Adding niacin to statin therapy offers no incremental clinical benefit to patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and LDL cholesterol levels below 70 mg/dL, according to study findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine (online ahead of print).
The objectives of partial nephrectomy (PN) for kidney cancer are to optimize cancer control by obtaining negative margins while preserving as much renal function as possible.
Some patients have recurrent nephrolithiasis that may prove refractory to all known preventive strategies. Such individuals can experience frequent bouts of renal colic that result in narcotic dependency, long-term disability, and depression.
Gout is increasingly recognized in patients with chronic kidney disease, but the proper dosing regimen for traditional agents has not been well-studied in this patient group.
Antibiotics can decrease colonization of a common intestinal bacterium that metabolizes oxalate, perhaps rendering patients more susceptible to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, according to researchers.
ORLANDO—A weight loss program delivered by telephone can be just as effective in obese patients with at least one cardiovascular risk factor as a weight loss program delivered with in-person support, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 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—Uncontrolled secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) has been on the increase among black hemodialysis (HD) patients since the recent implementation of the federal government’s prospective payment system for dialysis services, researchers reported at Kidney Week 2011.
PHILADELPHIA—Epoetin alfa (EPO) use has decreased and intravenous (IV) iron use has increased significantly in private dialysis units since the introduction of the Medicare bundling rule for end-stage renal disease services, data presented at Kidney Week 2011 suggest.
PHILADELPHIA—Untreated secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is associated with increased mortality risk in hemodialysis (HD) patients, according to a report presented at Kidney Week 2011.
