<ѻý>Do Kidney Transplant Medications Supplant IBD Drugs?ѻý> Study shows many patients no longer need drugs to help keep gut disease in check Dec 08, 2022
<ѻý>TAVR at 20: How Much Longer Will Medicare Mandate a Registry?ѻý> Change is a-comin' but interventionalists debate just how soon that should be and what comes next Dec 08, 2022
<ѻý>Should We Change Target Blood Pressure?ѻý> Harlan Krumholz, MD, reviews cardiovascular studies and proposes ways to rethink patient outcomes Dec 07, 2022 video
<ѻý>Heart Failure From Meth Use: Growing Beast Lurks in the Shadowsѻý> Exact scope of problem still unknown due to low clinician awareness Dec 02, 2022
<ѻý>Pre-Op Axitinib Helps for Partial Nephrectomy of Complex Renal Tumorsѻý> Approach in small ongoing trial resulted in reduction in tumor size and complexity Dec 02, 2022
<ѻý>After Major Motorcycle Rallies, More Organs Available for Donationѻý> Study estimated 21% more organ donors, 26% more transplant recipients per day during rallies Nov 28, 2022
<ѻý>Combo Treatment Could Delay Kidney Failure for Years in Nondiabetic CKDѻý> Big benefits projected with SGLT2/RAAS inhibitor combination therapy Nov 23, 2022
<ѻý>Watch for Severe Hypocalcemia in Dialysis Patients on Prolia, FDA Warnsѻý> Agency said potential risk may require more frequent blood calcium monitoring Nov 22, 2022
<ѻý>Treating Obesity Should Be Our Healthcare Moonshotѻý> Behavioral health changes alone will only do so much Nov 21, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Approves First Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetesѻý> Teplizumab will not be subject to a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program, after all Nov 18, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Panel Endorses Kidney Disease Drug for Serum Phosphorus Controlѻý> Advisors see need for alternatives, citing suboptimal efficacy and tolerance of approved options Nov 17, 2022
<ѻý>Early Cardiac Amyloidosis Still Bad News Without Treatmentѻý> Observational study supports treating even asymptomatic patients Nov 16, 2022
<ѻý>After Rejection, Tenapanor for Kidney Disease Faces FDA's Outside Expertsѻý> Drug's effect on serum phosphorus "small and of unclear clinical significance," say FDA reviewers Nov 15, 2022
<ѻý>Low-Dose 'Quadpill' Reduces High Blood Pressureѻý> Significantly lower diastolic blood pressure at 12 weeks, U.S.-based study showed Nov 09, 2022
<ѻý>Strong Showing for Novel BP-Lowering Drugs in Resistant Hypertensionѻý> Aprocitentan targets the endothelin pathway, whereas baxdrostat blocks aldosterone production Nov 09, 2022
<ѻý>Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplantѻý> Researcher argued saline should be reconsidered as the standard IV fluid used Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Upfront ECMO Disappoints for Cardiogenic Shockѻý> High-cost procedure not yet justified as an early strategy Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Hospitalization Holds Big Outcome Benefitѻý> Randomized trial shows advantages across heart failure spectrum Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Experts Agree Intravenous Iron Shows Promise for Heart Failure Patientsѻý> While findings were not significant, the study was impacted by COVID lockdowns, researcher says Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Earlier Terlipressin May Be Better for HRS-AKI in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failureѻý> More acute kidney injury reversals at 7 days and lower mortality with initiation at 12 hours Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Mixed Results With Alerts for AKI-Related Medications in Hospitalѻý> EHR pings improved outcomes in those on PPIs, but lacked general clinical impact Nov 06, 2022
<ѻý>Decision-Support Tool Enhances Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients in the EDѻý> Pathways for HF patients picked for early discharge versus admission Nov 06, 2022
<ѻý>Diuretics on Par in Head-to-Head Comparison for Hypertensionѻý> But a surprise signal emerges for one group in pragmatic trial Nov 06, 2022
<ѻý>Mixed Results With Pemafibrate in Patients With Type 2 Diabetesѻý> No impact on CV events in PROMINENT; developer brings trial to an end Nov 06, 2022
<ѻý>Not So Cool After All: No CV Benefit With Lower-Temp Dialysate in Hemodialysisѻý> Some patients in MyTEMP trial even complained cooler dialysate was "worst possible feeling" Nov 06, 2022
<ѻý>Furosemide Holds Up to Newer, Stronger Loop Diuretic During HF Hospitalizationѻý> Preference for mainstay decongestant versus torsemide likely unchanged after TRANSFORM-HF study Nov 05, 2022
<ѻý>Psilocybin for Depression; What's the Best Direct Oral Anticoagulant?ѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: hormone therapy to prevent chronic disease Nov 05, 2022 podcast
<ѻý>Empagliflozin Protects At-Risk Patients From CKD Progressionѻý> Also cut risk for cardiovascular-related death and worsening kidney function Nov 04, 2022
<ѻý>Stop RAS Inhibitors in Advanced CKD? STOP ACEi Trial Sheds Some Lightѻý> Findings do not support discontinuation to improve kidney function, researchers say Nov 03, 2022
<ѻý>Low-Carb Diet Helps Cut HbA1c in Prediabetesѻý> Could be a useful approach for preventing, treating type 2 diabetes, says researcher Oct 26, 2022
<ѻý>New HRS Drug Cuts Need for Renal Replacement Tx After Liver Transplantѻý> Follow-up data from CONFIRM trial show terlipressin benefit in key subgroup Oct 25, 2022
<ѻý>Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devicesѻý> Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade? Oct 25, 2022
<ѻý>Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetesѻý> More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
<ѻý>Despite Exciting Newcomer Drugs, Uptake of HF Meds Still Meek Across Oceansѻý> U.S. not alone in slow initiation, low target-dose achievement, and early discontinuation Oct 14, 2022
<ѻý>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reformѻý> Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
<ѻý>Lower Entresto Doses Suffice in the Real Worldѻý> Reassuring findings for patients who don't tolerate the maximum ARNI dose Oct 10, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Approves At-Home Furosemide for Heart Failureѻý> Strong diuretic to become available outside the hospital setting Oct 10, 2022
<ѻý>CMS' Financial Incentives Didn't Move the Dial on Home Dialysisѻý> Incentives may just not be strong enough, say some Oct 07, 2022
<ѻý>Intermittently Scanned CGM Reduced HbA1c in Type 1 Diabetesѻý> The system offers optional high and low blood glucose alarms Oct 05, 2022
<ѻý>Salt Pills During Diuresis: Acute HF Patients Neither Helped Nor Harmedѻý> Small randomized trial challenges conventional thinking about sodium Oct 05, 2022