The use of once-daily LCP-Tacrolimus with adolescent and young adult solid organ transplant recipients.

Background: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients experience increased rates of rejection and graft loss surrounding the time of health care transition, in part due to poor medication adherence. This study aims to examine the impact of a once-daily formulation of tacrolimus, LCP-tacrolimus (LCPT), on medication adherence for AYA SOT patients.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive analysis was performed for all patients who underwent SOT and were prescribed LCPT after the age of 12 at our single-center pediatric hospital.

Trends in delivery hospitalizations with pregestational and gestational diabetes mellitus and associated outcomes: 2000-2019.

Background: Pregestational diabetes mellitus and its associated risks may be increasing in the obstetrical population.

Objective: This study aimed to characterize the trends in delivery hospitalizations with pregestational diabetes mellitus, the prevalence of chronic diabetes complications, and the risk for adverse outcomes.

Study Design: This repeated, cross-sectional study used the United States National Inpatient Sample to identify delivery hospitalizations with pregestational diabetes mellitus between 2000 and 2019.

Fibromuscular dysplasia: A comprehensive review on evaluation and management and role for multidisciplinary comprehensive care and patient input model.

Fibromuscular dysplasia is a nonatherosclerotic, under-recognized disorder primarily seen in middle-aged women. It can lead to several complications, such as hypertension, headaches, dissections, aneurysms, myocardial infarctions, and cerebrovascular accidents, to name a few. This article provides a comprehensive review of current literature on epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term surveillance and fibromuscular dysplasia management.