Kidney Friends

April 1, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Lanthanum carbonate reduced mortality in patients with stage?5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and had no negative effect on vitamin?D levels in patients with stage?3 or 4 CKD, according to studies presented here at the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Spring Clinical Meetings.

Prospective-outcomes studies of lanthanum carbonate in stage?5 CKD patients have not yet been conducted, but investigators performed a post hoc analysis of an earlier safety study under guidance from regulatory authorities.

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April 1, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — A structured chronic kidney disease (CKD) program prior to beginning dialysis leads to better patient outcomes while on dialysis, according to a study presented here at the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Spring Clinical Meetings.

The retrospective study identified 172 patients from a CKD clinic run by St. John Hospital and Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, who subsequently developed end-stage renal disease and enrolled in a dialysis program, said lead author Joel M. Topf, MD. Entry criteria were no previous or intervening dialysis.

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March 30, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Add chronic kidney disease (CKD) to the list of diseases accelerated by hepatitis?C virus (HCV) comorbidity, according to a study presented here at the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Spring Clinical Meetings.

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March 24, 2009 — Lung transplantation may be used with caution in patients older than 60 years but should not be used for patients older than 70 years, according to the results of a retrospective study reported in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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February 4, 2009 — High pulse pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may help identify an increased risk for development of potentially fatal heart complications, according to the results of a retrospective study reported in the January 28 Online First issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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February 27, 2009 — Serum cystatin C level and chronic kidney disease may have a link to incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that is independent of smoking and other risk factors, according to a population-based cohort study reported in the February issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.

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February 23, 2009 — Warfarin may need to be started at a lower dosage and monitored more closely in patients with moderate or severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) vs the general population, according to the results of a study reported in the February 18 Online First issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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February 16, 2009 — Screening for albuminuria may help identify patients at increased risk for progressive renal disease, according to the results of a population-based cohort study reported in the February 11 Online First issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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November 14, 2008 — Preventing anemia may improve quality of life (QofL) in patients with kidney disease, according to the results of a cross-sectional study published online November 5, 2008, in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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October 22, 2007 — A new option for hemoglobin control can be administered much less frequently than the current treatment, thereby possibly improving dialysis patients’ quality of life, according to an open-label, randomized noninferiority trial (MAXIMA) reported in the October 20 issue of The Lancet.

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