New study findings “are critically important in patient counseling and surgical planning, particularly for patients with risk factors for renal deterioration,” according to investigators. A lower ...

Dapagliflozin improved eGFR slope in patients with CKD associated with ADPKD, but it resulted in an increase in kidney volume. Dapagliflozin may exert a protective effect on kidney function in ...

Heart failure patients treated with finerenone (Kerendia; Bayer AG) are more likely to have an early decline in kidney function than those treated with placebo, but the decline should not be construed ...

Investigators found that increased heart rate correlated with a decline in the ability for the kidneys to function at 48 weeks after a patient receives a kidney transplant, according to results ...

Her diagnosis meant Bria Wagner would need to begin dialysis treatments three times a week while waiting for a kidney transplant.

Chronic kidney disease claims over 50,000 lives each year, and most victims never saw it coming. National Kidney Month is ...

A new report suggests that millions of U.S. adults are unaware they may have undiagnosed cardiovascular risk factors that ...

In a study of veterans, Covid survivors were 35 percent more likely than other patients to have long-term kidney damage or declines in kidney function. By Pam Belluck Since the beginning of the ...