Dyslipidemia or Hyperlipidemia after Solid Organ Transplantation Ravinder K. Wali Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 BACKGROUND During the past 2…
The Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients Rahul Koushik Bertram L. Kasiske Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Fairview University Medical Center,…
Pregnancy and Gender Issues in the Renal Transplant Recipient Tiina Podymow Phyllis August Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021 MENSTRUAL…
Psychiatric and Psychosocial Issues in Kidney Transplantation Robert S. Gaston* Charles Thomas† *Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294; †Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona…
Kidney Transplantation in Children Pornpimol Rianthavorn Samhar I. Al-Akash Robert B. Ettenger Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752 INTRODUCTION Kidney transplantation is…
Recurrent and De Novo Diseases after Renal Transplantation Syed Hussain Sundaram Hariharan Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226 INTRODUCTION Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with…
Evaluation and Treatment of Graft Dysfunction John R. Crew David J. Cohen Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032 INTRODUCTION The importance of monitoring and…
The Road to Transplantation Tolerance Alan D. Salama* Mohamed H. Sayegh† *Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Ducane Road, London W120NN, UK; and †Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital &…
Immunosuppression Anthony J. Langone* Harold J. Helderman† *Veteran Affairs Hospital, Nashville Campus; and *†Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232. INTRODUCTION Kidney transplantation is the replacement…
Extracorporeal Blood Purification: Applications in the Renal Transplant Patient Andrew E. Briglia Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 INTRODUCTION End-stage renal disease (ESRD) currently…
