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Incorporation of dd-cfDNA Testing in Clinical Practice
American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Symposium 2021
The treatment of choice for patients with end-stage kidney disease is kidney transplantation. Renal allograft failure occurs...
Management and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), those who are older and those with medical comorbidities or compromised immune systems are at increased risk...
Anemia Associated with Low Muscle Mass and Strength in Transplant Recipients
Kidney Week 2019
Kidney transplant recipients often develop anemia, a complication that has a negative impact on quality of life, particularly on physical functioning. There...
JC Virus and Development of BK Virus in Kidney Transplant Recipients
American Transplant Congress 2020
Researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, led by G. Huang, conducted a study to examine the...
High eGFR Associated with Worse Long-Term Graft Survival
American Transplant Congress 2020
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is associated with high estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as well as low eGFR. In recipients of...