News tagged with end stage renal disease
Low vitamin D levels explains most ESRD risk in African-Americans
Low levels of vitamin D may account for nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans, according to a report in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (J ...
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Results show benefits in using acute kidney injury criteria in the diagnosis of cirrhosis
The first clinical study investigating the use of the AKIN criteria (Acute Kidney Injury Network) in cirrhosis has shown significant benefits that have the potential to change future diagnosis, according to results from a ...
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Mar 31, 2011 |
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Study finds changes in incidence of end-stage renal disease from lupus nephritis
New research documenting changes in the incidence and outcomes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the U.S. between 1995 and 2006, found a significant increase in incidence rates among patients 5 to 39 years of age and in ...
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Mar 28, 2011 |
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Interventional radiology treatment takes blood pressure to new lows -- and results last
Interventional radiologists have completed the first human randomized controlled trial of therapeutic renal denervation or RDN—a procedure that uses a catheter-based probe inserted into the renal artery ...
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Mar 28, 2011 |
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Combination ACE inhibitor therapy increases risk of kidney failure and death
Elderly patients prescribed combination angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) had a higher risk of kidney failure and death, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
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Mar 21, 2011 |
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Depression may increase the risk of kidney failure
Depression is associated with an increased risk of developing kidney failure in the future, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Approximately 10% of ...
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Mar 10, 2011 |
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Gene variant influences chronic kidney disease risk
A team of researchers from the United States and Europe has identified a single genetic mutation in the CUBN gene that is associated with albuminuria both with and without diabetes. Albuminuria is a condition caused by the ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Portable, less costly peritoneal dialysis shows no additional catheter risk factors
Patients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo hemodialysis, a retrospective study at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found.
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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Not everyone treated equally when it comes to kidney transplantation
Not all racial and ethnic groups have equal access to kidney transplantation, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results indicate that the reas ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Diabetics are not benefiting from advances in kidney care
Despite significant advances in kidney care over the past 20 years, efforts to improve therapy for type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction remain unsuccessful, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...
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Feb 24, 2011 |
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Competing risks analysis highlights new targets in preventing ESRD and death of diabetics
Patients with both type 1 diabetes and CKD have an increased risk of adverse outcomes. Despite aggressive treatment, many patients with type 1 diabetes and overt nephropathy develop End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and/or succumb ...
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Feb 18, 2011 |
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