Kidney Function

Conclusions-Poor glycemic control was strongly associated with sudden cardiac death in diabetic hemodialysis patients, which accounted for increased cardiovascular events and mortality. In contrast, myocardial infarction was not affected. Whether interventions achieving tight glycemic control decrease sudden death requires further evaluation. Clinical Trial Registration-URL: http://www.clinicalstudyresults.org. Unique identifier: CT-981-423-239.
PMID: 19948978 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Circulation)

(Source: Nephrology)

Conclusion: LD-IVIT may be one of the regimens that may be considered for maintaining iron status in HD patients. However, efficacy of LD-IVIT should be verified by further randomized study. (Source: Nephrology)