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For patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk

ADA: Canagliflozin Tied to Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Events

Lower risk versus placebo for patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk
Thirty million American adults (one in seven) have chronic kidney disease -- but many don't know it

CDC: Kidney Disease Affects One in Seven Americans

About 96 percent of those with early kidney disease don't know they have it
A new kidney allocation system implemented in 2014 by the United Network for Organ Sharing reduced racial disparities in receipt of kidney transplant

Kidney Allocation System Cuts Racial Disparities in Transplant

Implementation of new system linked to narrowing of disparities for blacks, Hispanics versus whites
Low albumin levels at the start of renal replacement therapy are independently associated with mortality during one-year follow-up

Low Albumin Predicts Mortality in Renal Replacement Therapy

Low albumin level is only variable independently associated with mortality during one-year follow-up

May 2017 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Kidneys from deceased donors who had diabetes can save the lives of patients on the transplant wait-list

Deceased Diabetic Donor Kidneys Feasible for Transplantation

Patients with high mortality risk, long wait times appear to benefit most
Anthropometric measures of body fat can predict kidney function decline in older adults

Anthropometric Measures of Body Fat ID Kidney Function Decline

Anthropometric measures provide consistent estimates of KF decline risk in older adults
In a research letter published online April 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine

Transplanting HCV+ Kidneys Into HCV− Recipients Feasible

Doctors say they can clear hepatitis C in organ recipients, perhaps shortening transplant waits
For renal transplant recipients without diabetes

PCSK9 Linked to New-Onset Diabetes After Renal Transplant

No association for PCSK9 with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, graft failure

April 2017 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for April 2017. This roundup includes the latest...