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June 17, 2021
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Digital infrastructure assists patients who need kidney replacement treatments

Digital engagement tools effectively identified patients who needed shared and informed decision-making and helped prepare those who required kidney replacement treatments, according to results of a mixed methods study.

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May 24, 2021
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Lumasiran exhibits promising safety, efficacy for primary hyperoxaluria type 1

Lumasiran, an RNA interference therapeutic that suppresses glycolate oxidase and reduces hepatic oxalate production, exhibited an acceptable safety and efficacy profile in patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1, according to a study.

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May 17, 2021
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Study finds improvements in kidney failure patient education are critically necessary

Study finds improvements in kidney failure patient education are critically necessary

Presentations focused on educating patients about their kidney failure options required better practices to improve content gaps, health literacy and patient communication with nephrologists, according to a study.

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May 12, 2021
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Pulmonary hypertension may raise kidney failure risk for patients with CKD

Pulmonary hypertension may raise kidney failure risk for patients with CKD

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.

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April 28, 2021
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Coronary artery calcification does not predict stenosis for patients with kidney failure

Differing from individuals without kidney disease, higher coronary artery calcification scores in patients on dialysis were not associated with an increased risk for coronary artery stenosis.

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April 27, 2021
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Due to shorter life expectancy, patients with kidney failure had shorter employment

Patients on maintenance dialysis in Taiwan were employed for fewer years during their lifetime than individuals from the general population without kidney failure.

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April 22, 2021
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Risk progression system useful for determination of long-term kidney outcomes

Risk progression system useful for determination of long-term kidney outcomes

Applying a risk progression classification system to patients with a sepsis-associated kidney injury can aid nephrologists in predicting long-term kidney outcomes, results show.

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March 11, 2021
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Hospitals need more ‘energy, focus’ on urgent-start dialysis programs in emergency rooms

Hospitals need more ‘energy, focus’ on urgent-start dialysis programs in emergency rooms

Similar to how emergency departments have teams ready to treat patients after cardiac arrest or stroke, a speaker argued it is equally necessary to have interventional teams for patients who develop rapid kidney failure.

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February 26, 2021
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Transplant increases survival for patients with kidney failure due to sickle cell disease

Transplant increases survival for patients with kidney failure due to sickle cell disease

Patients with sickle cell disease-related kidney failure experienced similar reductions in mortality following transplantation as those whose kidney failure stemmed from other causes, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins.

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February 26, 2021
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AKF launches primary hyperoxaluria campaign in advance of Rare Disease Day

AKF launches primary hyperoxaluria campaign in advance of Rare Disease Day

Adding to its resources on rare diseases, The American Kidney Fund has launched an education and awareness campaign on primary hyperoxaluria.

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