2013 American Transplant Congress
Critical Role of Notch-1 in the Alloimmune Response
Notch receptor signaling is crucial to cell development and has been found to play a key role in T cell activation and differentiation. Using a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of CDC High Risk Kidneys: A Low Risk Option for a High Risk Problem
General Surgery-Transplantation Services, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Despite the ongoing organ shortage, kidneys from CDC high risk donors (HR) are often declined for transplantation by transplant providers or recipients because of concern…2013 American Transplant Congress
Novel Risk Factors for Death after Kidney Transplant Failure
Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
The purpose of this study was to determine the association of nutritional markers at the time of kidney transplant failure, and changes in these parameters…2013 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab vs Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Our Single-Center Experience with 3 Year Follow-Up
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
Purpose: To compare outcomes of alemtuzumab (alem) and rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) as induction agents in pediatric kidney transplantation.Methods: A retrospective single-center chart review was…2013 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Octogenarians to Septuagenarians
Background: With an increasing life expectancy, more patients in their late 70s and early 80s are presenting for evaluation for kidney transplantation. We examined the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Nonhuman Primate Model of Sensitization after Transplantation, The
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
Background: Sensitization before transplantation and de novo alloantibodies affect a significant population of transplant patients, both portending a poorer prognosis in short- and long-term graft…2013 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function Increases the Risk of Early Death Post-Transplant in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Patients over 65 made up 17.5% of all incident transplant recipients in the US in 2011. Although transplantation confers a long-term survival benefit compared to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Immune Tolerance across a Full MHC Barrier in a Swine Hind Limb Transplantation Model Using a Combined Co-Stimulatory Blockade and Donor Bone Marrow Cells Approach
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
BACKGROUND: Vascular Composite Allografts (VCA), such as extremity and face transplants, contain vascularized bone marrow (BM) and a BM niche representing a constant source of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Newly Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Is Common and Is Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients
The incidence and effects of newly diagnosed OSA in kidney tx recipients are unclear. Methods: 99 kidney tx recipients without OSA underwent overnight oximetry 1…2013 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes from Donation after Cardiac Death in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Background: Kidneys obtained from donation after cardiac death (DCD) are being increasingly used to meet rising demand in the US. We hypothesized that outcomes from…
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