In moderate- to high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing cardiac interventional procedures, a closed-loop system significantly reduced rates of contrast-induced acute kidney injury ...

Diuretics are agents commonly used in diseases characterized by excess extracellular fluid, including chronic kidney disease, the nephrotic syndrome, cirrhosis and heart failure. Multiple diuretic ...

Study finds no significant difference in hospitalization and death rates between patients who had a loop diuretic prescription at the time of peritoneal dialysis vs those who did not. Loop diuretic ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A mother of five says she is lucky to be alive after being shot while riding in a car on the 610 loop in southeast Houston. "I literally fought for my life, like, I fought for ...

Loop diuretics increase the risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD patients, but concurrent use of thiazide diuretics attenuate that risk. Subjects on loop diuretics had a 2.4 times increased ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Key Takeaways ACE inhibitors lower blood pressure and protect the kidneys by ...