Chronic Kidney Disease

In patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, finerenone reduced risk for CV death and worsening HF by 16% compared with placebo, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

The FDA has approved an updated label for Gloperba, an oral liquid colchicine formulation, allowing for precision dosing, according to a press release from Scilex Holding Company.

Dehydration or use of NSAIDs before hospital admission may be linked to a higher risk of AKI in patients with exertional rhabdomyolysis, researchers found in a published study.

Rate and progression of chronic kidney disease may increase with age, according to a published study, but estimates could vary based on the filtration marker used.

Use of the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration creatinine equation led to identifying a lower rate of CKD among Korean and U.S. Asian populations, a published study shows.

Use of explainable machine learning combined with an AI classifier can aid health care providers in making accurate diagnoses and identifying root causes of chronic kidney disease at early stages, research data show.

Fruits and vegetables may be beneficial in the treatment of hypertension to reduce chronic kidney disease progression, according to published data.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who are referred to a clinical pharmacist are more likely to meet their HbA1c goal and receive appropriate medication management of comorbidities than people receiving usual care, according to a presenter.

Patients with chronic kidney disease who have preeclampsia during pregnancy may face higher risk for long-term kidney function decline or end-stage kidney disease, data show.

Dietary acid reduction from fruits and vegetables or sodium bicarbonate improved kidney health in patients with hypertension and macroalbuminuria, findings from a randomized controlled trial showed.