Recent Publications

• Shechter SM, Chandler T, Skandari MR, Zalunardo N. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Vascular Access Referral Policies in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2017 Sep;70(3):368-376.doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2017 Jun 7. PubMed PMID:28599902.
• Levin A, Tang M, Perry T, Zalunardo N, Beaulieu M, Dubland JA, Zerr K, Djurdjev O. Randomized Controlled Trial for the Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Vascular Stiffness in CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Sep 7;12(9):1447-1460. doi:10.2215/CJN.10791016. Epub 2017 May 26. PubMed PMID: 28550081; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5586581.
• Maruyama A, Hussaini T, Partovi N, Erb SR, Azalgara VM, Zalunardo N, Pick N, Hull M, Yoshida EM. Successful Treatement of Hepatitis C with Simeprevir, Sofosbuvir, and Ribavirin in an HIV Coinfected Liver Transplant Patient with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2016;2016:83772835. doi: 10.1155/2016/837283. Epub 2016 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 27366182; PubMed Central Central PMCID: PMC4904549.
• Rose C, Gill J, Zalunardo N, Johnston O, Mehrotra A, Gill JS. Timing of Pregnancy After Kidney Transplantation and Risk of Allograft Gailure. Am J Transplant. 2016 Aug;16(8):2360-7. doi:10.1111/ajt.13773.Epub 2016 Apr 4. PubMed PMID: 26946063.
• Rigattl C, Walsh M, Zalunardo N, Clase CM, Manns BJ, Madore F, Samuel SM, Morgan CJ, Wolfs W, Suri RS. Establishing a Canadian national clinical trails network for kidney disease: proceedings of a planning workshop. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2015 Nov 17;2:46. doi:10.1186/s40697-015-0080-7. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26583070; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4650502.
• Aeng ES, Shalansky KF, Lau TT, Zalunardo N, Li G, Bowie WR, Duncan CP. Acute Kidney Injury With Tobramycin-Impregnated Bone Cement Spacers in Prosthetic Joint Infections. Ann Pharmacother. 2015 Nov;49(11): 1207-13. doi:10.1177/1060028015600173. Epub 2015 Aug 12. PubMed PMID: 26269097.
• Chen A, Singh S, Dubrowski A, Pratt DD, Zalunardo N, Nair P, McLaughlin K, Ma IW. Part versus whole: a randomized trial of central venous catheterization education. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2015 Oct;20(4):1061-71. doi:10.1007/s10459-015-9586-0. Epub 2015 Feb 1. PubMed PMID:25638697.
• Ma IW, Zalunardo N, Brindle ME, Hatala R, McLaughlin K. Notes From the Field: Direct Observation Versus Rating by Videos for the Assessment of Central Venous Catheterization Skills. Eval Health Prof. 2015 Sep;38(3):419-22. doi:10.1177/0163278713518942. Epub 2014 Jan 12. PubMed PMID:24419501.
• Shechter SM, Skandari MR, Zalunardo N. Timming of arteriovenous fistula creation in patients with CKD: a decision analysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Jan;63(1);95-103. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.06.021. Epub 2013 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 23978336.
• Johnston O, Zalunardo N, Rose C, Gill JS. Prevention of sepsis during the transition to dialysis may improve the survival of transplant failure patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007;18:1331-7.
• “Komenda P, Zalunardo N, Burnett S, Love J, Buller C, Taylor P, Duncan J, Djurdjev, A. Incidental Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Angiography: Are These Lesions Significant? Am J Nephrol 2008;29(5):434-439.”
• “Zalunardo N, Rose C, Starovoytov A, Djurdjev O, Fox R, Taylor P, Duncan JA, Buller CE, Levin A. Incidental atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis diagnosed at cardiac catheterization: no difference in kidney function with or without stenting. Am J Nephrol 2008;28:921-8.”
• Zalunardo N. Predicting outcome in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: revisiting old themes and slowly moving forward. Perit Dial Int 2008;28:335-9.
• Gill JS+, Zalunardo N+, Rose C, Tonelli M. The pregnancy and live birth rate in kidney transplant recipients. Am J Transpl 2009;9(7):1541-9. +denotes coprimary authorship.
• Jokhi PP, Ramanathan K, Walsh S, Fung AY, Saw J, Fox RS, Zalunardo N, Buller CE. Experience of stenting for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis in a cardiac catheterization laboratory: technical considerations and complications. Can J Cardiol 2009;25(8):e273-8.
• 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 2010 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print].
• Blake PG, Bargman JM, Brimble KS, Davison SN, Hirsch D, McCormick BB, Suri RS, Taylor P, Zalunardo N, Tonelli M; 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-Apr;31(2):218-39.  PubMed PMID: 21427259.
• Su VC, Shalansky K, Jastrzebski J, Martyn A, Li G, Yeung CK, Snyder F, Zalunardo N. Parenteral vitamin B12 in macrocytic hemodialysis patients reduced MMA levels but did not change mean red cell volume or hemoglobin. Clin Nephrol. 2011 Apr;75(4):336-45. PubMed PMID: 21426888.
• 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.
• 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 Aug;26(8):2712-4.  Epub 2011 Jun 1. PubMed PMID: 21633102.
• Ma IW, Zalunardo N, Pachev G, Beran T, Brown M, Hatala R, McLaughlin K. Comparing the use of global rating scale with checklists for the assessment of central venous catheterization skills using simulation. Adv Health Sci Educ. Theory Pract. 2011 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21877217.
• Telio D, Pi D, Zalunardo N, Tucker LB, Chen LY. Atypical autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Haematologica. 2011 Nov;96(11):e43. PubMed PMID: 22058281; PubMed Central.  PMCID: PMC3208669.