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Patrick Saudan¹, Sophie De Seigneux¹, Fadi Haidar¹

¹Service de néphrologie, Département de médecine, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.

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Summary

Recent advancements in kidney disease treatment include gliflozines for non-diabetic nephropathies, tolvaptan for hyponatremia, and improved hemodialysis fistula management. New strategies also offer hope for uremic pruritus and kidney transplant patients.

Area of Science:

Nephrology
Cardiology
Immunology

Background:

Gliflozines show promise in non-diabetic kidney disease and heart failure.
Tolvaptan is approved for hyponatremia treatment.
Advances are being made in hemodialysis, uremic pruritus, and kidney transplantation.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advancements in nephrology and related fields.
To highlight new therapeutic options and predictive tools.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent studies and clinical findings.
Synthesis of information on novel treatments and management strategies.

Main Results:

Gliflozines demonstrate efficacy beyond diabetes.

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Multiple therapeutic avenues are expanding for kidney disease patients.
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Predictive tools enhance long-term graft survival monitoring.