chronic kidney disease
Henry Ford Hospital sees improved results for more kidney patients through robotic surgery
Robotic surgery offers the same or better results than minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures for treating kidney disease, and can potentially help more patients because it is not as difficult for surgeons to learn, according to a new study led …
Anti-aging hormone Klotho may prevent complications
DALLAS — Feb. 17, 2011 — Low levels of the anti-aging hormone Klotho may serve as an early warning sign of the presence of kidney disease and its deadly cardiovascular complications, according to findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center resear…
Less radical tumor surgery can offer better long-term kidney function
Patients with kidney tumours larger than four centimetres are much more likely to enjoy good long-term renal function if they undergo nephron-sparing surgery rather than radical nephrectomy, according to a study in the February issue of the urology …
Poor response to anti-anemia drug predicts higher risk of heart disease or death
DALLAS — Dec. 29, 2010 — Patients with diabetes, kidney disease and anemia who don’t respond to treatment with an anti-anemia drug have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease or death, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have foun…
Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels may not affect cardiovascular mortality
New York, NY, December 15, 2010 — There is burgeoning public interest in possible wide-ranging health benefits from vitamin D, including cardiovascular health. In a study published in the December 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, in…
The not-so-sweet truth about sugar — a risk choice?
More and more people have become aware of the dangers of excessive fructose in diet. A new review on fructose in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) indicates just how dangerous this simple sugar may be….
How mom’s health may increase risk of kidney disease
Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are more likely to have mothers who were obese or had diabetes during pregnancy, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, by Chri…
Medication adherence improves blood pressure control in chronic kidney disease
CINCINNATI — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center have found that about one-third of chronic kidney disease patients who are prescribed therapies for high blood pressure do not oft…
Keeping blood pressure in check may benefit some African-Americans with kidney disease
DALLAS — Oct. 7, 2010 — Keeping blood pressure at a low level in African-Americans with kidney disease may slow the progression of the condition in patients with proteinuria, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a national study p…
19.2 Million U.S. Adults Have Chronic Kidney Disease
Eleven percent of the U.S. adult population has varying stages of chronic kidney disease, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers concluded that chronic kidney disease warrants improved detection and classification using standardized criteria to improve patient outcomes. Their research is published in the January 2003 issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
