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Portable Home Dialysis Unit Improves QoL

Novel Therapy for CKD Anemia Advances

Gout Prevalence High in CKD Patients

Lower CKD Risk Found with High Salt Intake

Lower CKD Risk Found with High Salt Intake

Calcifediol May Improve PTH Control, Nutritional Status

IV Iron Drug Shows Advantages in Head-to-Head Trial

Once-Monthly ESA Maintains Stable Hemoglobin Levels

Black Transplant Patients with FSGS Are At Higher Risk

High Pretransplant Phosphorus Raises Post-Transplant Death Risk

Live Kidney Donation Raises Hypertension Risk in Blacks

Cinacalcet Plus Low-Dose Vitamin D Improves SHPT Treatment

Uncontrolled SHPT On the Rise in Blacks Since Debut of 'Bundling'

Increasing Phosphate Raises Death, CV Risks in Hemodialysis Patients

EPO Use Declining After Bundling Introduced

Depressive Symptoms after Kidney Transplantation Are Associated with Decreased Survival

Predialysis Factors and the Timing of Dialysis Initiation among Older Adults

Renal and Death Risks Lower with Metformin than Sulfonylureas

Coronary Artery Calcification an MI Risk Factor in CKD Patients

Acute Rejection Risk Higher with Membranous Glomerulonephritis

Pretransplant ESA Hyporesponsiveness May Worsen Post-Transplant Outcomes

Worsening Post-Transplant CKD Predicts Higher Graft Failure Risk

Untreated SHPT Increases Mortality Risk

Treating SHPT with Cinacalcet Lowers Phosphorus

Two Vitamin D Analogues Show Similar Efficacy for SHPT

High FGF-23 in AKI Patients Predicts Worse Outcomes

IV Iron Use for Anemia Rising, ESA Use Falling

HD-Related Damage Not a Factor in CKD-Related Anemia

Response to ESAs Predicts ESRD Risk

Predialysis Renal Decline Patterns Identified

Rapid Renal Decline in the Elderly Linked to Systolic Blood Pressure

Dialysis-Requiring AKI Rises Sharply

ESA Resistance Increases Death Risk More in HD than PD Patients

Vitamin D Regimen May Treat SHPT in Renal Transplant Patients

Vitamin D Regimen May Treat SHPT in Renal Transplant Patients

FGF-23 Levels Are Elevated in Children, Adults with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Preserved Renal Function

Long-Term Risks of Hospital Readmission, Death in Patients with Kidney Disease

Predictors of Hospitalizations in Maintenance HD Patients

EC-MPS, MMF Similar in Efficacy in Tacrolimus-Treated Transplant Patients

BP Rises with ESAs Not Relate to Vasoconstriction

Diabetes Boosts CKD Patients' Comorbidities

High PTH and FGF-23 Predict Vascular Calcification

Study Identifies Predictors of Cinacalcet Use After Transplantation

Renal Function Declines in Living Kidney Donors

Study Hints at Why Diabetics Are Less Likely to Receive a Renal Transplant

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