An asymptomatic patient with multiple solid renal masses: errors in diagnosisCaterina Canavese
Transplantation and Nephrology, Department of Nephro-urology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Ospedale Maggiore della Carit, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
Nephrol Dial Transplant 20:2274-8. 2005
- Low-dose continuous iron therapy leads to a positive iron balance and decreased serum transferrin levels in chronic haemodialysis patients
Caterina Canavese
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Torino, S Giovanni Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
Nephrol Dial Transplant 19:1564-70. 2004
..Continuous maintenance therapy with iron has been proposed for dialysis patients on recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) in the hope that the regimen is adequate and safe...
- Long-term, low-dose, intravenous vitamin C leads to plasma calcium oxalate supersaturation in hemodialysis patients
Caterina Canavese
Department of Nephro urology, Nephrology and Transplantation, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara, Italy
Am J Kidney Dis 45:540-9. 2005
..However, clear-cut safety concerns regarding hyperoxalemia are still poorly understood. This study tries to establish safety/efficacy profiles of ascorbate and oxalate during long-term intravenous ascorbate supplementation...
- Clinical relevance of hemochromatosis-related HFE C282Y/H63D gene mutations in patients on chronic dialysis
C Canavese
Section Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Clin Nephrol 58:438-44. 2002
..Furthermore, carriers for these mutations might be prone to develop sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda and cardiovascular events...
- Blast from the past: the aluminum's ghost on the lanthanum salts
Caterina Canavese
Nephrology and Transplantation, Department of Nephro urology, Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara
Curr Med Chem 12:1631-6. 2005
..The Aluminum story should serve as cautionary tale when considering the use of new metal ions...
- [Nephrologists and porphyrias]
C Canavese
Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Cattedra di Nefrologia dell Universita di Torino, Torino
G Ital Nefrol 19:393-412. 2002
..Genetic therapies are being studied for the future...
- Validation of serum ferritin values by magnetic susceptometry in predicting iron overload in dialysis patients
Caterina Canavese
Department of Internal Medicine, and Unit of Cancer Epidemiology of the University of Torino, S Giovanni Molinette Hospital and OIRM CTO Hospital, Torino, Italy
Kidney Int 65:1091-8. 2004
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- Seizures and renal failure: is there a link?
Caterina Canavese
Department of Nephro urology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Ospedale Maggiore della Carita, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara
Nephrol Dial Transplant 20:2855-7. 2005
- Rubidium deficiency in dialysis patients
C Canavese
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Torino, Italy
J Nephrol 14:169-75. 2001
..We focused on the rubidium (Rb) status in dialysis patients (HD), as concerns about its possible deficiency have been raised...
- Extrahepatic immunological manifestations of hepatitis C virus in dialysis patients
C Canavese
Department of Nephrourology, University of Turin, Italy
J Nephrol 13:352-9. 2000
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the probability that HCV infection creates an increased risk for extrahepatic immunological abnormalities in chronic RDT patients...
- Risk management of renal biopsy: 1387 cases over 30 years in a single centre
P Stratta
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara, Italy
Eur J Clin Invest 37:954-63. 2007
..We aimed to obtain a comprehensive assessment of safety/utility ratio of percutaneous renal biopsy...
- [Bright disease in Turin and Italy from the middle of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century]
P Stratta
Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Sezione di Nefrologia, , Turin, Italy
Minerva Urol Nefrol 53:45-55. 2001
..However, noteworthy is the fact that these values were very close to those estimated as being the annual need for renal replacement therapy (10-20/year/105 population)...
- Angiotensin I-converting enzyme genotype significantly affects progression of IgA glomerulonephritis in an italian population
P Stratta
Epidemiology Unit of Cancer, Service of Transplant Immunology of the University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Am J Kidney Dis 33:1071-9. 1999
..However, on the basis of current knowledge, we cannot exclude that I/D polymorphism may simply serve as a prognostic marker, eventually linked with other discrete loci involved in the progression of renal damage...
- The role of metals in autoimmune vasculitis: epidemiological and pathogenic study
P Stratta
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Torino, S Giotanni Molinette Hospital, Italy
Sci Total Environ 270:179-90. 2001
..Therefore, an intriguing network including Silica, Vasculitis, TBC and ANCA might be hypothesized. The aim of this work was to further investigate these correlations using both epidemiological and pathogenic approaches...
- Dual effect of methylprednsolone pulses on apoptosis of peripheral leukocytes in patients with renal diseases
P Stratta
Nephrology and Transplantation, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital and Interdisciplinary Research Centre of Autoimmune Diseases IRCAD Novara, Italy
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 19:647-59. 2006
..Oral steroid therapy did not influence baseline apoptosis...
Low-molecular-weight-heparin and pregnancy, when the dose does it: a nephrologist's opinion: a rebuttalP Stratta
J Thromb Haemost 9:2127-9; author reply 2129-30. 2011
- Silica and renal diseases: no longer a problem in the 21st century?
P Stratta
Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Section of the Faculty of Medicine, S Giovanni Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Italy
J Nephrol 14:228-47. 2001
..An occupational history must be obtained for all renal patients, checking particularly for exposure to silica, heavy metals, and solvents...
