2015 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Race on P-Glycoprotein Function in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Purpose: African Americans (AA) renal transplant recipients (RTR) have poorer long term allograft survival compared to Caucasians(C) which may be attributed to racial differences in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Allograft Common Rejection Module (CRM) Expression in Kidney Transplants Diagnoses Acute Rejection and Predicts Long Term Graft Prognosis
Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Previous studies with cross-organ transcriptional analysis of 794 allograft biopsies from kidney, liver, heart and lung transplant patients identified a common rejection module (CRM)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Delayed Graft Function and Number of Dialysis Sessions on Graft Outcome After Kidney Transplantation
Dep.of Nephrology Charité Campus Mitte, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
IntroductionDelayed graft function (DGF), defined as dialysis within the first week after kidney transplantation, is a common and known risk factor for impaired renal graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Deleterious Effects in Kidney Transplant Outcomes With Pre-Organ Procurement Iodine Contrast Exposure
Background: Iodine contrast exposure is well known to cause acute kidney injury. When contrast exposure is added to hemodynamic ischemic injury its adverse effects on…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Losing Trifecta: Age ≥70, Deceased Donor Transplant, and Delayed Graft Function
Columbia University, New York.
INTRO: Patients ≥70 are the fastest growing part of the ESRD population. Although historically patients ≥70 have had acceptable renal transplant outcomes, in our own…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patient Outcomes After Listing for Kidney Alone Transplantation in Potential Recipients Aged Over 70 Years
BackgroundLow likelihood of listing and subsequent deceased donor transplantation has previously been reported for the elderly with additional concerns about patient frailty, morbidity and mortality…2015 American Transplant Congress
External Validation of Clinical Prediction Models of Patient and Graft Survival in a Canadian Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background: Several clinical prediction models (CPM) of patient and graft survival in kidney transplant recipients have been developed as tools to assist physicians in identifying…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Outcomes in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
BACKGROUND: Only few data are available about immunologic outcomes of elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR).PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective long-term observational study included all adult…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Graft Outcomes Following 3rd, 4th and 5th Renal Transplants – A Single Centre Comparative Study
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital - NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: For patients who have lost their first renal graft, a second kidney transplant is widely accepted as the next best therapeutic option (due to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Integrase Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Regimen on Outcomes in HIV + Renal Transplant Recipients
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
Renal transplant in HIV+ patients (pts) is complicated by high rates of acute rejection (AR). Protease inhibitors (PIs) and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) have…
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