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 6 (2009), Issue 9 (September)

1. The efficacy and safety of ezetimibe and low-dose simvastatin as a primary treatment for dyslipidemia in renal transplant recipients.
   Korean J Intern Med, 24(3): 233-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Racial disparities in access to transplantation: a tough nut to crack.
   Kidney Int, 76(6): 589-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Acetabular revision with impacted morsellised cancellous bone grafting and a cemented acetabular component: a 20- to 25-year follow-up.
   J Bone Joint Surg Br, 91(9): 1148-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Indigenous people in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States are less likely to receive renal transplantation.
   Kidney Int, 76(6): 659-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. H-Y incompatibility predicts short-term outcomes for kidney transplant recipients.
   J Am Soc Nephrol, 20(9): 2025-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. ECG-gated nonenhanced 3D steady-state free precession MR angiography in assessment of transplant renal arteries: comparison with DSA.
   Radiology, 252(3): 914-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. A risk profile for invasive aspergillosis in liver transplant recipients.
   Infection, 37(4): 313-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Artificial disc versus spinal fusion in the treatment of cervical spine degenerations in tetraplegics: a comparison of clinical results.
   Spinal Cord, 47(9): 705-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Impact of preexisting circulating effector T cells on the outcome of ABO-incompatible adult LDLT.
   Dig Dis Sci, 54(10): 2253-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Liver transplantation, liver resection, and transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: which is the best oncological approach?
    Dig Dis Sci, 54(10): 2264-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Incorporation and immunogenicity of cleaned bovine bone in a sheep model.
    J Biomater Appl, 24(2): 159-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Fulminant hepatic failure in children: superior and durable outcomes with liver transplantation over 25 years at a single center.
    Ann Surg, 250(3): 484-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Effect of the ABCB1 3435C>T polymorphism on tacrolimus concentrations and dosage requirements in liver transplant recipients.
    Am J Health Syst Pharm, 66(18): 1645-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Who should be delisted from urgent heart transplantation in Germany?
    ASAIO J, 55(5): 452-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Hepatic artery microvascular anastomosis in pediatric living donor liver transplantation: a review of 35 consecutive cases by a single microvascular surgeon.
    J Reconstr Microsurg, 25(7): 439-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Analysis of heart rate variability with electromyography in heart transplant recipients.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 90(9): 1635-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Tumour necrosis factor gene polymorphism: a predictive factor for the development of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease.
    Br J Cancer, 101(6): 1019-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Effects of donor pretreatment with dopamine on graft function after kidney transplantation: a randomized controlled trial.
    JAMA, 302(10): 1067-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Meta-analysis of medical regimen adherence outcomes in pediatric solid organ transplantation.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 736-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. An escalating dose regimen of pegylated interferon and ribavirin in HCV cirrhotic patients referred for liver transplant.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 729-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. No difference in transplant outcomes for local and import pancreas allografts.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 723-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Improved outcomes of combined liver and kidney transplants in small children (<15 kg).
    Transplantation, 88(5): 711-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Recurrent nonhepatic and de novo malignancies after liver transplantation.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 706-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Impact of polymorphisms of TLR4/CD14 and TLR3 on acute rejection in kidney transplantation.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 699-705. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Association of common type 2 diabetes risk gene variants and posttransplantation diabetes mellitus in renal allograft recipients in Korea.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 693-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Outcomes with conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to sirolimus after renal transplantation in the context of steroid withdrawal or steroid continuation.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 684-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Hyperparathyroidism and vitamin D deficiency predispose to bone loss in renal transplant recipients.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 678-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Experience from an active preemptive kidney transplantation program--809 cases revisited.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 672-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Short-term outcomes for obese live kidney donors and their recipients.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 662-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Toward MSC in solid organ transplantation: 2008 position paper of the MISOT study group.
    Transplantation, 88(5): 614-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Does poly-N-acetyl glucosamine patch use reduce arteriovenous fistula and graft failure rates in hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease?
    Am J Med Sci, 338(3): 178-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Cyclosporine pharmacological efficacy estimated by lymphocyte immunosuppressant sensitivity test before and after renal transplantation.
    J Clin Pharm Ther, 34(5): 539-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Current management of hepatitis B virus infection before and after liver transplantation.
    Liver Int, 29(9): 1294-305. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Microdialysis for detection of renal ischemia after experimental renal transplantation.
