abstract：:After cardiac transplant, there is often development of restrictive cardiac physiology. Little is known about the factors that contribute to this physiology and its correlation with pathology. Heart retransplantation provides a valuable opportunity to further understand this relationship. In this study, we investigate...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kobashigawa JA,Itagaki BK,Razi RR,Patel JK,Chai W,Kawano MA,Goldstein Z,Kittleson MM,Fishbein MC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal transplant outcomes in Hispanics have been conflicting regarding acute rejection (AR) and allograft survival. Additionally, the feasibility of early corticosteroid withdrawal (ECW) regimens among Hispanics has not been adequately addressed. The purpose of this study is to report outcomes following ECW ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Afaneh C,Cheng E,Aull MJ,Watkins AC,Kim J,Leeser DB,Kapur S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Xa monitoring for low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is currently recommended in obese, renally impaired, and pregnant patients. Substantial evidence indicates that solid organ transplant (SOT) patients are at an increased risk of renal impairment, thus representing a population at risk of LMWH accumulation. The...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Moten MA,Gaber AO,Putney D,Patel SJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Either deceased or living-related renal transplantation constitutes the best therapeutic option for patients with end-stage renal disease. In this retrospective study, an attempt to identify parameters that affect allograft survival in living donor renal transplantation was made. METHODS:Between January 2...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kostakis ID,Moris DN,Barlas A,Bokos I,Darema M,Theodoropoulou E,Karaolanis G,Kostakis A,Boletis I,Zavos G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine the incidence, risk factors, and consequences of acute rejection (AR) after conversion from a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) to a proliferation signal inhibitor (PSI) in maintenance heart transplantation. Relevant clinical data were retrospectively obtained for 284 long-term heart transplant recipi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： González-Vílchez F,Vázquez de Prada JA,Paniagua MJ,Almenar L,Mirabet S,Gómez-Bueno M,Díaz-Molina B,Arizón JM,Delgado J,Pérez-Villa F,Crespo-Leiro MG,Martínez-Dolz L,Roig E,Segovia J,Lambert JL,Lopez-Granados A,Escribano P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have considerably improved renal allograft survival. However, their chronic use has various adverse effects, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and nephrotoxicity. We conducted a retrospective study of kidney transplant recipients using a CNI withdrawal protocol. Eleven of 13 patient...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Tanabe T,Morita K,Fujita H,Hatanaka K,Ogawa Y,Hirose T,Sasaki H,Iwami D,Hotta K,Nonomura K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During liver transplant (LT), the release of vasoactive substances into the systemic circulation is associated with severe hemodynamic instability that is injurious to the recipient and/or the post-ischemic graft. Crystalloid flush with backward unclamping (CB) and portal blood flush with forward unclamping (PF) are t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fukazawa K,Nishida S,Hibi T,Pretto EA Jr

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac allograft rejection and failure may require mechanical circulatory support as bridge-to-retransplantation. Prognosis in this patient group is poor and implantable ventricular assist devices have had limited success due to organ failure associated with the high dose immunosuppression required to treat ongoing r...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kalya A,Jaroszewski D,Pajaro O,Scott R,Gopalan R,Kasper D,Arabia F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stem cell-based therapy has received attention as a possible alternative to organ transplantation. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of autologous transplantation of bone marrow (BM)-derived stromal cells in post-HCV liver cirrhosis patients. METHODOLOGY:10 × 10(6) of isolated huma...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Amin MA,Sabry D,Rashed LA,Aref WM,el-Ghobary MA,Farhan MS,Fouad HA,Youssef YA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study included 110 consecutive patients with hematological malignancies receiving fludarabine-based reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from matched unrelated donors. The median age was 55 yr (range 11-68) and all but 15 patients received peripheral blood stem ce...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Remberger M,Ringdén O,Hägglund H,Svahn BM,Ljungman P,Uhlin M,Mattsson J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the growing numbers of liver transplant recipients, it is increasingly important to understand the risks of de novo malignancy after liver transplantation. AIM:To characterize the incidence of de novo malignancy after liver transplantation compared with a control non-transplant population. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chatrath H,Berman K,Vuppalanchi R,Slaven J,Kwo P,Tector AJ,Chalasani N,Ghabril M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited published data concerning the effects of different immunosuppressive regimens on the development of polyomavirus (BKV) viremia. We examined the risk of developing BKV viremia in kidney transplant recipients receiving everolimus (EVR) or mycophenolic acid (MPA) as maintenance therapy. METHO...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Moscarelli L,Caroti L,Antognoli G,Zanazzi M,Di Maria L,Carta P,Minetti E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is an early, non-specific inflammatory response that follows perfusion of warm blood into a cold asanguinous organ following transplantation. The occurrence of IRI may have a pivotal impact on acute and long-term renal allograft function. Initially, IRI contributes to delayed graft fu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Powell JT,Tsapepas DS,Martin ST,Hardy MA,Ratner LE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relationships between race/ethnicity, recipient medical insurance, and living donor kidney transplantation (LKT) are incompletely described. METHODS:Associations between medical insurance and LKT were assessed in 447 recipients at a southeastern US transplant center. Primary and secondary payers were includ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Reeves-Daniel AM,Farney AC,Fletcher AJ,Assimos D,Westcott C,Rogers J,Stratta RJ,Rocco MV,Freedman BI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In German legislation and in Eurotransplant's practice of liver allocation, urgency of need is considered as the primary distribution criterion. However, at a certain stage, the "sickest-first" principle is regarded as counterproductive as the performance status of these patients receiving an organ is on average criti...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bobbert M,Ganten TM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cirrhosis is a recognized risk factor for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (I-CCa). Small I-CCa nodules might be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the context of liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical impact of undetected I-CCa in liver e...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Vallin M,Sturm N,Lamblin G,Guillaud O,Hilleret MN,Hervieu V,Joubert J,Abergel A,Leroy V,Boillot O,Dumortier J,Scoazec JY

