All articles tagged: Acute kidney failure, unspecified (N17.9)

For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), pulsed field ablation (PFA) demonstrates a favorable safety profile, according to a study published online July 8 in Nature Medicine.Emmanuel Ekanem, M.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues examined the safety of PFA by studying postapproval us

The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday.The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had both kidney failure and heart failure. She received the pig kidney Ap

For individuals with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) or angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) treatment is associated with a reduced risk for kidney failure with replacement therapy (KFRT) but not death, according to a study published online July 2 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Elai

Among adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery, infusion of amino acids reduces the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a study published online June 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual Critical Care Reviews Meeting, held from June 12 to 14 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Giov

In older patients, a low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on creatinine and cystatin C levels (eGFRcr-cys) is more strongly associated with adverse outcomes compared with low eGFR based on creatinine level (eGFRcr), according to a study published online Jan. 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Ed

There was an overall increase in emergency department utilization rates for alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) from 2016 to 2019, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research.Shreya Sengupta, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues used the Nationwide Emergency Department Sa

For patients with kidney failure, there appears to be no substantial improvement over time in the observed or adjusted Black-White mean living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) rate ratios (RRs), according to a study published online Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Lisa M. McElroy, M.D., from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, No

Retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) has potential to act as a noninvasive monitor and prognostic biomarker of kidney injury, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Nature Communications.Tariq E. Farrah, B.M., B.Sc., from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the potential of retinal O

Eli Lilly has announced that its newly approved weight-loss medication, Zepbound, is now available for patients to take."Today opens another chapter for adults living with obesity who have been looking for a new treatment option like Zepbound," Rhonda Pacheco, group vice president of Lilly Diabetes and Obesity, U.S., said in a company news rel

The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals. The conference featured education courses and comprehensive educational programs that focused on the latest advances in the d