Tag: Organ Transplants
Cognitive Scores After Kidney Transplant Tied to Frailty
Cognitive function first improved then declined 1 to 4 years after transplant in frail recipients
Plasma Marker Predicts Allograft Failure in Lung Transplant
Average donor-derived cell-free DNA in highest tertile linked to increased risk for allograft failure
Renal Transplant Improves Survival in ESRD Due to Lupus
Survival benefit noted especially for cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis
Liver Transplants for Alcohol-Linked Disease Increased From 2002 to 2016
Much of the increase due to decrease in hepatitis C virus infection as indication for transplant
Liver Transplant Survival May Improve With Race Matching
Race-matched donor organ tied to improved survival for African-Americans with HCC undergoing transplant
Elevated Risk for Lung CA in Lung Transplant Recipients Explored
13-fold increased risk found in native lung for those receiving single lung transplant
Survival Similar With Donor Hearts From Hepatitis C+ Donors
Second study shows no significant difference in patients' survival based on donor BMI
American Society of Nephrology, Oct. 23-28
The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Week 2018 Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology,...
Accepting Increased-Risk Donor Heart Tied to Higher Survival
Survival benefit persists through five years from the time of offer for an increased-risk donor allograft
ASN: Kidneys Transplanted in France Would Be Discarded in US
Donor profile index of transplanted kidneys has risen modestly in US, with greater increase in France
