Transplantation

Updated Guidance Provided for Safe Solid Organ Transplantation

Publish Date July 2, 2020

Universal donor nucleic acid testing for HIV, HBV, HCV and post-transplant monitoring recommended.

CDC: Transplant, CKD Patients at High Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness

Publish Date June 26, 2020

Many patients with kidney disease are at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness, according to a CDC update.

Proton Pump Inhibitors May Up Death Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Publish Date June 17, 2020

In a study of kidney transplant recipients, PPI users had an almost 2-fold increased risk of mortality compared with nonusers.

Living Kidney Donors Face Elevated Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease

Publish Date June 8, 2020

A study of 1029 living kidney donors in Norway found that they had significant 64% increased odds of ischemic heart disease compared with health controls.

Potassium Binders Appear Effective for Hyperkalemia in Transplant Recipients

Publish Date June 8, 2020

In 2 small case series of solid-organ transplant recipients, the potassium binders patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate appeared effective in the short term in managing hyperkalemia.

Living Kidney Donation Not Linked to Adverse Cardiovascular Effects

Publish Date June 8, 2020

In a study, cardiovascular structure and function at 5 years did not differ significantly among living kidney donors and healthy controls.

New Predictor of ESKD Risk in Related Living Kidney Donors Identified

Publish Date June 8, 2020

In a study of white related living kidney donors and recipients, investigators found that older donors are at increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) if the recipients are older at the time of ESRD onset.

Higher Graft Failure Risk With A2 Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplant

Publish Date June 8, 2020

In a study, recipients of A2 incompatible kidneys from living donors had a 60% higher risk for death-censored graft failure than recipients of blood type compatible kidneys.

COVID-19 Impacts Transplant Centers

Publish Date June 4, 2020

Most programs put live-donor transplants on hold.

Pulmonary Hypertension Tied With Worse Kidney Graft Failure, Patient Survival

Publish Date June 3, 2020

Kidney transplant recipients with pre-existing pulmonary hypertension had a 1.5-fold increased risk for death compared with recipients without the condition, a study found.