Tag: Organ Transplants
Blood Biomarker May Detect Acute Heart Transplant Rejection
Blood test measuring percent donor-derived cell-free DNA could eliminate much of the need for endomyocardial biopsy
Non-Hispanic Blacks Underrepresented on Transplant Wait List
However, racial disparities in liver transplantation are greatly diminished
Virtual Kidney Transplant Evaluation Possible
Telehealth platform enabled maintenance of wait-list evaluation volume in large kidney transplant program during COVID-19 pandemic
In Cirrhosis, Women Have Worse Frailty Scores Than Men
Frailty mediated an estimated 13 percent of the gender gap in wait-list mortality among those awaiting liver transplant
Donor Kidney Biopsies Do Not Aid Transplant Outcome Prediction
Adding donor histology did not significantly improve prediction of long-term allograft failure in recipients at French, Belgian centers
Kidney Transplant Outcomes Similar With Hep C+ Donors
At one year after transplant, kidney allograft function, rejection rates similar regardless of donor hepatitis C status
Heart Transplant Outcomes Vary by State
Significant variation seen for waitlist mortality, transplant rate, and one-year graft survival
Antifungal Meds Cut Risk for Death After Lung Transplant
Removing Race Classifier Would Impact Care in Blacks With CKD
