2016 American Transplant Congress
Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: A Rare but Serious Complication.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Purposes: Study the clinical characteristics of cases with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the renal allograft, identify the triggers of this disease and determine its impact…2016 American Transplant Congress
Angiotensin II Blockade and Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Introduction: FGF-23 has been linked to allograft failure. However, careful serial profiling of FGF-23 has not been done. Therefore, we measured FGF-23 levels in recipients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes from De Novo Tacrolimus Weight-Based Dosing Compared to Conservative Dosing in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Purpose: To compare de novo tacrolimus (TAC) weight based dosing (WDG) and conservative dosing (CDG) on incidence and duration of DGF in adult kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Background: Hepatitis C infection is associated with worse clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have been effectively used in liver transplant patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Recipient Adherence Measured by Proportion of Days Covered Is Associated with Late Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection.
While medication non-adherence is a known risk factor for late “biopsy proven acute rejection (BPAR),” the Pharmacy Quality Alliance definition of “proportion of days covered…2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Early Engraftment Immunobiology of Xenoislets and Alloislets in a Dual Transplant Model.
1Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Purpose: Successful implementation of neonatal porcine islet (NPI) xenotransplantation requires an understanding of the xenospecific immune elements influencing engraftment. To elucidate these early xenospecific processes,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Isolated Pediatric Small Intestine Transplants Using Vascular Homografts.
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Background/aim: Pediatric intestinal transplantation has changed recently with more isolated small intestine transplants being performed in small children instead of combined liver-intestine transplants. Consequently, surgical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Depression Following Live Kidney Donation.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2UAB, Birmingham.
Post-donation depression (PDD) and regret (PDR) remain poorly characterized for live kidney donors. Individuals who develop kidney-related medical conditions after donating may have higher odds…2016 American Transplant Congress
Durable Clinical and Immunologic Advantage of Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) in Children.
1Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; 2Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Purpose:Despite good results, only 10% of liver transplants in children in the US are from living donors. In addition to optimal timing and graft quality,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Potent Induction Therapy Improves Graft Outcome in Younger Pancreas Transplant Recipients (<30 Years of Age).
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
Purpose: Pancreas transplants (tx) are increasingly performed in older patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. This trend may be explained by the significantly higher immunologic…
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