Chronic Kidney Disease

There was no significant difference in results when giving finerenone with or without sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors to patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week.

A recent study identified 20 metabolites that correlated with self-reported coffee consumption, three of which were also associated with incident chronic kidney disease.

Compared with other models, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide is a low burden approach that gives the most “moderate discrimination” while predicting heart failure in patients with chronic kidney disease, data at ASN Kidney Week show.

Biotic supplementation “favorably influences” circulating markers of oxidant stress inflammation and some uremic toxins in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Despite a steady decrease in cost over time, a survey of nephrologists revealed cost and ease of use/availability as the most significant barriers to genetic testing for chronic kidney disease in clinical practices.

Using genetic data, researchers in Sweden have shown increased use of coffee and caffeinated products may lead to a reduction in kidney stones.

Results from the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD trials of finerenone as well as the upcoming FIDELITY-DKD analysis may initiate a new era in treatment of cardio-renal disease, according to a speaker at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress.

Data from a single-center, cross-sectional study showed medications commonly prescribed to patients with chronic kidney disease were low in inorganic phosphorus, with most phosphorus coming from excipients.

Individualized coaching may be effective in enhancing advanced care planning for patients with chronic kidney disease, but delivery of the information is the key to success, a recently published study shows.

A retrospective cohort study in Kidney International Reports found the Kidney Failure Risk Equation overestimated progression from chronic kidney disease to kidney failure among older patients.