Trump Outlines Bold Plan to Improve Kidney Disease Care
Initiatives include measures to boost kidney donations and encourage greater use of home dialysis and development of novel treatments.
End-Stage Renal Disease
Kidney Failure Risk Higher in Older Living Donors With Hypertension
Among older living donors, the risk of progressing to end-stage renal disease within 15 years was 0.8% for those with hypertension versus 0.2% for those without hypertension.
Kidney Transplant Vitamin D Recommendations Challenged
Higher vitamin D doses than recommended in guidelines are needed to prevent fractures in kidney transplant recipients with low vitamin D levels, according to investigator.
TAVR Risky for Dialysis Patients
In a study of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, mortality was nearly twice as high among dialysis patients.
Kidney Donor Gender Not a Factor in Recipient Survival
Long-term survival of kidney transplant recipients is similar regardless of donor gender, British investigators report.
Young Age at Type 1 Diabetes Onset Predicts Higher Kidney Disease Risk
Type 1 diabetes onset before the age of 14 years is independently associated with a greater risk of kidney disease compared with later age at onset, according to a new study.
Dapagliflozin Shown to Slow Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression
Protective effect is driven largely by a sustained 40% decrease in estimate glomerular filtration rate to below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.
Medical-Alert Accessory Linked to Lower Rate of ESKD in CKD
However, medical-alert accessory not associated with difference in safety events versus usual care
Low Magnesium Increases Death Risk in CKD, ESRD
Meta-analysis reveals that patients with CKD and ESRD who have hypomagnesemia have a 32% higher risk for death from any cause.
Drug Treats Hyperphosphatemia Without Binding Phosphate
In a phase 3 trial, tenapanor, which reduces paracellular phosphate transport in the intestine, lowered elevated serum phosphorus in patients on hemodialysis.
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