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increased number of long-term survivors after liver transplantation, new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is becoming more significant in patient follow-up. However, the incidence of new-onset diabetes after living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has not been well elucidated. The aim of this st...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Honda M,Asonuma K,Hayashida S,Suda H,Ohya Y,Lee KJ,Yamamoto H,Takeichi T,Inomata Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABO-incompatibility is a major obstacle to expanding exiguous donor pools in adult liver transplantation, especially in countries where grafts from deceased donors are uncommon. We present our preliminary results of ABO-incompatible (ABO-I) adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using a new, simple protocol. ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Soejima Y,Muto J,Matono R,Ninomiya M,Ikeda T,Yoshizumi T,Uchiyama H,Ikegami T,Shirabe K,Maehara Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a practical conditioning regimen without anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), irradiation, or other myeloablative alkylating agent for low-income countries in which patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA), who usually have heavily transfused and a prolonged disease history. The application of ATG, Busul...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wang SB,Li L,Pan XH,Hu DM,Peng LH,Liu L,Xie ZJ,Yin B,Sun XJ,Yu J,Liang Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many report intra-operative cardiac arrests (ICAs) in liver transplantation (LT), the incidence, major causes, and outcome remain unclear. We aimed to investigate retrospectively, the incidence, nature, and outcome of ICA in Asian population and to identify risk factors for ICA. Consecutive 1071 LTs in an ins...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Lee SH,Gwak MS,Choi SJ,Shin YH,Ko JS,Kim GS,Lee SY,Kim MH,Park HG,Lee SK,Jeon HJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is associated with increased right ventricular failure and mortality after heart transplantation. METHODS:In this prospective study, 22 patients considered high-risk candidates for heart transplantation because of severe pulmonary hypertension (PVR = 6 ± 2 Wood ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Perez-Villa F,Farrero M,Cardona M,Castel MA,Tatjer I,Penela D,Vallejos I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirolimus is an immunosuppressive agent increasingly used in cardiac transplant recipients in the setting of allograft vasculopathy or worsening renal function. Recently, sirolimus has been associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in lung transplant recipients. To investigate whether this associa...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Thibodeau JT,Mishkin JD,Patel PC,Kaiser PA,Ayers CR,Mammen PP,Markham DW,Ring WS,Peltz M,Drazner MH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify indicators of outcome prior to transplantation in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). Clinical data of 106 patients with acute leukemia were retrospectively analyzed. We examined the role of pre-conditioning serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and ferritin levels,...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Akı ŞZ,Suyanı E,Bildacı Y,Çakar MK,Baysal NA,Sucak GT

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen consecutive patients with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) in an Asian population were reviewed. The histopathologic diagnoses were monomorphic (CD20-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, n = 14); plasmacytic (n = 1); Burkitt-like (n = 1); natural killer cell lymphoma (n = 1); lymphomato...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chan TS,Hwang YY,Gill H,Au WY,Leung AY,Tse E,Chim CS,Loong F,Kwong YL

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells (ECs) are involved in allograft rejection and are prime targets, but also key players. HLA antigens are the most prominent targets of alloantibodies in transplantation. Alloantibodies against other antigens such as ABO blood group antigens and non-HLA antigens could also be demonstrated. Alloantibodi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulomatous interstitial nephritis (GIN) is a rare histologic diagnosis in renal allografts. We report three cases with GIN. Case 1: a 37-yr-old woman received a kidney from her mother. On follow-up 15 months later, serum creatinine was increased and a graft biopsy showed epithelioid granuloma in the center of massi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hotta K,Fukasawa Y,Sasaki H,Seki T,Togashi M,Harada H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 123 consecutive patients with advanced-stage, acute leukemia undergoing HSCT from HLA-identical sibling donors were analyzed. A G-CSF-primed DLI was planned within day 60 post-transplantation before hematologic relapse was diagnosed. Fifty of the 123 individuals received prophylactic DLI, and 73 individuals...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wang Y,Liu DH,Fan ZP,Sun J,Wu XJ,Ma X,Xu LP,Liu KY,Liu QF,Wu DP,Huang XJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney dysfunction is a recognized complication after non-renal solid organ transplantation, particularly after intestinal transplant. In our study, we reviewed data on 33 multivisceral transplant (MVT)- and 15 isolated small bowel (ISB)-transplant patients to determine risk factors for kidney dysfunction. Kidney func...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Suzuki M,Mujtaba MA,Sharfuddin AA,Yaqub MS,Mishler DP,Faiz S,Vianna RM,Mangus RS,Tector JA,Taber TE

