ATLANTA—Fluid overload in patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for rapid renal disease progression and maintenance dialysis, and it is a stronger ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with chronic kidney disease and fluid overload are at risk for cardiovascular events and kidney disease ...

Tsai and colleagues recently tested the hypothesis that fluid overload (defined as an abnormally large difference between the measured and the expected volumes of extracellular water) is a risk factor ...

Fluid overload is independently associated with an increased risk for initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and rapid decline in kidney function, new findings suggest. Yi-Chun Tsai, MD, of ...

Fluid overload, or hypervolemia, is a common complication of kidney disease, particularly in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis. It is associated with a higher burden of ...