Coronary atherosclerosis severity is significantly associated with decreased renal function, according to researchers.

Cardiovascular events are twice as likely to occur in highly fatigued patients, recent study shows.

Albuminuria is strongly associated with the severity of calcified atherosclerotic plaque (CP) in white but not black individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Lovastatin may prevent development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in CKD patients, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2009; published online ahead of print).

SAN DIEGO—Lanthanum carbonate stops progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in hemodialysis (HD) patients, preliminary data from a small pilot study suggest.

Coronary atherosclerosis severity is significantly associated with decreased renal function, according to researchers.

Study reveals an increased risk of MI and other heart problems.

Heart failure and diabetes could make reported risks clinically undetectable.

Researchers who studied a group of dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) found that one fifth of them received antithrombotic medications that were contraindicated or not recommended.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals has received approval for a new indication for its angiotensin II receptor blocker Micardis (telmisartan): cardiovascular risk reduction in patients aged 55 years and older who are at high risk of experiencing major cardiovascular events and are unable to take ACE inhibitors.