Chronic Kidney Disease News

ORLANDO —Empagliflozin reduced kidney disease progression and cardiovascular death in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

ORLANDO — SGLT2 inhibitors reduce the risk and progression of chronic kidney disease and AKI regardless of diabetes status, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

ORLANDO —Use of the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration eGFR formula may lead to incorrect classification of Black living kidney donors as having CKD, according to data presented here.

ORLANDO — Patients with chronic kidney disease did not see a change in kidney function when clinicians continued a course of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, according to a study presented here.

In the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain, dapagliflozin with standard therapy is a cost-effective treatment for chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

After a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack, patients with normal vs. impaired renal function treated with ticagrelor plus aspirin had lower risk for stroke at 90 days compared with clopidogrel plus aspirin, researchers reported.

Pediatric patients with a solitary functioning kidney are at a significant risk for developing kidney injury before adulthood, according to data published in Kidney International Reports.

Symptom prevalence ranged among patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease, with 24% reporting chest pain and 83% reporting fatigue, according to data published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease using the nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone have lower risks for pneumonia and COVID-19, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Among older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease, those who knew the range of kidney treatment options or attended an educational class about their options were more likely to engage in shared decision-making, according to a study.