Nephrology
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Vitamin D improved vascular function in kidney disease
Vitamin D supplements may improve vascular function in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease who do not have diabetes.
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AHA: Three measures risk stratify acute heart failure
Key clinical point: Dichotomous cutoffs for BUN, systolic BP, and serum creatinine together robustly risk stratified patients hospitalized for...
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Blood pressure above 140/80 worsens proteinuric diabetic kidney disease
Systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mm Hg were associated with worse renal outcomes in...
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FDA approves nivolumab for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Approval was based on improvement in overall survival in CheckMate 025, an open-label, randomized study of 821 patients with advanced renal cell...
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AHA: PCI renal complications keep climbing
Renal complication rates in Medicare patients undergoing PCI continue to rise dramatically.
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Steroids did not reduce kidney injury in CABG
Among patients undergoing cardiac bypass surgery, perioperative use of corticosteroids did not alter the risk of acute kidney injury, results from...
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Human trial of wearable artificial kidney shows promise
Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis who wore an artificial kidney for 24 hours achieved electrolyte, solute, and volume homeostasis,...
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In angiography, intracoronary contrast damaged kidneys more than IV contrast
Kidney injury was two to three times more likely after intracoronary than after IV contrast administration in angiography for suspected heart...
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Empagliflozin benefited type 2 diabetes patients with CKD
Empagliflozin used in conjunction with standard of care significantly improved renal outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes, results from a large...
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Fish oil, aspirin didn’t reduce AVF failure in kidney disease
Neither fish oil nor aspirin can be recommended for prevention of primary arteriovenous fistula failure in patients with advanced renal disease, a...
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Study eyes gut microbiota changes in diabetic kidney disease
Among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, a shift in gut microbiota in combination with plasma zonulin may be...