With implementation of the Kidney Allocation System, the growth of kidney paired donation programs, and advances in desensitization and immunosuppression, the outlook for “untransplantable” kidney transplantation candidates has never been more promising. The Kidney Allocation System prioritized compatible matches for candidates with calculated panel-reactive antibody levels of 98%, 99%, or 100%…
The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) Expeditious Task Force (ETF) was conceived and initiated in response to a need to move quickly to greatly…
A 29-year-old Hispanic female patient with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis, pulmonary embolism, and right upper extremity deep vein thrombosis presented to the emergency…
Recent evidence suggests substantial burden of symptoms experienced by people with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (ND-CKD), but informative large-scale studies are scarce. We aimed to…
Viral-associated nephropathy is when kidney disease results from active viral replication. Because of the high global burden of viral infections, clinicians should be aware of…
Antibiotic therapy has decreased the incidence of glomerulonephritis related to subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). Kidney involvement may be the initial manifestation of SBE in about…
Females have a higher prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than males but are less likely to be treated with kidney replacement therapy (KRT). We…
Commentaries are short perspectives by experts on AJKD articles or nephrology news.
A 29-year-old Hispanic female patient with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis, pulmonary embolism, and right upper extremity deep vein thrombosis presented to the emergency…
Despite substantial growth in the population of older adults with kidney disease, there remains a lack of evidence to guide clinical care for this group.…
Commentaries are short perspectives by experts on AJKD articles or nephrology news.
