Search results for "Kidney disease"
ACE inhibitors/ARBs reduced kidney failure but not mortality in chronic kidney disease
Initiation of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) reduced risk of progression to kidney failure by 34% among patients with a baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 30 mL/min/1.73 m2, a meta-analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/07/02/2.htm
2 Jul 2024
Guideline issued on blood pressure management in CKD
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Work Group recommends targeting a standardized systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are not receiving dialysis, among other guidance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/22/4.htm
22 Jun 2021
VTE risk appears to progressively increase as eGFR decreases and albumin-creatinine ratio increases
Even mild kidney disease is associated with an increase in risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), a new review found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/25/6.htm
25 Sep 2012
Reduced kidney function, albuminuria strongly associated with atrial fibrillation
Patients with kidney damage, manifested as microalbuminuria or macroalbuminuria, or decreased kidney function had a higher atrial fibrillation risk, researchers concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2011