A new method may be useful for assessing dialysis facilities' performance concerning referrals to transplant centers. The method, which is described in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of ...
Jan 25, 2018
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Taking a more active role in one's own health is known to promote better outcomes, but it is especially critical for patients who are waiting for a kidney transplant. Patients with kidney failure who actively used an online ...
Jan 8, 2020
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Over time, patients with advanced kidney disease have been starting dialysis progressively earlier in the course of their disease, likely because doctors are embracing higher levels of kidney function as being appropriate ...
Feb 19, 2015
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Professor Eung Ju Kim of the Cardiovascular Center, Korea University's Guro Hospital, and his research team identified the gender difference of prescription patterns and clinical prognosis in patients with resistant hypertension ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Dialysis patients receiving treatment from kidney specialists with a higher patient caseload have a greater risk of dying prematurely than those receiving care from specialists with a lower caseload, according to a study ...
Aug 8, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Trends indicate a reduction in glyburide and thiazolidinedione prescriptions and increases in gliclazide and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor prescriptions among older adults with diabetes and chronic kidney ...
Mar 14, 2016
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Dialysis patients who take heart medications that are easily removed from the circulation through dialysis may be at increased risk of dying prematurely compared with patients whose heart medications are more difficult to ...
Oct 30, 2014
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Renal transplantation is best treatment option for improving quality of life in people with late-stage chronic kidney disease
Sep 11, 2012
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University of Cincinnati cardiologists are conducting a one-of-a-kind clinical trial to determine if a dialysis-like procedure could be deemed the new standard of care for patients suffering from extensive fluid retention ...
Feb 23, 2012
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People with kidney failure who are on dialysis or who have received a kidney transplant face a higher risk of dying from COVID-19. New research reveals that these individuals have profound immune system–related differences ...
Nov 8, 2021
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