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 Cardiovascular Disease

Higher CV Event Rate Linked to Low Hb in HD Patients

May 11, 2012

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Hemodialysis (HD) patients receiving either epoetin or peginesatide who achieve low hemoglobin (Hb) levels have an increased rate of cardiovascular (CV) events, according to new data presented at the National Kidney Foundation 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings.
 

Post-Angiography AKI May Deter Heart Drug Use

April 28, 2012

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND—Older patients who have coronary angiography and then experience acute kidney injury (AKI) are significantly less likely to receive cardiovascular medications than their counterparts who do not develop AKI, a new study shows.
 

Dialysis May Help Some Patients with Treatment-Resistant CHF

April 11, 2012

Dialysis may improve outcomes in patients suffering from treatment-resistant congestive heart failure (CHF) accompanied by severe renal insufficiency, new findings suggest.
 

Heart Failure Linked to Orthostatic Hypotension

April 10, 2012

Orthostatic hypotension predicts incident heart failure among middle-aged adults, especially those aged 45-55 years old, researchers reported online ahead of print in Hypertension.
 

Endothelial Dysfunction in CKD Patients Linked to Calcitonin

April 05, 2012

Serum calcitonin is independently related with endothelial dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), data suggest.
 

Kidney Donation Does Not Increase CV Risk

April 01, 2012

Kidney donors are at no greater risk for cardiovascular (CV) events or death than non-donors.
 

Arteriovenous Fistulas May Increase Heart Failure Risk

March 21, 2012

Pre-emptive placement of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in pre-dialysis patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) may increase their risk of congestive heart failure (CHF), a study found.
 

Nut Consumers Have Lower Health Risks

March 07, 2012

Nut consumption is associated with a decreased prevalence of certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, according to a recent study.
 

Renal Dysfunction After Radical Nephrectomy Raises Cardiovascular Risks

February 25, 2012

PARIS—Renal dysfunction following radical nephrectomy (RN) for renal cancer is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and non-cancer-related mortality, Japanese researchers reported at the 27th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology.
 

Change in Fitness or Fatness Impacts Cardio Risk Factors

February 06, 2012

Positive change in fitness or fatness impacts cholesterol, hypertension, metabolic syndrome
 

Severe Vitamin D Deficiency Raises Death Risk in Hemodialysis Patients

February 02, 2012

Hemodialysis (HD) patients with severe vitamin D deficiency are more than twice as likely to die from any cause compared with those who have sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to a German study.
 

Newer Antihypertensive Agents May Be No Better than Diuretics

January 20, 2012

Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and ACE inhibitors may be no better than diuretics at preventing cardiovascular deaths in patients with hypertension, according to a follow-up study of patients in a seminal antihypertensive trial. In addition, CCBs and ACE inhibitors may increase cardiovascular risks.
 

Myocardial Infarctions Frequently Unrecognized in Kidney Disease Patients

January 04, 2012

Myocardial infarction (MI) often goes unrecognized in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, according to researchers.
 

EPO Resistance May Predict Cardiovascular Events

December 05, 2011

Early identification of erythropoietin (EPO) resistance may help clinicians predict cardiovascular risk in hemodialysis (HD) patients, according to researchers.
 

Telephone Intervention Can Help Obese Patients Lose Weight

November 16, 2011

ORLANDO—A weight loss program delivered by telephone can be just as effective in obese patients with at least one cardiovascular risk factor as a weight loss program delivered with in-person support, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011.
 

Kidney Transplants Fail to Stop Coronary Artery Calcification

November 02, 2011

Renal transplantation does not stop or reverse coronary artery calcification (CAC), according to researchers.
 

Drug-Eluting Stents Safe for Most Older CKD Patients

October 20, 2011

Drug-eluting stents are safe to use in older patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions regardless of renal function, researchers concluded.
 

Two RRT Modalities Offer Similar Survival

October 01, 2011

PRAGUE—Two forms of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease are associated with similar rates of mortality overall and from cardiovascular (CV) causes, according to a new study.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Helps Identify Silent CAD in Diabetic Men

September 15, 2011

Erectile dysfunction (ED) can improve the effectiveness of screening diabetic men for asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD), according to researchers.
 

Fruits, Vegetables Boost BP Control

September 13, 2011

PARIS—A diet rich in fruits and vegetables can lower blood pressure in patients with coronary heart disease, according to data presented at the European Society of Cardiology annual meeting.
 

Ambulatory BP Predicts Renal and CV Events

August 15, 2011

In a study of 436 patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis (mean age 65.1 years), ambulatory blood pressure (BP) measurements showed risk of both renal and cardiovascular (CV) events to be highest when daytime systolic BP was 135 mm Hg or higher, when diastolic BP was in the highest quintile, and when nighttime systolic BP was 124 mm Hg or higher.
 

Survival Better with HD than PD in CHF Patients

July 21, 2011

PRAGUE—For patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) who initiate maintenance dialysis, those starting on peritoneal dialysis (PD) have a significantly greater death risk than those starting on hemodialysis (HD), according to a French study.
 

PP Declines Predict Worse HD Patient Survival

July 20, 2011

PRAGUE—Decreases in pulse pressure (PP), and to a lesser extent increases, predict worse survival in the first year for patients new to hemodialysis (HD), new findings suggest.
 

LDL Lowering Fails to Slow Renal Disease Progression

July 19, 2011

PRAGUE—Lowering LDL cholesterol (LDL) can prevent or even reverse atherosclerosis, but it does not do the same for the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
 

HDL from CDK Patients Loses Vasoprotective Effects

July 18, 2011

PRAGUE—HDL cholesterol (HDL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) loses its protective effect on vascular endothelium, new findings suggest. Rather than supporting the beneficial functions of the endothelium, it appears to become pro-inflammatory and inhibit them.
 

NP-Based Program Helps Control CKD Cardiac Risk Factors

July 18, 2011

PRAGUE—A multifactorial intervention using a polydrug and lifestyle treatment strategy with nurse practitioner (NP) support can improve management of some cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and reduced the number of physician visits by patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
 

BP Meds at Bedtime Reduce CVD Risk

June 28, 2011

PRAGUE—Taking antihypertensive medications at bedtime significantly reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with ingesting the drugs upon awakening, according to researchers.
 

CV Risk Lower with Metformin

June 27, 2011

SAN DIEGO—Older patients with type 2 diabetes have a significantly higher likelihood of experiencing a cardiovascular (CV) event within two years if they start treatment with a sulfonylurea drug than with metformin, researchers reported at the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.
 

LVEF Predicts Mortality in Very Elderly Patients

May 26, 2011

NEW YORK—Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is associated with an increased likelihood of cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality in very elderly patients, data show. This association is independent of traditional CV risk factors, according to investigators.
 

Dual Regimen Benefits Obese Patients

May 12, 2011

NEW ORLEANS—The combination of sustained-release naltrexone and bupropion leads to sustained clinically meaningful weight loss and improves markers of cardiovascular risk in obese patients, according to results released at the 60th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology.
 
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