Chronic Kidney Disease News

Compared with conventional IV hydration, furosemide-induced high urine output with matched hydration did not reduce risk for contrast-induced nephropathy in adults with chronic kidney disease undergoing complex CV interventions, data show.

The FDA has approved GlaxoSmithKline’s belimumab for the treatment of children with active lupus nephritis who are also receiving standard therapy, according to a company press release.

Compared with patients who did not receive chronic kidney disease education, those who did were more likely to choose home dialysis and a permanent vascular access at initiation.

Primary care physicians did not use clinical decision support often when diagnosing patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Compared with the use of an arteriovenous fistula, the use of an arteriovenous graft in dialysis is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

When an individual has an excess of uric acid in the blood, it can crystallize in the joints and cause gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the United States.

Compared with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin is associated with increased risks of hematuria, proteinuria and kidney failure with replacement therapy, according to a study.

Calliditas Therapeutics AB announced the European Commission gave conditional marketing authorization for Kinpeygo.

Patients on dialysis are at a significantly heightened risk of death for 30 days after being exposed to a hurricane, according to data published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Among adults undergoing PCI, even mild to moderate chronic kidney disease is associated with decreased survival at 1 year in a dose-dependent manner, researchers reported.