Most-Read Articles during May 2011 thru April 2012 -- updated monthly

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  1. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: The Arteriovenous Fistula
    • Klaus Konner,
    • Barbara Nonnast-Daniel,
    • and Eberhard Ritz
    JASN Jun 1, 2003 14: 1669-1680; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000069219.88168.39
  2. Intensive Care Nephrology 2000: Lactic Acidosis Update for Critical Care Clinicians
    • FRIEDRICH C. LUFT
    JASN Feb 1, 2001 12: S15-S19
  3. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: Tuberculosis and the Kidney
    • JOHN B. EASTWOOD,
    • CATHERINE M. CORBISHLEY,
    • and JOHN M. GRANGE
    JASN Jun 1, 2001 12: 1307-1314
  4. Clinical Nephrology: Use of the Albumin/Creatinine Ratio to Detect Microalbuminuria: Implications of Sex and Race
    • Holly J. Mattix,
    • Chi-yuan Hsu,
    • Shimon Shaykevich,
    • and Gary Curhan
    JASN Apr 1, 2002 13: 1034-1039
  5. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: Metabolic Alkalosis
    • JOHN H. GALLA
    JASN Feb 1, 2000 11: 369-375
  6. SPECIAL FEATURE: The Classification of Glomerulonephritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Revisited
    • Jan J. Weening,
    • Vivette D. D’Agati,
    • Melvin M. Schwartz,
    • Surya V. Seshan,
    • Charles E. Alpers,
    • Gerald B. Appel,
    • James E. Balow,
    • Jan A. Bruijn,
    • Terence Cook,
    • Franco Ferrario,
    • Agnes B. Fogo,
    • Ellen M. Ginzler,
    • Lee Hebert,
    • Gary Hill,
    • Prue Hill,
    • J. Charles Jennette,
    • Norella C. Kong,
    • Philippe Lesavre,
    • Michael Lockshin,
    • Lai-Meng Looi,
    • Hirofumi Makino,
    • Luiz A. Moura,
    • Michio Nagata,
    • and on behalf of the International Society of Nephrology and Renal Pathology Society Working Group on the classification of lupus nephritis
    JASN Feb 1, 2004 15: 241-250; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000108969.21691.5D
  7. UP FRONT MATTERS - Clinical Commentary: Cerebral Salt Wasting Versus SIADH: What Difference?
    • Richard H. Sterns and
    • Stephen M. Silver
    JASN February 2008 19: 194-196; published ahead of print January 23, 2008, doi:10.1681/ASN.2007101118
  8. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: Rhabdomyolysis
    • RAYMOND VANHOLDER,
    • MEHMET SÜKRÜ SEVER,
    • EKREM EREK,
    • and NORBERT LAMEIRE
    JASN Aug 1, 2000 11: 1553-1561
  9. FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY: Renal Tubular Acidosis: The Clinical Entity
    • Juan Rodríguez Soriano
    JASN Aug 1, 2002 13: 2160-2170; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000023430.92674.E5
  10. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: ANCA-Positive Vasculitis
    • Lavanya Kamesh,
    • Lorraine Harper,
    • and Caroline O. S. Savage
    JASN Jul 1, 2002 13: 1953-1960; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000016442.33680.3E
  11. FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY: Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells, and Cloning: Opportunities for Regenerative Medicine
    • Chester J. Koh and
    • Anthony Atala
    JASN May 1, 2004 15: 1113-1125; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000119683.59068.F0
  12. Clinical Nephrology: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in Adults: Outcome and Prognostic Factors
    • Evangéline Pillebout,
    • Eric Thervet,
    • Gary Hill,
    • Corinne Alberti,
    • Philippe Vanhille,
    • and Dominique Nochy
    JASN May 1, 2002 13: 1271-1278; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000013883.99976.22
  13. CLINICAL RESEARCH: Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Cyclophosphamide for Induction Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
    • Gerald B. Appel,
    • Gabriel Contreras,
    • Mary Anne Dooley,
    • Ellen M. Ginzler,
    • David Isenberg,
    • David Jayne,
    • Lei-Shi Li,
    • Eduardo Mysler,
    • Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero,
    • Neil Solomons,
    • David Wofsy,
    • and the Aspreva Lupus Management Study Group
    JASN May 2009 20: 1103-1112; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1681/ASN.2008101028
  14. Disease of the Month: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
    • Marina Noris and
    • Giuseppe Remuzzi
    JASN Apr 1, 2005 16: 1035-1050; published ahead of print February 23, 2005, doi:10.1681/ASN.2004100861
