Deceased Donor Kidneys With AKI & Recipient Graft Survival
According to current estimates, 95,000 patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United...
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Kidney Transplant
Acute Kidney Injury Seems to Promote Renal Cell Carcinoma
AKI promotes the development of papillary renal cell carcinoma from single progenitors
Read More Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Second study shows ambulatory BP patterns not tied to cognitive impairment or frailty in CKD patients
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Conference Highlights: NKF 2020
New research was virtually presented at NKF 2020, the Spring Clinical Meetings of the National...
Read More Social Support & ESRD Treatment Adherence
Although patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) cannot survive without lifelong renal...
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Statement Addresses Concerns About Heart Meds and COVID-19
Patients advised to continue ACE inhibitors/ARBs after researcher posits risk for severe COVID-19...
Read MoreKidney retransplantation after anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)-related allograft rejection.
In this report, we describe the first kidney retransplantation performed after anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)-related allograft rejection. In 2014, we administered pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) for ~9 months to a 57-year-old...
Read MoreA urine score for noninvasive accurate diagnosis and prediction of kidney transplant rejection.
Accurate and noninvasive monitoring of renal allograft posttransplant is essential for early detection of acute rejection (AR) and to affect the long-term survival of the transplant. We present the development and validation of...
Read MoreAllograft artery mycotic aneurysm after kidney transplantation: A case report and review of literature.
Allograft artery mycotic aneurysm (MA) represents a rare but life-threatening complication of kidney transplantation. Graftectomy is widely considered the safest option. Due to the rarity of the disease and the substantial risk...
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