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Relationship between Stroke and Mortality in Dialysis Patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Dialysis recipients have high mortality after a stroke with corresponding decrements in remaining years of life. Poststroke mortality does not differ by race. PMID: 25318759 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - October 15, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Wetmore JB, Phadnis MA, Ellerbeck EF, Shireman TI, Rigler SK, Mahnken JD Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research

Race, Ethnicity, and State-by-State Geographic Variation in Hemorrhagic Stroke in Dialysis Patients.
CONCLUSION: Race and ethnicity, or other factors that covary with these, appear to explain a substantial portion of state-by-state geographic variation in hemorrhagic stroke. This finding suggests that the factors underlying the high rate of hemorrhagic strokes in dialysis patients are likely to be system-wide and that further investigations into regional variations in clinical practices are unlikely to identify large opportunities for preventive interventions for this disorder. PMID: 24458073 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - January 23, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Wetmore JB, Phadnis MA, Mahnken JD, Ellerbeck EF, Rigler SK, Zhou X, Shireman TI Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research

Outcomes After Warfarin Initiation in a Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
Conclusions In hemodialysis patients with incident AF, warfarin use was marginally associated with reduced risk of ischemic stroke, and there was a signal toward reduced mortality in as-treated analyses. These results support clinical equipoise regarding the use of warfarin in hemodialysis patients and underscore the need for randomized trials to fill this evidence gap.
Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases - July 9, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Use and safety of heparin-free maintenance hemodialysis in the USA
Conclusions Patient markers of increased risk of bleeding and facility region associated with heparin-free HD use. Despite the potential benefits of avoiding heparin use, heparin-free HD was not significantly associated with decreased hazards of death, bleeding or thrombosis, suggesting that it may be no safer than HD with heparin.
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - June 18, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Shen, J. I., Mitani, A. A., Chang, T. I., Winkelmayer, W. C. Tags: Intra- and Extracorporeal Treatment of Kidney Failure Source Type: research

Epoetin Alfa and Outcomes in Dialysis amid Regulatory and Payment Reform
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are commonly used to treat anemia in patients with CKD, including those receiving dialysis, although clinical trials have identified risks associated with ESA use. We evaluated the effects of changes in dialysis payment policies and product labeling instituted in 2011 on mortality and major cardiovascular events across the United States dialysis population in an open cohort study of patients on dialysis from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2012, with Medicare as primary payer. We compared observed rates of death and major cardiovascular events in 2011 and 2012 with expected ra...
Source: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - September 29, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chertow, G. M., Liu, J., Monda, K. L., Gilbertson, D. T., Brookhart, M. A., Beaubrun, A. C., Winkelmayer, W. C., Pollock, A., Herzog, C. A., Ashfaq, A., Sturmer, T., Rothman, K. J., Bradbury, B. D., Collins, A. J. Tags: Clinical Epidemiology Source Type: research

Medicare Bundled Payment Policy on Anemia Care, Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality among Adults Undergoing Hemodialysis
CONCLUSIONS: The Medicare reimbursement policy and Food and Drug Administration-recommended erythropoietin-stimulating agent dosing changes were associated with lower erythropoietin-stimulating agent use and lower hemoglobin levels. These changes in anemia care were associated with lower risks of major adverse cardiovascular event, stroke, mortality, and heart failure but higher risk of acute myocardial infarction among adults receiving hemodialysis.PMID:35589388 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.14361121
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - May 19, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Haesuk Park Raj Desai Xinyue Liu Steven M Smith Juan Hincapie-Castillo Linda Henry Amie Goodin Saraswathi Gopal Carl J Pepine Raj Mohandas Source Type: research

Incidence of Statin-Associated Adverse Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients
CONCLUSIONS: Statins appear to be generally well-tolerated in kidney transplant recipients. However, statin use might be associated with slightly higher risk of post-transplant diabetes mellitus, cataract, and rhabdomyolysis.PMID:36800538 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.0000000000000124
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - February 17, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Sunjae Bae JiYoon B Ahn Kmd Corey Joseph Ryan Whisler Mark A Schnitzler Krista L Lentine Bernard S Kadosh Dorry L Segev Mara A McAdams-DeMarco Source Type: research

Long term safety of sacral nerve modulation in medicare beneficiaries
ConclusionsUrological, infectious, and bowel complication occurrences were low after SNS among Medicare beneficiaries with multiple comorbidities. There were infrequent serious complications like hemorrhage and stroke postoperatively. Although SNS appears safe in this high‐risk population, a comprehensive registry will ensure continuous safety. Neurourol. Urodynam. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Neurourology and Urodynamics - July 25, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Bilal Chughtai, Art Sedrakyan, Abby Isaacs, Richard Lee, Alexis Te, Steven Kaplan Tags: Original Basic Science Article Source Type: research

Correlates and outcomes of warfarin initiation in kidney transplant recipients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
In the kidney transplant population with atrial fibrillation (AF), evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of warfarin treatment is lacking. We used fee-for-service Medicare claims to identify kidney transplant recipients with newly diagnosed AF from the United States Renal Data System. Warfarin use within 30 days of AF diagnosis was ascertained from Medicare Part D prescription claims (2007–11) or using a validated algorithm (1997–2011). The study end points were (i) the composite of death, stroke or gastrointestinal bleed, (ii) death and (iii) death-censored graft failure. Warfarin user and non-user g...
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - January 28, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lenihan, C. R., Montez-Rath, M. E., Shen, J. I., Scandling, J. D., Turakhia, M. P., Chang, T. I., Winkelmayer, W. C. Tags: Renal Transplantation Source Type: research

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