liver transplant recipients

(MedPage Today) -- A single dose of the monovalent pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine was not enough to protect immunocompromised pediatric liver transplant recipients, a small study suggested.

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Heart and liver transplant recipients are at particularly high risk of developing lung cancer after receiving the donated organ

Accelerated lymphocyte senescence may contribute to the increased rates of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and infections seen in liver transplant recipients, researchers said.

Metabolic syndrome is an "epidemic waiting to happen" among liver transplant recipients, largely as a result of their increasing likelihood of survival, a review shows.

Caucasian liver transplant recipients have a significantly increased risk of hepatitis B recurrence compared with Asian- and African-American recipients, according to a review of recent transplantation experience in HBV-infected patients.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- A donor's age and other identifiable characteristics appear to worsen outcomes for liver transplant recipients, particularly those who are hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive.

But steatosis alone in the donor's liver should not be a disqualifier, according to two new studies.