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Technique can detect congestion before symptoms arise Highlights: -Lung ultrasound can detect asymptomatic lung congestion in dialysis patients and can predict their risk of dying prematurely or experiencing heart attacks or other cardiac events. -Treating asymptomatic lung congestion may help improve cardiovascular health and prevent cardiovascular deaths in dialysis patients. -Lung congestion is highly prevalent and often asymptomatic among patients with kidney failure....

NEW YORK, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- March is National Kidney Month and the National Kidney Foundation is urging all Americans to give their kidneys a second thought and a well-deserved checkup. Kidneys filter 200 liters of blood a day, help regulate blood pressure and direct red blood cell production. But they are also prone to disease; 1 in 3 Americans is at risk for kidney disease due to diabetes, high blood pressure or a family history of kidney disease. There are...

BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nix Patterson and Roach, LLP and Feazell & Tighe LLP announce the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of GranuFlo®, Fresenius Medical Care North America. The lawsuit was filed in Boston federal court on February 27, 2013, by Bettye Alexander, whose late husband Gary Alexander suffered a heart attack and died following hemodialysis treatment using GranuFlo®. Mrs. Alexander alleges that Fresenius failed to warn that...

In the U.S., over half a million adults face kidney failure. It’s time to give yours the well-deserved attention they have been paying you all these years. Des Moines, IA (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 Bet you don’t give much thought to your kidneys, do you? So you might wonder what kidneys do to merit an entire month designated as National Kidney Month. Homer W. Smith, physiologist, renal expert, and author of the book From Fish to Philosopher says, "Bones can break, muscles can...

Among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, long-term treatment with the medication spironolactone improved left ventricular diastolic function but did not affect maximal exercise capacity, patient symptoms, or quality of life, according to a study appearing in the February 27 issue of JAMA. "Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction [EF; the percentage of blood that is pumped out of a filled ventricle as a result of a heartbeat is 50 percent or greater]...

- Growing dialysis company offers a personalized experience for patients and physician partners CONYERS and KENNESAW, Ga., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DSI Renal, a leading provider of dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, has expanded its presence in Georgia with the opening of two new, state-of-the-art dialysis centers. DSI Conyers Dialysis and DSI Kennesaw Home Dialysis offer exceptional medical care, upscale patient amenities and convenient...

Elegant Solution Enhances Company's Recent Nocturnal Clearance in Europe LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced its single needle technology, OneSite(TM), has received CE Mark approval. In addition, initial patient experiences using this new product have demonstrated its benefits for dialysis patients. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110503/MM94799LOGO)...

LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced CE Mark approval for new high flow capabilities with the NxStage System One(TM). With this approval, the Company expects to bring this advancement to customers in countries that recognize the CE Mark approval process later this year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110503/MM94799LOGO ) The new high flow...

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At only 20 years old, Tiernee Gonzalez has been battling two major diseases for most of her young life: heart failure and kidney failure. When she became the first patient at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to receive the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart on Nov. 9, her doctors hoped it would bring her one step closer to winning her battle against end-stage heart failure. What they didn't expect, was that it...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DSI Renal, a leading provider of dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, announced today that it has acquired the New Smyrna Beach Artificial Kidney Center in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Previously owned by KRU Medical, the facility will continue to offer exceptional dialysis care and upscale amenities to patients in the New Smyrna Beach area. "DSI shares our commitment to providing holistic,...