Functional Iron Deficiency Linked to CV Disease, Mortality
Significant associations seen for functional iron deficiency with coronary heart disease, cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality
Anemias
Iron Status, FGF23 Tied With Poor Cardiovascular, Kidney Outcomes in CKD
Emerging data demonstrate that iron is an important regulator of FGF23.
BUN Better Indicates Anemia Risk in NDD-CKD, Study Suggests
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in NDD-CKD represents nitrogenous uremic toxin accumulation that could be involved in anemia of CKD.
Study: Erythropoietin Not Associated With Increased Stroke Risk in Hemodialysis
The factors that may account for any excess stroke risk among ESA users remain unclear.
FDA Denies Approval of Roxadustat for Anemia in CKD
The FDA noted that the application could not be approved in its present form and had requested an additional clinical study be conducted.
Anemia May Increase Risks of Ischemic Stroke and Poststroke Mortality
Researchers sought to determine whether patients with anemia had an increased risk of ischemic stroke and poststroke mortality.
Study: No Safe Lead Level in Drinking Water for Patients With CKD
Lead in municipal drinking water, even at levels allowed by the EPA, are associated with lower hemoglobin levels in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, a study found.
Anemia, SHPT Are Possible Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
In a small study, approximately a third of kidney transplant recipients had anemia and half had persistent secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Iron Deficiency in CKD, With or Without Anemia, May Up Death, CV Risks
Treating iron deficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease may be necessary even in the absence of anemia, according to investigators.
Generic Version of Feraheme Now Available
The first generic version of Feraheme (ferumoxytol injection) has been made available by Sandoz.
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