Findings from studies presented at ATC 2008 suggest that the use of machine perfusion reduces the incidence of delayed graft function in expanded-criteria donor kidney transplantation. Medscape Transplantation
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
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) reduce cardiovascular events in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis, according to a report in the September American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Reuters Health Information
This month sees new AHA guidelines, new explanations for the benefits of statins, protection against headaches, happily married vs single life, and proof of regression in an imaging study. Medscape Cardiology