Anemia Risk in CKD Patients Is Lower at Higher Altitudes
Anemia is less likely to develop in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who live at higher altitudes, according to a report in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
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CKD Patient Cardiovascular Status Affects Cardiac Care Outcomes
Baseline cardiovascular (CV) status influences the risks for kidney failure and death among older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving cardiovascular therapies, according to a new study.
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Genomic Collision May Explain Why Many Kidney Transplants Fail
Up to one in seven kidney donors and recipients may have a type of genetic incompatibility that leads to organ rejection, researchers ...
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First Ever Living Donor HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant
For the first time, a person living with HIV has donated a kidney to a transplant recipient also living with HIV. A multidisciplinary team completed the living donor HIV-to-HIV kidney transplant on ...
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