The current study underscores the importance of managing graft failure, which could be avoided with preemptive retransplantation. Medscape Transplantation
Glycated albumin has been reported to offer a better indication of glycemic control than glycated hemoglobin in patients with diabetes who are on hemodialysis. The authors of this Practice Point consider whether this finding applies to all such patients. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
For the first time, researchers have evidence for an association between renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and multiple myeloma (MM) - one that "cannot be explained by random incidence alone," they say. Reuters Health Information
Can treatment with cinacalcet and vitamin D sterols improve control of both parathyroid hormone and calcium times phosphorus among hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism? Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Plasma creatinine may not reflect GFR especially in the early stages of CKD. Investigators try to improve the creatinine-based GFR estimation by including plasma cystatin C measurements. Kidney International
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and anemia together nearly double the risk of an abnormal myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomogram (SPECT). Reuters Health Information
