Methods The Kidney Transplant Working Group, a subcommittee of the Canadian Society of
Transplantation (CST), was asked to prepare eligibility criteria for renal transplantation by …

Background: The risk for hypertension after kidney donation remains uncertain. Purpose: To
see whether normotensive adults who donate a kidney develop higher blood pressure and …

We reviewed any study where 10 or more healthy adults donated a kidney, and proteinuria,
or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was assessed at least 1 year later. Bibliographic …

Background Young women wishing to become living kidney donors frequently ask whether
nephrectomy will affect their future pregnancies. Methods We conducted a retrospective …

Objective To examine risk of malignancy and death in patients with kidney transplant who
receive the immunosuppressive drug sirolimus. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis …

Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system with either an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) was shown to decrease urinary protein …

The incidence and prevalence of heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are
increasing, and as such a better understanding of the interface between both conditions is …

ABSTRACT. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) significantly decreases acute rejection rates after
renal transplantation, but intolerance often occurs, leading to dose reduction. The clinical …

Objective: To compare tacrolimus with cyclosporin for immunosuppression in renal
transplantation. Design: Meta-analysis of randomised trials of two treatments after kidney …

These recommendations are the result of a national, multidisciplinary, year-long process to
discuss whether and how to proceed with organ donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) …