Renal transplantation is currently the preferred treatment modality for virtually all suitable candidates with end-stage renal disease. Compared with dialysis, kidney transplantation improves both patient survival and quality of life. Nonetheless, posttransplant cardiac complications are associated with increased morbidity and mortality after renal transplantation. When compared with the genera...

results two weeks after transplantation, the mean tpe decreased to 0.052 ± 0.002, which was significant compared to pre-hd (p < 0.001) and post-hd (p = 0.019). the mean tpec was 0.059 ± 0.002, which, just in comparison to pre-hd, was significant (p = 0.005). in addition, the mean tpe/qt decreased to 0.143 ± 0.005, which was significant compared to pre-hd (p = 0.018). the mean qtd was 0.066 ± 0....

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Uric acid (UA) has been linked to renal damage in experimental models of kidney failure. In humans, no definitive link between UA and renal function has been established, but several epidemiologic studies have suggested that higher UA levels are associated with accelerated loss of renal function, higher incidence of dialysis, and death. Many of the associations have be...

background: despite advances in the medical care of renal transplant recipients which have led to an improvement in allograft survival, renal allograft rejection is still a major ob-stacle to successful organ transplantation. understanding the mechanisms contributing to allograft rejection will be of great importance for the development of efficient antirejection strategies. objective: the aim ...

Objectives. To determine the changes in blood pressure levels and antihypertensive medication use in the postrenal transplantation period compared to pretransplantation one. Methods. A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out on renal transplant recipients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, a national referral hospital in Kenya. Sociodemographic details, blood pressure levels, and anti...

BACKGROUND Renal transplantation is the best option for treatment of the end-stage renal diseases and has more advantages than dialysis. The objective of this study is to determine the ten-year graft survival rate of renal transplantation and its associated factors in patients who have been transplanted from March 1999 to March 2009 in Nemazee Hospital Transplantation Center. METHODS This is ...

background: accurate and rapid assessment of allograft function is essential in renal transplant recipients in order to detect allograft rejection and to monitor drug nephrotoxicity. we aimed to evaluate the usefulness of cystatin c as a marker of kidney allograft function in the early post-transplant period and to compare this value with that of conventional serum creatinine concentration.   m...

BACKGROUND Renal transplantation is recognised as being the optimal treatment modality for many patients with established renal failure. This analysis aimed to explore inter-centre variation in access to renal transplantation in the UK. METHODS Transplant activity and waiting list data were obtained from NHS Blood and Transplant, demographic and laboratory data were obtained from the UK Renal...

BACKGROUND Renal transplantation is recognised as being the optimal treatment modality for many patients with established renal failure. This analysis aimed to explore inter-centre variation in access to renal transplantation in the UK. METHODS Transplant activity and waiting list data were obtained from NHS Blood and Transplant, demographic and laboratory data were obtained from the UK Renal...