2017 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of the Estimated and Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in Kidney Donor Candidates.
Nephrology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Background and objectivesThe assessment of GFR in kidney donor candidates is necessary for the appropriate allocation of donor kidneys to recipients. This assessment can be…2017 American Transplant Congress
Recurrence of IgA Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation in Maintenance Steroids versus Steroid Avoidance Regimens: A UNOS/OPTN Analysis.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background: There has been an increase in the use of steroid-avoidance regimens. However, there is some evidence to suggest that steroid avoidance may be associated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Metabolomics Study for Identification of Potential Biomarkers of Long-Term Survival in Kidney Transplantation Recipients.
Background: The development of new strategies to improve long-term survival outcome after kidney transplantation is also becoming important. Although current diagnosis of allograft dysfunction relies…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Center Knowledge and Planned Practice of HIV Positive-to-Positive Transplants.
Background: The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act (2013) allows deceased and living donor transplantation of HIV-infected (HIV+) organs into HIV+ recipients (HIV-to-HIV) under HRSA…2017 American Transplant Congress
Global Kidney Exchange.
Introduction: Innovative solutions are required to overcome the organ shortage.Methods: The cost differential between dialysis and transplantation in some countries allows the exchange of kidneys…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Rejection Associated with DQ Eplet Mismatches.
The presence of anti-HLA antibodies is associated with acute rejection, allograft dysfunction and earlier graft loss. HLA antibodies are recognized as being specific to these…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Pretransplant Model Incorporating Serum Biomarkers Is Superior to the Milan Criteria in Stratifying Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation: Analysis of 4407 Patients from the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium.
Objective: While adoption of the Milan Criteria (MC) has improved outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), recurrence remains a significant challenge. We…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Ultimate Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody Value Predicts Mortality After Heart Transplantation.
1Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles; 2Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix
Background: Sensitized heart transplant (HT) candidates are known to be at higher risk for adverse events after transplantation, including a positive crossmatch, rejection, and death.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Shared Epitopes Contribute to Accumulation of Highly Sensitized Patients in Kidney Paired Donation Program.
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Introduction: Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) programs suffer from the accumulation of highly sensitized patients. We evaluated the sensitization patterns in our KPD program-by comparison of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Antihypertensive (AHT) Choice and Advagraf® Dose on Interstitial Fibrosis/Tubular Atrophy (IF/TA) and IF/TA Progression in Renal Allografts 24 Months Post-Transplantation (Tx).
IF/TA may be delayed using ACEi- or ARB-type AHTs, which target the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), as well as by optimizing tacrolimus (TAC) exposure. The effect…
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