2016 American Transplant Congress
Glomerular Capillary C4d Staining without Evidence of Rejection Is Associated with Worse Graft Function in ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.
Objectives: C4d staining in the peritubular capillaries (C4d-PTC) is often observed without evidence of rejection in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOI-KTx), and this phenomenon is generally…2016 American Transplant Congress
Plasma Cell Frequency in Renal Rejection After Treatment with Alemtuzumab.
Transplantation, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
Background: The highly successful induction drug Alemtuzumab (Campath) is commonly used prior to renal transplant. Yet, it does not completely ablate plasma cell which, in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Do All cPRA 100% Candidates Have Equal Access to Organ Allocation?
Renal transplant candidates with cPRA values of 98%, 99%, and 100% received local, regional, and national priority, respectively, for deceased donor kidneys with the new…2016 American Transplant Congress
Managing the Kidney Waiting List: Pride and Prejudice.
1Surgery, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC; 2Internal Medicine, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC.
Management of the kidney waiting list (WL) is an essential and dynamic aspect of the pretransplant process; however, it remains under-studied and underappreciated. The study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion (EVNP) Attenuation of Kidney Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI): A Proposed Mechanism.
Introduction: EVNP has the potential to repair deceased donor renal IRI. We hypothesize that EVNP may attenuate renal IRI via alteration of lipid metabolism.Methods: Eight…2016 American Transplant Congress
Short, Cool and Well Oxygenated – HOPE for DCD Kidneys.
University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Background Organs from donors after cardiac death (DCD) suffer from severe loss of function requiring development of innovative methods of preservation. A novel perfusion approach,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Vascular Lesions in Living Donor Renal Transplant Implant Biopsies.
INTRODUCTION: Nephrosclerosis is often associated with pathological injury to kidneys resulting from chronic high blood pressure and/or aging, and may predict the progression of decline…2016 American Transplant Congress
Text Messaging Facilitates Follow-Up Communication with Live Donors.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Close live kidney donor follow-up requires new methods of communicating with donors. Text messaging offers a low-cost method of contacting live organ donors and may…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy Donor.
PurposeThin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) is the most common cause of persistent glomerular hematuria. Most individuals with TBMN shows benign course, but it is hard…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fractional Excretion of NGAL Instead of 99mTcMAG3 Renography to Monitor Resolution of Delayed Graft Function.
Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: Kidneys transplanted from extended criteria donors have a higher prevalence of delayed graft function (DGF). Early identification of factors that prolong duration of DGF…
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