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2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study
N. Garg, C. D. Votruba, F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. A. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in the general hypertensive (HTN) population is more than 5%, and substantially higher at 20% in certain high-risk…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Kidney Discard among Donors Age 0-3: A Discard Risk Index
M. Joshi, M. Price, A. Rana
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Among pediatric kidney donors the discard rate is highest among donors under 3-years-old. This study aims to identify factors predicting discard and construct a…
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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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…
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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
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…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Detection of Anti-at1r Antibodies and Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Outcomes
K. Hitchman¹, C. Usenko², R. Hinojosa¹, D. Ranch¹
¹UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²University Health System, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Describe correlations between pre-transplant (PreTXP) presence of anti-angiotensin II receptor type 1 antibodies (AT1R Ab) and post-transplant (PostTXP) outcomes in a pediatric kidney transplant…
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Risk Factors for Losing Varicella Immunity after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
H. Pizzo¹, J. Mirocha², J. Garrison¹, P. R. Soni³, S. Nadipuram³, D. Puliyanda¹
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Biostatistics Core, Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Pediatric Infectious Disease, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Vaccination against varicella zoster (VZV) pre-kidney transplant (kid tx) can help prevent severe disseminated VZV disease in immunosuppressed patients (pts) post-tx. Despite confirmation of…
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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
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…