Nephrology

The overall CKD population will reach 125 million by 2032 across 8 industrialized nations, with significant clinical, social, economic, and environmental costs.

New study findings raise important questions about how early to initiate therapy to reduce proteinuria and whether even lower levels should be sought to improve CKD outcomes.

ACC.24: Zilebesiran led to clinically and statistically significant reductions in SBP on top of either a diuretic, CCB, or ARB; SQ dosing is every 3-6 months.

Michael A. Weber, MD, an investigator in the PRECISION study, discusses the newly FDA approved drug aprocitentan (Tryvio), and its promise for helping patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.

Aprocitentan is the first antihypertensive drug approved in more than 30 years that achieves its effect through a unique therapeutic pathway.

The KDIGO 2024 CKD Practice Guideline is the first update since the 2012 iteration and so is based on the newest research on treatment and technology available.

Primary care plays an essential role in identifying CKD, monitoring and slowing disease progression, and providing timely referral, when indicated, to nephrology.

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Semaglutide 1.0 mg was superior to placebo across the FLOW trial's 5-part primary endpoint with both CKD and CVD components contributing to risk reduction, said Novo Nordisk.