PHILADELPHIA—End-stage renal disease patients who dialyzed with a portable hemodialysis (HD) system for 12 months reported improvements in their overall quality of life (QoL), according to findings presented at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—A novel treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with anemia is showing positive results following a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, according to findings reported at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a relatively high prevalence of gout compared with the general population, according to data presented at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—High dietary salt intake may decrease the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and low dietary potassium intake may increase the risk, investigators reported at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—Adequate doses of calcifediol can correct 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and improve malnutrition-inflammation status in hemodialysis (HD) patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), researchers reported at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—Ferumoxytol has an efficacy comparable to iron sucrose in treating iron deficiency anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but is associated with lower adverse event (AE) rates, according to the findings a head-to-head comparison of the two formulations presented at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—Once-monthly peginesatide, an investigational peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA), is similar to epoetin administrated one to three times weekly in maintaining mean hemoglobin levels in the 10-12 g/dL range in hemodialysis patients with anemia, according to study findings presented at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—Among kidney transplant recipients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), African-Americans (AA) have a greater prevalence of risk factors for allograft failure compared with other races, according to findings presented at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—High pre-transplant serum phosphorus levels are associated with worse outcomes following renal transplantation, according to study findings presented at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—Live kidney donation by African-Americans increases their risk of hypertension, researchers reported at Kidney Week 2011.
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