American Society of Nephrology
Philadelphia • November 8 - 13, 2011
Declining GFR Linked to Mortality Risk After MI
PHILADELPHIA -- Patients with chronic kidney disease had a significantly increased risk of death after myocardial infarction, and the risk increased as glomerular filtration rate declined, a review of 103,000 myocardial infarction patients showed.
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Calcium Score Predicts CVD Risk in Kidney Disease
PHILADELPHIA -- In patients with chronic kidney disease, coronary artery calcification predicted the risk of cardiovascular disease events, especially in those with no history of it, investigators reported here.
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Renal Benefits of Diabetes Control Emerge Late
PHILADELPHIA -- The risk of progressive kidney disease decreased by 50% in patients with type 1 diabetes managed by tight glycemic control, a new analysis of two landmark trials showed.
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Diabetes Drugs Differ in Effects on Weight in ESRD
PHILADELPHIA -- Two oral hypoglycemic drugs achieved similar diabetes control in patients with type 2 diabetes and end-stage renal disease, but sitagliptin did so without weight gain, investigators reported here.
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Google of Some Benefit as Renal Training Tool
PHILADELPHIA -- Google might help internal medicine residents identify rare kidney problems but offered no help in the diagnosis of common renal conditions, investigators reported here.
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Less CV Risk in Dialysis With Pomegranate
PHILADELPHIA -- Patients on hemodialysis had significant improvement in their cardiovascular risk profile after consuming pomegranate juice weekly for a year, Israeli investigators reported here.
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Tacrolimus KOs Nephrotic Syndrome in Kids
PHILADELPHIA -- Tacrolimus (Prograf) was better than cyclophosphamide at inducing and sustaining remission of proteinuria in pediatric patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, an Indian study showed.
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Vitamin D No Help for Enlarged Heart
PHILADELPHIA -- Daily use of a synthetic form of vitamin D failed to reduce left ventricular mass in chronic kidney disease patients with mild to moderate left ventricular hypertrophy, a trial showed.
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Mixed Results for Fish Oil in Preventing Blocked Dialysis Grafts
PHILADELPHIA -- Although a trial of fish oil capsules to prevent stenosis of hemodialysis grafts failed to meet its primary endpoint, the supplement may still have a role to play, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial showed.
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Kidney Patients Using Harmful Dietary Supplements
PHILADELPHIA -- From 10% to 15% of patients with chronic kidney disease reported using potentially nephrotoxic dietary supplements, an analysis of a large government database showed.
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High Systolic BP Tied to Declining Renal Function
PHILADELPHIA -- A rise in systolic blood pressure is associated with greater odds of a rapid decline in kidney function in the general older population, researchers found.
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HCV Infection Virtually Untreated in Dialysis Patients
PHILADELPHIA -- Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an increase in mortality in patients on hemodialysis, but treatment is rare in that population, researchers found.
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Hypertension in Pregnancy Has Lingering Effects
PHILADELPHIA -- Development of a hypertensive pregnancy disorder was associated with greater risks of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes for the mother later in life, researchers affirmed.
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Diabetes Plus Dialysis Equals Glycemic Control Dilemma
PHILADELPHIA -- There is a sweet spot for glycemic control among patients with end-stage renal disease, such that treatment that is either too intensive or too lax is associated with higher mortality, two studies showed.
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Sweetened Drinks Tied to Hypertension Risk
PHILADELPHIA -- Consuming beverages flavored with either sugar or artificial sweeteners was associated with a higher risk of developing hypertension, researchers found.
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Kidney Risk Higher in Diabetic Women than Men
PHILADELPHIA -- Among patients with type 2 diabetes, women were more likely to have risk factors for chronic kidney disease than men, which may also put them at risk for poorer outcomes, researchers found.
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Nephrologists Focus Globally
PHILADELPHIA -- This year’s meeting of the American Society of Nephrology -- now called Kidney Week instead of Renal Week -- will have a worldwide focus, program chair Mark Okusa, MD, told MedPage Today.
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