Diabetic Kidney Disease in US Veterans Characterized
The prevalence of diabetic kidney disease is higher among US veterans than the general population, investigators noted.
National Kidney Foundation Annual Meeting
Hypertension Risk Higher for Black Living Kidney Donors
Black living kidney donors have a significant 17% higher risk for systolic hypertension compared with their White counterparts.
New Questionnaire Captures Symptoms, Burden of CKD Anemia
The new tool goes beyond hemoglobin measurement to include the effects of anemia on patients’ quality of life.
Healthy Diets Fail to Improve Survival Outcomes in the ESKD Population
Investigators report no significant improvement in cardiovascular or overall mortality in patients on dialysis.
Tufts Nephrologist Receives Top NKF Research Award
Daniel E. Weiner, MD, a nephrologist at Tufts Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, received the National Kidney Foundation’s top research award at the 2022 Spring Clinical Meetings.
Study Identifies Predictors of Rapid Renal Decline in ADPKD
Creatinine alone does not reliably predict renal decline in the AKPKD population, according to investigators.
Invasive Cardiac Procedures Used Less When CKD Is Present
Patients with vs without chronic kidney disease have 32% lower odds of undergoing invasive cardiac procedures for acute coronary syndrome in adjusted analyses.
Low, High Sodium in ESKD Increases In-Hospital Death Risk, Hospital Stays
Hyper- and hyponatremia in patients with kidney failure are significantly associated with a 2.0- and 1.8-fold increased risk of dying in the hospital, respectively.
Program to Lower Costs of Kidney Failure Care May Have Unintended Effects
The federal Comprehensive ESRD Care initiative “may incentivize treatment patterns that generate short-term savings but may be costlier long-term,” according to investigators.
Racial Disparities Identified in Health Care Access in CKD Population
Policy-level interventions targeting underserved populations are necessary to improve their access to care.
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