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American Journal of Transplantation: Volume 16, Number 9, September 2016
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13987
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , volume (thermodynamics) , intensive care medicine , quantum mechanics , physics
On the cover this month: There is a longstanding recognition that liver disease precipitates kidney failure. However, as the breadth of comorbidities in patients deemed acceptable for liver transplantation has grown, numerous pathological processes have confounded the diagnosis and treatment of renal disease in patients awaiting and receiving liver transplantation. This month, the American Society of Transplantation's Liver and Intestine Community of Practice provides two minireviews, one focusing on management of pretransplant renal function (O'Leary et al, page 2516) and the other directed toward posttransplant management (Levitsky et al, page 2532). They both provide authoritative clinical insight. Also this month, “ The AJT Report” examines the challenges presented by clinical research on deceased donors. Peter Abt and Sandy Feng discuss this topic in an editorial highlighting the need for, and difficulties of, clinical deceased donor research ( page 2508). Cover design by Ken North, North Design Group .