Once Pregnant, Living Kidney Donors More Likely to Have Hypertension
Living kidney donors are more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure or preemclampsia once pregnant compared to non-donor.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Conscious Sedation Safe for Renal Cryoablation
Local anesthesia with conscious sedation for renal cancer cryoablation associated with shorter procedure and hospital stays.
Statin Plus Metformin May Reduce Prostate Cancer Relapse Risk
Dual use of both drugs significantly reduced the risk of biochemical prostate cancer recurrence after radical surgery.
Kidney Cancer Linked to Kidney Stones
Meta-analysis reveals a significantly increased risk of kidney stones only in male patients with kidney cancer.
Ferric Citrate Controls Phosphorus, Cuts ESA Use
Over 52 weeks, the drug maintained hemoglobin levels while decreasing IV iron use in dialysis patients with anemia.
Earlier Use of ESAs Benefits Non-Dialysis Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients
Renal events are significantly less likely if erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are started at hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.
Tight Blood Pressure Control Benefits Some Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) Patients
Tight blood pressure control slows the rate of increase in total kidney volume and reduces left ventricular index.
Niacin May Slow Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Progression
In a study of 3.3 million veterans, administration of niacin B vitamin was associated with less rapid decline in eGFR.
Data Challenge IV Iron Withholding Guideline
IV iron in anemia hemodialysis patients hospitalized for bacterial infections found not to worsen outcomes.
Higher Serum Ferritin Ups Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients
Hemodialysis (HD) patients in highest quartile of serum ferritin had an increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and infection-related mortality.
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