Chronic Kidney Disease News

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.

Patients with chronic kidney disease and their care partners report a considerable burden, especially when the patients also have anemia, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who drink coffee had less decline in kidney function over time compared with non-coffee drinkers, according to study findings published in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation.

Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, dapagliflozin was well tolerated and did not increase risk of AKI in patients, according to data published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

In this video, Uri Elkayam, MD, gave Healio an in-depth look at the DIAMOND study presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Patients with stage 3 to 4 chronic kidney disease prefer prebiotic and probiotic supplements that are flexible and easily integrated into daily routines, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Compared with patients on hemodialysis with a disengaged mindset, those with an engaged mindset exhibited more adaptive coping skills, moved more and had a normal body weight habitus, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

The expanded indication for BP-lowering treatment by the 2021 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes guideline affects more than 10% of patients with chronic kidney disease, who are at higher CVD risk than those with well-controlled BP.

BOSTON — Intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who develop AKI in the hospital are at risk for developing chronic kidney disease, according to a presenter at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

Patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease or recipients of kidney transplants are at increased risk for cancer, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease.