... the organ shortage but also to mitigate the existing disparities for black kidney transplant recipients. They add that the racial disparities in organ and patient survival after kidney transplantation ...
... (JASN). "We demonstrated a robust association between sirolimus and diabetes after transplantation in a large group of kidney transplant recipients in the United States," comments Dr. John S. Gill of ...
... preemptive desensitization for deceased-donor kidney transplant recipients. Eight patients in this study received ... United States but fewer than 18,000 kidney transplants are performed each year, in part ...
... of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and his colleagues studied the outcomes of kidney transplant recipients who were US residents that traveled abroad for transplants and returned to UCLA for follow- ...
... in the United States experience higher rates of donor kidney failure and death. However, no studies have ... causes of racial disparities among kidney transplant recipients.
Karen Yeates, MD, of Queens ...
... serious health problems for individuals who become immunocompromised. Such is the case for many kidney transplant recipients who must take immunosuppressive medications to safeguard against organ ...
... nephropathy, a relatively new and serious complication that affects up to 9% of kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American ...
... with their current data led researchers in this study to conclude that pediatric kidney transplant recipients on MMF therapy have a significantly higher likelihood of drug-related complications than ...
... is offered to select patients in this population."
A 1997 article demonstrated that heart and kidney transplant recipients have similar survival rates as recipients of heart transplants alone. ...
For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to devastating complications. New research suggests that extending the period of preventive treatment ...
... good kidney function can get pregnant and give birth without jeopardizing their health or the health ... 577 pregnancies among female kidney transplant recipients in Australia and New Zealand over the past ...
... and his colleagues conducted a thorough evaluation of the frequency of lupus nephritis in kidney transplant recipients and determined the risk this condition has for patients. They mined data from the ...
... seen among black - as compared to white - kidney transplant recipients. In a study of 50 healthy adult ... B cells then produce antibodies that attack transplanted organs containing foreign HLA. Patients ...
A Johns Hopkins research team reports it may have an explanation for at least some of the higher organ rejection rates seen among black - as compared to white - kidney transplant recipients...
... authors examined the 224 profiles of potential kidney transplant recipients who registered on the largest donor matching ... features (e.g., age, race, transplant waiting time, whether family members had ...