- Analysis of red cell parameters on the Sysmex XE 2100 and ADVIA 120 in iron deficiency and in uraemic chronic disease
O David
Department of Clinical Pathology, Regina Margherita S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
Scand J Clin Lab Invest 66:113-20. 2006
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the red cell parameters, RBC-Y and RET-Y, provided by Sysmex XE 2100, correlate with HYPO and CHr...
- Human polyomavirus BK in patients with lupus nephritis: clinical and histological correlations
L Colla
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Lupus 16:881-6. 2007
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- Think of oxalate when using ascorbate supplementation to optimize iron therapy in dialysis patients
Caterina Canavese
Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:1463-4; author reply 1464. 2008
- Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, renal failure and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis/nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy
Piero Stratta
Nephrology and Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and International Research Centre Autoimmune Disease, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara Ospedale Maggiore della Carità , Novara, USA
Curr Med Chem 15:1229-35. 2008
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- Guidelines audit may overcome disparities in health care: experience of an Italian region
Mario Salomone
Service of Nephrology, C.T.O./C.R.F./M. Adelaide Hospital, Torino, Italy
J Nephrol 19:296-302. 2006
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- Gadolinium-associated nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: the need for nephrologists' awareness
Caterina Canavese
Nephrology and Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, and International Research Centre Autoimmune Diseases, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara, Italy
J Nephrol 21:324-36. 2008
..Nephrologists are called to action to collect and organize information to identify cofactors for NSF/NFD, and therefore they must be aware of this new pathology, as the eye sees only what the mind knows...
- A patient with unexplained hyperphosphataemia
Piero Stratta
Departments of Nephro-Urology, Laboratory of Chemistry and Clinical Research, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara, Italy
Nephrol Dial Transplant 21:2664-6. 2006
- Ciprofloxacin crystal nephropathy
Piero Stratta
Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara, Italy
Am J Kidney Dis 50:330-5. 2007
..Crystals in the tubules were negative for both the von Kossa stain for phosphates and alizarin red stain for calcium...
- Pregnancy in patients with kidney disease
Piero Stratta
University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara Nephrology and Transplant Unit, Maggiore della Carita Hospital, Novara, Italy
J Nephrol 19:135-43. 2006
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- The patient whose hypocalcaemia worsened after prompt intravenous calcium replacement therapy
Piero Stratta
Nephrology and Transplantation, Department of Nephro-urology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Ospedale Maggiore della Carit, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
Lancet 367:273. 2006
- Pregnancy in kidney transplantation: satisfactory outcomes and harsh realities
Piero Stratta
Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Section, University of Turin, S Giovanni Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
J Nephrol 16:792-806. 2003
..In conclusion, women of childbearing age who have had renal transplantation should be counselled before conception about possibility and risks of pregnancy...
- Interaction between gene polymorphisms of nitric oxide synthase and renin-angiotensin system in the progression of membranous glomerulonephritis
Piero Stratta
Department of Internal Medicine, Section Nephrology, S Giovanni Molinette Hospital, Torino, Italy
Nephrol Dial Transplant 19:587-95. 2004
..Although previous studies have examined genetic risk associated with single gene variations, experiments assessing risk conferred by multiple gene variations are still scanty...
- IgM antibodies against cytomegalovirus in SLE nephritis: viral infection or aspecific autoantibody?
Piero Stratta
Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Section, University of Turin, Italy
J Nephrol 15:88-92. 2002
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- Posttransplantation chronic renal damage in nonrenal transplant recipients
Piero Stratta
Department of Nephro Urology of the Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara, Italy
Kidney Int 68:1453-63. 2005
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- A role for bromine deficiency in sleep disturbances of long-term dialysis patients
Caterina Canavese
Am J Kidney Dis 48:1018-9; author reply 1019. 2006
- Quiz page. Arterial-venous fistulas from kidney biopsies
Piero Stratta
Department of Nephro-urology, Nephrology and Transplantation, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital, Novara, Italy
Am J Kidney Dis 48:A30, e1-2. 2006
- Where have all the lanthanum salts gone, long time passing?
Caterina Canavese
Kidney Int 64:2327-8; author reply 2328. 2003
- Rubidium, salami and depression. You cannot have everything in life
Caterina Canavese
Blood Purif 26:311-4. 2008
..CONCLUSION: If rubidium is found in salami, then the occasional slice could be more beneficial for people suffering from depression than taking a lot of medication...
- How can we be sure that renal dysfunction after coronary angiography is just explained by contrast nephropathy?
Caterina Canavese
Kidney Int 66:1717; author reply 1717-8. 2004
- Protective effect of vitamin C supplementation in dialysis patients: not all that glitters
Caterina Canavese
Kidney Int 67:376-7; author reply 377-8. 2005
- Calcium on trial: beyond a reasonable doubt?
Caterina Canavese
Kidney Int 63:381-2; author reply 383-4. 2003
- Medullary sponge kidney
Piero Stratta
Department of Nephro-urology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Maggiore Hospital Medicine
Am J Kidney Dis 48:e87-8. 2006
- The statement that folate supraphysiological levels in uremic patients do not cause harm should not go unchallenged
Caterina Canavese
Kidney Int 63:771; author reply 771-3. 2003
