Chronic Kidney Disease News

Among patients on incident peritoneal dialysis, higher plasma omeintin-1 level quartile correlates with reduced subsequent hospital admissions and shorter hospital stays, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Among other risk factors, researchers identified living in the Southeastern “stroke belt” of the U.S. as an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Data suggest reducing sodium limits on prepackaged foods to comply with new WHO benchmarks could prevent nearly 1,800 deaths and thousands of related diseases on a population level in Australia per year, researchers reported.

Renal genetics clinics can significantly benefit patients looking for a diagnosis of genetic kidney disease or assistance with managing the disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Researchers found one-fifth of patients with kidney disease who do not have Medicare have used an antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant during hemodialysis, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation launched the Kidney Care Choices model to pay nephrologists and their practice teams to treat patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease.

Adults who drink large amounts of coffee are less at risk for incident AKI compared with those who never drink coffee.

The shrunken pore syndrome phenotype of renal dysfunction after PCI may be a stronger predictor of contrast-induced acute kidney injury compared with chronic kidney disease, researchers reported.

According to a speaker at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, ultrafiltration should replace sodium profiling.

Compared with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin shows higher risks of hematuria, proteinuria and kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease.