Chronic Kidney Disease Journal Articles

• Current and Emerging Agents for Hypertension Management This paper presents an overview of current and emerging classes of antihypertensive drugs, highlighting several novel agents in preclinical trials which show promise in blood pressure management.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, May 23, 2022
• Comorbidities and Co-Medications Among People With HIV How prevalent are comorbidities and the use of non-ART co-medications among people living with HIV?
  HIV Medicine, May 19, 2022
• Cholesterol and CVD Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients Learn more about the potential association between remnant cholesterol and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality outcomes among individuals who had a kidney transplant.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 18, 2022
• Learning Curves for Adopting Permanent His Bundle Pacing This study examined procedural characteristics, clinical outcomes, learning curves, and clinical predictors of successful His bundle pacing.
  Europace, May 18, 2022
• Renal Compression in HF: The Renal Tamponade Hypothesis A new hypothesis suggests that central venous pressure increases and renal encapsulation may be a factor in renal damage due to heart failure, and a novel target for treatment.
  JACC: Heart Failure, May 18, 2022
• Drug Dosing in Hospitalized Obese Patients With COVID-19 When making dosing decisions for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with obesity, weight and BMI should be considered.
  Critical Care, May 11, 2022
• Optimal Patient Selection for Heart-Kidney Transplant A decision-analytic model identifies the costs and benefits of simultaneous heart-kidney transplant compared with single-organ transplant with a safety net strategy.
  American Journal of Transplantation, May 10, 2022
• Risk of Herpesvirus and Serious Infections in Atopic Dermatitis This study suggests that atopic dermatitis is associated with an increased risk of hospital admission with infections, opportunistic infections and herpesvirus infections in both children and adults.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, May 10, 2022
• Adherence to the DASH Diet and NAFLD Is the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet effective at lowering risk of NAFLD?
  Liver International, May 09, 2022
• Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in T2D and Hypertension How prevalent is primary aldosteronism among patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension? Should routine screening be considered for these patients?
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 05, 2022
• Suggestions for Successful SGLT2i Use in Glomerular Disease Findings from recent trials further support the benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors in the management of glomerular disease. This review provides guidance for successful implementation.
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, May 05, 2022
• Acute Kidney Injury is Linked to Neurocognitive Impairments A new study finds that an episode of acute kidney injury could have negative impacts on neurocognitive functioning.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 04, 2022
• DEX With Propofol vs Propofol on Outcomes After CABG Surgery This study compared the beneficial effects of perioperative infusion of DEX with propofol on the postoperative outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. How did it compare with propofol alone?
  BMC Anesthesiology, May 02, 2022
• ECMO for Respiratory Failure Related to COVID-19 This study reports on the characteristics, management, and outcomes of COVID-19 patients treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure.
  Anesthesiology, May 02, 2022
• Outcomes of mAb Therapy During a COVID-19 Outbreak in a SNF This study showed that receipt of monoclonal antibody therapy significantly reduced mortality and need for supplemental oxygen in skilled nursing facility residents with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 26, 2022
• Unexplained Anemia of Aging Review the diagnosis and etiology of anemia in older adults. What are the health consequences of unexplained anemia, and how should it be approached?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 19, 2022
• SGLT2 Inhibitors: The Statins of the 21st Century This overview of the development and clinical applications of SGLT2 inhibitors positions them as one of the major pharmacological advances in cardiovascular medicine in this century.
  European Heart Journal, April 19, 2022
• Tenofovir vs. Entecavir Therapy in HBV: Long-term Renal Safety Do tenofovir and entecavir differ in their long-term impact on renal function in patients with hepatitis B?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 11, 2022
• Predicting Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis Without Imaging A recent study aimed to help identify patients with highly probable vs. low risk of left main coronary artery disease using clinical and noninvasive functional parameters. Is it feasible?
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 08, 2022
• Insufficient COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Kidney Transplants A new study finds that the two-dose mRNA vaccination may not sufficiently protect kidney transplant recipients against COVID-19.
  American Journal of Transplantation, April 06, 2022