The investigators tested the hypothesis that the diagnosis of acute renal failure associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery is increasing in the United States. Critical Care Medicine
C-reactive protein and pro inflammatory cytokines were measured in hemodialysis patients for the RISCAVID study, but what difference do they make in terms of mortality? Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Urotensin II, a cyclic vasoactive peptide expressed in multiple organs, had higher plasma levels to predict longer survival in dialysis patients. Does this association exist in earlier stages of CKD? Kidney International
calcification (VC) and arterial stiffness are major contributors to CV disease in CKD, but few studies have addressed the extent of VC in the pre-dialysis CKD population. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
The investigational drug axitinib has shown activity in a phase 2 trial in cytokine-refractory renal cell carcinoma. Further studies are now in progress. Medscape Medical News
