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Babloyan S, Voskanyan M, Shekherdimian S, Nazaryan H, Arakelyan S, Kurkchyan K, Geyikyan P, Babloyan A, Sarkissian A. Kidney Transplantation in Low- to Middle-Income Countries: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from Armenia. Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e930943. [PMID: 34545060 PMCID: PMC8464179 DOI: 10.12659/aot.930943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Treatment of end-stage renal disease constitutes a heavy financial burden, especially in developing countries. Maintaining a kidney transplantation program is an extremely complex task in countries with limited resources. It often requires expertise and support from developed countries. Living donor kidney transplantations (LDKT) have been performed regularly in the Republic of Armenia since 2002. The purpose of this article is to review the history and outcomes of kidney transplantation in Armenia. MATERIAL AND METHODS A chart review was performed retrospectively on all patients who had undergone LDKT in Armenia. The key personnel involved in the development and operation of the unique kidney transplant program in the country were interviewed for a comprehensive review of the history and challenges of transplantation. RESULTS There were 172 LDKT (4 re-transplantations) performed between 2002 and 2019. The mean age of recipients was 35.9±13.4 years (range 7.1-65.7): 116 (67.4%) were male and 12 (6.9%) were children (<18 years). Seventy-four patients (43%) had peri- (n=5) and postoperative (n=69), mostly mild, surgical complications. Delayed graft function occurred in 17 (9.9%) patients, requiring hemodialysis in 16, and 6 patients stayed HD-dependant. Sixty-nine patients (40.1%) had at least 1 episode of acute rejection, with 26 (15.1%) having more than 1. Late complications were mostly infectious (n=49) or malignant processes (n=13). Follow-up studies showed that out of 172 patients, 126 had functioning grafts, 17 died with functioning grafts, 3 were lost to follow-up, and 26 lost grafts. Graft survival at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years, non-censored for death, after LDKT was 96.4% (CI 93.6-99.2), 93.7% (CI 89.9-97.5), 90.5% (CI 85.7-95.3), and 75.3% (CI 66.9-83.7), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study suggest that a renal transplant program with acceptable outcomes can be successfully introduced in countries with limited resources.
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- Sergey Babloyan
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Arabkir Medical Center - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Arabkir Medical Centre - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Arabkir Medical Centre - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Arabkir Medical Center - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Arabkir Medical Centre - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Arabkir Medical Center - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Arabkir Medical Center - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Nephrology, Arabkir Medical Centre - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia.,Department of Pediatrics, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
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Voskanyan M, Nazaryan H, Babloyan S, Geyikyan P, Arakelyan S, Kyurkchyan K, Babloyan A, Sarkissian A. MP787FIFTEEN YEARS OF LIVING DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAMME IN ARMENIA. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx182.mp787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Papazyan M, Nazaryan H, Sanamyan A, Mkrtchyan N, Amaryan G. Renal biopsy findings in children with FMF in Armenia: trends over the study period. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2015. [PMCID: PMC4600042 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-13-s1-p88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Voskanyan M, Nazaryan H, Arakelyan S, Kyurkchyan K, Babloyan S, Babloyan A, Sanamyan A, Sarkissian A. SP822ARE PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER (FMF) GOOD CANDIDATES FOR RENAL TRANSPLANTATION? Nephrol Dial Transplant 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv202.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Laube GF, Sarkissian A, Nazaryan H, Spartà G, Sanamyan A, Babloyan A, Leumann E, Gaspert A. Native kidney biopsies in Armenian and Swiss children: high prevalence of amyloidosis in Yerevan and of IgA nephropathy in Zurich. Virchows Arch 2014; 466:77-83. [PMID: 25380969 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-014-1681-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The spectrum of pathology in native kidney biopsies varies considerably between different countries. Based on similar biopsy policy and joint workup, biopsy data of native kidneys of children in Yerevan (Armenia) and Zurich (Switzerland) were compared over a period of two decades (1993-2002 and 2003-2012). A total of 487 renal biopsies in Yerevan (EVN), n = 253; median age 11.2 years (range 0.8-18; 56 % males) and in Zurich (ZRH), n = 234; median age 8.7 years (range 0.1-18; 61 % males) were analyzed. Biopsies from EVN were locally analyzed by light microscopy (LM) and sent to ZRH for electron microscopy (EM) and immunohistochemistry. Biopsies from ZRH were evaluated by LM, EM, and immunofluorescence. The significant difference concerns the high frequency of amyloidosis in EVN (25.4 % in the first and 19.4 % in the second decade vs. 0 % in ZRH) and of IgA nephropathy in ZRH (30.2 % in the first and 26.1 % in the second decade vs. 8.1 in EVN). Certain forms of glomerulonephritis (membranoproliferative type I and membranous) and primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis tended to be more frequent in EVN than in ZRH. Amyloid nephropathy due to familial Mediterranean fever is still highly frequent in Armenia with a slight decrease in the second decade. In Switzerland, the most common finding was IgA nephropathy.
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- Guido F Laube
- University Children's Hospital, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland,
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Nazaryan H, Nazaryan V, Flanz J, Alexandrov V, Wang F. SU-E-T-470: Beam Performance of the Radiance 330 Proton Therapy System. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4888803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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