2019 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Biomarkers of Kidney Injury in Liver Transplant Recipients with Calcineurin Inhibitors Based Immunosuppression
1UTHSC, Memphis, TN, 2Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Renal dysfunction post solid organ transplantation is common and associated with several risk factors. Messenger RNA encoding for genes expressed along the nephron and…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Bela-Based CNI Free and Steroid Withdrawal Immunosuppression: Best Trial Two Year Characterization of Rejection and Renal Function
*Purpose: The BEST Trial (Belatacept-based Early Steroid Withdrawal Trial) was designed to compare two BELA-based early steroid withdrawal (ESW) regimens with a TAC-based ESW regimen…2019 American Transplant Congress
Recipients with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Sodium Score Driven by Renal Dysfunction Have Increased Post-Transplant Mortality
Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Since the adoption of the Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score as a primary means of waitlist prioritization for liver transplantation (LT), an…2019 American Transplant Congress
Microvascular Rarefaction and Long-Term Graft Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF), or acute kidney injury in the perioperative period, is associated with decreased kidney graft survival.*Methods: As animal studies suggest that…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Renal Function on Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) Homeostasis in Kidney Donors and Recipients
*Purpose: ADMA is a methylated form of arginine and an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor. Plasma ADMA (pADMA) is known as a strong cardiovascular risk…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hephaistos Study Outcome on Renal Function after 12 Month Everolimus Plus Reduced Tacrolimus in De Novo Liver Transplant Recipients versus Standard Tacrolimus
1Study Group, Hephaistos, Germany, 2Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany
*Purpose: The HEPHAISTOS study was designed to compare efficacy and safety of earlyuse of everolimus [EVR] combined with reduced tacrolimus [rTAC] versus Standard tacrolimus [TAC-C)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Need of a New Formula to Estimate Creatinine Clearance in Immediate Post Kidney Transplant Period with Functioning Allograft
*Purpose: Introduction: Post kidney transplant (KTx), with functioning renal allograft, serum creatinine continues to decrease at a variable rate until it stabilizes after a few…2019 American Transplant Congress
Consistent High Burden of Arteriosclerosis in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The second most common cause of death in pediatric kidney transplant (KT) recipients are cardiovascular (CV) diseases. We have previously shown that pulse wave…2019 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Ex-Vivo Kidney Perfusion Preservation Consistently Improves Extreme Marginal Graft Function Compared to Hypothermic Machine Perfusion
*Purpose: Normothermic ex-vivo kidney perfusion (NEVKP) is an emerging technique for renal graft preservation. We investigated whether NEVKP promoted improved marginal graft function compared to…2019 American Transplant Congress
First UK Experience of the Molecular Microscope (MMDX™) in the Kidney Transplant Clinic
*Purpose: Molecular diagnostic methods are now included in the Banff classification of kidney transplant pathology. Traditional histopathology may be limited by intra/inter pathologist variation. The…
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