Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.
Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Metabolic Syndrome Highly Prevalent in the U.S.
Advanced stages more common among men and Black individuals
Sleeve Gastrectomy Beneficial for Obese Kidney Transplant Candidates
SG was followed by active listing in 37 of 54 patients; 20 patients received KT during 20.9 months after SG
SGLT2 Inhibitors Improve Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease
Benefits include lower risk for dialysis, hospitalization for myocardial infarction, heart failure, acute kidney injury, and diabetic ketoacidosis
Leukocyte Glucose Index, Arteriovenous Fistula Failure Linked in ESKD
Risk for AVF failure significantly higher for patients with higher baseline LGI, independent of age, sex, CV risk factors
Risk Prediction Model Accurate for Chronic Kidney Disease
KDpredict more accurate than kidney failure risk equation for prediction of kidney failure risk
EHR-Based Algorithm Does Not Cut Hospitalization in Kidney Dysfunction Triad
No reduction seen in hospitalization at one year with use of EHR-based algorithm and practice facilitators in primary care
First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From Hospital
CKD Progression Risk Up With Increasing Albuminuria in Normal Range
Risk for chronic kidney disease progression increases with increasing urine albumin-creatinine ratio levels within normal range
Simple Risk Score Predicts Severe Cisplatin-Linked Acute Kidney Injury
Simple risk score, including nine covariates, predicted risk for CP-AKI in monotonic manner in derivation, validation cohorts
Systemic Inflammation Increases Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
Stronger correlation seen for men versus women
