Chronic Kidney Disease

Patients with chronic kidney disease who previously smoked less than 10 pack-years and had long-term smoking cessation had a reduced risk of prevalent coronary artery calcification compared with current smokers, according to a study.

Sit less, interact, move more interventions can increase physical activity, reducing the duration of sedentary behavior in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a study.

Compared with patients who had chronic kidney disease alone, those who also had pulmonary hypertension were at greater risk for a variety of adverse outcomes, according to study findings.

Daiichi Sankyo Inc. and American Regent Inc. announced FDA approval of Injectafer, a ferric carboxymaltose injection, for the treatment of adult patients with iron deficiency anemia, according to a press release.

While the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is higher in patients with severe mental illness compared with the general population, limited research has made it difficult for staff to detect key markers of mental illness, a speaker said.

After attending classes led by a nurse practitioner, patients with chronic kidney disease – 89% of whom were food insecure – showed improved knowledge on disease management, specifically as it relates to sodium intake and hypertension.

Phase 3 trial results of the anemia drug vadadustat for patients with kidney disease show the drug is efficacious but acknowledge safety issues when used in the non-dialysis patient population.

Sanguina has launched a study to examine how its smartphone app that measures hemoglobin levels, known as AnemoCheck Mobile, can be customized for use by patients with chronic kidney disease-related anemia.

Decreased kidney function, as well as a sharper decline in kidney function, correlated with the development of dementia in older adults, according to results from a 5-year study of a health care use cohort published in Neurology.

The FDA approved Farxiga for the treatment of CKD among adult patients with CKD who are at risk for disease progression.