Research References
Accepted in Press - 2011
Bagshaw S, Wald R, Barton J, Burns K, Friedrich J, House A, James M,
Levin A, Moist L, Pannu N, Stollery D, Walsh M. Clinical factors associated with inititation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury-a prospective multi-centre observational study journal of critical care. Accepted for publication in
Journal of Critical Care, June 2011.
Levin A, Le Barbier M,
Er L, Andress D, Sigrist M,
Djurdjev O. Incident isolated 1,25 vitamin D deficiency is more common in CKD patients than isolated 25 vitamin D deficiency over 12 months. Accepted for publication,
Journal of Nephrology, June 2011.
Levin A. Multi-Intervention Management of Calciphylaxis: A Report of 7 Cases. Case Report, accepted for publication in AJKD, June 2011.
Levin A, Stevens P “Early detection of CKD: benefits, limitations and prognosis”, submitted to Nature Reviews Nephrology, accepted for publication, June 2011.
Mammen C, White CT, Prendiville J. Childhood Bullous Pemphigoid: A Rare Manifestation of Chronic Renal Allograft Rejection. Accepted in Press (online) with the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, January 2010.
Rajan T, Barbour S, White C, Levin A. Low birth weight and nephron mass as a role in the progression of chronic kidney disease: a case report on identical twins with Alport disease. Accepted for publication in NDT, April 2011.
Published - 2011 Adrianne C. Lebner, Kristin M. Beard, Steven D. Soroka, Serge H. Cournoyer,
Gerald A. Da Roza, Denis F. Geary and David C. Mendelssohn. Interprovincial differences in the achievement of K/DOQI targets of mineral metabolism in Canada.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 2011 26:156-163.
Barbour SJ,
Beaulieu MC,
Zalunardo NY, Magil AB. Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Report of two cases.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21633102.
Blake PG, Bargman JM, Brimble KS, Davison SN, Hirsch D, McCormick BB, Suri RS,
Taylor P,
Zalunardo N, Tonelli M; the Canadian Society of Nephrology Work Group on adequacy of peritoneal dialysis. Clinical practice guidelines and recommendations on peritoneal dialysis adequacy 2011.
Perit Dial Int. 2011 Mar;31(2):218-239. PubMed PMID: 21427259.
Burns K, Wolfs W, Belanger P, McLaughlin K,
Levin A. The KRESCENT Program: An initiative to match supply and demand for kidney research in Canada.
Clinical Investigative Medicine. Dec 2010;Vol 33,No 6, pp E1-E12.
Chiarelli G,
Beaulieu M, Taylor P,
Levin A, Holmes DT. Elimination of BNP by Peritoneal Dialysis: Investigation of Analytical Issues.
Peritoneal Dialysis Int’l. Mar 2011; 31(2),pp 199-202.
Farah M, Crawford RI,
Levin A,
Chan-Yan C. Calciphylaxis in the current era: emerging ‘ironic’ features?.
NDT. Jan 2011;26(1), pp191-5.
Hanko J, Jastrzebski J, Nieva C, White L, Li G,
Zalunardo N. Dedication of a
nurse to educating suboptimal haemodialysis starts improved transition to
independent modalities of renal replacement therapy.
Nephrol Dial Transplant.
2011 Jul;26(7):2302-8. Epub 2010 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 21071546.
Isakova T, Gutierrez O, Patel N, Andress D, Wolf M,
Levin A. Vitamin D deficiency, inflammation, and albuminuria in chronic kidney disease: complex interactions.
Journal of Renal Nutrition. July, 2011; Vol 21, No 4, pp 295-302.
Koh JC,
Koo W. Chinese nutrition educational materials for renal patients: A 2010 update.
Journal of Renal Nutrition (online).Vol 21(2) March, 2011: p e1-e4.
Hopkins RB, Garg AX,
Levin A, Molzahn, A, Rigatto C, Singer J, Soltys G, Soroka S, Parfrey PS, Barrett BJ, Goeree R. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized trial comparing care models for chronic kidney disease. Published on-line,
CJASN. June 2011; 6 (6), pp 1248-57.
Isakova T, Gutierrez O, Patel N, Andress D, Wolf M,
Levin A. Vitamin D deficiency, inflammation, and albuminuria in Chronic Kidney Disease: Complex interactions.
Journal of Renal Nutrition. July, 2011; Vol 21, No 4, pp 295-302.
Levin A, et al.The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe in patients with chronic kidney disease (Study of Heart and Renal Protection): a randomized placebo-controlled trial.Published on-line in
The Lancet. June 2011; Vol 377, No 9784, pp 2151-2248.
Levin A, Beaulieu MC. Trials and Tribulations of New Agents, Novel Biomarkers, and Retarding Renal Progression. Published on-line, JASN. June 2011; 22 (6), pp 992-3.
Prestidge C, Chilvers MA, Davidson AGF, Cho E, McMahon V, White CT. Renal function in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients in the first decade of life. Pediatric Nephrology.Volume 26, Issue 4 (2011), Page 605-612. [IF = 2.22].
Prestidge C, Rassekh SR, Matsell DG. Nephrotic syndrome developing during induction chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. 2011 Jun;15(3):410-3.
Prestidge C, Romann A, Djurdjev O,Matsuda-Abedini M.Utility and cost of a renal transplant transition clinic. Pediatric Nephrology (online ahead of print).July 2011.
Rogers J, Leung M, Beaulieu M, Levin A, Burnett S, Zienkiewicz A. Evaluation of Anemia Management by Algorithms in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Who Are Not Receiving Dialysis. Published in the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. March–April 2011; Vol. 64, No. 2,pp 141-6.
Su VC, Shalansky K, Jastrzebski J, Martyn A, Li G, Yeung CK, Snyder F,
Zalunardo N. Parenteral vitamin B12 in macrocytic hemodialysis patients reducedb MMA levels but did not change mean red cell volume or hemoglobin.
Clin Nephrol. 2011 Apr;75(4):336-45. PubMed PMID: 21426888.
Tangri N, Stevens LA, Griffith J, Tighiouart H,
Djurdjev O, Naimark D,
Levin A; Levey AS. A predictive model for progression of Chronic Kidney Disease to kidney failure.
JAMA. April 2011; 305 (15), pp 1553-9.
Weber C, Bennett M, Er L, Bennett MT,
Levin A. Urinary NGAL levels before and after coronary angiography: a complex story.
NDT. Advance access published Feb 25, 2011.
Last updated August 15, 2011.
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