  15. UP FRONT MATTERS - Clinical Commentary: When Is It Appropriate to Order an Ionized Calcium?
    • Laura M. Calvi and
    • David A. Bushinsky
    JASN July 2008 19: 1257-1260; published ahead of print January 23, 2008, doi:10.1681/ASN.2007121327
  16. UP FRONT MATTERS - Clinical Commentary: Bicarbonate Therapy in Severe Metabolic Acidosis
    • Sandra Sabatini and
    • Neil A. Kurtzman
    JASN April 2009 20: 692-695; published ahead of print March 5, 2008, doi:10.1681/ASN.2007121329
  17. UP FRONT MATTERS - Special Articles: Pathologic Classification of Diabetic Nephropathy
    • Thijs W. Cohen Tervaert,
    • Antien L. Mooyaart,
    • Kerstin Amann,
    • Arthur H. Cohen,
    • H. Terence Cook,
    • Cinthia B. Drachenberg,
    • Franco Ferrario,
    • Agnes B. Fogo,
    • Mark Haas,
    • Emile de Heer,
    • Kensuke Joh,
    • Laure H. Noël,
    • Jai Radhakrishnan,
    • Surya V. Seshan,
    • Ingeborg M. Bajema,
    • Jan A. Bruijn,
    • and on behalf of the Renal Pathology Society
    JASN Apr 1, 2010 21: 556-563; published ahead of print February 18, 2010, doi:10.1681/ASN.2010010010
  18. Transplantation: Trimetazidine Reduces Renal Dysfunction by Limiting the Cold Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Autotransplanted Pig Kidneys
    • THIERRY HAUET,
    • JEAN-MICHEL GOUJON,
    • ALAIN VANDEWALLE,
    • HERVE BAUMERT,
    • LOUIS LACOSTE,
    • JEAN-PAUL TILLEMENT,
    • MICHEL EUGENE,
    • and MICHEL CARRETIER
    JASN Jan 1, 2000 11: 138-148
  19. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: Hypomagnesemia
    • ZALMAN S. AGUS
    JASN Jul 1, 1999 10: 1616-1622
  20. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: Lithium Intoxication
    • RICHARD T. TIMMER and
    • JEFF M. SANDS
    JASN Mar 1, 1999 10: 666-674
  21. EDITORIALS: Paradoxical Antidiuretic Effect of Thiazides in Diabetes Insipidus: Another Piece in the Puzzle
    • Johannes Loffing
    JASN Nov 1, 2004 15: 2948-2950; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000146568.82353.04
  22. UP FRONT MATTERS - Science in Renal Medicine: Mechanisms in Hyperkalemic Renal Tubular Acidosis
    • Fiona E. Karet
    JASN February 2009 20: 251-254; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1681/ASN.2008020166
  23. Genetically Engineered Mice: Inducible Gene Expression and Gene Modification in Transgenic Mice
    • FRÉDÉRIC JAISSER
    JASN Nov 1, 2000 11: S95-S100
  24. UP FRONT MATTERS - Science in Renal Medicine: Mechanism of Hypokalemia in Magnesium Deficiency
    • Chou-Long Huang and
    • Elizabeth Kuo
    JASN October 2007 18: 2649-2652; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1681/ASN.2007070792
  25. Chronic Kidney Disease: Chronic Kidney Disease and Mortality Risk: A Systematic Review
    • Marcello Tonelli,
    • Natasha Wiebe,
    • Bruce Culleton,
    • Andrew House,
    • Chris Rabbat,
    • Mei Fok,
    • Finlay McAlister,
    • and Amit X. Garg
    JASN July 2006 17: 2034-2047; published ahead of print May 31, 2006, doi:10.1681/ASN.2005101085
  26. UP FRONT MATTERS - Special Article: The Current State of Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
    • Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe and
    • James M. Musser
    JASN October 2008 19: 1855-1864; published ahead of print July 30, 2008, doi:10.1681/ASN.2008010092
  27. Articles: Oral Antihyperglycemic Agents and Renal Disease: New Agents, New Concepts
    • Jean-François Yale
    JASN Mar 1, 2005 16: S7-S10; doi:10.1681/ASN.2004110974
  28. DISEASE OF THE MONTH: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis
    • ANUP RAI,
    • CYNTHIA NAST,
