2013 American Transplant Congress
Microvascular Inflammation as a Core Element of Diagnostic Criteria of Antibody-Mediated Rejection (ABMR): C4d Positivity Is Not Reliable Element in Diagnosis of ABMR
Although the current Banff criteria requires positive C4d peritubular capillary (PTC) staining for a definitive diagnosis of ABMR, it has become clear that C4d is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in Cardiac Transplant Recipients: Incidence and Complications
Background: Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a prothrombotic, complication of heparin therapy, which can lead to serious thromboembolic events and cause significant morbidity and mortality.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Conversion to a Sirolimus-Based Regimen Is Associated with Lower Incidence and Faster Resolution of BK Viremia in Low Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa city, IA
Background: BK nephropathy is a leading cause of early graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. It is not known if a specific immunosuppressive agent is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Composite Score at Time of Kidney Transplantation Predicts Graft Function
UVA, Charlottesville; VCU, Richmond
Background. No reliable scoring system is available to predict organ quality and outcomes. We aimed to identify a reliable composite scoring system to predict organ…2013 American Transplant Congress
Organ Function Preservation by the Combination Treatment of the OptImuM Dose of CalcineUrin Inhibitor and Mycophenolate Sodium in Kidney Recipients: OPTIMUM Study
Background. Introduction of the calcineurine inhibitors has significantly increased 1-year renal allograft survival, however, they have not extended long-term allograft survival. Here, we have hypothesized…2013 American Transplant Congress
miRNA in Urinary Pellet Samples of Kidney Transplant Recipients as Diagnostic and Predictive Markers of Progression to Chronic Allograft Dysfunction
Background: A major obstacle in the management of kidney transplant recipients is a lack of non-invasive, cost-effective, specific biomarkers critically needed for monitoring graft performance…2013 American Transplant Congress
How To Estimate Kidney Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Mild to Moderate Kidney Impairment. – Comparison of eGFR Values between Creatinine-Based GFR Equation and Cystatin C-Based Equation for Japanese
Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
[Background] Recently the number of renal transplantation has increased in Japan. To know how to assess renal function accurately for Japanese renal transplant recipients is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Different Gene Families Encoding for Pro-Apoptotic and Anti-Apoptotic as Well as Genes Encoding for Oxidative Stress Induced Cell Damage in Organ Donation: An Animal Study
Literature is controversial about the influence of different gene families on the quality of organs after brain death as compared to living donation. In this…2013 American Transplant Congress
Dynamic Composite Analyses Identify Biomarkers of Progression to Chronic Allograft Dysfunction after Kidney Transplantation
Background. Loss of kidney graft function due to interstitial fibrosis (IF) and tubular atrophy (TA) remains the main clinical challenge for long-term graft survival rate.Methods.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Reperfusion Injury in Extended Criteria Donor Liver Grafts: A Look inside the Molecular Level
UVA, Charlottesville; VCU, Richmond
Background: Organ characteristics and quality play a critical role in the degree of ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) and graft function, especially in marginal organs. This study…
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