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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"Transplant recipients"”.
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Readmission Reduction Of 1st Year Transplant Recipients
<p>Abstract Readmission Reduction of 1st Year Transplant Recipients Clear communication with patients at their health-literacy level improves patient outcomes, fosters trust, and is associated with readmission reduction. Readmission of transplant recipients are correlated with morbidity, medical …
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Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients
… a leading cause of premature mortality in renal transplant recipients. Predicting the risk of future cardiovascular events in this patient cohort is challenging due to the prevalence of non-traditional risk factors. Biomarkers of cardiovascular disease have been demonstrated to improve the …
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Dopaminergic Genetic Contributions to Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Kidney transplant recipients are a population who experience a high likelihood of gaining a significant amount of weight (between 6 and 13 kilograms) during the first year after transplantation. However, not all kidney transplant recipients gain weight. Studies have …
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Ethical Criteria for Uterine Transplant Recipients & Donors in Clinical Practice
Uterine transplants (UTx) are currently being researched as a method by which a woman with uterine factor infertility (UFI) can become pregnant and gestate her own genetically related child. Current criteria for ethically selecting UTx recipients and donors are limited. At its core, UTx is an organ …
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Visual-Spatial & Visual-Motor Function in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
… congenital heart defects and to perform heart transplantation. The associated hypoxia before or during the surgery may cause damage in the parasaggital area of the cerebral cortex, with resulting difficulty during tasks requiring visual-spatial and visual-motor skills. This study compares the …
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Family and Child Psychosocial Functioning of Infant Heart Transplant Recipients
… the advancement of medical procedures, heart transplantation has become a viable alternative for infants born with congenital or acquired heart disease. Although these children are thought to experience much improvement in their overall physical functioning post-transplantation, the long-term …
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Tuberculosis In paediatric kidney transplant recipients a single centre experience
… Tuberculosis remains a major challenge in transplantation particularly in endemic countries. The incidence, clinical manifestations, and optimal investigations for TB specifically in the paediatric post-transplant population have not yet been adequately studied. This study aims to describe …
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Improving Awareness of Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients of Color
Organ transplant recipients are at high risk for skin cancer. Currently, more than half of the transplant waiting list is composed of skin of color patients. Skin cancer in skin of color is associated with higher morbidity and mortality and has a different clinical presentation and risk factors. …
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Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies of mycophenolic acid in renal transplant recipients
… covariates on the PK-PD variability.Stable renal transplant patients who were on mycophenolate mofetil/sirolimus/steroids, for conventional study (n=6) and for the PK-PD modeling (n=46), were included.The mean total Cmax and AUC were 11.99B17.22 mg/L and 46.81B121.44 mg.h/L respectively. The free …
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Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Survival of Renal Transplant Recipients
… as well as nontraditional risk factors, renal transplant recipients may potentially be a sensitive subgroup. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible effect of between long-term exposure to air pollution on the risk of CHD mortality among renal transplant recipients. This cohort …
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Posttraumatic and Parent Stress in Parents of Infant Heart Transplant Recipients
<p>Heart transplantation during infancy is a life-threatening event, and when successful, the treatment is a life-long process and the potential for life-threatening consequences never ceases. As a result, parents can be impacted in many ways by this traumatic and demanding experience that begins …
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Genotypes and Clinical Characteristics of BK Virus in Kidney Transplant Recipients
… as a major cause of allograft loss in kidney transplant recipients over the past decade. The presence of BK virus in urine or blood indicates reactivation of the virus not necessarily accompanied by BK virus associated nephropathy. BK virus genotypes have been described based on the DNA …
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Assessment of Nutritional Counseling Frequency on Weight Status in Renal Transplant Recipients
… by a RD and weight in the twelve months’ post-transplantation. A secondary aim is to study trends in blood lipid profiles in participants and the number of times visited with a RD.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> A retrospective study of electronic medical records from consenting, de-identified …
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Body Image Satisfaction in Infant and Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Recipients as Adolescents
… survival rate of infant and pediatric heart transplant recipients reaching as high as 85%, there is now a significant number of these youths entering adolescence. Although psychological factors thought to be associated with pediatric heart transplant have reached clearer delineation in the …
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A Study of Craniofacial Growth in Infant Heart Transplant Recipients Receiving Cyclosporine
… that has found widespread application in organ transplantation. However, a few studies have implicated cyclosporine as adversely affecting craniofacial growth in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible untoward effects of cyclosporine long-term on …
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The role of donor CD4 T lymphocyte chimerism in lung transplant recipients
Abstract Long-term outcomes for lung transplantation remain disappointing; as many as 50% of lung transplant recipients develop progressive Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) by 5 years after transplant. In the last decade, several experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated that …
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Characterizing Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Affecting Weight Gain in Kidney Transplant Recipients
<p>Weight gain following kidney transplant is a significant problem with 50 to 90% of kidney transplant recipients gaining weight. Potential factors leading to weight gain following kidney transplantation have been thought to include a change in lifestyle such asdietary intake and physical …
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A Continued Investigation of Craniofacial Growth in Infant Heart Transplant Recipients Receiving Cyclosporine
… that has found widespread application in organ transplantation. A couple of studies, however, have implicated cyclosporine as adversely affecting craniofacial growth in the pediatric population. The purpose of this follow-up study was to continue to evaluate the possible untoward effects of …
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A Continued Investigation of Craniofacial Growth in Infant Heart Transplant Recipients Receiving Cyclosporine
… and now has a widespread application in organ transplantation. Several studies, however, have implicated cyclosporine as adversely affecting craniofacial growth in the pediatric population. <sup>16,18 </sup>The purpose of this follow-up study was to continue to evaluate the possible untoward …
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The diversity of participants in clinical trials involving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
… clinical trials involving allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients matched the diversity of the actual allogeneic recipient population overall. It is important that clinical trials study new therapies in a population that represents characteristics of the overall treatment population in order …
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