US Renal Data System 2012 Annual Data Report Collins, Allan J., MD; Foley, Robert N., MB; Herzog, Charles, MD ...
American journal of kidney diseases,
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US Renal Data System 2010 Annual Data Report Collins, Allan J., MD; Foley, Robert N., MB; Herzog, Charles, MD ...
American journal of kidney diseases,
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US Renal Data System 2013 Annual Data Report Collins, Allan J., MD; Foley, Robert N., MB; Chavers, Blanche, MD ...
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American journal of kidney diseases,
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Children undergoing heart transplantation who have preformed anti-human leucocyte antigen (HLA) panel reactive antibodies (PRA) or positive retrospective crossmatch (XM) may be at increased risk for ...rejection and graft failure. We assessed outcomes of transplant recipients with either positive PRA before transplant or positive retrospective XM.
A review of 148 heart transplant patients between 1990 and 2006 was undertaken, identifying transplants in patients with pre-transplant PRA > 1% and/or a positive XM. Demographic information and detailed post-transplant outcomes including episodes of rejection, infection, and graft failure were recorded.
There were 11 PRA positive (PRA+) transplants, 135 PRA negative (PRA-) transplants, and no PRA data on 2. There were 14 XM+ transplants, 115 XM- transplants, and no XM data on 19. Kaplan-Meier graft survival was better in XM- than XM+ patients (p < 0.015), but not different between PRA+ and PRA- Groups. Timing of first rejection and number of rejection episodes were not different between XM+ and XM- Groups or between PRA+ and PRA- Groups. Infections were not different between PRA or XM Groups. Four patients were PRA+/XM- (all PRA, 1%-10%), 7 were PRA-/XM+, and 7 were PRA+/XM+ (6 of 7 PRA >10%).
Pediatric heart transplant patients whose retrospective XM is positive are at significantly increased risk for graft failure. Elevated pre-transplant PRA may not predict increased risk of graft failure, although markedly positive PRA (>10%) predicts a positive retrospective XM. Improved treatment for pediatric transplant patients with a positive retrospective XM is needed.
This study aims to examine trajectories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) sample.
The LAMS study assessed 684 ...children aged 6 to 12 years with the Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS) and rating scales semi-annually for 3 years. Although they were selected for elevated manic symptoms, 526 children had baseline ADHD diagnoses. With growth mixture modeling (GMM), we separately analyzed inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms, covarying baseline age. Multiple standard methods determined optimal fit. The χ(2) and Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance compared resulting latent classes/trajectories on clinical characteristics and medication.
Three latent class trajectories best described inattentive symptoms, and 4 classes best described hyperactive/impulsive symptoms. Inattentive trajectories maintained their relative position over time. Hyperactive/impulsive symptoms had 2 consistent trajectories (least and most severe). A third trajectory (4.5%) started mild, then escalated; and a fourth (14%) started severe but improved dramatically. The improving trajectory was associated with the highest rate of ADHD and lowest rate of bipolar diagnoses. Three-fourths of the mildest inattention class were also in the mildest hyperactive/impulsive class; 72% of the severest inattentive class were in the severest hyperactive/impulsive class, but the severest inattention class also included 62% of the improving hyperactive-impulsive class.
An ADHD rather than bipolar diagnosis prognosticates a better course of hyperactive/impulsive, but not inattentive, symptoms. High overlap of relative severity between inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity confirms the link between these symptom clusters. Hyperactive/impulsive symptoms wane more over time. Group means are insufficient to understand individual ADHD prognosis. A small subgroup deteriorates over time in hyperactivity/impulsivity and needs better treatments than currently provided.
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