2016 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACEI) or Angiotensin Receptor Blockade (ARB) Exposure on Intragraft Gene Expression of Kidney Transplant Patients.
Objective: Treatment with ACEI or ARB has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects in animal models but this effect has not been investigated in kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Serum Bicarbonate and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: Metabolic acidosis indicated by low serum bicarbonate (TCO2) level has been known as a risk factor for mortality and progressive renal dysfunction in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Activation of Hemostasis During Kidney Transplantation in Patients on Dialysis Compared to Pre-Emptively Transplanted Patients.
Groningen Transplant Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Introduction: It is generally assumed that dialysis patients (DP) have a more severe bleeding diathesis related to platelet dysfunction than pre-emptively transplanted patients (PEP) who…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery and One-Year Graft Loss Risk in Kidney Transplants.
Background: Several centers recommend bariatric surgery (BS) pre-transplantation (pre-Tx) with arbitrary BMI cutoffs. The effects of BS on Tx outcome are unclear. We studied the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Smoking Exposure Among Kidney Allograft Recipients and Outcomes After Transplant.
The causal effects of smoking on major comorbidity and mortality in the general population are well established. However, the influence of smoking exposure on kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Excludes Women from Successful Living Donor Transplantation.
INTRODUCTION Pregnancy-induced sensitization (PIS) is a barrier to the transplantation of women and contributes significantly to gender disparity in transplantation. We hypothesized that this barrier…2016 American Transplant Congress
African-American Primary Renal Transplant Recipients Are at a Significantly Higher Risk to Develop De Novo DSA.
Recent studies have shown multiple risk factors for de novo DSA (dnDSA) development. One controversial risk factor is race. Studying a primarily African-American (AA) transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Perioperative Complications After Live Kidney Donation.
Background: The frequency and severity of perioperative complications after contemporary live kidney donation are not well-described.Methods: We integrated national U.S. live donor registry data with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Investigating Geographic Variation in the Number of Deceased Donor Transplants Performed in the U.S.
Background: In 2014 the number of deceased donor transplants (DDT) increased greatly compared to the period from 2005 to 2013 when there were minimal changes…2016 American Transplant Congress
Crisis on the Waiting List for Children Listed in Low Volume Solid Organ Transplant Centers.
Department of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Purpose: In a recent analysis, we demonstrated that children listed in low volume liver transplant centers had poor waitlist survival and a depressed transplant rate…
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