| Renal Medicine | updated Friday September 3, 2010 |
Increased Cardiac Events Seen With Sibutramine (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Overweight patients with cardiovascular risks who took the weight-loss drug sibutramine had an increased likelihood of experiencing a cardiac event, a large randomized trial found.
September 2, 2010
Tight BP Control Flops for Most CKD Patients (CME/CE, with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- Intensive blood pressure control doesn't slow progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in hypertensive patients overall but may help those with baseline proteinuria, according to a randomized trial.
September 1, 2010
ESC: New Anticoagulants Create Buzz
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- After years of waiting for an alternative to warfarin (Coumadin), there are now three wending their way through the regulatory process. In this exclusive InFocus video report we review each of these new agents with leading cardiologists.
September 1, 2010
ESC: EINSTEIN DVT Data Positive for Factor Xa Inhibitor (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- An investigational oral anticoagulant appears to be as effective and safe as treatment with enoxaparin (Lovenox) plus warfarin (Coumadin) to prevent recurrent deep vein thrombosis, researchers reported.
August 31, 2010
ESC: It's Not Butter and It's Not Better (CME/CE, with video)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Adding margarine enriched with omega-3 fatty acids as a dietary intervention did not prevent second heart attacks in older men and women at risk for worsening heart disease, researchers said here.
August 29, 2010
Novel Combo Pill for Hypertension Approved
(MedPage Today) -- Another type of combination pill for hypertension has won FDA approval -- this time putting a direct renin inhibitor together with a calcium channel blocker.
August 27, 2010
Diabetes, Insulin Resistance Linked to Alzheimer's (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes may contribute to the development of one type of brain plaque linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to an autopsy study.
August 27, 2010
Hb Variability Doesn't Predict Mortality in Dialysis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Variability in blood hemoglobin levels, associated with the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), does not predict mortality in dialysis patients, according to a large European population study.
August 27, 2010
One TZD No Safer than Another (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The diabetes drug pioglitazone (Actos) carries cardiac risk similar to that found for embattled sister compound rosiglitazone (Avandia), according to an analysis of an administrative claims database.
August 25, 2010
ESC: Daily Coffee Limbers Up the Heart (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- A daily coffee habit may counteract aortic stiffness in older adults with hypertension, researchers reported.
August 25, 2010
Migraine Raises Long-Term CV Risks (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients who have migraine headaches face heightened long-term risks of cardiovascular disease and death, according to analyses of outcomes from two large cohort studies.
August 24, 2010
Gene Variants May Predict ESRD in Diabetics (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Polymorphisms in the gene for protein kinase C-β were strongly predictive of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to researchers in Hong Kong.
August 24, 2010
Green Veggies Cut Diabetes Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Increasing the daily intake of green leafy vegetables could significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, a British meta-analysis found.
August 19, 2010
Binge Drinking Risky with High BP (CME/CE, with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- Binging on alcohol may be especially dangerous for hypertensive men by substantially boosting cardiovascular mortality risk, researchers found.
August 19, 2010
Cardiac-Death Kidney Donation 'Acceptable' (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Kidneys donated after cardiac death from withdrawal of life support function well for recipients long term, according to a transplant registry study.
August 18, 2010
Disease Rates Worse in Nonwhite Kidney Donors (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Racial disparities in chronic disease prevalences seen in the general population are also apparent among living kidney donors following surgery, researchers said.
August 18, 2010
No Benefit for Steroids in Allograft Renal Transplant (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Pretreatment of deceased donor kidneys with steroids failed to reduce the incidence of acute renal failure -- also known as delayed graft function -- in a randomized study conducted in central Europe.
August 17, 2010
Unpleasant People May Be More Prone to Stroke (CME/CE, with video)
(MedPage Today) -- People with antagonistic or disagreeable personalities have vascular abnormalities that may make them more prone to strokes and perhaps other cardiovascular events, researchers said.
August 16, 2010
Insurance Type Influences Dialysis Access Method (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients who start dialysis through the VA or Department of Defense healthcare systems are more likely to have an arteriovenous fistula -- the preferred method of access -- than those with other types of insurance, researchers found.
August 14, 2010
CHC/IHF: Little Difference Long Term in BP Drugs (CME/CE, with video)
(MedPage Today) -- Generic thiazide-type diuretics are just as good as newer, more expensive antihypertensives, researchers again emphasized with long-term ALLHAT trial results.
August 13, 2010
Ligament Tears Common in Early Neuropathic Joint Disease (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Neuropathic joint disease -- a particularly severe form of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis of the foot and ankle -- is characterized by multiple ligament abnormalities and diffuse bone edema even early in the disease process, a small retrospective British study found.
August 6, 2010
Type 2 Diabetic Teens Show Brain Abnormalities (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Brain structure and cognitive function appear to suffer among obese teens with type 2 diabetes, according to MRI and neuropsychology findings.
August 3, 2010
Environment Influences Type 1 Diabetes Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Improved standards of living and hygiene may be contributing to the rising rates of type 1 diabetes, a population-based study suggested.
August 3, 2010
No Support for Tight Glucose Control in ESRD (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Tight glucose control did not improve survival in diabetic hemodialysis patients -- suggesting a need for individualized glucose management, long-term data on 25,000 patients suggest.
July 31, 2010
Renal Troubles Spell Acute Injury Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Reduced kidney function and protein leaking into the urine may be warning signs for acute kidney injury, researchers warned.
July 29, 2010
