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Chicago Sports Fan... Nephrologist by day. My tweets are not medical advice. The views expressed here are my own and not those of my employer.

Nov 17, 2019, 6 tweets

Results of ISCHEMIA-CKD with Dr. Sripal Bangalore #AHA19 #Nephpearls
via @YouTube

ISCHEMIA-CKD: Among patients w/ stable ischemic heart disease & stage 4-5 CKD (53% were on dialysis), an initial invasive strategy of cardiac cath. did not lead to a ⬇️ in clinical outcomes vs an initial conservative strategy #AHA19 #Nephpearls
👉🏼 professional.heart.org/idc/groups/aha…

ISCHEMIA-CKD: Some caveats 🤔 to consider:
📌 The results do not apply to patients with recent ACS, unacceptable angina despite maximal medical therapy, or significant heart failure because they were excluded
#AHA19 #Nephpearls

ISCHEMIA-CKD: Take Home 🏡 Message #AHA19 #Nephpearls

ISCHEMIA-CKD: Among patients with stable coronary disease, advanced CKD, and moderate or severe ischemia, an initial invasive strategy (vs initial conservative strategy), did not reduce the risk of death or nonfatal MI ca. 2020 from @NEJM #Nephpearls
👉🏼 nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.105…

ISCHEMIA-CKD: Among patients with stable coronary disease, advanced CKD, and moderate or severe ischemia, an initial invasive strategy (vs initial conservative strategy), did not reduce the risk of death or nonfatal MI ca. 2020 from @NEJM #Nephpearls
👉🏼 nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

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