The initial description of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in an animal model was
published almost 100 years ago. Since that time, this treatment has been applied to a wide …

Recent studies show that alloantibodies mediate a substantial proportion of graft-rejection
episodes, contributing to both early and late graft loss. Rejection that is caused by antibody …

Background A report from a high-volume single center indicated a survival benefit of
receiving a kidney transplant from an HLA-incompatible live donor as compared with …

Background and objectives: Kidney transplantation is the most desired and cost-effective
modality of renal replacement therapy for patients with irreversible chronic kidney failure …

Background Few options for transplantation currently exist for patients highly sensitized to
HLA. This exploratory, open-label, phase 1–2, single-center study examined whether …

Prezados colegas, Grandes avanços no diagnóstico, monitorização e tratamento da
Insuficiência Cardíaca (IC) foram observados nos últimos anos, com impactos reais na …

This study describes clinical relevance of subclinical antibody-mediated rejection (SAMR) in
a cohort of 54 DSA-positive kidney transplant recipients receiving a deceased donor. In 3 …

In the last decade, transplantation across previously incompatible barriers has increasingly
become popular because of organ donor shortage, availability of better methods of detecting …

Several protocols allow for the successful transplantation of sensitized renal allograft
recipients, yet no one best method has emerged. The aim of the current study was to …

The first successful living-donor kidney transplant was performed 50 yr ago. Since then, in a
relatively brief period of medical history, living kidney transplantation has become the …