Recently added articles from Renal & Urology News:
A new look at high Hb goals: heart failure, diabetes make reported risks clinically undetectable.
Dec 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SAN DIEGO -- Studies of anemia management in CKD patients have shown an increased risk of death and cardiovascular morbidity associated with high hemoglobin (Hb) targets, but new data presented here at this year's Renal Week suggest that the presence of ...
Undetectable PSA possible with radiation.
Dec 01, 2009; ... CHICAGO -- Improved radiotherapy techniques have made it possible for men to achieve reductions in PSA to below detectable levels following radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to new findings presented here at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting. These ...
ED, rheumatoid arthritis could be linked.
Dec 01, 2009; ... PHILADELPHIA -- Erectile dysfunction (ED) is more common in patients with rheumatic disease--especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA)--than in the general population, according to new findings by an Irish research team. RA is a known risk factor for accelerated atherosclerosis, and ...
Fistulas, grafts lower mortality.
Dec 01, 2009 ... Hemodialysis (HD) patients who switch their vascular access from a catheter to a fistula or graft have improved survival, a study of 79,545 HD patients found. Compared with patients who continue to use catheters, those who convert to ...
Post-transplant anemia.
Dec 01, 2009 ... <Pre> Post-Transplant Anemia A study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's Renal Week 2009 conference in San Diego shows that anemia is common after renal transplantation, but its prevalence decreases over time, as shown below. Researchers observed no association between ...