International researchers will, for the first time, present findings from the landmark 4D trial about whether a cholesterol-reducing drug decreases the risk of heart attacks and strokes with type 2 diabetics on dialysis.
More than 100 million patients suffering from type 2 diabetes may soon reap the benefits of new scientific research aimed at creating earlier intervention to limit renal complications and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity thanks to recent findings.
It's worth waiting for a kidney transplant, even if the wait may be up to three years, according to a new study. The study found that patients with kidney failure, who received transplants, lived longer than those who remained on dialysis, even after a long wait.
Although age isn't considered when matching kidney donors with their recipients, it should be, according to a new study.
Despite a higher risk of death after a heart attack, dialysis patients are only half as likely to receive standard treatment after suffering from one, compared to the general population, according to a new study.
As the number of patients suffering from End Stage Renal Disease and the cost of their collective care rises, federal agencies are recommending the establishment of payment for quality measures to improve efficiency and increase nationwide uniformity.
For people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), elevated levels of the mineral phosphate may signal an increased risk of death, suggests a study.
Early treatment with medications that block the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may help prevent diabetes-related kidney disease"”even before full-blown diabetes develops, suggests a study.
How do medications that block the renin-angiotensin system (RAS blockers) work to protect against kidney disease in people with diabetes? At least partly by improving the blood supply to the kidneys, suggests a study.
The results of routine laboratory tests performed for other reasons could provide a new approach to identifying patients -- particularly older adults -- with reduced kidney function, reports a study.
Heart attacks and strokes remain the leading causes of death in developed countries, and account for over 60 percent of death in patients with kidney failure receiving dialysis. A study finds that levels of a cholesterol-carrying protein called lipoprotein(a) are important risk factors for cardiovascular events in patients on dialysis.
Successful kidney transplantation provides a better overall outcome compared to dialysis, and doubles the life expectancy of patients with renal failure, according to a new study.
Patients with the combination of risk factors known as metabolic syndrome are at elevated long-term risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), reports a study.
For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a molecular marker of blood vessel damage may help to predict further loss of kidney function, suggest two studies.
Babies born before the 32nd week of pregnancy may be at increased risk of reduced kidney function in young adulthood, but only if they were "small for gestational age" at birth, suggests a study.
Complimentary registration is available to accredited members of the media to attend Renal Week 2005 from November 8-13 in Philadelphia, PA. Renal Week is the largest international nephrology meeting of its kind and is expected to draw more than 11,000 nephrologists from all over the world.
Many older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) don't receive the screening tests and basic preventive care routinely recommended for patients with this condition, reports a study.
For hospitalized patients, even relatively small decreases in kidney function reflecting acute kidney injury (AKI) are linked to an increased risk of death, reports a study.
The cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin is highly effective in lowering the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD), reports a study.
A new indicator of kidney function, called cystatin C, is a strong predictor of mortality risk in healthy older adults, reports a study.
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) announces its upcoming 38th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition on November 8-13, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA.
Higher levels of blood pressure at night"”especially loss of the normal nighttime "dip" in blood pressure"”are linked to lower scores on tests of cognitive functioning, according to a paper.
Treatment with cholesterol-lowering statin medications can lower the high risk of myocardial infarction ("heart attack") and other cardiovascular events in kidney transplant recipients, according to a paper.
Dutch researchers are evaluating potential new approaches to assessing and protecting the quality of kidneys for transplantation from brain-dead donors, as described in two papers.
A new urine test may help predict the response to treatment for children with the kidney disease idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS), according to a paper.
Recent devastation from Hurricane Katrina has taught the renal community important lessons about disaster management and has shed light on the need to create a community-wide disaster relief plan. Panelists will discuss this pivotal issue at a special session.
Recent analyses of clinical renal trial results suggest that women are underrepresented in medical trials, according to findings. These trial results may be a key factor in the Food and Drug Administration's decision to remove many of these drugs from the market.
The kidney plays a key role in the metabolism and excretion of drugs and is quite vulnerable to damage from many classes of therapeutic agents. A two-day course has been developed to explore these issues.
Coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes may be preventable for most people, according to the results of a 25-year study.
Many experts today believe patients' race profoundly affects how the healthcare system treats them and that black patients receive inferior care to white patients. While some argue that doctors are simply racially-biased, research indicates that other factors correlated with race have the most significant impacts on how patients are treated.
In patients with mild to moderate kidney disease, measuring levels of a protein called apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) can accurately predict the long-term risk of progressive loss of kidney function, reports a study.
Women who have a pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia or who deliver a low-birth-weight infant may be at elevated risk of kidney disease, suggests a study.
Although treatment advances have reduced the risk of death for patients with acute renal failure (ARF) since the 1990s, the number of patients hospitalized for ARF continues to increase steadily, suggest a pair of studies.
Routine blood and urine tests may help to predict the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) developing between middle age and old age, reports a study in the May Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Obesity is an important and potentially preventable risk factor for chronic renal failure (CRF), according to a study in the June Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Studies consistently show an elevated risk of death for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with mortality rate rising "exponentially" as the level of kidney function declines, reports a review in the July Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
The higher rate of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States compared with European countries, such as Norway, reflects a greater risk of worsening kidney disease in the U.S."”not a higher number of people in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), suggests a study in the August Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Higher birthweights are linked to increased blood pressure in African-American but not white children, reports a study in the September Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are a high-risk group for increased medication costs related to a gap in coverage"”the so-called "doughnut hole," or lack of prescription drug benefits between $2,251 and $5,100 in medication expenses"”in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, suggests a study in the September Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Even relatively small reductions in kidney function after radiocontrast dye injection for x-ray procedures can lead to an increased risk of death, reports a study in the October Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Sixty percent of nephrologists don't feel well prepared to make the decision to stop dialysis in kidney disease patients nearing the end of life, reports a study in the November Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Taking a potassium citrate supplement to counteract the high acidity of the modern diet can lead to increased bone density in older women, suggests a study in the November Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Complimentary registration is available to accredited members of the media to attend Renal Week 2006 from November 14-19 in Philadelphia, PA. Renal Week is the largest international nephrology meeting of its kind and is expected to draw more than 10,000 nephrologists worldwide.
In diabetic patients with hypertension, ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of developing diabetes-related kidney disease, independent of their effect in lowering blood pressure, reports a study in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
A standard tool for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk greatly underestimates the true rate of heart disease among patients receiving dialysis for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), reports a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
Women who develop high blood pressure (hypertension) during pregnancy have elevated rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and kidney disease later in life, reports a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
Living kidney donors who are overweight or obese have increased blood pressure within the remaining kidney"”which could explain the increased long-term risk of kidney damage previously found in this group of donors, reports a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
Patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity have increased risk factors for the formation of kidney stones, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
For African-Americans with high blood pressure, the combination of risk factors known as metabolic syndrome brings an increased risk of worsening kidney disease, reports a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
A simple urine test may enable physicians to help improve their patients' overall diet quality, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
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