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Summary: In patients with CKD, higher levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were associated with a higher risk of CKD progression, with systolic blood pressure showing a stronger association with adverse kidney outcomes than diastolic blood pressure.
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Summary: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is common in older non-dialysis patients with advanced CKD. PTH and phosphate are independently associated with all-cause mortality, while only PTH is associated with cardiovascular mortality. Calcium does not have an independent association with mortality but modifies the effect of phosphate.
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
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Eric H. Au, Germaine Wong, Kirsten Howard, Jeremy R. Chapman, Antoni Castells, Simon D. Roger, Michael J. Bourke, Petra Macaskill, Robin Turner, Wai H. Lim, Charmaine E. Lok, Fritz Diekmann, Nicholas Cross, Shaundeep Sen, Richard D. Allen, Steven J. Chadban, Carol A. Pollock, Allison Tong, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Jean Y. Yang, Anh Kieu, Laura James, Jonathan C. Craig
Summary: Older age, male sex, the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, and azathioprine were found to be significantly associated with advanced colorectal neoplasia in patients with CKD.
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(2022)
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
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Summary: SGLT2 inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of heart failure and diabetic kidney disease, showing kidney protection benefits independent of diabetes mellitus in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients, as demonstrated in the DAPA-CKD trial by Heerspink et al.
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Alice Doreille, Yannis Lombardi, Marine Dancer, Radoslava Lamri, Quentin Testard, Xavier Vanhoye, Anne-Sophie Lebre, Hugo Garcia, Cedric Rafat, Nacera Ouali, Yosu Luque, Hassan Izzedine, Emmanuel Esteve, Alexandre Cez, Camille Petit-Hoang, Helene Francois, Armance Marchal, Emmanuel Letavernier, Veronique Fremeaux-Bacchi, Jean-Jacques Boffa, Eric Rondeau, Laure Raymond, Laurent Mesnard
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JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
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Pablo E. Pergola, Nelson P. Kopyt
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
(2021)
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Mary Hannan, Eileen G. Collins, Shane A. Phillips, Lauretta Quinn, Alana Steffen, Ulf G. Bronas
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AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Keren Ladin, Isabel Neckermann, Noah D'Arcangelo, Susan Koch-Weser, John B. Wong, Elisa J. Gordon, Ana Rossi, Dena Rifkin, Tamara Isakova, Daniel E. Weiner
Summary: Older patients with advanced CKD are at high risk for complications and death, yet discussions on advance care planning (ACP) with kidney clinicians are rare. Study found discordant views between patients and clinicians on ACP, with cultural and religious barriers. Four themes influencing ACP discussions emerged, leading to insufficient ACP discussions with older adults with advanced CKD.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
(2021)
