29 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in haemodialysis patients: a randomised clinical trial comparing paricalcitol and alfacalcidol Ditte Hansen, Lisbet Brandi, Knud Rasmussen BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :28 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cardiac-surgery associated acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. A Spanish retrospective case-cohort study Jose Ramon Perez-Valdivieso, Pablo Monedero, Marc Vives, Nuria Garcia-Fernandez, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, the GEDRCC (Grupo Espa BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :27 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Lack of association between mutations of gene encoding mitochondrial D310 (displacement loop) mononucleotide repeat and oxidative stress in chronic dialysis patients in Taiwan Jin-Bor Chen, Tsu-Kung Lin, Shang-Chih Liao, Wen-Chin Lee, Lung-Chih Lee, Chia-Wei Liou, Pei-Wen Wang, Mao-Meng Tiao Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2009, 8 :10 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Correlation between parameters at initiation of renal replacement therapy and outcome in patients with acute kidney injury Marlies Ostermann, Rene WS Chang Critical Care 2009, 13 :R175 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Pseudoleukocytosis secondary to hepatitis C-associated cryoglobulinemia: a case report Abdallah Geara, Badiaa El-Imad, Walid Baz, Marcel Odaimi, Suzanne El-Sayegh Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :91 (2 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
Case report
Polycythemia vera as a presentation of renal angiomyolipoma: a case report Ming-Shyan Lin, Yu-Shin Hung, Hsueh-Hua Wu, Ming-Chung Kuo, Tzu-Fang Shiu, Kevin Chung, Lee-Yung Shih, Pao-Hsien Chu Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :90 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Late initiation of renal replacement therapy is associated with worse outcomes in acute kidney injury after major abdominal surgery Chih-Chung Shiao, Vin-Cent Wu, Wen-Yi Li, Yu-Feng Lin, Fu-Chang Hu, Guang-Huar Young, Chin-Chi Kuo, Tze-Wah Kao, Down-Ming Huang, Yung-Ming Chen, Pi-Ru Tsai, Shuei-Liong Lin, Nai-Kuan Chou, Tzu-Hsin Lin, Yu-Chang Yeh, Chih-Hsien Wang, Anne Chou, Wen-Je Ko, Kwan-Dun Wu, the NSARF Study group Critical Care 2009, 13 :R171 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A multi-component model of the dynamics of salt-induced hypertension in Dahl-S rats Violeta I McCloone, John V Ringwood, Bruce N Van Vliet BMC Physiology 2009, 9 :20 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Changes in serum creatinine in the first 24 hours after cardiac arrest indicate prognosis: an observational cohort study Dietrich Hasper, Stephan von Haehling, Christian Storm, Achim Jorres, Joerg C Schefold Critical Care 2009, 13 :R168 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Relationship between anti-dsDNA, anti-nucleosome and anti-alpha-actinin antibodies and markers of renal disease in patients with lupus nephritis: a prospective longitudinal study Jessica J Manson, Alexander Ma, Pauline Rogers, Lesley J Mason, Jo H Berden, Johan van der Vlag, David P D'Cruz, David A Isenberg, Anisur Rahman Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R154 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Methemoglobinemia in critically ill patients during extended hemodialysis and simultaneous disinfection of the hospital water supply Martin Johannes Bek, Sven Laule, Christine Reichert-J Critical Care 2009, 13 :R162 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The usefulness of a free self-test for screening albuminuria in the general population: a cross-sectional survey Markus MJ Nielen, Fran BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :381 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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