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The incidence of cytomegalovirus infection/disease is reduced in de novo kidney transplant recipients receiving reduced dose tacrolimus and everolimus

Reduced-Dose Tacrolimus, Everolimus Cuts CMV Infection

Findings in de novo kidney recipients receiving no pharmacologic CMV prophylaxis
Tall stature may be linked with an increased risk for premature death in kidney failure patients on dialysis

Height Impacts Risk of Premature Death for Dialysis Patients

Risk of premature death higher in tall men than in tall women

September 2015 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for September 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease frequently are unaware of their condition

Hospitalized Patients With CKD Often Unaware of It

Higher rate of awareness of chronic kidney disease in patients with advanced stage but still low
For patients with diabetic nephropathy receiving an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker

Finerenone Linked to Improved UACR in Diabetic Nephropathy

Addition of finerenone to ACE inhibitor or ARB tied to reduction in urinary albumin-creatinine ratio

August 2015 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for August 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Nonalbuminuric chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality

Nonalbuminuric CKD Ups Cardiovascular Morbidity in T1DM

Also linked to increase in all-cause mortality, but not albuminuria or end-stage renal disease
Most patients are followed up after pediatric pyeloplasty

Most Patients Undergo Follow-Up After Pediatric Pyeloplasty

Within first 12 months, 91 percent undergo at least one imaging study, most often ultrasound
For patients with a pre-existing unknown nonfunctional kidney

Post-Hysterectomy Cystoscopy May Lead to False-Positive Result

Incorrect presumption of ureteral injury can occur in patients with a pre-existing nonfunctional kidney
Few new end-stage renal disease patients are referred for kidney transplant evaluation within one year of starting treatment

Referral for Transplant Eval Limited Among Dialysis Patients

Findings among end-stage renal disease patients initiating dialysis in Georgia