RAAS Blockade After Acute Kidney Injury Ups Survival in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Use of the antihypertensive medications improved survival whether or not patients fully recovered from acute kidney injury.
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PSMA-PET Outperforms Conventional Imaging for Initial Prostate Cancer Staging
Study findings support PSMA-PET as a first-line approach for the primary staging of intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer.
Pilot Study Probes Dapagliflozin Use in Patients Receiving Dialysis
Clinicians are asking whether sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors can be continued in patients with kidney failure for their purported cardiovascular benefits.
Pig Kidney Xenotransplant to Human Recipients Shows Encouraging Results
Studies show “life-sustaining” kidney function from pig xenografts transplanted into brain-dead men.
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Appears Promising for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy is an attractive alternative to chemotherapy for patients with localized MIBC because of its lower toxicity profile.
Risk Factors Identified for Kidney Function Decline After Radical Cystectomy
Patient comorbidities were among the significant risk factors for kidney function decline.
Dialysis Population Hit Harder by Delta, Omicron COVID-19 Virus Variants
Differences between the dialysis and nondialysis population were most pronounced during the first Omicron wave, investigators reported.
Preeclampsia Ups Risks for Chronic Hypertension, Kidney Disease
Preeclampsia is an important risk factor for chronic kidney disease and warrants post-delivery monitoring, according to investigators.
Fixed-Dose Combination Therapies Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in CKD
The 5-year number needed to treat to prevent the primary cardiovascular outcome 25 in patients with lower eGFR compared with 67 among those with normal eGFR.
Fistula First Approach for Hemodialysis Challenged
Study findings lend support to placing “the right access in the right patient at the right time” per the 2019 KDOQI guideline rather than using a strict “fistula first” approach.
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