2015 American Transplant Congress
Superior Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation Compared With Dialysis in Korea: A Propensity–Matched Analysis of a National Population-Based Cohort Study Between 2005 and 2008
Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) can improve clinical outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease. However, the data about KT outcome comparing with dialysis is rare…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Relative Survival Model to Compare the Risk of Mortality in Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplantation Versus Already Transplanted Patients
Introduction: It would be useful for physicians in some specific cases to identify whom patients could not benefit of kidney transplantations.Patients and method: To answer…2015 American Transplant Congress
Maintaining Immunosuppressive Treatment After Early Allograft Nephrectomy Does Not Reduce the Risk of Anti-HLA Allo-Sensitization
BackgroundAnti-HLA immunization is greatly increased after early kidney-allograft failure, even if the graft is removed within a few hours post-transplantation. The aim of our study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Age-Dependent Decline in Glomerular Filtration Rate: A US Population-Based Study
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Background and aim: Reduced renal function is nearly a universal complication experienced by organ transplant recipients, in part related to nephrotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors. With…2015 American Transplant Congress
Change in Health-Related Quality of Life Between Evaluation for Kidney Transplantation and Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation (KT) recipients have been found to have higher Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than patients undergoing other forms of renal replacement therapy.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients over 70 Years of Age
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Objectives:Kidney transplantation in the elderly provides a survival advantage in comparison with those who remain on dialysis. However, the impact of transplantation on the quality…2015 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcomes of Prophylactic Rituximab Administration With Plasmapheresis in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
[Background]The estimated recurrence rate of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) after kidney transplantation is approximately 30%. Relapse occurring immediately after transplantation is refractory to treatment and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Recurrent IgA Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving a Steroid Sparing Immunosuppression Protocol
Background: Steroid sparing immunosuppression is increasingly used in order to avoid the many well-known side effects of steroids. It has been argued that steroid use…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Outcomes of Second Transplantation in Recurrent IgA Nephropathy
BackgroundRecurrence of original glomerulonephritis is an important cause of graft loss. In some studies, histologic recurrence of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) occurs in 60% after 1st…2015 American Transplant Congress
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis After Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Introduction: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a glomerular disease that frequently leads to ESRD requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. MPGN recurrence after transplant (rMPGN) often happens…
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