2015 American Transplant Congress
Detriemental Impact of DGF and CIT On Longterm Survival After Kidney Transplantation in Elderly Recipients
Background: In kidney transplantation, the association of cold ischemia time (CIT) and delayed graft function (DGF) is particularly detriemental in grafts from marginal donors. In…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Hepatitis B Viral Infection Increased Risk of Death After Kidney Transplantation
Clinical outcomes have not been well evaluated in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Here, we aimed to investigate the recent posttransplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Spironolactone Prevents Calcineurin Inhibitors Toxicity in Renal Allografts. Preliminary Report
Nephrology, Hospital General "Dr Miguel Silva", Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
Introduction: Calcineurin inhibitors (CI) introduction was a transcendental event in the transplant medicine history. Actually, CI are considered the cornerstone in the immunosuppression treatment because…2015 American Transplant Congress
Can the Need for Graft Nephrectomy After Late Renal Transplant Failure Be Predicted?
Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Introduction: Graft nephrectomy is universally recommended when graft survival is less than 6 months. In case of later graft failure it is not always necessary…2015 American Transplant Congress
Morphometry of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Subsequent Biopsies from Transplanted Kidney
EMT plays the principal role in the pathogenesis of IF/TA as a consequence in the failure of a transplanted kidney. Many facts suggest that the…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) and Acute Rejection (AR) on the Decline in Allograft Function After Kidney Transplantation
Nephrology, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Delayed Graft Function (DGF) and Acute Rejection (AR) are associated with an increased risk of graft loss. It is unclear whether this is a result…2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury in Kidney Transplant Patients According to the KDIGO Criteria
Kidney Transplantation, Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose.To assess the incidence, risk factors and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in kidney transplant in patients using KDIGO classification. Methods- Retrospective cohort…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Classifiers Accurately Measure the Degree of Fibrosis in Human Kidney Transplant Biopsies
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Irreversible injury in organ transplants is an important clinical parameter, and is estimated by histology as the observed “ci” lesion, but with considerable inter-observer variability…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Inferior Outcomes of Third and Fourth Renal Transplant. An Analysis of Our Experience
Transplant Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom.
INTRODUCTIONOutcome of third and subsequent renal transplants have not been associated with favorable outcomes. We analyze our experience in patients with three or more kidney-transplants…2015 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of the Temporal Evolution of Causes of Graft Loss Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in a US Southern State
The past decade of kidney transplantation has seen many changes in immunosuppression (IS), donor, and recipient characteristics. This study analyzes the associations between the aforementioned…
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