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Risk for Emergently Treated Hypocalcemia With Denosumab Rises With CKD Stage
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the risk for emergently treated hypocalcemia with denosumab increases with worsening CKD stage, according to a study...
Diabetes & Kidney Trouble Can Bring Heart Disease Decades Earlier
MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 – People with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease face a heart health double-whammy, a new study says. Men with both diabetes and kidney disease will develop heart...
Women, Men on Kidney Dialysis Face Different Heart Risks
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – Women have a higher risk of heart failure and stroke than men while undergoing dialysis for kidney failure, a new study shows. However, women also have a lower overall risk of...
American Society of Nephrology, Oct. 23-27
The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (Kidney Week) was held this year from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego, attracting attendees from around the world, including nephrology s...
ASN: 1990 to 2021 Saw Global Rise in Chronic Kidney Disease Cases, Deaths in Women
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases and deaths in women surged worldwide between 1990 and 2021, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the...
ASN: Empagliflozin Offers Lasting Cardiorenal Benefit in CKD Patients
MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 – Empagliflozin continues to offer cardiorenal benefits for up to 12 months after discontinuation among patients with chronic kidney disease at risk for progression, according...
Comorbid Diabetes Increases Risk for Lower Extremity Amputation With Kidney Disease
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Patients with comorbid diabetes have an elevated risk for lower extremity amputation (LEA) at all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with patients without...
Varying Dialysate Calcium Dosage Not Tied to Differences in All-Cause, Cardiovascular Mortality
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – There are no significant differences in all-cause or cardiovascular mortality with the prescription of dialysate calcium 1.50 versus 1.25 mmol/L for patients undergoing...
Few With Abnormal Protein Dipstick Results Have Albuminuria Testing
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – Few patients with abnormal protein dipstick results have follow-up albuminuria quantification, according to a research letter published online Oct. 1 in the Annals of...
Metabolic Surgery Is Renoprotective in Patients With Obesity, CKD
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – For patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 20 to 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, metabolic surgery is associated with a lower risk for...
Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Tied to Mortality in CKD
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – There is a J-shaped association between systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) levels and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to...
Sometimes Kidney Stones Need a Little Nudge, Study Finds
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Kidney stone fragments sometimes just need a little push to be flushed out of a person’s system, a new trial finds. About seven in 10 patients who got ultrasound treatment t...
Guidance Provided for Management of Obesity in Kidney Disease
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – In a report issued by the American Society of Nephrology and published online Sept. 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, guidance is presented for the...
Homelessness Linked to ESKD, Death in Veterans With Incident CKD
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – For veterans with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), a history of homelessness is associated with an increased risk for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and death,...
Ozempic Can Prevent Heart Trouble in Folks With Kidney Issues
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Ozempic and Wegovy can prevent heart problems in overweight and obese people, particularly if they also suffer from kidney disease, a new clinical trial shows. The drugs’ a...