Publisher: Renal and Urology News


Diabetic, Non-Diabetic ESRD Patients at High Risk for Hypoglycemia

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Aidar R. Gosmanov, MD, Elvira O. Gosmanova, MD, and Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, detailed approaches to hypoglycemia evaluation and management in ESRD patients.


Low, High Potassium Ups Mortality in CKD Patients

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Dr. Kovesdy, Director of the Clinical Outcomes and Clinical Trials Program in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and Nephrology Section Chief at the Memphis VA Medical Center.


Hypothyroidism Risk Rises with Declining Kidney Function

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“To our knowledge, this is the largest examination of the relationship between eGFR and thyroid functional status conducted to date,” wrote senior author Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis


Dr. Kovesdy Study Indicates Niacin May Slow Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Progression

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A team led by Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, of the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, found that niacin treatment was associated with a significant decrease in the proportion of patients with rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and a significant decrease in all-cause… Read More