Jody Charnow

Cardiovascular causes accounted for nearly 40% of deaths among study patients age 22 to 29 years at onset of treatment for kidney failure.

The presence of periodontal disease in chronic kidney disease significantly increased the risk of all-cause, but not cardiovascular, mortality.

Warfarin has been linked to major bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation who are undergoing dialysis.

Length of stay varied significantly between groups of patients with and without end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.

New study suggests sodium intake is associated with cardiovascular disease and stroke only when mean sodium intake exceeds 5 grams per day.

Among US dialysis patients, cardiovascular event rates are highest in those with diabetic nephropathy and lowest among those with IgA nephropathy.