ERA-EDTA Congress Annual Meeting Coverage

Transplant Failure Portends Higher Mortality Risk

PARIS—Patients who have lost their graft have had renal failure longer and are likely to have more comorbidities.

Vasculitis Patients Have Poor Grasp of Treatment Effects

PARIS—Patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis have substantial knowledge deficits about potential treatment-related adverse effects, according to data from a British survey.

Daily Fluid Intake Found To Have No Effect on Mortality

PARIS—New data from a population-based cohort study appear to challenge the belief that survival is linked to daily fluid intake.

Hyperphosphatemia Linked to Diuretic Use

PARIS—Diuretics may raise phosphate levels and increase the likelihood of hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease.

High Uric Acid Raises CKD Risk, Study Finds

PARIS—High levels of uric acid are associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially among hypertensive individuals.

Statins Have Mixed Effects in CKD Patients

PARIS—Statin medications appear to have different effects on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) depending on their disease stage, researchers reported.

Diabetic Renal Disease Boosts Mortality Risk after Failed Tx

PARIS—British investigators have reported a link between diabetes as primary renal disease (PRD) and survival after transplant failure.

Arterial Stiffness in CKD Patients Tied to Periodontal Health

PARIS—New data show that the severity of periodontitis is associated with arterial stiffness in patients with worsening chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Raising Lanthanum Dose Cuts Phosphorus Levels

PARIS—Raising the dose of the calcium-free phosphate binder lanthanum carbonate from a lower conventionally used dose of 2,250 or less to 3,000 mg/day may reduce phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hyperphosphatemia.

Clinical Decision Tool Helps Cut RRT Referral Time

PARIS—Primary care physicians who use a clinical decision support system (CDSS) may be able to avoid late referrals for renal replacement therapy (RRT), researchers reported at the 49th Congress of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association.

Mortality Linked to Short-Term Change in Kidney Function

PARIS—Short-term changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that exceed 25% are associated with an increased risk of death in patients with or without chronic kidney disease (CKD), British investigators reported at the 49th Congress of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association.

Sexual Dysfunction is Common in Women on Hemodialysis

PARIS—Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in sexually active women with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis (HD), according to data presented at the 49th Congress of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA).

Similar Survival Rates for Hemodiafiltration and Hemodialysis

PRAGUE—End-stage renal disease patients on post-dilution online hemodiafiltration (HDF) or high-flux hemodialysis (HD) have the same overall survival and non-fatal cardiovascular (CV) event rates, new findings show.

Survival Better with HD than PD in CHF Patients

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

PP Declines Predict Worse HD Patient Survival

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.