Observational study links cutaneous microvascular function to chronic kidney disease severity
Skin blood flow changes may link to kidney disease
This observational study of 150 participants with chronic kidney disease (eGFR <90 mL/min/1.73 m2) investigated the relationship between cut…
New observations suggest that changes in skin blood flow patterns may be linked to how well your kidneys are functioning.
Systematic review and meta-analysis shows dapagliflozin increases hemoglobin in chronic kidney disease patients
Common Diabetes Drug May Help Anemia in Kidney Disease
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated dapagliflozin in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with anemia.
This study suggests a common diabetes drug could treat anemia in kidney patients without the risks of current options.
Circulating SVEP1 Protein Associated With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Hemodialysis Patients
A single blood protein predicts heart attacks in kidney failure patients
This cohort study involving 1048 patients with kidney failure undergoing maintenance hemodialysis evaluated 6287 circulating proteins for ca…
A blood protein called SVEP1 may predict heart attacks and strokes in dialysis patients better than current risk tools.
High-altitude ICU study finds 21% AKI incidence in neurocritical patients
High-altitude ICU patients face kidney injury risk
This retrospective cohort study of 390 adult neurocritical patients at a high-altitude ICU found that 83 patients (21.3%) developed acute ki…
A study of 390 adults in a high-altitude ICU found that 1 in 5 developed acute kidney injury, linked to older age and higher hemoglobin leve…
Cross-sectional study links declining nephron number to CKD stage in diabetic nephropathy
Kidney Filters Fail One by One in Diabetes
This cross-sectional observational study abstract examined 105 patients with biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy and overt proteinuria, strat…
Even when kidneys look okay, their filters are quietly failing in people with diabetes, a new study shows — and that could explain why damag…
Pilot RCT tests digital inclusion intervention for adults with chronic kidney disease
Free Tablets and Training Bridge the Digital Health Gap
This pilot randomized controlled trial enrolled 40 digitally excluded adults with chronic kidney disease to test a tablet loan and digital l…
Giving devices and training makes digital health work for people who usually get left behind.
Meta-analysis identifies risk factors for patency loss after PTA in hemodialysis patients
Diabetes and blood pressure threaten dialysis access vessel longevity
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 6,407 hemodialysis patients identifies diabetes, lesion length >2 cm, prior intervention, failed…
Diabetes and high blood pressure increase the risk of dialysis access vessels closing, yet nitrates help keep them open.
Endoscopic ulceration and multi-segment GI involvement linked to longer hospitalization in IgA vasculitis
Ulcers Seen in Gut Linked to Longer Hospital Stays
This single-center observational cohort study of 132 IgA vasculitis patients with GI involvement found that endoscopic ulceration and multi-…
A teenager shows up with severe belly pain, vomiting, and a rash.
Higher RAR linked to increased in-hospital mortality in infants with congenital heart disease
A simple blood ratio may flag higher death risk in heart surgery babies
This observational cohort study of 3634 infants with congenital heart disease found that a red cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RAR…
A simple blood test ratio could help spot infants with congenital heart disease at higher risk of dying in the hospital after surgery.
Dyslipidemia linked to poorer renal survival in primary IgA nephropathy patients
High cholesterol linked to faster kidney failure in IgA nephropathy
This retrospective observational cohort study of 458 primary IgA nephropathy patients found that dyslipidemia was associated with poorer ren…
People with IgA nephropathy and high cholesterol face a higher risk of kidney failure, a new study finds.
Observational review of layered data models improves DKD risk detection in type 2 diabetes cohorts
Better tools found to spot kidney disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes
This observational review synthesizes findings from the All of Us Research Program and BioMe Biobank regarding DKD risk detection.
New analysis suggests layered health data can improve detection of diabetic kidney disease, helping catch cases earlier in people with type …
Preclinical analysis of gnomAD and ClinVar databases on ADPLD variant frequencies
Genetic variants linked to polycystic liver disease found in many people
This other publication is a preclinical analysis of gnomAD and ClinVar databases for predicted pathogenic variants in ADPLD genes.
Analysis of large genetic databases shows predicted pathogenic variants for polycystic liver disease occur in about 1 in 95 people, with hig…