Early inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system improves the long-term graft survival of single pediatric donor kidneys transplanted in adult recipients

Autor: Eric E. Simon, Rubin Zhang, Mary Killackey, Heather LaGuardia, Anil Paramesh, Brent Alper, Lotuce Lee Hamm, Katherine T. Mills, Jennifer McGee, Douglas P. Slakey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Transplant International. 26
ISSN: 0934-0874
DOI: 10.1111/tri.12087
Popis: Summary Transplanting single pediatric donor kidneys into adult recipients has an increased risk of hyperfiltration injury and graft loss. It is unknown if renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers are beneficial in this setting. We retrospectively analyzed 94 adults who received single kidneys from donors
Databáze: OpenAIRE