Mission Statement:

To improve the care and outcomes of kidney disease
patients worldwide through promoting coordination,
collaboration and integration of initiatives to develop
and implement clinical practice guidelines.

Appendix 3:  Madrid Conference Abstracts Submitted by Conference Participants

Abstracts: 

Table of Contents

Barsoum, Rashad ………………………………………… Cirrhosis Ameliorates Renal Osteodystrophy (ROD) in Patients on Regular Hemodialysis (RHD)
Boyce, Brendan ………………………………………… Role of TNF and IL-1 in Osteoclasts Formation and Function
Cassidy, Michael ………………………………………… Vascular Calcification in CKD
Chesney, Russell ………………………………………… Pitfalls in the Analysis of Serum Osteocalcin in Childhood Renal Osteodystrophy
Coen, Giorgio ………………………………………… 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Bone Histomorphometry in Hemodialysis Renal Osteodystrophy

Histomorphometric Assessment of Vone Turnover in Uraemic Patients: Comparison Between Activation Frequency and Bone Formation Rate

Renal Osteodystrophy in Predialysis and Hemodialysis Patients: Comparison of Histologic Patterns and Diagnostic Predictivity of Intact PTH

PTH 1-84 and PTH "7-84" in the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Renal Bone Disease

Serum Leptin in Dialysis Renal Osteodystrophy

Compston, Juliet ………………………………………… Bone Quality:  How Do We Assess It?
D’Haese, Patrick & De Broe, Marc ………………………………………… Evaluation of Renal Osteodystrophy
Felsenfeld, Arnold ………………………………………… Correlation Between PTH and Bone Activity
Ferreira, Manuel Anibal ………………………………………… Evaluation of Renal Osteodystrophy
Fouque, Denis ………………………………………… The Parathormone Ratio 1-84 / 7-84 is Positively Influenced by Serum Phosphate But Not GFR in Chronic Kidney Disease
Fukagawa, Masafumi ………………………………………… FGF23 as a Surrogate Marker For Parathyroid Function in Dialysis Patients
Houillier, Pascal ………………………………………… Total PTH, PTH (1-84) and PTH (7-84) in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (CDK)
Jha, Vivekanand ………………………………………… Evaluation of Bone Mineral Density After Renal Transplantation Using Quantitative CT Scan
Jorgetti, Vanda ………………………………………… Osteoporosis in Hemodialysis Patients Revisited by Bone Histomorphometry:  A New Insight into and Old Problem
Ketteler, Markus ………………………………………… Calcium-Regulatory Proteins in CKD
Langman, Craig ………………………………………… Serum Osteoprotegerin (OPG) in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease and in Healthy Children
Leonard, Mary ………………………………………… Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Renal Osteodystrophy
Mazzaferro, Sandro ………………………………………… About the Clinical Significance of DEXA (Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) in Renal Osteodystrophy (ROD)
Salusky, Isidro ………………………………………… Evaluation of Renal Osteodystrophy in Children
Silver, Justin ………………………………………… Trap 5b as a Marker of Bone Resorption
Teitelbaum, Steven …………………………………………  Mechanisms of Osteoclastic Bone Resorption
Tsukamoto, Yusuke ………………………………………… Combination in Use in Different Serum Bone Markers Could Improve the Sensitivity of Each Assayin Determining Both Low-Turnover and High-Turnover Bone [1]