    • and SHARON ADLER
    JASN Dec 1, 1999 10: 2637-2644
  29. Hemodialysis Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Canadian Society of Nephrology: CHAPTER 2: Management of Blood Pressure in Hemodialysis Patients
    • Kailash Jindal,
    • Christopher T. Chan,
    • Clement Deziel,
    • David Hirsch,
    • Steven D. Soroka,
    • Marcello Tonelli,
    • and Bruce F. Culleton
    JASN March 2006 17: S8-S10
  30. Clinical Nephrology: Effects of Albumin/Furosemide Mixtures on Responses to Furosemide in Hypoalbuminemic Patients
    • NAGA CHALASANI,
    • J. CHRISTOPHER GORSKI,
    • JOHN C. HORLANDER SR.,
    • REBECCA CRAVEN,
    • HELENA HOEN,
    • JUAN MAYA,
    • and D. CRAIG BRATER
    JASN May 1, 2001 12: 1010-1016
  31. MAKING SENSE: A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO IV THERAPY: Safety of Intravenous Iron in Clinical Practice: Implications for Anemia Management Protocols
    • George R. Aronoff
    JASN Dec 1, 2004 15: S99-S106; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000143815.15433.87
  32. Proceedings of the Fourth Genoa Meeting on Hypertension, Diabetes, and Renal Diseases: Thiazide Diuretics in the Treatment of Hypertension: An Update
    • Antonio Salvetti and
    • Lorenzo Ghiadoni
    JASN April 2006 17: S25-S29; doi:10.1681/ASN.2005121329
  33. UP FRONT MATTERS - Special Article: Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Disease: ESRD as a Paradigmatic Illness
    • Daniel Cukor,
    • Scott D. Cohen,
    • Rolf A. Peterson,
    • and Paul L. Kimmel
    JASN December 2007 18: 3042-3055; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1681/ASN.2007030345
  34. CLINICAL RESEARCH: Randomized Trial of Plasma Exchange or High-Dosage Methylprednisolone as Adjunctive Therapy for Severe Renal Vasculitis
    • David R.W. Jayne,
    • Gill Gaskin,
    • Niels Rasmussen,
    • Daniel Abramowicz,
    • Franco Ferrario,
    • Loic Guillevin,
    • Eduardo Mirapeix,
    • Caroline O.S. Savage,
    • Renato A. Sinico,
    • Coen A. Stegeman,
    • Kerstin W. Westman,
    • Fokko J. van der Woude,
    • Robert A.F. de Lind van Wijngaarden,
    • Charles D. Pusey,
    • and on behalf of the European Vasculitis Study Group
    JASN July 2007 18: 2180-2188; published ahead of print June 20, 2007, doi:10.1681/ASN.2007010090
  35. Disease of the Month: Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy
    • Karl Tryggvason and
    • Jaakko Patrakka
    JASN March 2006 17: 813-822; published ahead of print February 8, 2006, doi:10.1681/ASN.2005070737
  36. UP FRONT MATTERS - Science in Renal Medicine: Mechanisms of Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Sharon M. Moe and
    • Neal X. Chen
    JASN February 2008 19: 213-216; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1681/ASN.2007080854
  37. CLINICAL RESEARCH: Bicarbonate Supplementation Slows Progression of CKD and Improves Nutritional Status
    • Ione de Brito-Ashurst,
    • Mira Varagunam,
    • Martin J. Raftery,
    • and Muhammad M. Yaqoob
    JASN Sep 1, 2009 20: 2075-2084; published ahead of print July 16, 2009, doi:10.1681/ASN.2008111205
  38. MAKING SENSE: A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO IV THERAPY: Structure, Chemistry, and Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Iron Agents
    • Bo G. Danielson
    JASN Dec 1, 2004 15: S93-S98; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000143814.49713.C5
  39. UP FRONT MATTERS - Special Article: Reassessment of Albumin as a Nutritional Marker in Kidney Disease
    • Allon N. Friedman and
    • Stephen Z. Fadem
    JASN Feb 1, 2010 21: 223-230; published ahead of print January 14, 2010, doi:10.1681/ASN.2009020213
