Nephrology
Review: Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
24 May, 2018 | 22:31h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Opinion: Conflicting Evidence on Health Effects of Salt Reduction Calls for a Redesign of Guidelines
16 May, 2018 | 00:42h | UTC
AHA Advice for Patients: Are BP Measurement Mistakes Making You Chronically Ill?
15 May, 2018 | 12:37h | UTCAre blood pressure measurement mistakes making you chronically ill? – American Heart Association News (free text and infographic)
Commentary: BP measurement: you’re probably doing it wrong – Univadis (free registration required)
Canadian Guideline: Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:47h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effect of Increased Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults with CKD
10 May, 2018 | 17:45h | UTCEffect of Coaching to Increase Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CKD WIT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for kidney disease patients – Lawson Health Research Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND Study: Drinking more water doesn’t slow kidney disease – UPI (free)
Review: Goodpasture’s syndrome (anti-GBM disease) in the ED
3 May, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCGoodpasture’s syndrome (anti-GBM disease): ED presentations, evaluation, and management – emDocs (free)
Systematic Review: Antimicrobial Lock Solutions for Preventing Catheter-related Infections in Haemodialysis
3 May, 2018 | 18:53h | UTCAntimicrobial lock solutions for preventing catheter-related infections in haemodialysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
UK Guidelines for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Primary Aldosteronism
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:17h | UTCDiagnosis and Management of Primary Aldosteronism: the Endocrine Society guideline 2016 revisited – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Hypokalemia: A Clinical Update
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:16h | UTCHypokalemia: a clinical update – Endocrine Connections (free)
Cohort Study: Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality
20 Apr, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCEditorial: The Value in an Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Registry (free)
Commentaries: Value of Ambulatory BP Monitoring Bolstered by Large Study – TCTMD (free) AND 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements strongly predict mortality – The Hospitalist (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood pressure measurement method and predicting risk of heart disease – Science Media Centre (free)
Research: Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCAssociation of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Repeat BP Measurements in the Office Are Key, Study Highlights – TCTMD (free) AND Should Blood Pressure Measurement Be Repeated During Primary Care Visit? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Repeated BP Measures Linked to Drop in Initially Elevated BP – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Systematic Review: First-line Drugs for Hypertension
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:34h | UTCFirst-line drugs for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)
“First-line low-dose thiazides reduced all morbidity and mortality outcomes in adult patients with moderate to severe primary hypertension. First-line ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers may be similarly effective, but the evidence was of lower quality”.
Perspective: Incremental Benefits and Harms of the 2017 ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guideline
18 Apr, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCIncremental Benefits and Harms of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Guideline – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New blood pressure guidelines may make millions anxious that they’re at risk of heart disease – The Conversation (free) AND New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk – The University of Sydney (free)
Related: AAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) AND The Hypertension Guideline War Is Not A Fake War – Cardiobrief (free) AND Redefining Hypertension: Assessing the New Blood-Pressure Guidelines – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies: Proton Pump Inhibitors are Associated with Increased Risk of Kidney Disease
16 Apr, 2018 | 16:54h | UTCAcid‐suppressive drugs and risk of kidney disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis – Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Proton pump inhibitors were associated with higher risks of acute interstitial nephritis (HR, 2.78; 95% CI, 1.25‐6.17), acute kidney injury (HR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.33‐2.59), chronic kidney disease (HR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.03‐2.09), and end‐stage renal disease (HR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.26‐2.04) than non‐PPI therapy. Similar risks were not identified for H2RA therapy.
Cohort study: time for chronic dialysis initiation and mortality
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCDialysis Initiation and Mortality Among Older Veterans With Kidney Failure Treated in Medicare vs the Department of Veterans Affairs – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited commentary: Appropriate Time for Chronic Dialysis Initiation: A Cause for Humility (free for a limited period)
Related articles: Treatment decisions for older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease – BMC Nephrology (free) AND Timing of Dialysis Initiation – What Has Changed Since IDEAL? – Seminars in Nephrology (free)
Review: hyperchloraemia in sepsis
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:32h | UTCHyperchloraemia in sepsis – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Blood pressure-lowering treatment strategies based on cardiovascular risk versus blood pressure
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCRelated study with similar conclusions: Impact of Cardiovascular Risk on the Relative Benefit and Harm of Intensive Treatment of Hypertension – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“An intelligent approach towards blood pressure management: by the individual’s risk instead of just their measurements” (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Research: Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Donors to Noninfected Recipients
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: HCV Prophylaxis Could Expand Kidney Availability – Renal & Urology News (free) AND HCV-infected kidney donors could save lives – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND One year posttransplant, recipients of hepatitis C kidneys disease-free – Johns Hopkins Medicine, ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Cardiovascular and renal burdens of prediabetes
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:58h | UTCCardiovascular and renal burdens of prediabetes in the USA: analysis of data from serial cross-sectional surveys, 1988–2014 – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Slightly elevated blood sugar tied to heart and kidney problems – Reuters (free) AND Study finds prediabetes patients at heightened risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases – MedicalXpress (free)
Viewpoint: Individualizing Blood Pressure Targets for People With Diabetes and Hypertension
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:43h | UTCViewpoint: Individualizing Blood Pressure Targets for People With Diabetes and Hypertension: Comparing the ADA and the ACC/AHA Recommendations – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Research: Low-Dose ‘Triple Pill’ Lowers Blood Pressure More Than Usual Care
16 Mar, 2018 | 03:36h | UTC#ACC18 – Low-Dose ‘Triple Pill’ Lowers Blood Pressure More Than Usual Care – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Low-Dose, Three-Drug Polypill TRIUMPHs for Blood Pressure – TCTMD (free)
Meta-Analysis: Dialysis Modality Survival Comparison
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCEditorial: Dialysis Modality Survival Comparison: Time to End the Debate, It’s a Tie – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related commentary: PD or HD: Which Road Do We Take? – AJKD Blog (free)
Original article: Comparison of Patient Survival Between Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Among Patients Eligible for Both Modalities – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hemodialysis vs. Peritoneal Dialysis for End-Stage Renal Disease – NEJM Journal Watch ($)
Chronic kidney disease and arrhythmias
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:27h | UTC
Predicting acute kidney injury: current status and future challenges
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCPredicting acute kidney injury: current status and future challenges – Journal of Nephrology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter