Latest Anemia News
Long-Acting ESAs Can Save Time, Costs
Findings based upon time costs of preparation and administration per patient.
Daily Vitamin D Does Not Improve or Prevent Anemia
In a randomized study of patients with heart failure, including some with concurrent chronic kidney disease, patients who received vitamin D supplements or placebo had similar changes in hemoglobin levels over 36 months.
Anemia Common After Bariatric Surgery
Anemia much more common among patients who did not have close follow-up with weight-loss surgeon
Patients Weigh Anemia Management Options
In a survey, hemodialysis patients were willing to accept medication risks to avoid red blood cell transfusion.
Anemia By Itself Linked With Early Death
Study of Japanese individuals showed that anemia increased mortality risk even in the absence of chronic kidney disease.
Iron-based Binder Improves Phosphorus Levels in Dialysis Patients
The proportion of patients with serum phosphorus levels within target range rose from 22% to 65% within 6 months of starting ferric citrate treatment.
Ferritin Spike Soon After Hemodialysis Initiation Ups Mortality Risk
Up to a 49% higher risk of death observed in patients who had a 400 ng/mL increase in serum ferritin from baseline values compared with patients who had relatively stable ferritin levels.
Optimal Iron Status for Hemodialysis Patients Reported
Japanese researchers conclude that a serum ferritin level below 90 ng/mL and TSAT of 20% or higher was optimal for achieving a hemoglobin level of 10 g/dL or higher.
Low Hemoglobin, Low SEVR Linked in Chronic Kidney Disease
Researchers used pulse wave analysis to measure subendocardial viability ratio, a measure of myocardial perfusion, and its association with hemoglobin.
RBC Distribution Width, Dialysis Patient Mortality Linked
As red blood cell distribution width increases, so does the risk of death from any cause.
Non-Dialysis CKD Patients With Anemia Have More CVD, Worse QoL
Anemic patients were 41% and 80% more likely to have coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease than non-anemic patients.
New Review Highlights Iron Deficiency Anemia in CKD
Intravenous iron should be strongly considered for patients treated with ESAs or hemodialysis, according to reviewers.
Low Testosterone Tied to Anemia Risk in Men With Type 2 Diabetes
In type 2 diabetic male patients, a low testosterone level was found to be associated with anemia. These findings are consistent with previous reports.
Ferric Citrate Modestly Improves Anemia, Study Confirms
Significantly more patients treated with ferric citrate increased their hemoglobin levels by 1 g/dL or more over 8 weeks.
Anemia Burden in Chronic Kidney Disease Described
The prevalence of low hemoglobin levels increases with declining renal function.
Renal and Urology News Articles
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- Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients Underestimated, Undertreated
- Anagliptin Improves LDL Partly Via ApoB-100 Suppression
- First Metastasis Site Predicts Prostate Cancer-Specific Survival
- High Phosphorus Ups Risk of Kidney Transplant Failure, Death