APOL1 High-Risk Genotype Increases COVID-19-Related AKI Risk in Blacks
In a study of Black patients with COVID-19, those with 2 APOL1 risk alleles have increased odds of acute kidney injury.
In a study of Black patients with COVID-19, those with 2 APOL1 risk alleles have increased odds of acute kidney injury.
Nearly two-thirds of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and acute kidney injury requiring dialysis died during their hospital stay, a study found.
Investigators have developed a rodent model to explore changes in renal function early in pregnancy that predict problems such as preeclampsia, low infant birth weight, and miscarriage.
Understanding kidney sequelae in infected patients with AKI has important public health implications for resource allocation, screening, and patient counseling, according to the investigators.
Avoiding inappropriate use and overdosing of drugs with nephrotoxic effects is an important strategy to prevent hospital-acquired AKI in children, according to investigators.
A urine protein-creatinine ratio of 1 g/g or higher is associated with increased risks for requiring kidney replacement therapy, ICU admission, and death, a study found.
Rates of acute kidney injury were found to be higher in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI who had more advanced extravalvular cardiac damage.
In a study, bleeding complications occurred in 24% of patients who experienced acute kidney injury while on vitamin K antagonist therapy.
Prompt diagnosis of AKI and the ability to rule out immune checkpoint inhibitors as the cause may allow patients to continue with cancer immunotherapy.
Individuals diagnosed with a stress-related disorder may warrant increased surveillance of their kidney function, according to study investigators.