Updated Guidance Provided for Safe Solid Organ Transplantation
Universal donor nucleic acid testing for HIV, HBV, HCV and post-transplant monitoring recommended.
Transplantation
CDC: Transplant, CKD Patients at High Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Most programs put live-donor transplants on hold.
Pulmonary Hypertension Tied With Worse Kidney Graft Failure, Patient Survival
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.
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