Graft Dysfunction

A cardiac transport system was better than conventional ice storage at preventing primary graft dysfunction in recipients implanted with extended-criteria donor hearts, researchers reported.

The presence of advanced tertiary lymphoid tissues in protocol biopsies correlated with decline in graft function among kidney transplant recipients, according to data published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Patients with a higher degree of frailty are more likely to experience a longer wait time for fistula and graft functional use after dialysis initiation, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.