Renal news roundup from AKF

Medtronic reported reductions in blood pressure for multiple groups of patients with high cardiovascular risk, including CKD, using the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system (RDN), according to results from the SPYRAL AFFIRM study. The study involved 210 patients and found r...

A 67-year-old man who received a genetically modified pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital had the organ removed after its function declined, ending a record 271-day survival. The patient remains on the waiting list for a human donor kidney. The Associated Press (10/27)

A study presented at a Heart Failure Society of America meeting found that lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher odds of non-fatal complications and reduced resource use in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who have been hospitalized for heart failure. The...

Social connectedness can be beneficial for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to research published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease. Researchers' recommendations include ramping up efforts to detect loneliness, engaging family caregivers and us...

Administering rectal nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) before or during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) does not increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with early-stage CKD, according to a study presented at the American Colleg...

Women with kidney failure were less likely to receive a living donor transplant than men, according to a study in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases based on an analysis of data from 2.3 million adults from 1997 to 2020. "Women may be judged more harshly than men for th...

The expiration of Medicare telehealth flexibilities may significantly reduce access for nonrural kidney transplant recipients, who comprise 85% of all recipients, according to research in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The study highlights barriers su...

A study in BMC Nephrology reveals the significant health care costs faced by patients with primary hyperoxaluria and CKD, especially when CKD diagnosis is delayed. The retrospective analysis shows patients with both conditions have higher medical expenses and a greater burden of ...

Actor Jesse Eisenberg has announced plans to donate a kidney to a stranger in mid-December, expressing excitement and underscoring the importance of organ donation. "It's essentially risk-free and so needed," Eisenberg says. "I think people will realize that i...