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Induction agents are widely used at the time of kidney transplantation to decrease the risk of rejection. While there is a strong immunological rationale supporting the use of induction immunosuppre...

Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis (HD) have a high prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which is associated with increased cardiovascular r...

Background It has been reported that the long-term survival of second transplants may be similar to that of primary transplants. Reports of retransplantation outcomes are scarce, especially i...

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an irreversible condition that leads to progression to end-stage renal disease that requires hemodialysis or kidney transplantation for patient surv...

Thalassemia minor has a good prognosis, whereas thalassemia major (TM) is a severe disease, and the long-term prognosis depends on the treatment adherence to transfusion and iron chelation therapies...