Renal insufficiency often appears to be unrecognized in hospitalized patients with heart failure, according to Israeli researchers. Reuters Health Information
In renal oncocytomas, how often do chromosome 1 abnormalities occur using loss of heterozygosity studies? How do 3 techniques compare in the evaluation of chromosome 1 in renal oncocytomas? American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with renal damage incurred higher direct costs, but did not experience a poorer quality of life, according to this study. Rheumatology
Pumping and performing biopsies on ECD kidneys may help facilitate both refusal by centers with low utilization rates and acceptance by centers with high utilization rates. Medscape Transplantation
An ad hoc peer-review committee was jointly appointed by Drug Authorities and Industry in 1999/2000 to review the evidence for a causal relation between phenacetin-free analgesics and nephropathy. BMC Nephrology
Patients with decreased kidney function have faster progression of carotid intima-media thickness and increased risk of cardiovascular events, according to findings published in the April issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) is diagnosed in a 36-year-old woman who had a deceased-donor renal transplant. PVAN, often diagnosed within 12 months of transplant, developed 8 years later. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
