Background
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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swapnil hiremath
From single shots to strategy: How CAPTIVATE is ...

Summary of the CAPTIVATE platform which will be a twitter spaces discussion

From single shots to strategy: How CAPTIVATE is reframing the NephTrials playbook
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Cristina Adriana Popa
Are E-Nudges Enough to Push Guideline-Based CKD ...

This week, we will discuss a registry trial: can a nationwide nudge fix a CKD treatment gap?

Are E-Nudges Enough to Push Guideline-Based CKD Therapy?
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Brian Rifkin
STAMP of Approval: Tacrolimus vs MMF in ...

This week, we will discuss a pediatric nephrology trial: is tacrolimus superior to MMF in FRNS and SDNS?

STAMP of Approval: Tacrolimus vs MMF in Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome
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Cristina Adriana Popa
Advance-HTN: Return of the systolic order – ...

This week, we will discuss a NEJM trial on uncontrolled hypertension: lorundrostat, an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, aims at the hormonal dark side driving resistance.

Advance-HTN: Return of the systolic order – Lorundrostat’s role in restoring balance

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Correlation is Confusion not Causation: The Case of Uric Acid in CKD

Correlation is Confusion not Causation: The Case of Uric Acid in CKD

This week, we will discuss the fresh-off-the-press trials from this week’s issue of the NEJM: PERL and CKD-FiX. These two trials examined if the uric acid and CKD link is causal: by measuring CKD progression after giving patients allopurinol. Be ready for another medical reversal.