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swapnil hiremath
In ESRD is spironolactone an overACHIEVEr?

This week, we will discuss the ACHIEVE trial. Will spironolactone achieve CV benefits in ESRD?

In ESRD is spironolactone an overACHIEVEr?
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joel topf
#NephJC Summer Bookclub: Everything is ...

The summer book club started in 2015, with one of the best books we have done in book club, Atul Gawande's Being Mortal. I think it should be required reading for all physicians. So now, in 2025, it is the NephJC Summer Book’s tenth anniversary (which represents our eleventh book). The history has been rich:

#NephJC Summer Bookclub: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
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Cristina Adriana Popa
High or Low Phosphate? Are we Missing the ...

This week, we will discuss the phosphate targets in dialysis. Are you aiming for HIgh or Low?

High or Low Phosphate? Are we Missing the (P)oint?
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Brian Rifkin
Mind The Gap: When eGFR Creatinine and Cystatin ...

This week, we will discuss the clinical significance of eGFRdiff, the difference in eGFRcys (cystatin C) and eGFRcr (creatinine).

Mind The Gap: When eGFR Creatinine and Cystatin C Disagree
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Cristina Adriana Popa
A dose of CONFIDENCE: Building evidence for ...

This week, we will discuss how the CONFIDENCE trial gets nephrology closer to the magic CKD polypill of CKD.

A dose of CONFIDENCE: Building evidence for finerenone-empagliflozin synergy in diabetic kidney disease

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Re”FINE”ing the role of non steroidal MRAs in Cardio Kidney Metabolic syndrome

Re”FINE”ing the role of non steroidal MRAs in Cardio Kidney Metabolic syndrome

This week, we will discuss non-steroidal mineralocorticoid antagonist in the multiverse of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic. What FINEHEART pooled analysis would add to what we already learned from FIDELIO-DKD trial?

The pressure is on! Unravelling the ESPRIT of Intensive vs Standard BP Control

The pressure is on! Unravelling the ESPRIT of Intensive vs Standard BP Control

This week, we will discuss the ongoing saga of blood pressure targets in patients with hypertension. This time its ESPRIT (Effects of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment in Reducing Risk of Vascular Events) making a case for case for intensive BP control in most hypertensive individuals, including those with a history of diabetes and stroke.

Hungry Like The Wolf for New Lupus Nephritis Guidance

Hungry Like The Wolf for New Lupus Nephritis Guidance

This week, we will discuss the recently published KDIGO lupus guidelines. Published a couple of years after the big GN guidelines - let us dive in to see what’s new in lupus nephritis