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Quality of Life and Treatment Of Late-Stage CKD

SYDNEY—In people with late-stage chronic kidney disease, renal transplantation is the best treatment option to improve quality of life, but for those receiving dialysis, home-based automated peritoneal dialysis (PD)—in which fluids are infused into the abdominal cavity and ...More

September 12, 2012

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New Blood Test Detects Potentially Deadly Calcium Deposits

WASHINGTON—A new test could help identify and treat individuals at risk of developing potentially deadly calcium deposits in their tissues and blood vessels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). ...More

September 12, 2012

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Simple Blood Tests Detect Autoimmune Kidney Disease, Help Predict Prognosis

WASHINGTON—Simple blood tests could help physicians decide which patients with a particular autoimmune kidney disease can forgo potentially toxic medications and which need to be treated, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American ...More

September 7, 2012

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Some Patients with Common Kidney Disease Can Skip Standard Treatments

WASHINGTON—For patients with a common kidney disease who have normal kidney function and only minor urinary abnormalities at the time of diagnosis, the long-term prognosis is excellent and no special treatments are needed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...More

September 7, 2012

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AlloCure Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial in AKI

BURLINGTON, Mass.—AlloCure, Inc. announced that it has initiated a phase 2 clinical trial of AC607, the company's mesenchymal stem cell therapy, as a potential treatment for acute kidney injury (AKI). ...More

September 4, 2012

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Aging Kidneys May Hold Key to New High Blood Pressure Therapies

HOUSTON—Gaining new insight to managing sodium balance and blood pressure, investigators at the University of Houston (UH) College of Pharmacy believe their work may identify future therapeutic targets to control hypertension. ...More

August 30, 2012

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Kidneys Not an Issue for Apixaban

MUNICH—The novel anticoagulant apixaban is better than warfarin at preventing stroke and reducing mortality independent of renal function, a secondary analysis of the ARISTOTLE trial showed, reported MedPage Today. ...More

August 30, 2012

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Proteinuria in CKD Patients May Indicate a Need for Intensive Sodium Restriction

HYATTSVILLE, Md.—Prioritizing dietary interventions in patients with renal disease can be difficult because of the multitude of associated complications. Thus, it is important to choose the most appropriate intervention at a given time, reported Renal & Urology News. ...More

August 29, 2012

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Too Early to Make a Call on CKD Screening

ROCKVILLE, Md.—Screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) has insufficient evidence to assess its routine use in asymptomatic patients, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded after reviewing available data, reported MedPage Today. ...More

August 29, 2012

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Hemodialysis Patient Death Risk Linked to CAC on CXR

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Coronary artery and aortic arch calcification are highly prevalent on chest radiographs of hemodialysis (HD) patients and each is independently and strongly associated with increased mortality risk, reported Renal & Urology News. ...More

August 27, 2012

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