Remember when we told you creatinine was higher in black patients because of higher muscle mass...
Well that was all BS as the references make pretty clear.
Today JASN published the second study, that I'm aware of, that used dialysis patients to eliminate GFR as a contributor to serum Cr, and still found higher Cr in Black, Hispanic, and Asian patients. (ICW is intracellular water which the authors use as a measure of muscle mass) https://t.co/274i2iRjPz
The first study to use dialysis patients to show that race influences creatinine independent of body composition
It has been estimated that over a fifth of deaths worldwide can be attributed to dietary risk factors. This Review supports the view that immunity and inflammation amplifies the development of salt-sensitive hypertension and leads to malignant disease https://t.co/CMBypOPpI4
Also in our July issue: Minolfa Prieto and colleagues describe the role of the collecting duct renin–angiotensin system in hypertension https://t.co/TwdfpQVJrS
New Review! Kidney and epigenetic mechanisms of salt-sensitive hypertension by Wakako Kawarazaki & Toshiro Fujita @Utokyo_Rcast_en@ShinshuUni https://t.co/C85Hvl8SuU This article is the latest in our #hypertension series: https://t.co/1d1mvzsG4G
Thiazide-Sensitive NCC (Sodium-Chloride Cotransporter) in Human Metabolic Syndrome: Sodium Sensitivity and Potassium-Induced Natriuresis. https://t.co/7HlsmG6HUp