Nephrology
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Renal dysfunction improved after AF ablation
Major finding: Patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease who underwent catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation showed significant...
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Novel biomarker may measure prostate cancer aggressiveness
Major finding: The level of proteolytic enzyme activity of PSA (aPSA) was significantly higher in patients with nonaggressive prostate cancer than...
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Postop surveillance sufficient for stage I testicular cancer
Major finding: The 10-year cancer-specific survival was 99.6%.Data source: Retrospective, nationwide cohort study of surveillance in 1,822 men...
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FDA approves oral nimodipine solution for enteral use only
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Endovascular AAA repair superior for kidney disease patients
Major Finding: Patients with moderate chronic renal insufficiency who underwent open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm had a 4.2-fold...
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IOM: Cut daily sodium, but not below 2,300 mg
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Erectile dysfunction: 75% with diagnosis go untreated
Major finding: Among men over the age of 30 who received a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, 25% were treated.Data source: A study of 6,228,509...
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Forecast warns of urologist shortage
Major finding: The forecast model estimates a 29% head count reduction and a 25% decrease in the full-time equivalent (FTE) supply of urologists...
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Study IDs risks for bladder test failure following sling procedure
Major finding: Every 50-cc increase in bladder capacity significantly increased the odds of failing active bladder testing (OR, 1.25); every unit...
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High selenium exposure may lower incidence of advanced prostate cancer
Major finding: The risk for advanced prostate cancer was more than 60% lower in men with the highest levels of toenail selenium, when compared...