Cardiovascular Disease Found to Raise ESRD Risk
Not only do kidney disease patients have higher rates of cardiovascular events, cardiovascular disease events may increase the risk of end-stage renal disease in the general population.
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Heavy Alcohol Use May Hasten CKD Progression
A study of patients with chronic kidney disease found that regular and occasional binge drinkers had double the risk of disease progression compared with non-drinkers.
Rising FGF23 Increases Risk of Requiring Kidney Replacement Therapy
Increasing levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 in patients with chronic kidney disease are independently associated with an increased risk of requiring maintenance dialysis or a kidney transplant, a study found.
End-Stage Renal Disease Patients at Higher Risk for Syphilis
Study shows incidence rate 3 times higher than that seen in general population.
Researchers: ESRD Should Not Preclude Weight Loss Surgery
Absolute rate differences in complications were low between patients with kidney failure and those with normal kidney function.
Creatinine Rises After RAS Inhibitor Initiation Tied to Worse Outcomes
Creatinine increases exceeding 10% within 2 months of initiating renin angiotensin system inhibitors were consistently associated with greater risks.
Rates of Palliative Care Rising for Inpatients With ESKD on Dialysis
However, significant racial disparities exist and persist across all hospital subtypes
ESRD Inpatients With Mental Illness More Likely to Die
Between 1996 and 2013, approximately 21% of seniors, 27% of younger adults, and 16% of children with end-stage renal disease had hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses.
High Temps May Up Admissions, Deaths in End-Stage Renal Disease
Heterogeneity in risk observed according to geographic region
ESRD Due to Membranous Nephropathy Predicts Better Outcomes
Compared with other causes of end-stage renal disease, membranous nephropathy is associated with superior survival on dialysis and following kidney transplantation, investigators reported.
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