Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of incident use of diuretics with subsequent risk of incident bone fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a nationwide cohort of …
Abstract: Affecting an estimated 88 million Americans, prediabetes increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and independently, cardiovascular disease, …
Abstract: Each year approximately 13,000 Veterans transition to maintenance dialysis, mostly in the traditional form of thrice-weekly hemodialysis from the start. Among >6,000 …
Abstract: Background and objectives: Veterans with ESKD initiate dialysis under the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), an integrated health system, or are outsourced to non-VHA …
Abstract: Objective: Given that patients with non–dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) have a disproportionately higher prevalence of hypothyroidism compared with …