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ASN Releases New Guidance on Obesity Management in Kidney Disease

HCPLive

The new guidance reviews existing tools for weight management and provides recommendations for their use in clinical practice in patients with obesity and kidney disease.

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Obesity Associated With Renal Function Decline, Kidney Disease Risk

HCPLive

Obesity was linked to an increased risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and hypertensive nephropathy, with further analysis revealing its impact on the risk of developing end-stage kidney disease.

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BMI in Late Adolescence Linked to Early Chronic Kidney Disease

HCPLive

These results highlight the potential of preventing increasing CKD burden and of preventing subsequent cardiovascular conditions, especially given current rates of obesity among adolescents.

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Pay attention to 4 health factors to prevent new heart syndrome

American Heart News - Heart News

adults meet the criteria for a newly recognized syndrome that comes from a combination of heart disease, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1] DALLAS, Feb. 18, 2025 About 90% of U.S. 1] This cluster of chronic health conditions is called.

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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Wegovy Cut Albuminuria by Half in Non-Diabetic CKD

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Semaglutide (Wegovy) reduced albuminuria in patients with overweight or obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) but without type 2 diabetes, a randomized trial showed. Among 101 patients, those who received 2.

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America’s CKM Syndrome Problem

CardiacWire

A new JAMA study revealed that a shocking 90% of US adults are at risk of developing cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, underscoring the need for preventative action before we face a wave of CKM-related heart disease. Stage 4 (heart disease, with or without kidney disease) – 9.2% in Whites).