Chronic Kidney Disease
Excluding race in kidney function estimates may impact cancer treatment for Black patients
Removing race from estimated glomerular filtration rate equations could result in more Black patients being excluded from anticancer therapy, thus negatively affecting outcomes, according to study results published in The Lancet Oncology.
CVD, cardiometabolic disparities ‘persistent and unacceptable’
CVD and cardiometabolic disparities by race/ethnicity, geography and socioeconomic status are sizable, multifactorial and “persistent and unacceptable,” a speaker said during the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.
Kidney care quality cannot explain racial disparities in CKD progression, kidney failure
Finding that patients in underrepresented groups had similar or better kidney care than white patients, researchers contended differences in care delivery cannot explain observed racial and ethnic disparities in disease progression.
Cystatin C test grants alternative to creatinine for race-free kidney function assessments
Research from Kaiser Permanente supports the use of cystatin C tests as an alternative to creatinine-based tests for accurately assessing kidney function without the inclusion of race.
FIND-CKD: Bayer initiates investigation of finerenone for patients with nondiabetic CKD
Following studies showing the benefits of finerenone for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, Bayer announced it will now investigate the efficacy of the drug for delaying CKD progression in patients without diabetes.
Cystatin C-based eGFR changes Black patients’ CKD prevalence less than race-free equations
Study reveals characteristics, causes of CKD in Indian population
Phase I of the Indian Chronic Kidney Disease study shows diabetes and chronic interstitial disease are the leading causes of chronic kidney disease in the Indian population.
Study finds dietary apps for patients with CKD are limited in quantity, quality
After searching the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for all mobile applications focused on dietary management in patients with chronic kidney disease, researchers determined the “few” that exist have important limitations.
Fluctuations in BMI linked to worse prognosis for patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD
Greater variability in BMI, as well as fluctuations in other metabolic components, led to an increased risk of mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke and need for dialysis in a cohort of South Korean patients with chronic kidney disease.
Multiethnic study shows no association between reduced kidney function, most arrhythmias
Findings from a study of patients with and those without chronic kidney disease demonstrated “little evidence” of an association between reduced kidney function and six of seven arrythmia outcomes.