Renal Dysfunction

Young adults born small for gestational age treated with long-term growth hormone therapy had stable renal function in the 5 years after stopping treatment, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate comparable to healthy controls and young adults with short stature who did not receive GH, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

PARIS — Beta-blockers reduced mortality in patients with sinus rhythm and HF with reduced ejection fraction, even in those with moderately severe renal dysfunction, according to the results of a meta-analysis using patient-level data conducted by the BB-meta-HF Collaborative Group.