Nephrology
Research: Effect of Sertraline on Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:43h | UTCEditorial: Treating Depression in Patients With Advanced CKD: Beyond the Generalizability Frontier (free)
Commentary: Standard Antidepressant May Not Help Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease – UT Southwestern Medical Center, via NewsWise (free)
“Not only doesn’t help treat moderate depression, sertraline causes worse nausea (NNH=8) & diarrhea (NNH=10)” (RT @AnilMakam see Tweet 1 and Tweet 2)
Research: Balanced Crystalloids vs Saline for Critically Ill Adults
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCBalanced Crystalloids vs Saline for Critically Ill Adults – American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting (free abstract)
Related Study: Balanced Crystalloids vs Saline for Noncritically Ill Adults in the Emergency Department – American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting (free abstract)
Commentaries: Landmark Trials Deliver Evidence to Rethink Saline Use – Medscape (free registration required) AND Saline on the Ropes? Studies find balanced crystalloid fluids safer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Enjoyment of Spicy Flavor Enhances Central Salty
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:46h | UTCCommentary: Can spicy foods curb salt cravings or lower blood pressure? – Reuters (free) AND Need to cut down on salt? Try something spicy instead – Medical News Today (free)
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:21h | UTCSee also: Summary of KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors (free)
News release: KDIGO Guidelines on Living Kidney Donors: A Call for A Paradigm Shift (free)
Systematic Review: Blood pressure targets in people with cardiovascular disease
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:59h | UTCBlood pressure targets in people with cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: Calcium and Cardiovascular Disease
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:00h | UTCCalcium and Cardiovascular Disease – Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)
Review: The Sick ESRD Patient
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:23h | UTCThe Sick ESRD Patient – emDocs Cases (free)
Review: Renal Function Considerations for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:59h | UTC
Review: Hepatitis B in renal transplant patients
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCHepatitis B in renal transplant patients – World Journal of Hepatology (free)
Review: acute kidney injury in critically ill patient
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:49h | UTC
Research: Impact of the Commercialization of Three Generic Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers on Adverse Events in Quebec, Canada
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCCommentaries: Generic Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Tied to Increase in Adverse Events – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Generic ARBs Linked to Increased Adverse Events – TCTMD (free)
As in any observational study, association does not necessarily imply causation.
Research: Serum Calcium and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:02h | UTCSerum Calcium and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low serum calcium may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest – EurekAlert (free) AND Low calcium may raise cardiac arrest risk by twofold – Medical News Today (free)
Systematic Review: Self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:14h | UTCCommentary: Home blood pressure monitoring works best with extra support – Reuters (free)
Research: Effect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:13h | UTCEffect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Low-Income Patients in Argentina: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Community Intervention among Low-Income Patients Results in Improved Blood Pressure Control – The JAMA Network (free)
“The proportion of patients with controlled hypertension (BP <140/90 mm Hg) increased from 17 percent at baseline to 73 percent in the intervention group and from 18 percent to 52 percent in the usual care group”.
Review: Lipid lowering in renal disease
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCLipid lowering in renal disease – Australian Prescriber (free)
Source: Cardiology Research Review Australia
Review: Using Best Evidence for the Management of Hypertension
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:46h | UTCUsing Best Evidence for the Management of Hypertension – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
All Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:26h | UTCAll Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease – Hypertension (link to abstract – free PDF via @unpaywall)
Commentaries: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase future risk of heart disease – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND A type of hypertension during pregnancy more dangerous than thought – AHA News (free)
See related articles and commentaries in our August 22nd issue (see #3)
Effects of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control on Kidney and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Persons Without Kidney Disease
20 Sep, 2017 | 21:12h | UTCCommentary: Cardiovascular benefits of intensive systolic blood pressure control may outweigh risks of chronic kidney disease events – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Blood pressure measures in the SPRINT trial were done in a different way than most trials. If these results are to be incorporated in clinical practice, blood pressure measurement must be done in the same way. More details in Cardiobrief: Can SPRINT Be Used To Inform Hypertension Treatment? (free)
FDA recommends separating dosing of potassium-lowering drug sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) from all other oral drugs
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:50h | UTCFDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA recommends separating dosing of potassium-lowering drug sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) from all other oral drugs (free)
Commentary: Don’t Give Kayexalate With Other Oral Drugs, FDA Warns – Medscape (free registration required)
“Patients should take orally administered prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines at least 3 hours before or 3 hours after sodium polystyrene sulfonate”
Renal denervation: What happened, and why?
18 Sep, 2017 | 13:52h | UTCRenal denervation: What happened, and why? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: Pre-existing arterial pathologic changes affecting arteriovenous fistula patency and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:03h | UTC
Meta-analysis: More Intensive vs Less Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:16h | UTCAssociation Between More Intensive vs Less Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering and Risk of Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3 to 5: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive blood pressure lowering linked to decreased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Intensive BP Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Associated with Lower Mortality – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Is Strict BP Control a Good Bet for CKD Patients? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCGuideline: National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Commentary: Management of Severe Maternal Hypertension During Pregnancy and Postpartum – Journal Watch (free)
Review: The Nephrotoxicity of Vancomycin
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:53h | UTCThe Nephrotoxicity of Vancomycin – Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (free)
Review: Uremic pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and constrictive pericarditis in end-stage renal disease
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTC