Organ Transplantation Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Organ Transplantation, including details on risks, prognosis, procedure, surgery.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 2 (February)

1. Use of 3-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography to measure stroke volume in human beings: comparison with thermodilution.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(2): 103-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Stability of fused versus nonfused THA femoral impaction grafts.
   J Orthop Res, 25(3): 351-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Short-term immunosuppression and surgical neoangiogenesis with host vessels maintains long-term viability of vascularized bone allografts.
   J Orthop Res, 25(3): 370-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Indications for heart transplantation in pediatric heart disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; the Councils on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiovascular Nursing, and Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group.
   Circulation, 115(5): 658-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Imputing variance estimates do not alter the conclusions of a meta-analysis with continuous outcomes: a case study of changes in renal function after living kidney donation.
   J Clin Epidemiol, 60(3): 228-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a rare pulmonary toxicity of sirolimus.
   Transpl Int, 20(3): 291-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Influence of mast cells on outcome after heterotopic cardiac transplantation in rats.
   Transpl Int, 20(3): 256-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Prognostic associations of serum calcium, phosphate and calcium phosphate concentration product with outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.
   Transpl Int, 20(3): 247-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Local administration of cidofovir for human papilloma virus associated skin lesions in transplant recipients.
   Transpl Int, 20(3): 238-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Discontinuation of mycophenolate mofetil from a tacrolimus-based triple regimen 2 months after renal transplantation: a comparative randomized, multicentre study.
    Transpl Int, 20(3): 230-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Ischemic preconditioning in solid organ transplantation: from experimental to clinics.
    Transpl Int, 20(3): 219-29. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Presentation and early detection of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after solid organ transplantation.
    Transpl Int, 20(3): 207-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Association between mannose-binding lectin deficiency and cytomegalovirus infection after kidney transplantation.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 359-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Liver transplantation in HIV-HCV coinfected patients: a case-control study.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 354-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Fibrosis progression in hepatitis C positive liver recipients after sustained virologic response to antiviral combination therapy (interferon-ribavirin therapy).
    Transplantation, 83(3): 351-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Inhibition of heart allograft rejection with mitomycin C-treated donor dendritic cells.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 347-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. The regulatory/cytotoxic graft-infiltrating T cells differentiate renal allograft borderline change from acute rejection.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 341-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Attitude of ancillary personnel faced with living kidney donation in a hospital with a living donor kidney transplant program.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 336-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Prolongation of cardiac allograft survival by inhibition of ERK1/2 signaling in a mouse model.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 323-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Donor dopamine pretreatment inhibits tubulitis in renal allografts subjected to prolonged cold preservation.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 297-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Oral ganciclovir versus low-dose valganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in recipients of kidney and pancreas transplants.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 290-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Increased prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with impaired quality of life in renal transplant recipients.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 282-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Long-term graft outcomes after steroid withdrawal in African American kidney transplant recipients receiving sirolimus and tacrolimus.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 277-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in donors for living donor liver transplantation.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 257-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Multicenter analysis of kidney preservation.
    Transplantation, 83(3): 247-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Differentiation of a hepatic phenotype after heterotropic transplantation of heart, kidney, brain, and skin tissues into liver in F344 rats.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 354(4): 841-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Liver transplant recipient with concomitant cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 228-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Percutaneous transhepatic venous angioplasty in a two-yr-old patient with hepatic vein stenosis after partial liver transplantation.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 222-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Early recurrence of primary disease after pediatric renal transplantation: two case reports and a review of the literature.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 217-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Anemia and growth status in pediatric patients receiving maintenance dialysis after a failed renal transplant course: an NAPRTCS report.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 201-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Low incidence of adverse events in outpatient pediatric renal allograft biopsies.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 196-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Subclinical cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus viremia are associated with adverse outcomes in pediatric renal transplantation.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 187-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Vascular complications in living-related and deceased donation pediatric liver transplantation: single center's experience from Turkey.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 160-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Neurological complications of liver transplantation in pediatric patients: a single center experience.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 152-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Improved long-term graft function in kidney transplant recipients with donor antigen-specific hyporeactivity.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 139-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Pediatric renal transplantation with mycophenolate mofetil immunosuppression in a single center from Mexico.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 134-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. The use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in a patient with recent orthotopic liver transplant.
    Anaesthesia, 62(3): 282-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Zoonoses in solid-organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
    Clin Infect Dis, 44(6): 857-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Patterns of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation in a recent cohort of patients.
    Hum Pathol, 38(3): 443-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Impact of immediate primary lung allograft dysfunction on bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(5): 507-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Orthotopic cardiac transplantation for the treatment of progressive heart failure caused by idiopathic giant cell myocarditis.
    Int J Cardiol, 116(1): 121-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Inhibitory effect of alendronate on bone resorption of autogenous free bone grafts in rats.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 65(3): 508-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Primary stability of simultaneously placed dental implants in extraoral donor graft sites: a human cadaver study.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 65(3): 400-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Bilateral diaphragmatic plication in the setting of bilateral sequential lung transplantation.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 83(3): 1201-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Successful use of the Toyobo left ventricular assist device in a 16-kg girl awaiting cardiac transplantation.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 83(3): 1181-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. The hemostatic history of a 15-month-old child implanted with a Berlin heart left ventricular assist device.
    Anesth Analg, 104(3): 538-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Urgent liver transplantation for acute liver failure due to parvovirus B19 infection complicated by primary Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus infections and aplastic anaemia.
    Intern Med J, 37(3): 192-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Early detection of graft failure using the blood metabolic profile of a liver recipient.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 517-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Heart transplantation in a patient with endomyocardial fibrosis due to hypereosinophilic syndrome.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 514-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Liver transplantation in Diego blood disparity: a case report.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 510-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Antidonor antibody in patients receiving ABO-identical and HLA-mismatched living donor liver transplants: effect on survival.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 506-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Establishing the molecular pathways involved in chronic allograft nephropathy for testing new noninvasive diagnostic markers.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 448-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Epstein-Barr virus-DNA load monitoring late after lung transplantation: a surrogate marker of the degree of immunosuppression and a safe guide to reduce immunosuppression.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 433-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Mammalian target of rapamycin pathway activity in hepatocellular carcinomas of patients undergoing liver transplantation.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 425-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Conversion from mycophenolate mofetil to enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in maintenance renal transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus: clinical, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic outcomes.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 417-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Comparison of low versus high tacrolimus levels in kidney transplantation: assessment of efficacy by protocol biopsies.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 411-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Early mortality rates in older kidney recipients with comorbid risk factors.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 404-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Association between C4d staining in renal transplant biopsies, production of donor-specific HLA antibodies, and graft outcome.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 398-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Endothelial dysfunction and fetuin A levels before and after kidney transplantation.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 392-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Impact of surgical procedures and complications on outcomes of third and subsequent kidney transplants.
    Transplantation, 83(4): 385-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Transplanting fragments of diabetic pancreas into activated omentum gives rise to new insulin producing cells.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 355(1): 258-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Recurrence of nephrotic syndrome/focal segmental glomerulosclerosis following renal transplantation in children.
    Pediatr Nephrol, 22(4): 496-502. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Young for young! Mandatory age-matched exchange of paediatric kidneys.
    Pediatr Nephrol, 22(4): 477-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Maxillary sinus floor augmentation using autogenous bone grafts and platelet-enriched fibrin glue with simultaneous implant placement.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 103(3): 329-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Augmentation of deficient lateral alveolar ridge using the subperiosteal tunneling dissection approach.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 103(3): e14-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Non-heartbeating donation of kidneys for transplantation.
    Nat Clin Pract Nephrol, 3(3): 154-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Antidonor humoral transfer induces transplant arteriosclerosis in aortic and cardiac graft models in rats.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 133(3): 791-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Left ventricular assist devices decrease fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 133(3): 689-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Over two decades of pediatric heart transplantation: how has survival changed?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 133(3): 632-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Ocular complications in heart, lung and heart-lung recipients.
    Br J Ophthalmol, 91(3): 310-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Postrenal transplantation body composition: different evolution depending on gender.
    J Ren Nutr, 17(2): 151-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Issues of obesity in kidney transplantation.
    J Ren Nutr, 17(2): 107-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Biclonal post-transplant B-cell lymphoma: report of a case with two distinct cell populations, XX,t(14;18) and XY,t(11;14).
    Cancer Genet Cytogenet, 173(2): 150-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus in the renal and inferior vena cava: the University of Miami experience in using liver transplantation techniques.
    Eur Urol, 51(4): 988-94; discussion 994-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Air trapping: comparison of standard-dose and simulated low-dose thin-section CT techniques.
    Radiology, 242(3): 898-906. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Hemolytic uremic syndrome following Campath-1H induction.
    Transpl Int, 20(4): 386-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Recurrence of light chain deposit disease after renal allograft transplantation: potential role of rituximab?
    Transpl Int, 20(4): 381-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Prophylactic treatment of antibody-mediated rejection with high-dose mizoribine and pharmacokinetic study.
    Transpl Int, 20(4): 365-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Strongly reduced alloreactivity and long-term survival times of cardiac allografts in Vav1- and Vav1/Vav2-knockout mice.
    Transpl Int, 20(4): 353-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Economic and ethical impact of extrarenal findings on potential living kidney donor assessment with computed tomography angiography.
    Transpl Int, 20(4): 338-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. The value of MELD and sodium in assessing potential liver transplant recipients in the United Kingdom.
    Transpl Int, 20(4): 331-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Current trends in live liver donation.
    Transpl Int, 20(4): 312-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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