Chronic Kidney Disease News

A peer support group for immigrants lacking permanent legal status with kidney failure receiving emergency dialysis had high recruitment, retention and delivery rates, suggesting it may be suitable for patient use, according to a study. 

Perceptions of dialysis care did not change for most patients during the COVID-19 crisis, but recently published data show other aspects of their lives may have been affected.

Rivaroxaban showed similar or lower risk for death, ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack, and similar risk for bleeding compared with warfarin in adults with atrial fibrillation, according to recently published data.

Intradialytic exercise improved the 60-second sit-to-stand test scores of patients with kidney failure who were on hemodialysis, according to recently published data.

Intake levels of fruit and vegetables are associated with worsening chronic kidney disease, according to recently published findings.

During the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency, women on hemodialysis were more stressed, slept worse and had greater changes in their diet compared with men, according to results of a small, survey-based study in Japan.

The link between mild-to-moderate acute kidney injury and subsequent worsening kidney function was small and not statistically significant in patients with chronic kidney disease, a recent study found.

Adding a diuretic to renin-angiotensin system inhibitor therapy lowered the risk for disease progression in patients with chronic kidney disease compared with using a calcium channel blocker, according to study data.

Concomitant chronic kidney disease and diabetes was prognostic of all-cause death and MI within 3 years among women undergoing drug-eluting stent implantation, according to new data.

While SGLT2 inhibitors are often associated with bone and mineral metabolism irregularities, it remains unclear if these are linked to higher fracture risk in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to recently published research.