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Renal Graft Survival Similar in Elderly Patients

Jody A. Charnow June 03, 2009

BOSTON—Kidney transplant recipients aged 65 years and older have a three-year graft survival rate similar to that of younger patients, but their three-year mortality was higher than those aged younger than 65.

Cardiac Disease Need Not Rule Out ECD Kidney Transplants

Jody A. Charnow June 02, 2009

BOSTON—Recipients of expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys have similar patient and graft survival regardless of their pre-transplant history of cardiac disease, including coronary revascularization prior to transplantation, a study shows.

Study: 'Male Lumpectomy' Measures Up

John Schieszer May 01, 2009

SAN DIEGO—Focal cryoablation of prostate cancer—the so-called male lumpectomy—is associated with oncologic outcomes comparable with those achieved using more radical treatments, according to a study of patients who underwent the procedure and had up to 12 years of follow-up.

Erectile Dysfunction Is Associated with Greater Mortality

April 27, 2009

CHICAGO—Erectile dysfunction (ED) is associated with an increased risk of death from any cause and from cardiovascular disease (CVD), new findings show.

Unresectable RCC Tumors Respond to Sunitinib

John Schieszer March 30, 2009

ORLANDO—Sunitinib may have antitumor activity against unresectable primary renal cell carcinoma (RCC), permitting resection in some patients, according to preliminary results from an ongoing phase 2 trial.

Fractures, Hyponatremia Linked in the Elderly

Jody A. Charnow March 30, 2009

Hyponatremia may place elderly patients at increased risk for bone fractures, according to researchers.

Enzyme May Predict Coronary Artery Calcification

Jody A. Charnow March 30, 2009

Elevated levels of serum alkaline phosphatase in hemodialysis (HD) patients may predict coronary artery calcification (CAC), which is associated with cardiovascular and mortality in this population.

Hemoglobin Levels Vary in Non-Dialysis CKD Patients

Jody A. Charnow March 30, 2009

NASHVILLE—Researchers who analyzed data from clinical trials of darbepoetin alfa in anemic non-dialysis CKD patients found that all patients experience variable hemoglobin (Hb) levels, although the degree of fluctuation may vary.