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Association between blood pressure in the first-year post-kidney transplantation and pre-transplant coronary calcium scoring: a retrospective cohort study.
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 Published on 17/09/2025 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Arabi, Ziad MDa,b,c, et al. | Annals of medicine and surgery (2012). Volume 87(8).

End-stage kidney disease is often associated with calcification of the arteries, including the coronaries. Currently, it is unclear whether the coronary calcium score (CCS) correlates with blood pressure (BP) changes in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed KTRs who...

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Experiences of kidney transplantation for recipients in regional, rural, and remote Queensland – exploring the trials and tribulations
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 Published on 10/09/2025 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Watters Tara K. et al. | BMC Nephrology 2025; 26(1): 485

Kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organ worldwide, with kidney transplantation (KT) considered the “gold standard” kidney replacement therapy (KRT) for patients due to superior quality of life and survival outcomes compared to dialysis [1, 2]. Living donor kidney transplantation...

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Impact of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus on Acute Kidney Injury After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
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 Published on 03/09/2025 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Kim, Jae Hwan MD et al. | Anesthesia & Analgesia. Volume 141(3).

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common complications after liver transplantation (LT) and can significantly impact outcomes. The presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection increases the risk of AKI development. However, the impact of HCV on AKI after LT has not been evaluated. The aim...

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Impact of Abdominal Aortic Calcification on Pancreas Graft Survival in Patients Undergoing Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplantation.
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 Published on 27/08/2025 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Takaichi, Shohei MD, PhD et al. | Pancreas. Volume 54(8).

Pancreas transplantation (PTx) is a definitive therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes and advanced chronic kidney disease. Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is often observed in patients waiting for PTx and progresses according to the waiting period, but the impact of AAC on long-term outcomes...

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Exploring the gender gap in living kidney donation and transplantation- a regional perspective from Punjab, Pakistan
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 Published on 20/08/2025 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Asghar Raja Sajjad et al. | BMC Nephrology 2025; 26(1): 446

Organ transplantation is an extraordinary treatment modality in which donated human organs are used to restore the recipient’s health by replacing their damaged or failing organs with functioning ones [1]. The kidney is the most commonly transplanted organ around the globe, and the superior outcomes...

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