Chronic Kidney Disease

WASHINGTON — First-year data were presented here at ASN Kidney Week from a new registry developed to research the etiology of patients in Mexico who do not have typical links to chronic kidney disease.

Baxter International Inc. and Ayogo have released CKD&Me, an app for smartphones and tablets that tailors its educational content to the individual learning needs of patients with chronic kidney disease.

Study participants born with low birth weight had lower eGFR when compared with infants of normal birth weight — a finding that remained consistent through adolescence and young adulthood — leading researchers to recommend screening this population for CKD at 9 years of age.

The National Dialysis Accreditation Commission was the first dialysis accreditation organization in the United States to receive approval from CMS for deeming authority for ESRD Medicare Certification. Approved in January 2019, the National Dialysis Accreditation Commission is the only accreditation organization in the United States formed by dialysis experts and focuses exclusively on serving the dialysis community.

A published study found starting enteral tube feeding after 2 years of age improved height and weight standard deviation score in pre-pubertal children with CKD stages 2 to 5.

Two cardiac biomarkers may be useful prognostic indicators of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease, a population that researchers determined has an increased risk for myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and stroke.

Among adults with multiple hospital admissions, those with type 2 diabetes were more likely to have worsening renal function compared with those without diabetes, according to findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

Investigators found significant correlations between genetic and environmental influences on metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease, according to a recently published study.

People of American Indian ancestry have significantly greater risk for atrial fibrillation compared with white, black, Hispanic and Asian individuals, according to a study published in Circulation.

SAN DIEGO — Once the parade of sharp crystals formed by uric acid start their march through the blood stream and emit their prickly pain to the body’s joints, H. Joseph Salameh, MD, FASN, FACP, told attendees here there are few options available to shutting down the effect short term.