ASN Press Releases: 2022
Latest Release: STUDY REVEALS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES
Monday, June 20, 2022
• In an analysis of data on US patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, patient outcomes such as age of onset of kidney failure and access to kidney transplantation were strongly associated with race and ethnicity. • Investigators observed earlier onset of kidney failure and less access to kidney transplantation in Black and Hispanic patients.
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- THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING FOR OLDER PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE
• A recent study examined how uncertainty surrounding the evolving COVID-19 pandemic influenced shared decision-making between clinicians, older patients with chronic kidney disease, and their care partners.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - VACCINATION PROTECTS PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS FROM SEVERE COVID-19
• In a study of individuals on hemodialysis who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, most had a mild course of COVID-19, but 39%were hospitalized and 13% died. • After adjustments, prior two-dose vaccination was associated with a 75% lower risk of hospital admission and an 88% lower risk of death compared with no vaccination.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - NEW RESEARCH QUESTIONS PREVIOUS LINK BETWEEN DIABETES DRUGS AND BONE FRACTURES
• Although clinical trials have linked diabetes medications called sodium glucose transport-2 inhibitors to higher bone fracture risks, a large study found no additional risks when the medications were compared with diabetes drugs not associated with fractures. • The findings applied to older adults with normal kidney function as well as to those with mild or moderate kidney disease.
Thursday, May 26, 2022 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY URGES ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is calling on kidney health professionals to take action to address the impact of climate change on the 850 million people—including more than 37 million Americans—living with kidney diseases across the world who are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - HOW HAVE CHANGES IN ANEMIA CARE AFFECTED PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY FAILURE?
• 2011 changes in policies and recommendations related to the use of erythropoietin-stimulating agents were associated with lower hemoglobin levels and lower risks of major adverse cardiovascular events, mortality, and stroke among adults receiving hemodialysis, but with a higher risk of heart attack.
Thursday, May 19, 2022 - DOES THE DRUG DAPAGLIFLOZIN BENEFIT HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19?
• In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin was well tolerated regardless of kidney function, but did not significantly lower patients' risk of organ failure, kidney problems, or death compared with placebo.
Thursday, April 28, 2022 - NEW TOOL ASSESSES PATIENTS' KIDNEY DISEASE–RELATED KNOWLEDGE
• Researchers have developed and validated a new instrument to measure CKD- and transplant-related knowledge in a racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse group of patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease.
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS SEEK CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR KIDNEY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION RENEW REQUEST FOR LIVING ORGAN DONOR PROTECTIONS
• Today advocates of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) will meet with their Congressional delegations to ask for new policies to improve kidney health for 37 million Americans living with kidney diseases • Congress will be asked to increase funding for kidney health research at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) • Congress will be asked to accelerate innovation by increasing investment in KidneyX • Congress will be asked to protect insured and uninsured living organ donors, legislation such as the Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 1255/S. 377) seeks to remove barriers to living organ donation
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY COST BARRIERS TO MORE WIDESPREAD USE OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
• There's a push to transition dialysis care in the United States from in-center to home-based dialysis (including peritoneal dialysis), but a new review has identified several cost considerations that limit the use of peritoneal dialysis. • Addressing these barriers may help to incentivize a switch to peritoneal dialysis.
Monday, March 21, 2022 - Global Kidney Organizations Appeal for Kidney Health for All War Victims
As we observe World Kidney Day 2022 and recognize all the incredible advances in our field, we must pause and remember members of the kidney community in war-torn countries. This year's World Kidney Day theme, "Kidney Health for All," underscores harsh inequities that currently exist around the world. Global attention is currently on the war in Ukraine; many other countries—such as Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen—are also in conflict.
Thursday, March 10, 2022 - COVID-19 VACCINATION PROTECTS ADULTS ON DIALYSIS AGAINST INFECTION AND SEVERE DISEASE
• Compared with individuals on dialysis who were not vaccinated against COVID-19, those who had received 2 mRNA vaccine doses were 69% and 83% less likely to become infected or experience severe disease, respectively. • There were no significant differences in vaccine effectiveness among age groups, mode of dialysis, or vaccine type.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - STUDY EXAMINES USE OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
• In an observational study involving several New York City hospitals, palliative care was used more frequently for hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and COVID-19 than historically reported in AKI. • Despite high mortality associated with AKI, consultation for palliative care occurred late in the hospital course and was not associated with reduced initiation of life sustaining interventions.
Thursday, February 24, 2022 - NEW DATA ON THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 VACCINATION IN PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS
• Results from a study from France suggest that both individual and herd vaccine-induced immunity protect against severe forms of COVID-19 in patients on dialysis. • A U.S. study found that antibody responses following COVID-19 vaccination wane over time across vaccine types in patients on dialysis.
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - IMPROVING MODELS TO PREDICT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION
• Several factors not included in prior prediction models were important for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prediction among patients with chronic kidney disease. • Adding these factors could aid clinicians and patients with decisions related to heart disease prevention.
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - STUDY REVEALS HIGH DEATH RATES ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN HOSPITALIZED VETERANS
• Among veterans with acute kidney injury (AKI) at some point between 2008 to 2017, 6% died in-hospital and 28% died within 1 year. In contrast, in-hospital and one-year mortality was 0.8% and 14%, respectively, among non-AKI hospitalizations. • In veterans hospitalized with AKI, in-hospital and one-year mortality rates remained stable throughout the study period.
Monday, February 7, 2022 - PATIENT AND CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES AND ATTITUDES ABOUT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN KIDNEY DISEASE RESEARCH
• Interviews of adults with chronic kidney disease and their caregivers who had previously been involved in kidney disease–related research identified various factors that supported their involvement or created challenges to participation.
Monday, February 7, 2022 - HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY-OF-LIFE DIFFERENCES IN MEN AND WOMEN WITH ADVANCED KIDNEY DISEASE
• At the start of a study of older adults with advanced kidney disease, women had lower average physical and mental health-related quality-of-life scores compared with men. • Over time, however, both physical and mental scores declined approximately twice as fast in men than in women.
Monday, January 24, 2022 - HOW WOULD ELIMINATING RACE-BASED ADJUSTMENTS IN ESTIMATES OF KIDNEY FUNCTION IMPACT CLINICAL TRIALS?
• In an analysis of data from a recent clinical trial, researchers found that removing a race-based adjustment in the estimation of individuals' kidney function had a small but potentially important impact on the inclusion of participants, with differing effects on Black and non-Black participants. • Removal of the race-based adjustment also influenced inclusion parameters such as participants' severity of kidney function impairment at baseline as well as their risk of developing cardiovascular- and kidney-related outcomes.
Friday, January 21, 2022 - COVID-19 and its Impact on Kidney Patients Utilizing U.S. Dialysis Centers
A joint statement from the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology January 18, 2022 The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) stress the precarious position people with kidney failure, who are immunocompromised, face as the recent Omicron wave continues to spread among patients and staff at dialysis facilities. Cases of COVID-19 are causing serious illness, forcing shortened treatment times for patients, and exacerbating shortages in staff and supplies that impede access to this life-sustaining treatment. COVID-19's impact on people with kidney diseases has resulted in the first decline in the number of patients on dialysis in the United States in the 50-year history of the Medicare ESRD Program.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
