People in end-stage kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant are much less likely to be placed on a waiting list for a new kidney or to actually receive a new kidney once on the list if they are unemployed or work part time, according to new collaborative research from the University of New Hampshire.
In a large national study, higher levels of the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio was associated with greater risk of incident but not recurrent coronary heart disease in black individuals when compared with white individuals, according to a study in the August 21 issue of JAMA.
Too-low diastolic blood pressure can be deadly for CKD patients
Having too-low diastolic blood pressure (DBP) may be deadly for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Blood pressure (BP) recommendations are stricter for patients with CKD than for the general population and focus on lowering actual BP (the measurement of both systolic BP [SBP] and DBP) without consideration for achieving a DBP that is too low.
Kidney Transplant Survival Less in the Severely Obese
Most obese patients with kidney failure experience a survival benefit from a kidney transplant, but this benefit is smaller in extremely obese patients, defined as those with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m2 or higher.
Incretin Risks Lack Evidence, Says AACE
There currently is insufficient evidence of a definitive link between incretin diabetes medications and an increased risk of cancer, according to a consensus statement from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
Hypertension improvement program leads to better blood pressure control rates
Implementation of a large-scale hypertension program that included evidence-based guidelines and development and sharing of performance metrics was associated with a near-doubling of hypertension control between 2001 and 2009, compared to only modest improvements in state and national control rates, according to a study in the Aug. 21 issue of JAMA.
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