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Two molecularly distinct sub-phenotypes of acute kidney injury are associated with different clinical outcomes and response to vasopressin therapy

Molecular Subtypes Linked to Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury

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Two molecular sub-phenotypes perform differently in response to vasopressin therapy
There were significant improvements in one-year survival among patients with end-stage renal disease initiating dialysis following Medicaid expansion with the Affordable Care Act

Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Kidney Disease Survival

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Findings among patients with end-stage renal disease initiating dialysis
Patients with Medicare or Medicaid are more likely than uninsured patients to use an arteriovenous fistula or graft by their fourth dialysis month

Earlier Vascular Access Seen in Insured Dialysis Patients

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Patients with Medicare, Medicaid more likely to use arteriovenous fistula, graft by fourth dialysis month
Intensive blood pressure control and fenofibrate use in patients with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for cardiovascular disease may increase the risk for adverse kidney events

ASN: Aggressive Control of BP, Lipids in T2DM May Up Kidney Risk

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Strict BP control, fenofibrate use may increase long-term risk for adverse kidney events in T2DM patients

American Society of Nephrology, Oct. 23-28

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The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Week 2018 Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology,...

October 2018 Briefing – Nephrology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for October 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
For patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

ASN: High-Dose, Proactive IV Iron Noninferior in Hemodialysis

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High-dose IV iron administered proactively is noninferior to low-dose iron administered reactively
Many kidneys transplanted in France would be discarded in the United States

ASN: Kidneys Transplanted in France Would Be Discarded in US

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Donor profile index of transplanted kidneys has risen modestly in US, with greater increase in France
Home hemodialysis is associated with better survival than in-center hemodialysis among incident dialysis patients

ASN: Home Dialysis Associated With Improved Survival

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Survival at 1 year was 91.7 percent with home dialysis versus 81.4 percent with in-center dialysis
Procurement biopsies from deceased donor kidneys have poor reproducibility and do not correlate well with reperfusion biopsies

Procurement Bx of Deceased Donor Kidneys Poorly Reproduced

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Also do not correlate well with reperfusion biopsies, not linked to transplant outcomes