abstract background: correction of the uremic state by a functioning allograft often restores fertility in women of reproductive age. the rate of fertility significantly differs between industrial countries, developing and middle east countries. on the other hand the results of pregnancy in kidney transplantation (ktp) patients are significantly better than hemodialysis patients, and pregnancy ...

1. Haemodynamics, blood volume, plasma renin concentration and creatinine clearance were evaluated in 24 stable renal transplant recipients. 2. The mean cardiac index of the transplant recipients was not different from that of the normal subjects. 3. The transplant recipients comprised eight hypertensive and 16 normotensive patients. The mean cardiac index was the same in eight hypertensive and...

FIGURE 10-47 Renal and hepatic outcome in patients treated with interferon alpha post-renal transplant for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Interferon treatment results in a high rate of transplant acute renal failure or rejection. Transplant biopsies in those with acute renal failure show severe diffuse edema. Acute renal failure is not very responsive to steroids. Virologic clearing is rare...

OBJECTIVES Preemptive renal transplant has been associated with better survival of both the allograft and the recipient than has conventional renal transplant. It remains unclear, however, whether preemptive transplant is optimal for renal replacement therapy. We describe our experience with preemptive renal transplant. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 32 preemptive and 132 n...

background& objective:  the prevalence and annual incidence of end stage renal disease  among 60 million iranians is about 15000 and 3175 (53 patients per million), respectively. the first renal transplantation was performed in shiraz, iran in 1967. iran has the most successful renal transplant program in the middle east  region. the renal transplant activity of the country has reached 24 renal...

background chronic renal failure is an important and common complication of diabetes mellitus; hence, renal transplantation is a frequent and the acceptable treatment in patients with diabetic nephropathy requiring renal replacement therapy. on the other hand, renal transplantation and its conventional treatment can lead to increased diabetes outbreak in normoglycemic recipients. also, uncontro...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed at investigating the relation between expression of Notch receptor-1 (Notch 1) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and acute rejection after renal transplant. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-seven patients receiving a renal transplant were randomly selected. Peripheral blood samples before transplant and days 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 21, and 30 after transplant were retr...

Plasma levels of 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol (AG) were measured in non-diabetic patients with renal failure or following renal transplant. For patients with renal failure (n = 20) from various causes, the plasma level of AG was found to be positively associated with urate and negatively with both urea and prior dialysis. The results for seven renal transplant recipients, serially assessed during the...

BACKGROUND Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is an important cause of hypertension and renal allograft dysfunction occurring in kidney transplant recipients. However, conflicting predisposing risk factors for TRAS have been reported in the literature. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to assess the potential correlation between possible risk factors and TRAS in a group of livin...

PURPOSE Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of biochemical abnormalities including cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors. The development of diabetes mellitus after renal transplant represents a major posttransplant complication that may adversely affect graft/patient survival. The aim of this study was to assess the role of metabolic syndrome in patients on hemodialysis as a risk factor for the...