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OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: Kidney by Matas, A. J., Smith, J. M., Skeans, M. A., Lamb, K. E., Gustafson, S. K., Samana, C. J., Stewart, D. E., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT  A shortage of kidneys for transplant remains a major problem for patients with end‐stage renal disease. The number of candidates on the waiting list…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: Liver by Kim, W. R., Stock, P. G., Smith, J. M., Heimbach, J. K., Skeans, M. A., Edwards, E. B., Harper, A. M., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT  The current liver allocation system, introduced in 2002, decreased the importance of waiting time for allocation priorities; the number of active…”
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Predicting Coronary Heart Disease after Kidney Transplantation: Patient Outcomes in Renal Transplantation (PORT) Study by Israni, A. K., Snyder, J. J., Skeans, M. A., Peng, Y., Maclean, J. R., Weinhandl, E. D., Kasiske, B. L.

“…Traditional risk factors do not adequately explain coronary heart disease (CHD) risk after kidney transplantation. We used a large, multicenter database to…”
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Lung and Heart Allocation in the United States by Colvin‐Adams, M., Valapour, M., Hertz, M., Heubner, B., Paulson, K., Dhungel, V., Skeans, M. A., Edwards, L., Ghimire, V., Waller, C., Cherikh, W. S., Kasiske, B. L., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K.

“…Lung and heart allocation in the United States has evolved over the past 20–30 years to better serve transplant candidates and improve organ utilization. The…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: Kidney by Matas, A. J., Smith, J. M., Skeans, M. A., Thompson, B., Gustafson, S. K., Schnitzler, M. A., Stewart, D. E., Cherikh, W. S., Wainright, J. L., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT For most end‐stage renal disease patients, successful kidney transplant provides substantially longer survival and better quality of life than…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: Lung by Valapour, M., Paulson, K., Smith, J. M., Hertz, M. I., Skeans, M. A., Heubner, B. M., Edwards, L. B., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT  Lungs are allocated in part based on the Lung Allocation Score (LAS), which considers risk of death without transplant and posttransplant. Wait‐list…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: Liver by Kim, W. R., Smith, J. M., Skeans, M. A., Schladt, D. P., Schnitzler, M. A., Edwards, E. B., Harper, A. M., Wainright, J. L., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT Liver transplant in the us remains a successful life‐saving procedure for patients with irreversible liver disease. In 2012, 6256 adult liver…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: Pancreas by Kandaswamy, R., Stock, P. G., Skeans, M. A., Gustafson, S. K., Sleeman, E. F., Wainright, J. L., Carrico, R. J., Ghimire, V., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT  Numbers of pancreas transplants have been decreasing over the past decade, but outcomes continue to improve for all types: simultaneous…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: Heart by Colvin‐Adams, M., Smith, J. M., Heubner, B. M., Skeans, M. A., Edwards, L. B., Waller, C., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT  Since 2005, the number of new active adult candidates on the heart transplant waiting list increased by 19.2%. The transplant rate peaked at 78.6 per…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: Lung by Valapour, M., Skeans, M. A., Heubner, B. M., Smith, J. M., Schnitzler, M. A., Hertz, M. I., Edwards, L. B., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT Lung transplants are increasingly used as treatment for end‐stage lung diseases not amenable to other medical and surgical therapies. Lungs are…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: Heart by Colvin‐Adams, M., Smithy, J. M., Heubner, B. M., Skeans, M. A., Edwards, L. B., Waller, C., Schnitzler, M. A., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT The number of heart transplants performed annually continues to increase gradually, and the number of adult candidates on the waiting list increased…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: International Data by Kasiske, B. L., Skeans, M. A., Leighton, T. R., Ghimire, V., Leppke, S. N., Israni, A. K.

“…ABSTRACT  For the first time, OPTN/SRTR has undertaken to publish global transplant rates as part of its Annual Data Report. Understanding why rates vary from…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2020 Annual Data Report: Kidney by Lentine, K. L., Smith, J. M., Hart, A., Miller, J., Skeans, M. A., Larkin, L., Robinson, A, Gauntt, K., Israni, A. K., Hirose, R., Snyder, J. J.

“…The year 2020 presented significant challenges to the field of kidney transplantation. After increasing each year since 2015 and reaching the highest annual…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: Pancreas by Israni, A. K., Skeans, M. A., Gustafson, S. K., Schnitzler, M. A., Wainright, J. L., Carrico, R. J., Tyler, K. H., Kades, L. A., Kandaswamy, R., Snyder, J. J., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT The number of pancreas transplants has decreased over the past decade, most notably numbers of pancreas after kidney (pak) and pancreas transplant…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2019 Annual Data Report: Kidney by Hart, A., Lentine, K. L., Smith, J. M., Miller, J. M., Skeans, M. A., Prentice, M., Robinson, A., Foutz, J., Booker, S. E., Israni, A. K., Hirose, R., Snyder, J. J.

“…Despite the ongoing severe shortage of available kidney grafts relative to candidates in need, data from 2019 reveal some promising trends. After remaining…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report: Kidney by Hart, A., Smith, J. M., Skeans, M. A., Gustafson, S. K., Wilk, A. R., Castro, S., Foutz, J., Wainright, J. L., Snyder, J. J., Kasiske, B. L., Israni, A. K.

“…Despite the ongoing severe mismatch between organ need and supply, data from 2018 revealed some promising trends. For the fourth year in a row, the number of…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2020 Annual Data Report: Heart by Colvin, M., Smith, J. M., Ahn, Y., Skeans, M. A., Messick, E., Bradbrook, K., Gauntt, K., Israni, A. K., Snyder, J. J., Kasiske, B. L.

“…As we enter the third year of the new adult heart allocation policy, we are faced with the new challenges of the COVID‐19 pandemic. In 2020, new listings…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: Intestine by Smith, J. M., Skeans, M. A., Horslen, S. P., Edwards, E. B., Harper, A. M., Snyderf, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT Advances in the medical and surgical treatments of intestinal failure have led to a decrease in the number of transplants over the past decade. In…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: Intestine by Smith, J. M., Skeans, M. A., Thompson, B., Horslen, S. P., Edwards, E. B., Harper, A. M., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…ABSTRACT  Since 2006, the number of new intestinal transplant candidates listed each year has declined, likely reflecting increased medical and surgical…”
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OPTN/SRTR 2020 Annual Data Report: Liver by Kwong, A. J., Ebel, N. H., Kim, W. R., Lake, J. R., Smith, J. M., Schladt, D. P., Skeans, M. A., Foutz, J., Gauntt, K., Cafarella, M., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., Kasiske, B. L.

“…This year was marked by the COVID‐19 pandemic, which altered transplant program activity and affected waitlist and transplant outcomes. Still, 8906 liver…”
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