European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) 57th Congress

The European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association are hosting a virtual congress this year.

• ERA-EDTA 2020 High-Dose Iron Protects Dialysis Patients Against Classic MI
  Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2020
• ERA-EDTA 2020 Text Messaging Improves Dietary Intake in Dialysis Patients
  Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2020
• ERA-EDTA 2020 Targeted Drug First to Show Real Promise in IgA Nephropathy
  Medscape Medical News, June 12, 2020
• ERA-EDTA 2020 Novel Antibody Improves Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
  Medscape Medical News, June 12, 2020
• ERA-EDTA 2020 COVID-19 and the Kidney: Another Target to Attack
  Medscape Medical News, June 9, 2020

• Sodium Bicarbonate Slows Chronic Kidney Disease Safely Prognosis improves when metabolic acidosis in patients with kidney disease is treated with sodium bicarbonate, new data show, and therapy does not add to fluid overload or uncontrolled blood pressure.
  Medscape Medical News, Jun 18, 2019
• Improving Metabolic Control to Postpone Dialysis Diet plays a role in the progression of chronic kidney disease, but the extent to which patients should be burdened by dietary restrictions will be discussed at an upcoming renal congress in Europe.
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2019
• Novel Assay Identifies Patients at High Risk for Kidney Injury A urinary biomarker identifies patients at high risk for acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery, but that risk can be reversed with ischemic conditioning, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, Jun 14, 2019