The study findings might indicate residual kidney function preservation in advanced CKD. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is associated with a slowing of kidney function decline in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from Canada found placement of an arteriovenous fistula slowed decline in kidney function for ...

More than a third of patients required interventions to foster AVF maturation. Intervention is commonly required to foster maturation of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs), maintain patency, and treat ...

WALTHAM, Mass., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. has initiated enrollment in a Phase 2 clinical study of its lead product, PRT-201, in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients ...

Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. has initiated enrolment in a phase II clinical study of its lead product, PRT-201, in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients undergoing surgery for Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF ...

Timmy Lee, MD, MSPH, is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Staff Nephrologist at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is the Associate Director of ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alucent Biomedical Inc., a company dedicated to developing and commercializing its breakthrough AlucentNVS technology for the treatment of vascular disease, announced ...

CRESSKILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vascular Therapies, a privately held biotechnology company is developing Sirogen™, a proprietary sirolimus formulation for intraoperative local drug delivery to ...

In recent years, a growing interest has prompted research to find new links between vitamin D and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), cell proliferation, and anti-apoptotic cell paths in ...