  40. Mechanisms of Hypertension: Cells, Hormones, and the Kidney: Endothelial Dysfunction
    • Dierk H. Endemann and
    • Ernesto L. Schiffrin
    JASN Aug 1, 2004 15: 1983-1992; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000132474.50966.DA
  41. Epidemiology and Outcomes: Efficacy of the World Health Organization Analgesic Ladder to Treat Pain in End-Stage Renal Disease
    • Ahmad S. Barakzoy and
    • Alvin H. Moss
    JASN November 2006 17: 3198-3203; published ahead of print September 20, 2006, doi:10.1681/ASN.2006050477
  42. UP FRONT MATTERS - Editorials: Just Add Water
    • Dan Negoianu and
    • Stanley Goldfarb
    JASN June 2008 19: 1041-1043; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1681/ASN.2008030274
  43. Disease of the Month: Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II (Dense Deposit Disease): An Update
    • Gerald B. Appel,
    • H. Terence Cook,
    • Gregory Hageman,
    • J. Charles Jennette,
    • Michael Kashgarian,
    • Michael Kirschfink,
    • John D. Lambris,
    • Lynne Lanning,
    • Hans U. Lutz,
    • Seppo Meri,
    • Noel R. Rose,
    • David J. Salant,
    • Sanjeev Sethi,
    • Richard J.H. Smith,
    • William Smoyer,
    • Hope F. Tully,
    • Sean P. Tully,
    • Patrick Walker,
    • Michael Welsh,
    • Reinhard Würzner,
    • and Peter F. Zipfel
    JASN May 1, 2005 16: 1392-1403; published ahead of print March 30, 2005, doi:10.1681/ASN.2005010078
  44. SYMPOSIUM : New Approaches in Transplant Therapy: Newer Immunosuppressive Drugs: A Review
    • JAN F. GUMMERT,
    • TUIJA IKONEN,
    • and RANDALL E. MORRIS
    JASN Jun 1, 1999 10: 1366-1380
  45. FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY: Acute Renal Failure Definitions and Classification: Time for Change?
    • Ravindra L. Mehta and
    • Glenn M. Chertow
    JASN Aug 1, 2003 14: 2178-2187; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000079042.13465.1A
  46. UP FRONT MATTERS - Clinical Commentary: Ion-Exchange Resins for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia: Are They Safe and Effective?
    • Richard H. Sterns,
    • Maria Rojas,
    • Paul Bernstein,
    • and Sreedevi Chennupati
    JASN May 1, 2010 21: 733-735; published ahead of print February 18, 2010, doi:10.1681/ASN.2010010079
  47. HOMER W. SMITH AWARD LECTURE: The Juxtaglomerular Apparatus: From Anatomical Peculiarity to Physiological Relevance
    • Jurgen Schnermann
    JASN Jun 1, 2003 14: 1681-1694; doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000069221.69551.30
  48. Disease of the Month: Lipoprotein Metabolism and Lipid Management in Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Bonnie C.H. Kwan,
    • Florian Kronenberg,
    • Srinivasan Beddhu,
    • and Alfred K. Cheung
    JASN April 2007 18: 1246-1261; published ahead of print March 14, 2007, doi:10.1681/ASN.2006091006
  49. Clinical Research: Bedtime Dosing of Antihypertensive Medications Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in CKD
    • Ramón C. Hermida,
    • Diana E. Ayala,
    • Artemio Mojón,
    • and José R. Fernández
    JASN Dec 1, 2011 22: 2313-2321; published ahead of print October 24, 2011, doi:10.1681/ASN.2011040361
  50. Clinical Nephrology: Acute Kidney Injury, Mortality, Length of Stay, and Costs in Hospitalized Patients
    • Glenn M. Chertow,
    • Elisabeth Burdick,
    • Melissa Honour,
    • Joseph V. Bonventre,
    • and David W. Bates
    JASN Nov 1, 2005 16: 3365-3370; published ahead of print September 21, 2005, doi:10.1681/ASN.2004090740

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