ASN: American Society of Nephrology

November 8-13, 2011 - Kidney Week 2011 - Philadelphia, PA

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Calcium Score Predicts CVD Risk in Kidney Disease

PHILADELPHIA — In patients with chronic kidney disease, coronary artery calcification predicted the risk of cardiovascular disease events, especially in those with no history of it, investigators reported here.
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Declining GFR Linked to Mortality Risk After MI

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with chronic kidney disease had a significantly increased risk of death after myocardial infarction, and the risk increased as glomerular filtration rate declined, a review of 103,000 myocardial infarction patients showed.
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Diabetes Drugs Differ in Effects on Weight in ESRD

PHILADELPHIA — Two oral hypoglycemic drugs achieved similar diabetes control in patients with type 2 diabetes and end-stage renal disease, but sitagliptin did so without weight gain, investigators reported here.
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Google of Some Benefit as Renal Training Tool

PHILADELPHIA — Google might help internal medicine residents identify rare kidney problems but offered no help in the diagnosis of common renal conditions, investigators reported here.
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Less CV Risk in Dialysis With Pomegranate

PHILADELPHIA — Patients on hemodialysis had significant improvement in their cardiovascular risk profile after consuming pomegranate juice weekly for a year, Israeli investigators reported here.
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Renal Benefits of Diabetes Control Emerge Late

PHILADELPHIA — The risk of progressive kidney disease decreased by 50% in patients with type 1 diabetes managed by tight glycemic control, a new analysis of two landmark trials showed.
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Tacrolimus KOs Nephrotic Syndrome in Kids

PHILADELPHIA — Tacrolimus (Prograf) was better than cyclophosphamide at inducing and sustaining remission of proteinuria in pediatric patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, an Indian study showed.
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Vitamin D No Help for Enlarged Heart

PHILADELPHIA — Daily use of a synthetic form of vitamin D failed to reduce left ventricular mass in chronic kidney disease patients with mild to moderate left ventricular hypertrophy, a trial showed.
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Mixed Results for Fish Oil in Preventing Blocked Dialysis Grafts

PHILADELPHIA — Although a trial of fish oil capsules to prevent stenosis of hemodialysis grafts failed to meet its primary endpoint, the supplement may still have a role to play, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial showed.
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HCV Infection Virtually Untreated in Dialysis Patients

PHILADELPHIA — Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an increase in mortality in patients on hemodialysis, but treatment is rare in that population, researchers found.
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High Systolic BP Tied to Declining Renal Function

PHILADELPHIA — A rise in systolic blood pressure is associated with greater odds of a rapid decline in kidney function in the general older population, researchers found.
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Kidney Patients Using Harmful Dietary Supplements

PHILADELPHIA — From 10% to 15% of patients with chronic kidney disease reported using potentially nephrotoxic dietary supplements, an analysis of a large government database showed.
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Hypertension in Pregnancy Has Lingering Effects

PHILADELPHIA — Development of a hypertensive pregnancy disorder was associated with greater risks of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes for the mother later in life, researchers affirmed.
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Diabetes Plus Dialysis Equals Glycemic Control Dilemma

PHILADELPHIA — There is a sweet spot for glycemic control among patients with end-stage renal disease, such that treatment that is either too intensive or too lax is associated with higher mortality, two studies showed.
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Kidney Risk Higher in Diabetic Women than Men

PHILADELPHIA — Among patients with type 2 diabetes, women were more likely to have risk factors for chronic kidney disease than men, which may also put them at risk for poorer outcomes, researchers found.
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Sweetened Drinks Tied to Hypertension Risk

PHILADELPHIA — Consuming beverages flavored with either sugar or artificial sweeteners was associated with a higher risk of developing hypertension, researchers found.
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Global Focus for Nephrologists in Philly

PHILADELPHIA — This year's meeting of the American Society of Nephrology — now called Kidney Week instead of Renal Week — will have a worldwide focus, program chair Mark Okusa, MD, told MedPage Today.
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