2011
Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate?
Vigneault CB, Asch WS, Dahl NK, Bia MJ. Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 6: 2054-2059. PMID: 21784837, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03370411.BooksConceptsTransplant centersLiving donorsDonor candidatesGreater riskImpaired glucose toleranceImpaired glucose metabolismDefinition of diabetesPotential living donorsKidney donor candidatesFuture diabetesKidney transplantMetabolic syndromeGlucose toleranceKidney donorsDonor screeningTransplant guidelinesHispanic ethnicityGlucose metabolismDiabetesHispanic individualsPotential donorsIFGRiskDonorsEthnicity
2008
Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients
Shirali AC, Bia MJ. Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 3: 491-504. PMID: 18287250, PMCID: PMC6631091, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05081107.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRenal transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseKidney Disease Outcomes Quality InitiativeCardiovascular risk factorsHigher cardiovascular mortalityMajor risk factorBest available studiesCause of deathHealth care professionalsAllograft survivalGraft lossCardiovascular eventsLifestyle modificationCardiovascular mortalityImmunosuppressive agentsDrug therapyClinical acumenGeneral populationCare professionalsMajor causeDiseaseRecipientsAvailable studiesEvaluation and management of bone disease and fractures post transplant
Bia M. Evaluation and management of bone disease and fractures post transplant. Transplantation Reviews 2008, 22: 52-61. PMID: 18631858, DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2007.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsBone diseasePost transplantTransplant recipientsFracture riskBone densitySolid organ transplant recipientsLow bone mineral densityEarly post transplantBone mineral density measurementsLow bone turnoverRecipients of kidneysOrgan transplant recipientsNonpharmacologic treatment strategiesBone mineral densityVitamin D analogsMineral density measurementsBisphosphonate therapySteroid dosesLung transplantPretransplant periodRenal osteodystrophyTransplant populationBone turnoverMineral density
2004
Renal transplant recipients over aged 60 have diminished immune activity and a low risk of rejection
Friedman AL, Goker O, Kalish MA, Basadonna GP, Kliger AS, Bia MJ, Lorber MI. Renal transplant recipients over aged 60 have diminished immune activity and a low risk of rejection. International Urology And Nephrology 2004, 36: 451-456. PMID: 15783123, DOI: 10.1007/s11255-004-8685-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsOlder patientsYounger patientsChronologic ageActual patient survival ratesOlder renal transplant recipientsPrimary kidney transplantsYear graft survivalPatient survival ratesOrgan Transplant CenterAcute rejectionCadaveric recipientsEquivalent immunosuppressionGraft survivalImmunosuppression strategiesImmunosuppressive protocolsConsecutive recipientsKidney transplantDonor kidneysTransplant centersGeriatric patientsYounger recipientsOutcome analysisStudy group
1995
Serum sialic acid, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, improves following pancreas transplantation.
Auersvald LA, Perez RV, Lorber MI, Sturges M, Friedman AL, Bia MJ, Orias M, Wilson J, Azhderian E, Gruber J. Serum sialic acid, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, improves following pancreas transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 1995, 27: 3037. PMID: 8539831.Peer-Reviewed Original Research