MedWire 
(6/13, Cowen) reports, "Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are
commonly exposed to nocturnal hypoxia that may increase the rate of
decline in kidney function," according to a
study
published in the June issue of the journal Chest. The 254-patient
study revealed that "nocturnal hypoxia occurs as a result of
unrecognized sleep apnea, which was detected in over 40% of patients
with CKD." Notably, "the prevalence of nocturnal hypoxia was similar
between patients with CKD
and ESRD (47% and 48%, respectively), and was significantly higher than
among those with an eGFR ≥60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 (16%)."
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