1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This episode of Let's Talk About Kidneys, Dr. Saim, a nephrologist with Dallas Nephrology Associates, discusses what is new in kidney transplant.&amp;nbsp; The podcast discusses advancements in kidney transplantation, focusing on the benefits and risks of living and deceased donor transplant.&amp;nbsp; Dr. Saim highlights that over 25,000 transplants were performed last year, with nearly 7,000 from living donors.&amp;nbsp; Living donor transplants offer better survival rates and shorter waiting time.&amp;nbsp; The waiting list has nearly 100,000 patients, with blood group O having the longest wait.&amp;nbsp; Deceased donor transplants used KDPI to assess donor quality.&amp;nbsp; High KDPI kidneys benefit diabetics over 50.&amp;nbsp; The conversation also covers post-transplant care, recovery, and the use of new immunosuppressive belatacept drugs.&amp;nbsp; Future prospects include artificial kidneys and xenotransplants.&amp;nbsp; Let’s Talk About Kidneys https://www.dneph.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/35994075/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/35994075