• Taking sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors was linked with lower risks of developing cardiovascular disease and kidney failure among patients with type 1 diabetes when using prediction models called the Steno Type 1 Risk Engines.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.
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Immune system–related differences may explain higher COVID-19 deaths among patients on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients
• People who are on dialysis or who have undergone kidney transplantation have immune system–related differences compared with people with normal kidney function, and these differences are further amplified by SARS-CoV-2 infection.
• The findings may help explain why these individuals face a higher risk of dying from COVID-19.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.
Diabetes drug slows kidney function decline
• Results from a recent clinical trial indicate that the diabetes drug dapagliflozin slows kidney function decline in patients with chronic kidney disease, regardless of whether they have diabetes.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.
High-Impact Clinical Trials Yield Results that Could Improve Kidney Care
The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.
New insights on sex differences in kidney stone risk
• Certain factors may explain why men are more likely than women to develop kidney stones.
• The gap between men and women in terms of risk of stones is getting smaller.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4-November 7.
Equation predicts chronic kidney disease risk based on readily available information
• Investigators found that the Kidney Disease Risk Equation can predict a patient’s likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease, based on readily available information.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.
Study compares different assessments of kidney function
• New research indicates that substantial discrepancies exist between eGFR and mGFR, which are different assessments of kidney function, even in an individual patient.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.
Acute kidney injury linked to poor patient outcomes after hospital discharge
• Among hospitalized patients, a diagnosis of acute kidney injury was linked to worse patient outcomes after hospital discharge.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.
Certain ulcer medications may increase risk of acute kidney injury after heart surgery
• Among adults undergoing cardiac surgery, those who took proton pump inhibitors before surgery were more likely to develop acute kidney injury and to die during hospitalization.
• Results from the study will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.