Chronic Kidney Disease News

SAN DIEGO — Adults with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to be admitted to the ICU, require mechanical ventilation or die if they have more advanced chronic kidney disease, according to a speaker.

The use of SGLT2 inhibitors with type 2 diabetes is associated with lower risks for end-stage renal disease and acute renal failure compared with DPP-IV inhibitor use, according to study findings from Hong Kong.

Travere Therapeutics Inc. announced the FDA has accepted and granted priority review of its new drug application under subpart H for accelerated approval of sparsentan for treatment of IgA nephropathy.

Patients receiving peritoneal dialysis report few adverse events from exercise or physical activity interventions and are likely to benefit from these, according to data published in Peritoneal Dialysis International.

Mental illness is common among adults with chronic kidney disease in the United States, according to data published in Kidney International Reports.

Older adults with end-stage-kidney disease receiving dialysis five times a week in skilled nursing facilities report a rapid recovery time of 2 or less hours, according to data published in Hemodialysis International.

Patients using dialysis die from cancer at twice the rate as individuals of the same age and sex in the general population, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

In the early phase following a kidney transplantation, inflammation is associated with increased long-term all-cause mortality, according to data published in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Dietary amino acid patterns correlate with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Label-concordant dosing may benefit patients on dialysis with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation more than below-label dosing, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.