Nephrology

Early Use of RAAS Inhibitors May Benefit Children With Lupus Nephritis

Publish Date June 24, 2022

Real-world data on use of RAAS inhibitors can be used to support future pragmatic studies to optimize management of childhood-onset SLE, according to investigators.

Hypertension Up 10 Years After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Publish Date June 24, 2022

No difference seen in measures of left ventricular structure, global longitudinal strain, diastolic function, arterial stiffness with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Ultra-Processed Foods May Up CKD Risk

Publish Date June 23, 2022

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a frequently consumed ultra-processed food group.

Frequent Nut Consumption Linked With Lower CKD Risk

Publish Date June 23, 2022

Nutritional therapy is an essential part of CKD management.

Consuming Coffee May Lower Risk for Acute Kidney Injury

Publish Date June 23, 2022

Higher daily consumption tied to lower risk for new acute kidney injury diagnosis

Perfluoroalkyl, Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Linked to Hypertension

Publish Date June 23, 2022

Risk for developing hypertension increased among multiracial/multiethnic women at midlife with higher serum concentrations of PFAS

Survivors of Childhood Cancer More Likely to Be Undertreated for CVD

Publish Date June 23, 2022

Increased health-related self-efficacy associated with significantly reduced likelihood of undertreatment

Post-Kidney Transplant MACE Predicts Worse Survival

Publish Date June 22, 2022

Kidney transplant recipients who had nonfatal MACE within the first year after transplant surgery, compared with those who did not, had a significantly lower 1-year survival rate (80.5% vs 97.4%).

Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis Compared

Publish Date June 22, 2022

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis is an important strategy to promote home dialysis, according to investigators.

ADA: Diabetes May Quadruple Risk for Long COVID

Publish Date June 22, 2022

Authors say review findings are limited by heterogenous definitions of long COVID in published studies