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Blacks With Chronic Kidney Disease Have Unique Survival Profile
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Black patients younger than 65 years old with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have the highest mortality rates. However, as they grow older, their survival rates become similar to patients of other races and ethnic groups. Reuters Health Information
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Kidney Disease In Cardiology
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This article reviews risk stratification and diagnosis of IHD in severe CKD and ESRD patients, trials to reduce the risk of AKI, and new data on the characteristics of dialysis patients with AMI.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
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Serious Renal Dysfunction Risk After PCI Can Be Predicted
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A novel clinical prediction rule can determine which patients are at high risk for serious renal dysfunction following percutaneous coronary interventions, an infrequent occurrence but one associated with a very high inpatient mortality, according to findings published in the February issue of the American Heart Journal. Reuters Health Information
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