    J Urol, 182(4): 1854-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Renal transplant recipients and patients with end stage renal disease present with more advanced bladder cancer.
    J Urol, 182(4): 1482-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Dual kidney transplantation with organs from extended criteria cadaveric donors.
    J Urol, 182(4): 1477-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Low operative mortality with implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device and impact of concurrent cardiac procedures.
    Circulation, 120(11): S215-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Donor pretreatment with hypertonic saline attenuates primary allograft dysfunction: a pilot study in a porcine model.
    Circulation, 120(11): S206-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Donor serum SMARCAL1 concentrations predict primary graft dysfunction in cardiac transplantation.
    Circulation, 120(11): S198-205. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Novel implantable device to detect cardiac allograft rejection.
    Circulation, 120(11): S185-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Long adult spinal deformity fusion to the sacrum using rhBMP-2 versus autogenous iliac crest bone graft.
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 34(20): 2205-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Treatment with sirolimus ameliorates tacrolimus-induced autoimmune cytopenias after solid organ transplant.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer, 53(6): 1114-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Lung transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis.
    Semin Respir Crit Care Med, 30(5): 559-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. No impact of age on dose-adjusted pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus, mycophenolic acid and prednisolone 1 month after renal transplantation.
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 65(10): 1047-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Long-term results for limb salvage with osteoarticular allograft reconstruction.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 467(10): 2685-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Extramedullary plasmacytoma-like posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders: clinical and pathologic features.
    Am J Clin Pathol, 132(4): 581-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Increased mycophenolic acid exposure in stable kidney transplant recipients on tacrolimus as compared with those on sirolimus: implications for pharmacokinetics.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 86(4): 411-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Alternative technique for salvage of donor lungs with insufficient atrial cuffs.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 88(4): 1374-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation after bridging with the CardioWest total artificial heart.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 88(4): 1324-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The impact of center volume on survival in lung transplantation: an analysis of more than 10,000 cases.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 88(4): 1062-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. The Toll-IL-1R member Tir8/SIGIRR negatively regulates adaptive immunity against kidney grafts.
    J Immunol, 183(7): 4249-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Risk factors and impact of recurrent lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus undergoing renal transplantation: data from a single US institution.
    Arthritis Rheum, 60(9): 2757-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Long-term outcome on renal replacement therapy in patients who previously received a keto acid-supplemented very-low-protein diet.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 90(4): 969-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Techniques for cervical interbody grafting.
    J Neurosurg Spine, 11(2): 203-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Novel small interfering RNA-containing solution protecting donor organs in heart transplantation.
    Circulation, 120(12): 1099-107, 1 p following 1107. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Remission of type 1 diabetes after anti-CD3 antibody treatment and transplantation of embryonic pancreatic precursors.
    Endocrinology, 150(10): 4512-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Conservation of hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 3 amino acid sequence in viral isolates during liver transplantation.
    J Viral Hepat, 16(10): 732-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Adolescent experiences following organ transplantation: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
    J Pediatr, 155(4): 542-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Nilotinib post-liver transplantation for acute hepatic failure related to imatinib.
    Leuk Res, 33(12): e234-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Surgical treatments for advanced heart failure.
    Surg Clin North Am, 89(4): 967-99, x. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Impact of genetic polymorphisms in cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B on outcomes in solid-organ transplant recipients with cytomegalovirus disease.
    Clin Infect Dis, 49(8): 1160-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Eotaxin/CCL11 expression by infiltrating macrophages in rat heart transplants during ongoing acute rejection.
    Exp Mol Pathol, 87(2): 127-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Early activation of fibrogenesis in transplanted kidneys: a study on serial renal biopsies.
    Exp Mol Pathol, 87(2): 141-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Perioperative risk predictors of cardiac outcomes in patients undergoing liver transplantation surgery.
    Circulation, 120(13): 1189-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Laparoscopy-assisted and open living donor right hepatectomy: a comparative study of outcomes.
    Surgery, 146(4): 817-23; discussion 823-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Single center experience transplanting kidneys from deceased donors with terminal acute renal failure.
    Surgery, 146(4): 686-94; discussion 694-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Equivalent outcomes with primary and retransplantation in African-American deceased-donor renal allograft recipients.
    Surgery, 146(4): 646-52; discussion 652-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. The impact of ischemic cholangiopathy in liver transplantation using donors after cardiac death: the untold story.
    Surgery, 146(4): 543-52; discussion 552-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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