People with heart failure are often advised to limit their fluid intake. However, a large study led by Radboud University Medical Center now shows that this practice does not provide any health ...

Liberal Fluid Intake versus Fluid Restriction in Chronic Heart Failure: The FRESH-UP Study “This study was really inspired by the patients,” senior investigator Roland van Kimmenade, MD, PhD (Radboud ...

Thirst was higher in those with fluid restriction, while there was no difference in any of the exploratory safety outcomes. Our conclusion is that in patients with stable heart failure there is no ...

CHICAGO -- For people with heart failure (HF), the long-presumed benefits of fluid restriction did not pan out in the FRESH-UP randomized trial. Patients showed similar changes in their Kansas ...

Discover these kidney-friendly superfoods that can help manage symptoms, provide essential nutrients, and add delicious variety to restricted diets.

Use of cystatin C for chronic kidney disease evaluation and sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors as first-line therapy are among the changes put forth by KDIGO.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) signifies persistent kidney damage lasting over three months. The best indicator of kidney ...

Updated chronic kidney disease guidelines recommended including cystatin C with creatinine to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Point-of-care-testing for creatinine and urine albumin ...

The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes organization's updates to its 2024 guidelines expand SGLT2 inhibitor use and refine chronic kidney disease (CKD) management.

The consequences for not prioritizing new guidelines for CKD screening have a devastating impact on population health by increasing the global mortality rate and driving higher healthcare costs.

Low-sodium meal-delivery services can provide convenient, tasty meals without excessive salt. These are the best RD-approved services for people on salt-restricted diets.

The efficacy and safety of empagliflozin for treatment of SIAD should be assessed across different levels of baseline serum sodium and at different degrees of fluid restriction, while it remains to be ...