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Treat high blood pressure sooner: Tougher, simpler JNC 7 guidelines
On testing for proteinuria: Time for a methodical approach
Proteinuria: How to evaluate an important finding
Correction: Preventing kidney failure
Preventing kidney failure: Primary care physicians must intervene earlier
African Americans with hypertensive kidney disease benefit from an ACE inhibitor
Are diuretics helpful in acute renal failure?
Although widely used to treat acute renal failure, diuretics may actually be harmful.
The results of this observational study demonstrated a higher risk of death and nonrecovery of renal function when diuretics were initiated during the first week of hospitalization. It didn’t matter whether a single or combination diuretic was used.
A randomized controlled trial would better answer this question by minimizing the inherent flaws in an observational study. Although this study doesn’t conclusively prove that diuretics cause poorer outcomes, it certainly raises the possibility and should prompt us to think twice before initiating diuretic therapy for acute renal failure.
Although widely used to treat acute renal failure, diuretics may actually be harmful.
The results of this observational study demonstrated a higher risk of death and nonrecovery of renal function when diuretics were initiated during the first week of hospitalization. It didn’t matter whether a single or combination diuretic was used.
A randomized controlled trial would better answer this question by minimizing the inherent flaws in an observational study. Although this study doesn’t conclusively prove that diuretics cause poorer outcomes, it certainly raises the possibility and should prompt us to think twice before initiating diuretic therapy for acute renal failure.
Although widely used to treat acute renal failure, diuretics may actually be harmful.
The results of this observational study demonstrated a higher risk of death and nonrecovery of renal function when diuretics were initiated during the first week of hospitalization. It didn’t matter whether a single or combination diuretic was used.
A randomized controlled trial would better answer this question by minimizing the inherent flaws in an observational study. Although this study doesn’t conclusively prove that diuretics cause poorer outcomes, it certainly raises the possibility and should prompt us to think twice before initiating diuretic therapy for acute renal failure.
Diuretics are still the preferred initial drugs for high blood pressure
Microalbuminuria: Is it a valid predictor of cardiovascular risk?
Coronary Artery Calcifications
Supplement Editor:
Vincent W. Dennis, MD
Contents
Medical logic and coronary calcifications
V.W. Dennis, MD
Noninvasive quantification of coronary artery calcification: Methods and prognostic value
S.S. Halliburton, PhD; A.E. Stillman, MD, PhD; and R.D. White, MD
Coronary artery calcification and end-stage renal disease: Vascular biology and clinical implications
P. Schoenhagen, MD, and E.M. Tuzcu, MD
Cardiovascular mortality in chronic renal failure: Hyperphosphatemia, coronary calcification, and the role of phosphate binders
R.A. Fatica, MD, and V.W. Dennis, MD
Supplement Editor:
Vincent W. Dennis, MD
Contents
Medical logic and coronary calcifications
V.W. Dennis, MD
Noninvasive quantification of coronary artery calcification: Methods and prognostic value
S.S. Halliburton, PhD; A.E. Stillman, MD, PhD; and R.D. White, MD
Coronary artery calcification and end-stage renal disease: Vascular biology and clinical implications
P. Schoenhagen, MD, and E.M. Tuzcu, MD
Cardiovascular mortality in chronic renal failure: Hyperphosphatemia, coronary calcification, and the role of phosphate binders
R.A. Fatica, MD, and V.W. Dennis, MD
Supplement Editor:
Vincent W. Dennis, MD
Contents
Medical logic and coronary calcifications
V.W. Dennis, MD
Noninvasive quantification of coronary artery calcification: Methods and prognostic value
S.S. Halliburton, PhD; A.E. Stillman, MD, PhD; and R.D. White, MD
Coronary artery calcification and end-stage renal disease: Vascular biology and clinical implications
P. Schoenhagen, MD, and E.M. Tuzcu, MD
Cardiovascular mortality in chronic renal failure: Hyperphosphatemia, coronary calcification, and the role of phosphate binders
R.A. Fatica, MD, and V.W. Dennis, MD
