2017 American Transplant Congress
Cardiovascular Disease in Japanese Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
BackgroundGlobally, among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been the most frequent cause of death with a preserved transplant kidney function, referred to…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Aspirin on Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Kidney Allograft Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
BACKGROUND: The use of aspirin in chronic kidney disease patients has been shown to reduce myocardial infarction but may increase major bleeding. However, its effects…2017 American Transplant Congress
Age-Related Differences in Gene Expression Among Kidney Allografts with Normal Histology and Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity.
Background Most biomarker research first occurs in adult populations, with consequent extrapolation to children. However, age-related differences may impact gene expression, such as variations in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Patient Outcomes Following the Disappearance of Donor Specific Antibody in Crossmatch Positive Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: Simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation (SLKT) remains as the gold standard for patients with chronic renal and liver diseases. Pre-transplant donor-specific antibody (DSA) to…2017 American Transplant Congress
National Variation in Liver Transplant Immunosuppression in the U.S..
Variation in immunosuppression (ISx) for liver transplant (LTx) across US programs has not been described. We examined a novel database integrating national registry and pharmacy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Identification of a Stable Gene Signature of Transplant Tolerance to Liver Allograft by Meta-Analysis.
Transplant tolerant to a liver graft display a specific blood cell transcriptional pattern but results from six different studies were not consistent, raising the question…2017 American Transplant Congress
Optimizing Support for Living Kidney Donors: Insights from a Prospective Study.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2U Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 3Northwestern U, Chicago
PurposeTo assess how potential living kidney donors (LKDs) perceived support from the transplant team and areas for improvement.MethodsWe conducted a prospective, longitudinal study of individuals…2017 American Transplant Congress
Live Donor (LDTx) HIV(+) Kidney Transplantation Improves Allograft Survival vs. Deceased Donor (CRD) Transplantation.
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
Hahnemann University Hospital has performed 113 kidney transplants in HIV(+) recipients. We sought to analyze the impact of HIV(+) LDTx on allograft survival.Methods: The HIV(+)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Renal Function Recovery and Long Term Outcomes in Recipients of Standard and Expanded Criteria Donor Kidney Transplants.
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
Several donor and recipient characteristics are associated with adverse kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes. Our group has previously shown that based on the donor's terminal creatinine,…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Markov Model for Transplant & Renal Outcomes After Liver & Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplants.
The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) will implement a set of clinical criteria for simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplant eligibility. Our aim is to build…
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