2013 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Validity of the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI): The MedStar Washington Hospital Center Experience
Introduction: Kidney allocation policy is controversial, but it his hoped that the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) and Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) will allow for…2013 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Impact of CMV Infection on the Allograft and on Patient Survival in Renal Transplant Patients with Protocol Biopsies
We studied 594 patients who had a protocol biopsy (pBx) at 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months post transplant. Chronic allograft changes were evaluated according…2013 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Pre-Transplant Serum Sodium on Survival Benefit of Liver Transplantation
Background: Hyponatremia is associated with higher waitlist mortality among end stage liver disease candidates awaiting liver transplantation(LT). However, studies show that such candidates also have…2013 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Face of Liver Donors: Updating the Donor Risk Index, The
Background Derived from 1998-2002 liver transplant (LT) data, the DRI has served as a common language to analyze LT utilization practices and outcomes. We examined…2013 American Transplant Congress
HLA-G Polymorphism, a Molecule Involved in Materno-Fetal Tolerance Is Associated with a Reduction of Acute Rejection and Improved Graft Survival in Renal Transplantation
Introduction: Few markers of good outcome of kidney transplants have been demonstrated. We have shown that HLA-G, a protein belonging to the non-classical class I…2013 American Transplant Congress
Serum Aldosterone and Graft Function in Prednisolone-Treated Renal Transplant Recipients
Background:Short-term outcome after kidney transplantation is excellent, but long-term survival is limited, with chronic transplant dysfunction as important contributor. The mineralocorticoid (MC) aldosterone is essential…2013 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Late Onset De Novo Donor Specific Antibody (DSA)-Mediated Pediatric Kidney Transplant Rejection with Bortezomib
Background: In pediatric renal transplantation late onset de novo DSA leading to antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) has a poor prognosis. Our disappointing results with IVIG, rituximab…2013 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Liver Recipients Transplanted for Biliary Atresia
The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy outcomes in female liver recipients who received a transplant due to biliary atresia. Data were collected…2013 American Transplant Congress
Role of eGFR Equations in Evaluating Deceased Donors for Kidney Transplantation: Sufficient and Appropriate Outcome Markers?
University of Turin, Chair of Nephrology, Turin, Italy
Donor evaluation is crucial in organ allocation for kidney graft, especially with the growing use of ECDs. Donor kidney function is decisive to predict graft…2013 American Transplant Congress
Major Neurological Complications Following Renal Transplantation
Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Introduction: Major neurological complications can add significant morbidity and mortality to renal transplant and have frequencies ranging from 6 to 30% in all transplant recipients.Objective:…
American Transplant Congress abstracts