Elevated plasma levels of urotensin II (UTN) predicts a lower risk of death from all causes and cardiovascular causes in CKD patients, Italian researchers conclude.

Periodontal disease is independently associated with CKD, a study found.

Roche announced that the FDA has approved Mircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta) for the treatment of anemia associated with CKD in adults, including dialysis patients and patients not on dialysis.

SAN FRANCISCO—Medicaid patients are less likely to have seen a nephrologist or kidney dietitian prior to starting renal replacement therapy (RRT) compared with patients covered by Medicare or employer group health insurance, data show.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in CKD patients is an independent predictor of cardiac event risk, researchers say.

SAN FRANCISCO—Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in CKD patients is an independent predictor of cardiac event risk, data suggest.

SAN FRANCISCO—Medicaid patients are less likely to have seen a nephrologist or kidney dietitian prior to starting renal replacement therapy (RRT) compared with patients covered by Medicare or employer group health insurance, data show.

DESPITE regular dietary instruction, patients undergoing dialysis have a poor knowledge of dietary phosphorus compared with other nutrients important in CKD, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison.

Older age and hypertension increase the risk of renal impairment among live kidney donors, according to South Korean researchers.

USING A SINGLE drug to block the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) may be just as effective as using two drugs at decreasing albuminuria in hypertensive patients with microalbuminuria and elevated cardiovascular risks, data suggest. Dual RAAS blockade achieves greater BP reductions, however.