2023
Physician Preferences when Selecting Candidates for Lower-Quality Kidney Offers
Sepulveda J, Mehrotra S, Yang J, Schantz K, Becker Y, Formica R, Ladner D, Kaufman D, Friedewald J. Physician Preferences when Selecting Candidates for Lower-Quality Kidney Offers. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 18: 1599-1609. PMID: 37729938, PMCID: PMC10723918, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold ischemia timePanel reactive antibodyIschemia timeMarginal kidneysEjection fractionReactive antibodiesRecipient characteristicsPost-transplant survival scoreSignificant associationKidney Donor Profile IndexKarnofsky performance scoreSerum creatinine levelsHistory of diabetesLow-quality kidneysHLA mismatchesPerformance statusRecipient ageCreatinine levelsDiabetes statusHLA matchCirculatory deathKidney qualityYounger recipientsDonor ageDiscrete choice experiment
2011
Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience
Cimsit B, Schilsky M, Moini M, Cartiera K, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Caldwell C, Taddei T, Asch W, Emre S. Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2011, 43: 901-904. PMID: 21486624, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-kidney transplantationHigh MELD scoreKidney transplantationMELD scoreKidney diseaseEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreCombined liver-kidney transplantationGraft/patient survivalLow glomerular filtration rateOrgan allocation algorithmsPrimary biliary sclerosisRecurrence of HCVSevere HCV recurrenceTransplantation of patientsLiver Disease scoreSerum creatinine levelsRenal allograft rejectionSingle-center experienceGlomerular filtration rateHepatitis C virusPolycystic kidney diseaseBiliary sclerosisHCV recurrenceIschemic hepatitisOLT patients
2006
A randomized trial comparing losartan with amlodipine as initial therapy for hypertension in the early post-transplant period
Formica RN, Friedman AL, Lorber MI, Smith JD, Eisen T, Bia MJ. A randomized trial comparing losartan with amlodipine as initial therapy for hypertension in the early post-transplant period. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2006, 21: 1389-1394. PMID: 16431893, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfk058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmlodipineBlood Pressure DeterminationChi-Square DistributionDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertensionKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationLosartanMaleMiddle AgedProbabilityRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeConceptsRenal transplant recipientsPost-transplant periodEarly post-transplant periodARB useUse of ARBInitial therapyCCB groupImmediate post-transplant periodPost-transplant erythrocytosisPost-transplant hypertensionRisk of hyperkalaemiaPost-transplant managementSerum creatinine levelsChronic kidney diseaseII receptor blockersCalcium channel blockersNumber of patientsAldosterone systemARB groupKidney transplantationRenal transplantationTransplant recipientsCreatinine levelsRenal functionBlood pressure
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