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“Peritoneal Dialysis” Strikes Back

December 20, 2011 // 5 Comments

In the United States, the number of patients who are offered peritoneal dialysis (PD) has declined over the last decade. The newer generation of Nephrologists may not feel as comfortable with this dialysis modality, and shy away from referring [read more...]

Will Home Hemodialysis Ever Prosper in the United States?

December 15, 2011 // 12 Comments

Invited Commentary by Dr. Lionel Mailloux It is interesting to note the two recent articles in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases on the topic of home hemodialysis. One was by Marshall et al entitled “Home Hemodialysis and Mortality Risk in [read more...]

Family History of End-Stage Renal Disease: What does it mean for ESRD Risk?

December 6, 2011 // 2 Comments

In this post, Dr Tejas P. Desai, eAJKD web advisory board member and Dr. William Mc Clellan (WM) will share thoughts on a study published in the current issue of AJKD prospectively evaluating the risk factors for incident kidney failure among 19,409 [read more...]

Cardiac Biomarkers in CKD and ESRD: What to make of them?

November 29, 2011 // 2 Comments

Dr. Akshay S. Desai (AD), cardiologist from Harvard Medical School, spoke with Dr Kellie Calderon (eAJKD), eAJKD web advisory board member, on the use of cardiac biomarkers in chronic kidney disease (CKD). In CKD, elevations of cardiac biomarkers [read more...]

Sulodexide in Diabetic Nephropathy: Is There a Role for This Novel Agent?

November 22, 2011 // 0 Comments

Sulodexide is a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) that has no measurable anticoagulant effect when taken orally. Preliminary studies have shown that sulodexide has a favorable effect on proteinuria in patients with diabetic nephropathy. This led [read more...]

Sex and Estrogen Therapy and Their Influence on FGF-23 and Phosphate Levels

November 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

It is known that estrogen can mitigate menopause-associated urine phosphate retention. A recent cross-sectional study of ambulatory individuals with prevalent cardiovascular disease published in this issue of AJKD explores the role of sex and use of [read more...]

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