Search for dissertations about: "kidney implantation"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words kidney implantation.
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1. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Risk Assessment and Clinical Outcome
Abstract : Abstract Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a treatment for patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and high surgical risk. To date, reports of short- and mid-term survival have been favourable. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate early safety, risk assessment and late survival following TAVI. READ MORE
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2. Implantation-Site Dependent Differences in Engraftment and Function of Transplanted Pancreatic Islets
Abstract : Transplanting pancreatic islets into the liver through the portal vein is currently the most common procedure in clinical islet transplantations for treating patients with brittle type 1 diabetes. However, most islet grafts fail within a 5-year period necessitating retransplantation. READ MORE
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3. Implications of chronic kidney disease on presentation, treatment and outcomes in patients with aortic stenosis
Abstract : Background: Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease in the western world. No pharmacological treatment has been proved to halt the progression to severe disease and after symptom debut, the prognosis is poor with a high mortality, if left untreated. READ MORE
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4. Strategies to improve outcome after islet transplantation using the GLP-1 receptor agonist, extendin-4
Abstract : Transplantation of pancreatic islets into the liver via the portal vein has emerged as a treatment option for patients with type I diabetes mellitus. However, loss of functional beta cell mass during isolation and following implantation is a major obstacle in obtaining good long-term results. READ MORE
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5. On tissue engineering of pig, human, and non-human primate tissues
Abstract : Background: Demand for donor organs for transplantation has been increasing every year more than the actual supply of suitable donor organs. One of the major problems associated with allogeneic transplantation includes lifelong immunosuppression. READ MORE