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2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Compensatory Hypertrophy Circumvents Hyperfiltration Injury in Adult Recipients of Small Pediatric Deceased Donor Kidneys
D. Das¹, R. Nunez Nateras², M. Smith², G. Mour², A. Singer², K. Reddy², R. Heilman², A. Moss², H. Khamash¹, C. Jadlowiec²
¹Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Donor-to-recipient body weight ratios have been shown to influence kidney transplant (KT) outcomes. For small pediatric donors, this mismatch is far more pronounced and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Single Kidney Transplants from Small Pediatric Donors
S. Sultan, J. Son, M. Aull, R. Craig-Schapiro, A. Watkins, S. Kapur
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
*Purpose: On September 5th, 2019, UNOS implemented an important policy change in the allocation of kidneys from small pediatric donors. In trying to balance achieving…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Ability of the Integrative Box (ibox) to Predict Kidney Allograft Survival in a Cohort of Brazilian Patients
K. Linhares¹, M. Raynaud², O. Aubert², C. Lefaucher², G. Gomes¹, C. Peixoto¹, L. Villanueva¹, C. Legendre³, A. Loupy², H. Tedesco-Silva¹
¹Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Université de Paris, Paris, France, ³Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation lacks robust models to predict graft survival. The Paris Transplant Group recently developed the iBox system (NCT03474003), a prediction tool that accurately…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Serum Osteopontin Level is Negatively Associated with Vascular Reactivity Index by Digital Thermal Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Patients
B. Hsu¹, Y. Lai¹, M. Lee²
¹Division of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ²Department of Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
*Purpose: Osteopontin (OPN) is a potent inhibitor of mineralization and is a potent inducible inhibitor of vascular calcification. Studies in patients noted elevated levels of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of BMI on Kidney Transplant Outcomes are Highly Modified by Patient and Donor Characteristics
J. Schold¹, J. Augustine², A. Huml², R. Fatica², S. Nurko², A. Wee³, E. Poggio²
¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Body Mass Index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for transplant outcomes and high BMI is a commonly used relative contradiction for used for…
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Active Vitamin D Prior to Transplant Affects Post-Transplant Outcomes
L. Al Dahabreh¹, C. Abou-Mitri¹, L. Negrea¹, K. Chavin², T. Srinivas¹, A. Padiyar¹
¹Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Little is known regarding optimizing waitlist management of end stage renal disease to improve post-transplant outcomes. Active vitamin D is associated with improved outcomes…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Immunosuppression Protocol on the Incidence of EBV Viremia and PTLD in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
K. Bowers¹, V. M. Panzarino¹, A. Campos¹, J. Buggs², V. D. Bowers²
¹Pediatrics, USF, Tampa, FL, ²Transplant Surgery, TGH, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an immunosuppression protocol change, which included avoidance of anti-thymocyte globulin for induction and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Calcium Oxalate Deposition in Kidney Allografts: Clinical Chracteristics and Outcome
S. Sritharan¹, J. Kamal², S. A. Husain¹, I. Batal¹, J. Chang¹
¹Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: To better understand its clinical significance and prognostic value, we investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with calcium oxalate deposition in kidney…
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Long-Term Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Peripheral Arterial Disease
C. Choi¹, M. Ahn¹, S. Kim¹, A. Han², H. Ohe³, S. Min², S. Ahn², S. Min², J. Ha²
¹Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that needs treatment is common and major complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Most surgeons have been using…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Sgambat, K. Amatya, A. Moudgil
Nephrology, Children's National, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Children with end stage renal disease on dialysis are known to be at high risk for protein energy wasting and low muscle mass, however…