2015 American Transplant Congress
High Incidence of Masked Hypertension in Pediatric Recipients of Stem Cell Transplantation
Purpose: Different from recipients of a solid organ transplant, stem cell transplantation (SCT) recipients do not receive long term immunosuppressive treatment that may cause renal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Arterial Hypertension and the Use of Antihypertensive Medication in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients: An Analysis of the CERTAIN Registry
BackgroundOur study aimed to describe the prevalence of hypertension, blood pressure (BP) control and the use of antihypertensive (AH) drugs in pediatric renal transplant patients.MethodsCasual…2015 American Transplant Congress
Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypertension in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients: Could We Be Doing More?
Introduction and Objective: 50-80% of pediatric kidney transplant patients have hypertension (HTN). HTN is a known risk factor for decreased allograft function and survival in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunomonitoring By Virus-Specific T Cells After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation (IVIST01-Trial): Study Design and Status
After kidney transplantation (Tx) immunosuppressive therapy causes an impaired cellular immune defense with an increased risk of viral complications. Virus-specific T cells (Tvis) correlate with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Rituximab Therapy of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection to Prevent Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (PTLD) After Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation (SOT)
Purpose: More than 90% of pediatric PTLD after solid organ transplantation is associated with EBV infection. Reduction in immunosuppression is the first step to prevent…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Feasibility of Utilising DCD Kidneys for Paediatric Recipients: Early Outcomes
Introduction: Despite the widespread uptake of transplantation of kidneys from DCD donors, allocating such organs to paediatric recipients remains controversial; with no large case series…2015 American Transplant Congress
Is There a Difference in Patient and Graft Survival in Children Weighing <20 kg Versus Those Weighing >20 kg at the Time of Renal Transplantation?
Introduction: Renal transplantation (RTx) is the gold standard treatment modality for end-stage kidney disease. There are increased challenges in pediatric renal transplant recipients (pRTR) under…2015 American Transplant Congress
Association of Transplant Volume and Survival in Pediatric Kidney Transplants
Background. Center specific volume has been shown to correlate with outcomes for many procedures in the adult population. The current analysis was conducted to determine…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Ureteral Complications After Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Introduction: The incidence of acute renal allograft rejection has declined with advances in immunosuppression, making the evaluation of other risk factors for graft failure vital.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Relapse of Atypical HUS Following ABO Incompatible Living Related Paediatric Renal Re-Transplant Successfully Treated With Eculizumab
Background. The female patient presented at 3 years of age with clinical features suggestive of aHUS confirmed genetically as complement factor I mutation (heterozygous for…
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