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Certain electrocardiographic measures may improve prediction of cardiovascular death in patients with chronic kidney disease

ECG Metrics May Predict Cardiac Deaths in CKD Patients

Stronger as markers for cardiovascular death than for all-cause mortality or noncardiovascular death
For patients undergoing hemodialysis

Training Can Improve Patients’ Fluid, Salt Intake in Hemodialysis

Effective at some time points in decreasing fluid, salt intake among those undergoing hemodialysis

June 2015 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for June 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Chronic kidney disease could be used as a model for improving chronic disease care using electronic health records

Chronic Kidney Dz Could Be Ideal Model for Improving Care Via EHR

CKD, which is mainly defined by laboratory abnormalities, is a suitable EHR phenotype
For kidney transplant recipients

Steroid Avoidance May Not Help Reduce Posttransplant Diabetes

Limited effect among adult patients during five years following kidney transplantation
For adult kidney transplant recipients

Nephrologists Actively Manage Meds After Kidney Transplant

Involvement may assist with facilitating long-term graft survival
For patients with atrial fibrillation

Greater Decline in Renal Function With Warfarin in A-Fib

Greater decline in glomerular filtration rate for warfarin versus dabigatran etexilate
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis associated changes in liver function affect kidney transporter expression and metformin pharmacokinetics

NASH-Linked Changes Impact Metformin Pharmacokinetics

Mice study shows alteration in kidney transporter expression, altered metformin pharmacokinetics

May 2015 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Remote ischemic preconditioning can reduce the rate of acute kidney injury among high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Cuts Kidney Injury Risk

Findings among patients at high risk of acute kidney injury, undergoing cardiac surgery