In Chinese patients with mild immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, the renoprotective effects of treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) persist for 6 years or more, researchers from Hong Kong have found. Reuters Health Information
AKI in hospitalized patients often requires initiation of short-term dialysis, but severity of the underlying disease may confer a higher risk for death than the AKI itself. Medscape Nephrology
Diagnosis and treatment of nutrient deficiencies may reduce blood pressure and reduce cardiovascular events. Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac interventions are underutilized in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) following acute coronary syndrome (ACS) partly due to nephrotoxicity concerns. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
