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Finerenone Treatment Slows Chronic Kidney Disease Progression After Heart Failure Hospitalization

HCPLive

A numerically slower decline in eGFR was reported in the finerenone cohort after hospitalization for heart failure when compared with placebo.

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Eplerenone, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure: findings from the EARLIER trial

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are often underutilized in patients with heart failure (HF), particularly those with diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the impact of concurren.

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Cardiovascular and renal diseases in type 2 diabetes patients: 5-year cumulative incidence of the first occurred manifestation and hospitalization cost: a cohort within the French SNDS nationwide claims database

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common cardiovascular renal diseases (CVRD) manifestations for type 2 diabetes.

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Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Using a personalized algorithm to identify primary care patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes, and hypertension (the kidney-dysfunction triad) -- plus practice facilitators to help providers deliver guideline.

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Presence of CKD in Sickle Cell Disease Worsens In-Hospital Outcomes

HCPLive

Chronic kidney disease was linked to increased mortality, higher costs, and the need for mechanical ventilation among hospitalized patients with sickle cell disease.

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Hyperkalemia and the Risks of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThis realworld evidence study compared risks of cardiovascular events in hospital settings among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with and without hyperkalemia.Methods and ResultsAdults with CKD stages 3b/4 with and without hyperkalemia were identified from Optum's deidentified Market Clarity Data (January 2016August 2022).

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PO-04-176 THE IMPACT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ON HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INFECTION

HeartRhythm

Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are a burden to hospitals and costly for health care systems. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases the risk of CIED infections. CKD may also have an impact on the severity of the infection and hospitalization.