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.
End-Stage Renal Disease
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.
Prediabetes After Renal Transplantation Raises Cardiovascular Event Risks
Prediabetes at 12 months following transplantation was associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of cardiovascular events beyond 12 months compared with the absence of prediabetes.
Low Muscle Strength Tied to Worse Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Kidney transplant recipients with low muscle strength, compared with those who had normal muscle strength, had a nearly 2.5-fold increased risk of a composite of mortality and hospitalization, a study found.
Kidney Failure Risk Reduced With Intensive BP Lowering in CKD
Intensive blood pressure control is associated with decreased risks of ESRD death in some subgroups of hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease, a study found.
Preeclampsia Increases Kidney Failure Risk, Study Finds
In a population-based study, the risk for kidney failure was 5-fold higher among women with preeclampsia, independent of diagnosed pre-pregnancy chronic kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
Black Race in the Dialysis Population Lowers PCI Odds
Despite Medicare coverage, black patients on dialysis are less likely than their white counterparts to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention.
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