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Latest kidney research for physicians
One in three Americans are at risk for kidney disease and 26 million adults currently have kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
Kidney disease, which is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States, has several major risk factors, including history of kidney failure, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Healio Internal Medicine presents the latest research in chronic kidney disease, and kidney injury and function.
Metabolically healthy obesity associated with chronic kidney disease
Patients defined as metabolically healthy obese demonstrated a higher risk for chronic kidney disease, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read more.
Donor kidneys more likely to be discarded on weekends
Deceased donor kidneys procured during the weekend are more likely to be discarded than kidneys procured during the rest of the week, according to data recently presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015. Read more.
Small changes in kidney function may lead to heart, blood vessel damage
Reduced renal function, even just slightly below normal, may increase left ventricular mass, according to study results published in Hypertension. Read more.
Acute kidney injury, CKD associated with increased CV mortality following vascular surgery
Patients with acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease have a fourfold increase in risk for CV-specific mortality after major vascular surgical procedures compared with patients without kidney injury or disease, according to study results published in JAMA Surgery. Read more.
Patients with chronic kidney disease more likely to have gout
Patients with chronic kidney disease were more likely to develop gout later on, according to recently published research. Read more.
Acute kidney injury common among patients with ALD hospitalized for ACLF
In a liver plenary session at ACG 2015, Sujan Ravi, MD, MPH, clinical assistant professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, presented clinical data that found acute kidney injury to be common among patients with alcoholic liver disease hospitalized for acute-on-chronic liver failure. Read more.