Eight pre-op variables linked to post-op kidney function
(HealthDay)—For adults undergoing surgery, eight preoperative variables, including low preoperative mean arterial blood pressure, are associated with postoperative kidney function, according to a study...
View ArticleLow HDL-C, high TG increase risk for diabetic kidney disease
(HealthDay)—For patients with diabetes, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and high triglyceride (TG) levels are associated with increased risk of diabetic kidney disease (defined as low...
View ArticleSuperior morbidity profile for robotic partial nephrectomy
(HealthDay)—Compared with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, robotic partial nephrectomy is associated with a superior morbidity profile, according to a meta-analysis published in the November issue of...
View ArticleSaxagliptin linked to improved albumin/creatinine ratios
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, saxagliptin is associated with improvement in the albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR), according to a study published online Oct. 17 in Diabetes Care.
View ArticleFactors ID'd for recurrence after radical cystectomy
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing robot-assisted radical cystectomy, predictors of recurrence include mainly tumor characteristics, according to a study published in the October issue of The Journal...
View ArticleResearch provides insights on the link between kidney damage and cognitive...
People with kidney disease are at high risk of cognitive impairment, but the nature of this relationship remains uncertain. A new analysis that investigates this link will be presented at ASN Kidney...
View ArticleErectile dysfunction tied to subclinical myocardial injury
(HealthDay)—Erectile dysfunction is tied to higher circulating concentrations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI), indicating subclinical myocardial injury, according to a study published...
View ArticleCopeptin levels associated with renal and cardiac disease in type 1 diabetes...
Type 1 diabetes patients with elevated albumin in their urine had three times the risk of life-threatening kidney and cardiac disease as those with normal levels, according to researchers at the...
View ArticleProtein in urine linked to increased risk of memory problems, dementia
People who have protein in their urine, which is a sign of kidney problems, may also be more likely to later develop problems with thinking and memory skills or even dementia, according to a...
View ArticleHistory of kidney injury increases risk of pregnancy complications
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds, for the first time, that women with a history of acute kidney injury with complete clinical recovery have an increase of several...
View ArticleParathyroid hormone linked to arterial stiffness in T1DM
(HealthDay)—In individuals with type 1 diabetes, parathyroid hormone (PTH) is associated with arterial stiffness, even after adjustment for multiple confounding variables, according to research...
View ArticleMetabolites linked to renal decline, time to ESRD in T1DM
(HealthDay)—Serum levels of seven modified metabolites are associated with renal function decline and time to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a...
View ArticleKidney function in stroke patients associated with short-term outcomes
A routine blood test that measures kidney function can be a valuable predictor of short-term outcomes for stroke patients, according to a study led by a neurologist at Wake Forest Baptist Medical...
View ArticleTryptophan may be marker for diabetic nephropathy
(HealthDay)—For patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD), a lower level of tryptophan (Trp) is associated with rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), according to...
View ArticleNew way of predicting kidney function could improve chemotherapy dosing
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new statistical model which estimates kidney function in patients with cancer. This is the most accurate model for estimating kidney function...
View ArticleAerobic exercise found safe for non-dialysis kidney disease patients
A new study finds that moderate exercise does not impair kidney function in some people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study—the first to analyze the effects of exercise on kidney disease that...
View ArticleVisceral/subcutaneous fat ratio predicts CVD in T2DM
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, the ratio of visceral fat area (VFA) to subcutaneous fat area (SFA) (V/S ratio) is predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study...
View ArticleSodium intake > 3.7 g/day linked to adverse cardiac strain
(HealthDay)—Estimated sodium intake (ESI) above 3.7 g/day is associated with left ventricular longitudinal strain (LS), circumferential strain, and e' velocity, according to a study published in the...
View ArticleSteroid treatment for type of kidney disease associated with increased risk...
Among patients with IgA nephropathy and excess protein in their urine, treatment with pills of the steroid methylprednisolone was associated with an unexpectedly large increase in the risk of serious...
View ArticleReduced eGFR, increased UACR linked to incident A-fib
(HealthDay)—Reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and elevated urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) are associated with increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF), according...
View ArticleStudy finds efficacy rate of over 70 percent in Chinese medicine treatment of...
The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a clinical observation of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of chronic renal failure (CRF)....
View ArticleRetinal emboli linked to cardiac risk factors, kidney disease
(HealthDay)—Retinal emboli are associated with conventional cardiovascular risk factors, stroke, and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
View ArticleBiomarkers can predict rapid drop in renal function in T2DM
(HealthDay)—Plasma biomarkers that may improve the prediction of rapid decline in renal function in type 2 diabetes have been identified, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Diabetes Care.
View ArticleWhat can cystatin C test contribute to chronic kidney disease management?
The use of cystatin C along with creatinine to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) when diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care patients would result in increased health care...
View ArticleACE inhibitor, statin no benefit for T1DM, high albumin excretion
(HealthDay)—For adolescents with type 1 diabetes and high levels of albumin excretion, neither angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors nor statins change the albumin-to-creatinine ratio over...
View ArticleModel predicts development of chronic kidney disease
(HealthDay)—A multivariable model that uses routine laboratory data is able to predict advanced chronic kidney disease after hospitalization with acute kidney injury, according to a study published...
View ArticleIntensive BP control lacks benefit in chronic kidney disease
(HealthDay)—Intensive blood pressure (BP) control may provide no benefit and may even be harmful for patients with moderate-to-advanced chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online...
View ArticleGood long-term survival after childhood liver transplant
(HealthDay)—Liver transplantation in childhood is associated with good long-term survival, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in the American Journal of Transplantation.
View ArticleKidney injury common after non-kidney transplants in children
(HealthDay)—In children who receive a non-kidney solid organ transplant, acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in the first year after surgery and is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney...
View ArticleHistory of childhood kidney disease linked to risk of ESRD
(HealthDay)—A history of childhood kidney disease is associated with increased risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in adulthood, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of the New...
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