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Statins May Protect Against Kidney Complications After Surgery

WASHINGTON—Taking a statin before having major elective surgery reduces potentially serious kidney complications, according to a study published online April 14 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More

April 14, 2011

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Shipping Kidneys for Transplants Is Safe

BALTIMORE—Kidney transplants using organs from live donors work just as well if the kidneys are shipped—be it across town or across the country—as when the donors and recipients are operated on at the same hospital, according to a study published online in the American ...More

January 14, 2011

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Healthy Blood Pressure May Help Some African Americans with Kidney Disease

Keeping blood pressure at a low level in African Americans with kidney disease may slow the progression of the condition in patients with proteinuria, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a national study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...More

October 14, 2010

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Ethnicity a Risk Factor for Heart Problems After Kidney Transplant

Ethnicity is a contributing risk factor of cardiovascular problems in kidney recipients of South Asian origin post-transplant. ...More

September 30, 2010

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Heart Drug May be Unsafe for Some Kidney Patients

For patients with kidney disease on dialysis, the widely used heart medication digoxin may lead to an increased risk of premature death, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). ...More

June 25, 2010

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Kidney Weight Matters With Transplantation

WASHINGTON—Receiving an organ low in weight in relation to the recipient’s body weight increases kidney transplant recipients risk of complications and transplant failure, according to a study appearing online May 20 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More

May 21, 2010

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Weekday Hospital Visits Safer Than Weekend for Acute-Kidney Injury

Patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) who are admitted to the hospital on a weekend are more likely to die than those admitted on a weekday, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More

April 15, 2010

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Number of Americans Willing to Donate Organs Rises

According to a new survey by Donate Life America, 43 percent of people are undecided, reluctant or do not wish to have their organs and tissue donated after their deaths. While an improvement over findings from a similar survey last year in which 50 percent reported the ...More

April 6, 2010

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Donating Kidney May Not Increase Long-Term Risk of Death

An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the United States over a 15-year period finds they have similar long-term survival rates compared to healthy individuals who were not kidney donors, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA. ...More

March 10, 2010

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

Study: Belatacept Preserves Renal Function in Transplantation

Belatacept, a costimulation blocker, may preserve renal function and improve long-term outcomes versus calcineurin inhibitors in kidney transplantation, according to initial results of a study conducted at 100 centers worldwide. ...More

February 18, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

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