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Weekend hospital stays worse for kidney patients
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are admitted to the hospital during the weekend are at increased risk of death, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting and ...
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Nov 19, 2010 |
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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 ...
Oct 29, 2009 |
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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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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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Researchers unlock the potential for exploring kidney regeneration
It is estimated that up to 10 percent of the U.S. population may have some form of renal disease, with 450,000 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, ...
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Feb 01, 2011 |
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Disparities in physician demographics linked to patient disparities
Significant disparities exist between the race of kidney disease patients and that of the physicians who will care for them, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Ne ...
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Jan 27, 2011 |
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Mammograms: Detecting more than breast cancer, may help assess heart risk in kidney disease patients
Routine mammograms performed for breast cancer screening could serve another purpose as well: detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...
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Jan 20, 2011 |
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Gene linked to worsening kidney disease in African-Americans
In African Americans with kidney disease related to hypertension (high blood pressure), a common gene variant is associated with a sharply increased risk of progressive kidney disease, according to a study presented at the ...
Nov 21, 2010 |
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Race impacts declining kidney function
African Americans—along with some groups of Hispanics—have faster rates of decline in kidney function compared to white Americans, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual ...
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Nov 20, 2010 |
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Earlier specialist care associated with lower incidence of ESRD and better patient outcomes
Among kidney disease patients, earlier care from a nephrologist is associated with a decreased likelihood of developing end-stage renal disease and a lower risk of death during the first year of dialysis, according to a study ...
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Nov 19, 2010 |
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Lower blood pressure goal benefits some African-Americans with chronic kidney disease
On average, a lower blood pressure goal was no better than the standard blood pressure goal at slowing progression of kidney disease among African-Americans who had chronic kidney disease resulting from high blood pressure, ...
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Sep 01, 2010 |
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