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent changes in Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) condition for participation, using benchmark volume/outcomes requirements for certification, have been implemented. Consequently, the ability of a transplant center to assess its risk tolerance is important in successful management. An analysis of SRTR da...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Johnson SR,Karp SJ,Curry MP,Barugel M,Rodrigue JR,Mandelbrot DA,Rogers CP,Hanto DW

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering the relevance of the migratory processes in Western societies, the attitudes toward organ donation after death are analyzed by means of a survey applied to a representative random sample of the resident immigrant population in Spain, comprising 1202 subjects (estimated margin of error of ± 2.88%, p = q, p ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： López JS,Valentín MO,Scandroglio B,Coll E,Martín MJ,Sagredo E,Martínez JM,Serna E,Matesanz R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alagille syndrome (AGS) is an inherited multisystem disorder, and liver transplantation (LT) may be required in pediatric patients with AGS (P-AGS). There are limited data regarding the outcomes of LT in adults with AGS (A-AGS). AIM:To determine and compare the outcomes of LT in A-AGS vs. P-AGS as well as...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Arnon R,Annunziato R,Schiano T,Miloh T,Baisley M,Sogawa H,Contreras AG,Lee S,Kerkar N

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrograde arterial flush (RGAF) of liver grafts, which prevents arterial intima injuries in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), seemed to reduce post-transplantational cholestasis by our preliminary study. The aim of this study was to further confirm this effect of RGAF of grafts in LDLT by a prospective rando...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Liu C,Loong CC,Hsia CY,Wang SC,Yeh YC,Lin NC,Tsai HL,Tsou MY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin cancer is a common, potentially life-threatening malignancy in organ transplant recipients (OTR), and it is important for transplant physicians to be aware of patient history of skin cancer. Patient self-report represents a quick method of obtaining past medical history of skin cancer but no study has validated t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Dybbro E,Mihalis E,Hirose R,Arron ST

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic artery "steal" syndrome after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is an important cause of graft dysfunction. Direct pressure measurement in the hepatic (HA) and radial artery (RA) may identify patients at risk allowing its prevention. This observational study compared radial and hepatic mean arterial press...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wojcicki M,Pakosz-Golanowska M,Lubikowski J,Post M,Jarosz K,Milkiewicz P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory and metabolic response is an important factor to determine clinical outcomes. However, it remains unknown in children undergoing heart transplantation (HTx). We examined the perioperative changes in the inflammatory and metabolic response markers C-reactive protein (CRP) and prealbumin (PA) in 38 heart-tr...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yu X,Larsen B,Urschel S,Cheung PY,Ross DB,Rebeyka I,West L,Li J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) are a heterogeneous set of complications of organ transplantation associated with poor patient prognosis. We analyzed the clinicopathological features of PTLDs in 43 adult and pediatric recipients of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation at a large transplant ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yoon SO,Yu E,Cho YM,Suh C,Kim KM,Han DJ,Lee SG,Huh J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As many as 50% of liver transplant patients suffer gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances post-transplant. Conversion from mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) alleviates GI symptom burden in renal transplant recipients. We employed a validated patient and physician-reported assessment to evaluate ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Toledo AH,Hendrix L,Buchholz V,Fisher E,Newton K,Smith C,Gerber DA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main cause of late morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation is bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). This study assesses the prevalence of gastroparesis among lung-transplant recipients and its association with BOS. The files of 139 patients who underwent nuclear gastric emptying studies before and/or...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Raviv Y,D'Ovidio F,Pierre A,Chaparro C,Freeman M,Keshavjee S,Singer LG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction reduces reperfusion injury and improves renal function in kidney recipients by means of properties unrelated to T-cell lysis. Here, we analyze intensive rATG induction (single dose, rATG(S) , vs. divided dose, rATG(D) ) for improved renal function ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Stevens RB,Lane JT,Boerner BP,Miles CD,Rigley TH,Sandoz JP,Nielsen KJ,Skorupa JY,Skorupa AJ,Kaplan B,Wrenshall LE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As fertility can be restored to normal soon after a kidney transplant, it is important for physicians caring for recipients to be able to inform the patient about the potential risks of pregnancy. Current opinion is that pregnancy can be successful if carried out under optimal circumstances, including stable allograft...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Concepcion BP,Schaefer HM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00