Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 11 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Pro Inflammatory Transitional B (TrB) Cells Characterize Renal Allograft Recipients with DSA and T Cell Mediated Rejection (TCMR).
A. Sharma, A. Cherukuri, D. Rothstein.
UPMC, Pittsburgh
De novo DSA detected post-renal transplantation is associated with adverse outcomes. We have shown that de novo DSA is strongly associated with TCMR. In this…
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Post-Transplant Graft Function Is Associated with Major Cardiovascular Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Cohort Study.
J. Park,¹ Y. Kim,² S. Yang,³ S. Park,² S.-K. Park,⁴ D. Han,⁵ Y. Kim,² Y. Kim,⁵ J. Lee.⁶
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; ²Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁵Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Background: Reduced kidney function is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population. However, the association between post-transplantation graft function and subsequent…
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Early Introduction of Oral Paricalcitol in Renal Transplant Recipients. An Open-Label Randomized Study.
H. Pihlstrøm,¹ F. Gatti,² C. Hammarstrom,² I. Eide,¹ M. Kasprzycka,² J. Wang,² G. Haraldsen,² M. Svensson,³ K. Midtvedt,¹ A. Hartmann,¹ G. Mjøen,¹ D. Dahle,¹ H. Holdaas.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Inflammation Medicine and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; ²Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; ³Department of Nephrology, Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
In stable renal transplant recipients with hyperparathyroidism, the vitamin D agonist paricalcitol reduces level of proteinuria. Animal studies indicate possible anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects. The…
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Renal Transplantation to the Extraperitoneal Cavity in Children Weighing Less Than 15 kg Can Be Performed Safely.
K. Hata,¹ M. Okumi,¹ K. Ishizuka,² K. Unagami,³ T. Hirai,¹ T. Shimizu,¹ K. Omoto,¹ H. Ishida,¹ M. Hattori,² K. Tanabe.¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Pediatric Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ³Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Pediatric kidney transplantation is associated with various surgical complications due to the complexity of technique and often fragile condition of end-stage renal…
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Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Vaccine Recommendation Program for Pediatric Kidney Transplant Candidates.
C. Carthon,¹ R. Hall,² P. Maxwell,² B. Crowther.²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO; ²University Transplant Center, University Health System, San Antonio, TX
Pediatric transplant recipients commonly have a deficient immunization status at the time of transplantation. Utilizing transplant pharmacists to improve these immunization rates has not previously…
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Pre-OLT CKD-3 Increases Post-OLT ESRD and AKI Impacts Early Post-OLT Survival.
G. Faddoul, L. Liriano-Ward, P. Chang, Y. Azzi, K. Chauhan, G. Nadkarni, V. Nair, R. Kent, S. Lerner, S. Coca, P. Heeger, S. Florman, S. Thomas, M. Menon.
Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Irvington, NY
Current combined Liver-kidney allocation protocols allocate dual organs based on sustained glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) of 30ml/min or less. It is unclear whether milder renal…
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Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
C. Eriksen,¹ M. Zimmerman,¹ J. Kim,¹ S. Lerret,² G. Telega,² B. Vitola,² J. Schiller,³ J. Hong.¹
¹Dept. of Surgery, Division of Transplant, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; ²Dept of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; ³Director, Histocompatibility Laboratory, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) and antibody mediated rejection (AMR) are associated with decreased graft survival in pediatric liver transplantation; however, the incidence of AMR is not…
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Risk Prediction Models for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation to Predict Donor and Recipient Mortality and Graft Loss.
M. Haller,¹ G. Mjøen,² H. Holdaas,³ G. Heinze,⁴ R. Oberbauer.⁵
¹Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems (CeMSIIS), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ²Department of Transplant Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ³Department of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
The purpose of this study was to develop linked risk prediction models for potential donors for and their respective recipients of a kidney transplantation at…
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Challenges for the Travelling Donor: Variability Between Donor Work-Up and Donor Surgery in the Canadian Kidney Paired Donation Program.
B. Reikie, T. Kroczak, T. McGregor.
Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Background: A primary obstacle to providing renal transplantation is limited access to donated kidneys. The living donor pool for renal allografts was greatly expanded through…
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Urinary Type III Procollagen (PIIINP) Is Associated with Chronic Allograft Dysfunction and Predicts Graft Survival.
R. Yilmaz,¹ T. Yildirim,¹ D. Baydar,² B. Altun,¹ Y. Erdem.¹
¹Nephrology Department, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey; ²Pathology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
Background: Chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD) is the most important clinical problem in solid organ transplantation. Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy contribute to long term renal…