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All articles tagged: Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe) (N18.4)

HealthDay 08 July at 03.17 PM

ACEi, ARB Use Linked to Lower Risk for Kidney Failure With Replacement Therapy

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

HealthDay 21 June at 03.25 PM

Triglyceride-Glucose Index Independently Linked to All-Cause Mortality

The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is independently associated with all-cause mortality among patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 12 in ESC Heart Failure.Yang Chen, from the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues examined the association of the Ty

HealthDay 17 June at 03.45 PM

Chronic Kidney Disease Tied to Tooth Loss After Menopause

In postmenopausal women, chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be associated with tooth loss, according to a study published online June 11 in Menopause.Na-Yeong Kim, from the Chonnam National University School of Dentistry in Gwangju, South Korea, and colleagues evaluated the association between CKD and tooth loss in postmenopausal wom

HealthDay 26 January at 04.13 PM

Risk for CKD, CVD Lower for Adults With Evidence of Type 2 Diabetes Remission

Individuals with evidence of remission of type 2 diabetes have a considerably reduced risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Diabetologia.Edward W. Gregg, Ph.D., from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in Dublin, and colleagues conducted a multicente

HealthDay 04 December at 10.27 PM

Albuminuria Reduction Accounts for Much of Finerenone Effect on CKD

For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes, early albuminuria reduction accounts for a large proportion of the treatment effect of finerenone against CKD progression, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Rajiv Agarwal, M.D., from Indiana University in Indianapolis, and co

HealthDay 08 November at 04.47 PM

ASN: Multicomponent Intervention Does Not Increase Steps Toward Kidney Transplant

A multicomponent intervention does not increase the rate of completed steps toward receiving a kidney transplant, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine to coincide with Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Nov. 2 to 5 in Philadelphia.Amit X. Garg, M.D., Ph.D.