Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD)- Test your knowledge!

December 8, 2011 // 3 Comments

This month in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Kasiske et al performed a retrospective cohort study comparing the incidence of posttransplant lymphoproliferative [...]

Family History of End-Stage Renal Disease: What does it mean for ESRD Risk?

December 6, 2011 // 2 Comments

In this post, Dr Tejas P. Desai, eAJKD web advisory board member and Dr. William Mc Clellan (WM) will share thoughts on a study published in the current issue of AJKD [...]

Cardiac Biomarkers in CKD and ESRD: What to make of them?

November 29, 2011 // 2 Comments

Dr. Akshay S. Desai (AD), cardiologist from Harvard Medical School, spoke with Dr Kellie Calderon (eAJKD), eAJKD web advisory board member, on the use of cardiac biomarkers [...]

Pemetrexed Nephrotoxicity

November 23, 2011 // 3 Comments

eAJKD Video Interview: Kidney Tubular Toxicity of Maintenance Pemetrexed Therapy Featuring Kenar Jhaveri, MD, eAJKD Blog Editor and Authors: Ilya Glezerman, MD Renal Service, [...]

Sulodexide in Diabetic Nephropathy: Is There a Role for This Novel Agent?

November 22, 2011 // 0 Comments

Sulodexide is a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) that has no measurable anticoagulant effect when taken orally. Preliminary studies have shown that sulodexide has a [...]

The Nephrologists and the Internet!

November 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

Dr. Scott Gilbert (eAJKD), Education Editor of AJKD speaks with Dr. Matthew Sparks (MS) from Duke University Division of Nephrology on embracing the internet to enhance [...]

HLA-B Matching Priority Removal in Transplantation Allocation: Was it Worth It?

November 7, 2011 // 1 Comment

Dr. Dorry Segev (DS), Transplant Surgeon from Johns Hopkins Medical Center, recently discussed the removal of HLA-B matching priority in transplantation with Dr. Kenar [...]

Sex and Estrogen Therapy and Their Influence on FGF-23 and Phosphate Levels

November 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

It is known that estrogen can mitigate menopause-associated urine phosphate retention. A recent cross-sectional study of ambulatory individuals with prevalent cardiovascular [...]

Announcing eAJKD: The Official Blog of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases

November 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

The American Journal of Kidney Diseases would like to officially welcome you to our new blog, eAJKD. The blog is being led by Kenar Jhaveri, MD and a team of nephrologists [...]