Atrasentan reduces triglycerides, albuminuria, and LDL-C in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD Medha Baranwal8 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTNetherlands: In high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and CKD (chronic kidney disease), atrasentan provides cardioprotection, is the...
Half of patients with low-grade proteinuria develop treatable lupus nephritis within two years Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found that 50% of people with...
HbA1C to be lower than 7% to cut down complications in type 1 diabetes patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Dec 2022 10:00 AM ISTAccording to a new study HbA1C levels should be lower than 7% to cut down complications among patients of type 1 diabetes.People with diabetes may...
Combo of SGLT2 and ACE inhibitors reduces risk of cardiorenal complications: Circulation Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2022 7:30 PM ISTEmpagliflozin addition to ramipril, betters surrogate measures of kidney protection in patients with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes and preserved...
Conservative management vs. dialysis for preventing hospitalizations in patients with advanced kidney diseases and different ethnicities Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Dec 2022 11:30 AM ISTFor some individuals with advanced kidney disease, dialysis may not be the optimal treatment strategy for their condition, and these patients may be...
Personalized kidney screening in type 1 diabetes tied to early detection and reduced testing frequency Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Adopting a personalized approach alternative to annual screening for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can considerably reduce the frequency of...
Intravenous vs Oral Iron not tied with increased CKD Risk individuals with normal kidney function Dr. Shravani Dali5 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTIntravenous (IV) vs oral iron therapy is not associated with a higher risk for new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) among individuals with normal...
Sarcopenic obesity elevates risk of CKD among diabetes patients Dr. Shravani Dali4 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTSarcopenic obesity elevates risk of CKD among diabetes patients suggests a recent study published in the ObesityThis study aimed to investigate the...
Are non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants feasible for patients with atrial fibrillation on hemodialysis? Medha Baranwal4 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study comparing apixaban and vitamin K antagonist (VKA) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on hemodialysis revealed no differences...
ACE Inhibitors reduce CV, renal, and mortality events independent of associated hyperkalemia Jacinthlyn Sylvia3 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTA new study published in Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology suggests that regardless of short-term changes in serum potassium levels,...
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and Hs CRP may detect AKI in diabetic children Dr.Niharika Harsha B3 Dec 2022 10:00 AM ISTA recent study found that levels of Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and highly sensitive C reactive protein can be used to detect early...
Study provides reassuring data on the risk of kidney disease relapse after COVID-19 vaccination Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTSeveral reports have described a relapse of certain autoimmune kidney diseases in patients after they've received COVID-19 vaccines, but it's unclear...
