Kidney360

American Society of Nephrology

Kidney360 is ASN's first open access, online only, general kidney journal that includes content from all disciplines of kidney science. Published content includes both clinical and basic science papers. Kidney360 promises to bring you the same high-quality peer-review you've come to expect from ASN's publications.

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July 30 · 6 min
Phenotyping of Heart Failure in CKD Using Electrocardiography Features
In 11,409 adults with CKD and no prior heart failure, three standard ECG features independently predicted new-onset HF hospitalization. The findings support routine ECG as a low-cost adjunct to existing HF risk assessment in CKD.
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May 28 · 8 min
Kidney Function Decline in Sickle Cell Disease: Associations with Renin Angiotensin System Inhibitors
Sickle cell disease causes accelerated kidney function decline, yet proven GFR-preserving therapies remain elusive. In this study of adults with sickle cell disease, RASi use was not associated with a significant difference in the rate of eGFR decline.
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April 30 · 8 min
Impact of Loop Diuretics on Long-Term Kidney Outcome: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the STOP-ACEi Trial
This podcast discusses a post hoc analysis of the STOP-ACEi trial, examining whether baseline loop diuretic use modifies the effect of Renin–Angiotensin System Inhibitors in advanced CKD.
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February 26 · 7 min
Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Enrollment in the AV Access Trial of Vascular Access Outcomes: A Qualitative Study
This episode highlights data from a qualitative substudy of the AV Access trial, a randomized controlled trial studying outcomes of older adults who are receiving hemodialysis with a central venous catheter.
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Oct 30, 2025 · 3 min
Complexity and Health Care Utilization in Infant ESKD
Dialysis in infants with ESKD is often associated with multiple comorbidities and the need for more intensified dialysis regimens. This study found that infant ESKD is associated with significant health care utilization.
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Aug 28, 2025 · 3 min
Outcomes of Initiating Peritoneal Dialysis Versus Hemodialysis in Severe, Symptomatic Kidney Failure
This podcast discuss findings from a prospective cohort of patients with severe and symptomatic ESKD requiring an urgent start of HD or PD owing to uremic syndrome, where both modalities offered similar outcomes.
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Jul 31, 2025 · 6 min
Socioeconomic Disparities in Preemptive Kidney Transplant Rates in Children
This episode discusses a retrospective single-center study examined the effects of socioeconomic status on preemptive kidney transplantation in children.
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Jun 26, 2025 · 7 min
Patient-Centered Intervention in Advance Care Planning Across Dialysis Organizations: HIGHWay: Honor Individual Goals and Hopes
The Shared Decision-Making-Renal Supportive Care intervention elicited dialysis patient preferences for end-of-life care. The HIGHWay project updated this intervention to scale it for broader implementation of advance care planning.
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May 29, 2025 · 6 min
Dialysis-Imposed Patterns of Nocturnal Sleep Duration: A Multi-Center Prospective Study in Patients Using a Wearable Activity Tracker
This episode discusses a study that measured objective nocturnal sleep duration of patients on hemodialysis and characterized natural and dialysis-imposed patterns of sleep duration using a commercially available wearable activity tracker.
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Mar 27, 2025 · 5 min
Peritoneal Dialysis Patient Transfers to Hemodialysis: Causes and Associated Risks
Data from nearly 16,000 French peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients were analyzed in this large observational study, to understand factors influencing transfers to hemodialysis for different reasons.
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Jan 30, 2025 · 13 min
Psychosocial Determinants for Self-Reported Health Status in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cohort Analysis of the CONVINCE Randomized Trial
This episode focuses on a study that looks at how confidence in managing daily challenges (self-efficacy) and having support from others (social support), affect the overall well-being of people on hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration.
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Dec 26, 2024 · 5 min
A Single-Center Retrospective Study to Identify Causes of Sex Differences in the Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Process
This study examined the living kidney donor evaluation process to determine the point sex imbalance arises. There were 1,861 self-referrals, resulting in 146 approvals and 125 donations . Female overrepresentation stems from a higher self-referral rate.
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Nov 21, 2024 · 4 min
Impact of Time-interval and Frequency of Hospitalization Due to Fluid Overload on Survival in Peritoneal Dialysis: Thailand Experience
This Podcast discusses a study on the effect of fluid overload-related hospitalizations on survival in PD patients. The study found that patients hospitalized due to fluid overload within the first 12 months of starting PD had higher mortality rates.
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Oct 31, 2024 · 5 min
The Time-Dependent Effect of Assistance on Peritoneal Dialysis Duration: An Analysis of Data from the RDPLF
This episode highlights a study on the time-varying effect of assistance on risk of PD cessation using data from the RDPLF of 15675 incident PD patients. Patients treated with assisted PD had a greater risk of death and a lower risk of transfer to HD.
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Sep 26, 2024 · 3 min
A Prospective Study of Depression and Quality of Life After Kidney Transplantation
In an analysis of patients undergoing kidney transplantation, depression and health related quality of life were measured at 3-months and 1-year post-transplantation. Depression and HRQOL improve with KT.
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Jan 26, 2024 · 7 min
Urinary Vacuolar Casts Are a Unique Type of Casts in Advanced Proteinuric Glomerulopathies
Utilizing a multinational collaborative network, a study provided the first systematic description of urinary vacuolar casts in patients with acute or chronic kidney disease.
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Jan 26, 2024 · 4 min
The Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Patients with Oxalate Nephropathy
In a Kidney360 article of 31 patients with native kidney biopsy proven oxalate nephropathy, 10 of 31 patients had multifactorial etiologies of oxalate nephropathy. 10 of 31 had a single etiology and 11 had risk factors but the etiology was unknown.
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Dec 29, 2023 · 5 min
Adaptation to Telehealth of Personalized Group Visits for Late-Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease
A new Kidney360 study describes the Duke Center for Personalized Health Care's experience adapting and pilot testing a group visit approach using existing telehealth infrastructure.
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Dec 1, 2023 · 7 min
The Effect of Elective Ligation of the Arteriovenous Fistula on Cardiac and Renal Functions in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A study investigated the impact of the surgical closure of functioning arteriovenous fistula on blood pressure levels, as well as on the cardiac and renal functions.
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Dec 1, 2023 · 5 min
Transplant Nephrologists' Preferences for Clinical Decision Support for APOL1 Genetic Testing: A Focus Group Study
Opportunities exist for clinical decision support (CDS) to help transplant nephrologists counsel living donors receiving APOL1 genetic test results. A new Kidney360 study provides insights from transplant nephrologists on how this CDS should be developed.
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