Nephrology News

Glomerular hyperfiltration may increase CVD risks, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, for patients with type 2 diabetes, study data show.

Living kidney donors with discordant kidney function measures had lower eGFR after donation and a higher risk for eGFR counts below 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, researchers found.

There is no standard approach to starting kidney transplant evaluations in patients referred from dialysis facilities to transplant centers, according to a retrospective analysis.

Race may play a role in the waitlist experience, allograft quality and transplant outcomes of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, according to results from a cohort study.

Twelve years is a long time by most measures, but in a field has rapidly changing as lupus nephritis research, it may as well be an eternity.

Few nephrology programs have pediatric-to-adult transition clinics for young adult patients with kidney disease despite recommendations of established guidelines, according to a survey.

An important part of financial planning for physicians with children can be 529 plans.

Current mortality prediction models for patients with kidney failure may introduce bias and applicability concerns in clinical practice, according to a large systematic review.

Nearly all children with ANCA-associated vasculitis demonstrate active kidney disease at diagnosis, and their renal function status is strongly predictive of outcomes 1 year later, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.