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DGF Requiring More than One-Time Dialysis Raises Death Risk

Jody A. Charnow May 04, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Delayed graft function (DGF) requiring more than one-time dialysis is associated with increased death risk, according to findings presented at the 2011 American Transplant Congress.

Urine Biomarkers On First Day After Transplant Predict One-Year Outcomes

PHILADELPHIA—Higher urinary levels of two biomarkers on the first day following renal transplantation can predict poor graft function at one year, researchers reported at the 2011 American Transplant Congress.

Metabolic Syndrome Common After Renal Transplantation

Jody A. Charnow May 03, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Metabolic syndrome (MS) is present in 35%-40% of renal transplant recipients in the first five years post-transplant, new findings suggest.

Tx Patients Fail to Meet SBP Targets

Jody A. Charnow May 03, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Most renal transplant recipients (RTRs) fail to achieve recommended systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels despite being prescribed antihypertensive medications. Consequently, they may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), a study found.

Donor Kidney Weight Affects Transplant Outcomes

Jody A. Charnow May 02, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Renal transplants recipients who receive a heavier kidney relative to their body weight have better long-term graft survival and early graft function, researchers reported.

Obese Donors Not At Higher Renal Risk

Jody A. Charnow May 02, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Obese kidney donors are not at elevated risk for renal dysfunction long term, but they may experience an increase in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to researchers.

ECG Findings May Identify Transplant Candidates at Higher Death Risk

Jody A. Charnow May 01, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Abnormalities revealed by electrocardiography (ECG) may predict which patients undergoing evaluation for a renal transplant are at higher risk of death, a study found. These abnormalities include prolonged PR or QTc intervals.

Delayed Graft Function Risk Not Lowered with High-Dose EPO

Jody A. Charnow May 01, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Short-term treatment with high-dose erythropoietin (EPO)—which is known to have tissue protective effects—does not decrease the incidence or duration of delayed graft function (DGF) or primary non-function (PNF) in recipients of kidneys from non-heart-beating donors, but it is associated with significantly better and faster renal recovery, a study found.

Early Steroid Withdrawal Cuts CV Event Rates in Transplant Recipients

Jody A. Charnow May 01, 2011

PHILADELPHIA—Kidney transplant patients who undergo early corticosteroid withdrawal (ECSWD) have a significantly better survival free of cardiovascular (CV) events, according to investigators. The decrease in CV event does not become apparent until three or four years after transplantation.

Donor Kidney Volume May Predict Post-Tx Function at One Year

Jody A. Charnow May 06, 2010

SAN DIEGO—Donor kidney volume is a major determinant of allograft kidney function one year after renal transplantation, according to researchers.

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