Kidney Failure
National Kidney Foundation recognizes Jeanetta Wammack, RN, CDN, with Carol Mattix Award
At the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, the NKF will honor Jeanetta Wammack, RN, CDN, with the Carol Mattix Award for her work with kidney disease and patients with kidney failure.
Faster loss of kidney function linked with increased Medicare Advantage health care costs
Patients with chronic kidney disease who experience accelerated loss of kidney function are likely to have higher health care costs than patients who lose function at a slower rate, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
Self-testing kidney function from home is feasible for select transplant recipients
Select transplant recipients can successfully self-test kidney function at home after training, according to data published in the Kidney International Reports.
Cardiac structure, function linked with risk of kidney failure with replacement therapy
Cardiac structure and function significantly correlated with risk of kidney failure with replacement therapy, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Canagliflozin remains effective for men, women of varying ages with type 2 diabetes, CKD
Among patients with type 2 diabetes and albuminuric chronic kidney disease, canagliflozin reduced kidney and cardiovascular events independent of age or sex, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Direct oral anticoagulants correlate with reduced kidney failure risk
Compared with warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants correlated with a reduced risk for kidney failure and declined kidney function among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, according to a retrospective study.
High-risk apolipoprotein L1 genotype correlates with kidney failure risk
Regardless of proteinuria, the presence of a high-risk apolipoprotein L1 genotype in patients with chronic kidney disease correlates with an increased risk of kidney failure, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
Kidney Failure Risk Equation shows poor calibration predicting ESKD in children with CKD
The Kidney Failure Risk Equation showed poor calibration when predicting end-stage kidney disease in children with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Incidence of pediatric kidney failure decreased in Israel in the past 30 years
In the past 30 years, kidney failure incidence has decreased to an average of 9.1 cases per million age-related population, according to data published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Patients with kidney failure share their definitions for health
According to interview responses published in Kidney Medicine, patients with kidney failure who have experienced several forms of treatment shared three common themes when defining health.