Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 57 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death (cDCD) Donors May Become Similar to Brain Death Donors (DBD).
C. Antoine,¹ M. Videcoq,² B. Riou,³ D. Dorez,⁴ G. Cheisson,⁵ L. Martin-Lefèvre,⁶ L. Durand,¹ E. Savoye,¹ G. Karam,² B. Barrou.³
¹Agence de la Biomedecine, Saint Denis La Plaine, France; ²University Hospital, Nantes, France; ³University Hospital La Pitie, Paris, France; ⁴Hospital, Annecy, France; ⁵University Hospital, Kremlin Bicetre, France; ⁶Hospital, La Roche Sur Yon, France
Since 2014 in France, we started a cDCD program characterized by the introduction of normothermia regional perfusion (nRP) and selection criteria as donor age ≤65…
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Weekend Discharge and Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant: A Multi-Center Analysis.
M. Harhay,¹ Y. Jia,² H. Thiessen Philbrook,² B. Besharatian,³ R. Gumber,³ F. Weng,⁴ I. Hall,⁵ M. Doshi,⁶ B. Schroeppel,⁷ C. Parikh,² P. Reese.³
¹Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia; ²Yale University, New Haven; ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ⁴RWJ Barnabas Health, Livingston; ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City; ⁶Wayne State University, Detroit; ⁷Mt. Sinai Health System, New York
Background: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients with early hospital readmission (EHR, <30 days after discharge from KT) are at higher risk for poor post-KT outcomes. There…
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Non-Directed Kidney Donor Candidate Referral, Care, and Attrition in an Online Portal.
R. Hays,¹ K. Schappe,¹ D. Kaufman,¹ D. Mandelbrot.²
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
When non-directed live kidney donation (NDD) was first described in the early 2000s, a high rate of inquiry per actual donor was noted. Since then,…
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Risk of Major Bleeding in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Taking Calcineurin Inhibitors Concomitantly with Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared to Warfarin.
J. Hazelcorn, R. Yau, N. Sabagha, M. Moaddab, M. Manson.
Pharmacy, CHI St. Luke's Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
Purpose: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) and calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) are both substrates of CYP 3A metabolism; therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess…
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Sequential Surgical Strategy for Heart-Kidney Transplantation.
D. Mital,¹ M. Petruccione,¹ J. Brown,¹ S. Vasquez,¹ S. Wheaton,¹ W. Johnson,¹ C. Desai,¹ D. Chhabra,¹ G. Kinzler,¹ H. Sankary,¹ T. Lawrecki,^1,2 P. Pappas,² A. Tatooles,² M. Bresticker,² W. Cotts,² G. Bhat.²
¹Kidney Transplant Program, General Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL; ²Heart Failure and Transplant Program, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
Purpose: To describe a unique sequential surgical strategy for heart-kidney transplantation.Methods: We reviewed all 6 patients who received combined heart-kidney transplants at our institution between…
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Antibody Mediated Rejection and Donor Specific Antibodies in Heart Transplant Patients: Single Center Experience.
P. McMullen II,¹ J. Xin,¹ N. Brown,¹ R. Upchurch,¹ J. Weidner,¹ S. Fedson,² A. Husain,¹ S. Marino.¹
¹Pathology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL; ²Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Preexisting donor specific antibodies (DSA) cause acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR), which can be avoided during pre-transplant work up. Diagnosis and management…
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M1 Macrophage-Induced Loss of KLF15 Promotes Chronic Podocyte Injury.
S. Han,^1,2 Y. Kim,¹ S. Lee,¹ H. Lee,^1,2 R.-H. Cha,² J. Lee,^1,2 J. Lee,² D. Kim,^1,2 Y. Kim,^1,2 S. Yang.^1,2
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Background: Krüppel-like factor 15 (KLF15), kidney-enriched transcription factor, is known to participate in the differentiation of podocyte. However, the implication of KLF15 in chronic podocyte…
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Renal Transplant Recipients with Indication for Antiplatelet Therapy: Increased Risk for the Allograft?
T. Benko, M. Gottmann, S. Radunz, J. Treckmann, F. Saner, A. Paul, D. Hoyer.
General Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
Background Antiplatelet therapy is common in patients on the waiting list for kidney transplantation increasing the risk for perioperative blood loss. This study evaluates the…
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Is There a [bdquo]Weekend Effect“ in Kidney Transplantation? – A Single Center Study.
K. Schütte-Nütgen, G. Thölking, H. Pavenstädt, B. Suwelack, S. Reuter.
Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
The "weekend effect" describes increased adverse events and outcomes for patients hospitalized on weekends due to limited resources at hospitals and - in the context…
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Endovascular Management of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: A Safe and Effective Treatment.
A. Cavalcanti,¹ M. Durao,^1,2 B. Santos,^1,2 E. Tonato,^1,2 M. Doher,² N. Guimaraes-Souza,^1,2 L. Moreira Valle,¹ B. Affonso,¹ F. Nasser,¹ A. Pacheco-Silva.^1,2
¹Nephrology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil; ²Nephrology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background:Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis (TRAS) is a low incidence complication, but if untreated, can lead to graft failure, refractory hypertension (HT) and reduced life expectancy.…