Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Overview of Regular Dialysis Treatment in Japan as of 31 December 2006
pp. 428-456(29)
Authors: Nakai, Shigeru; Masakane, Ikuto; Akiba, Takashi; Shigematsu, Takashi; Yamagata, Kunihiro; Watanabe, Yuzo; Iseki, Kunitoshi; Itami, Noritomo; Shinoda, Toshio; Morozumi, Kunio; Shoji, Tetsuo; Marubayashi, Seiji; Morita, Osamu; Kimata, Naoki; Shoji, Tatsuya; Suzuki, Kazuyuki; Tsuchida, Kenji; Nakamoto, Hidetomo; Hamano, Takayuki; Yamashita, Akihiro; Wakai, Kenji; Wada, Atsushi; Tsubakihara, Yoshiharu

Bacteriological Qualities of Dialysis Fluid in Japan as of 31 December 2006
pp. 457-463(7)
Authors: Masakane, Ikuto; Tsubakihara, Yoshiharu; Akiba, Takashi; Watanabe, Yuzo; Iseki, Kunitoshi

Association of Heart Valve Calcification With Malnutrition-Inflammation Complex Syndrome, β₂-Microglobulin, and Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients on Hemodialysis
pp. 464-468(5)
Authors: Ikee, Ryota; Honda, Kenjiro; Oka, Machiko; Maesato, Kyoko; Mano, Tsutomu; Moriya, Hidekazu; Ohtake, Takayasu; Kobayashi, Shuzo

Efficacy of Once-weekly Intravenous Administration of Epoetin-β as a Maintenance Treatment for Anemia in Japanese Hemodialysis Patients: A Multicenter, Open-label Clinical Study
pp. 469-474(6)
Authors: Shigematsu, Takashi; Takami, Hiroya; Shimizu, Tatsuo; Shimoyama, Hiromi; Kim, Songsu; Hirose, Satoru; Sakai, Takehiko; Kono, Takashi; Mochizuki, Takahiro; Nishio, Kyosuke; Degawa, Hisakazu; Motomiya, Yoshihiro

Difficulty in Improving Malnutrition and Low-grade Inflammation in Diabetic Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
pp. 475-483(9)
Authors: Park, Sung-Won; Seo, Jung-Ju; Bae, Ho-Sang; Kim, Jong-Yeon; Kim, Chan-Duck; Park, Sun-Hee; Kim, Yong-Lim

Multivariate Analysis for Factors Predicting Rapid Response of Leukocytapheresis in Patients With Steroid-resistant Ulcerative Colitis: A Multicenter Prospective Open-label Study
pp. 484-490(7)
Authors: Matsumoto, Takayuki; Andoh, Akira; Okawa, Kiyotaka; Ito, Hiroaki; Torii, Ayao; Yoshikawa, Syusaku; Nakaoka, Ryosuke; Okuyama, Yusuke; Oshitani, Nobuhide; Nishishita, Masakazu; Watanabe, Kenji; Fukunaga, Ken; Ohnishi, Kunio; Kusaka, Takeshi; Yokoyama, Yoko; Sasaki, Masaya; Tsujikawa, Tomoyuki; Aoki, Tetsuya; Kusaka, Toshihiro; Takeda, Yasuhiro; Umehara, Yasushi; Nakamura, Shiro; Fujiyama, Yoshihide

Reduction of Plasma Levels of Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleukin-2 Receptors by Means of a Novel Immunoadsorption Column
pp. 491-499(9)
Authors: Lentz, Meredith; Kumar, Kiran

A Case Report of Double-Filtration Plasmapheresis for the Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration
pp. 500-504(5)
Authors: Yeh, Jiann-Horng; Cheng, Cheng-Kuo; Chiu, Hou-Chang

A Case Report of Double-Filtration Plasmapheresis for the Resolution of Refractory Chronic Urticaria
pp. 505-508(4)
Authors: Jiang, Xinxin; Lu, Mingxi; Ying, Yingjuan; Feng, Jian; Ye, Youxin

A Case Report of an Adult With Severe Hyperlipidemia During Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Induction Therapy Successfully Treated With Plasmapheresis
pp. 509-513(5)
Authors: Nakagawa, Masaru; Kimura, Syogo; Fujimoto, Keiji; Atumi, Hirokatsu; Imura, Jyunko; Chikazawa, Yoshihiro; Imamura, Hidetsugu; Okuyama, Hiroshi; Yamaya, Hideki; Fukushima, Toshihiro; Nakagawa, Atsushi; Asaka, Mitsuhiro; Yokoyama, Hitoshi

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Dialysis Patients
pp. 514-525(12)

Prognostic Study of Cardiac Events in Japanese High Risk Hemodialysis Patients Using ¹²³I-BMIPP-SPECT: B-SAFE Study Design
pp. 526-530(5)
Authors: Hasebe, Naoyuki; Moroi, Masao; Nishimura, Masato; Hara, Kazuhiro; Hase, Hiroki; Hashimoto, Akiyoshi; Kumita, Shinichiro; Haze, Kazuo; Momose, Mitsuru; Nagai, Yoji; Sugimoto, Tokuichiro; Kusano, Eiji; Akiba, Takashi; Nakata, Tomoaki; Nishimura, Tsunehiko; Tamaki, Nagara; Kikuchi, Kenjiro

Darbepoetin Alpha is Highly Cost-effective Compared With Epoetin Alpha in the Treatment of Renal Anemia: A Brief Report From a Hemodialysis Clinic in Japan
pp. 531-532(2)

Upcoming Meetings
pp. 533-533(1)

Acknowledgment of Reviewers
pp. 534-535(2)

Corporate Sponsors
pp. 536-537(2)