Chronic Kidney Disease

Higher levels of a circulating biomarker were associated with shorter time to kidney replacement therapy and lowering of eGFR in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease, according to study results.

A large cohort of adults with chronic kidney disease, those with prediabetes were more likely to develop proteinuria or experience a cardiovascular event during 7 years of follow-up compared with those with normoglycemia, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Constipation was associated with the production of the uremic toxin p-cresylsulfate — but not indoxyl sulfate — in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a published study.

For patients with both chronic kidney disease and the hepatitis C virus, an education and support tool increased knowledge of the conditions, thereby making patients more certain of — and engaged with — their treatment decisions, according to the results of this study.

Antidote Technologies — in partnership with a variety of organizations, including the American Kidney Fund — conducted a survey that revealed the motivations of clinical trial participants. The survey identified differences in attitudes between white and minority patients and highlighted potential barriers faced by non-white patients.

Health care provider SSM Health has contracted with Strive Health to operate new chronic kidney disease clinics that use a value-based care model aimed at improving outcomes and quality of life for patients with CKD and ESKD, the company said in a press release.

Published findings suggest patients with different stages of chronic kidney disease — ranging from moderate to advanced and on dialysis — perceive their physical quality of life as lower than do those in the general population. However, for the mental score, only patients on dialysis had lower ratings.

Combining enalapril with folic acid supplementation reduced odds of chronic kidney disease progression in patients with CKD, according to this study. However, this potential benefit was seen only in patients with baseline B12 levels of at least 248 pmol/L.

Development of chronic kidney disease following acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis was common and had negative impacts on relevant clinical outcomes, according to a data published in Journal of Hepatology.

A published study suggests virtual services that use electronic health records — shared between specialists and primary care physicians — can improve the care patients with chronic kidney disease receive.