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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...
Higher Protein Intake Tied to Lower Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 – Higher intake of total, animal, and plant protein is associated with lower mortality in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published o...
Modest Gains in Life Expectancy Seen for Dialysis in Older Adults With eGFR
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 – For older adults, starting dialysis when the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) falls below 12 mL/min/1.73 m2 results in modest gains in life expectancy, according...
Is Dialysis Always Warranted for End-Stage Kidney Failure?
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – Some seniors with end-stage kidney failure who are too sick for a transplant should probably skip dialysis because the health trade-offs aren't worth it, a new study says....
New Definition of Steatotic Liver Disease Improves Prediction of Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – Using a new classification of steatotic liver disease (SLD) based on the presence of metabolic dysfunction and alcohol consumption, metabolic dysfunction-associated...
GLP-1 RA Use Linked to Lower Rates of Hyperkalemia in Type 2 Diabetes
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – Treatment with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with lower rates of hyperkalemia and a lower rate of renin-angiotensin system inhibitor...
Risks for Mortality, Adverse Heart, Kidney Events Lower With Tirzepatide for T2DM
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – For patients with type 2 diabetes, treatment with tirzepatide (a dual glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonist) is associated...