Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 129 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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The Impact of Pre-Transplant Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) on AMR Rates in HIV-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients Inducted with IL-2 RA
S. Farouk, B. Rollins, V. Delaney, N. Singh, V. Sehgal, R. Kent, M. Menon, R. Shapiro, S. Florman, G. DeBoccardo.
Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, NY.
Background: 1-year rejection rates in HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients range from 15-40%, compared to overall rejection rates of 10% in HIV-negative patients. We report the…
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Antibody Mediated Kidney Transplant Rejection Treated with Bortezomib – Case Series from a Single Center
G. Piecha,¹ R. Król,² H. Karkoszka,¹ A. Wiecek.¹
¹Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland; ²Department of General, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Acute antibody mediated kidney transplant rejection (ABMR) is not a frequent complication but may have a catastrophic consequences for graft survival. Between January 2015 and…
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Mid-Term Outcome of Donor Specific Antibody Positive Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation with Peri-Transplant Desensitization
K. Osickova,¹ P. Hruba,² J. Slatinska,¹ A. Slavcev,² J. Fronek,² E. Honsova,² O. Viklicky.¹
¹Dept. of Nephrology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic; ²Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
Donor specific HLA-antibodies (DSA) remain a large barrier to successful kidney transplantation and there is a limited knowledge about desensitization strategies in deceased donor programs.Anti…
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Desensitization to Facilitate Matching in a Large, National Kidney Paired Exchange Clearinghouse
C. Holscher,¹ A. Thomas,¹ K. Jackson,¹ C. Haugen,¹ M. Ronin,² A. Waterman,^3,4 A. Massie,^1,5 J. Garonzik Wang,¹ D. Segev.^1,5
¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore; ²National Kidney Registry, New York; ³David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles; ⁴Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles; ⁵Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore.
In kidney paired exchange (KPE) programs, the use of incompatible transplantation has been necessary to prevent long waiting times for sensitized candidates and to facilitate…
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Tuberculosis among Kidney Transplant Patients Compared to Dialysis and Non-Dialysis CKD Patients over a Decade Period
A. Metry, I. Al Salmi, F. Al Ismaili, A. Hola, F. Shaheen, I. Al Salmi.
The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; SCOT, SCOT, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
USRDS showed that 1.2% & 1.6% incidences of tuberculosis-TB in patients on peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis-HD, respectively. Kidney transplant-KTX patients have higher rates.We studied the…
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Regression of Left Atrial Diameter after Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Prolonged Survival: An Observational Study
A. Kainz,¹ F. Regele,¹ M. Kammer,² A. Beer,³ R. Steringer-Mascherbauer,⁴ T. Binder,⁵ R. Oberbauer.¹
¹Nephrology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ²CeMSIIS, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ³Nephrology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ⁴Cardiology, Ordensklinikum Linz, Linz, Austria; ⁵Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
BackgroundThe risk of cardiovascular death in patients on dialysis is dramatically elevated but can be reduced by renal transplantation. We previously showed that left atrial…
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High Serum Resistin Levels Predict Future Acute Kidney Injury in Kidney Transplantation Patients
M-.C. Lee,^1,3 B-.G. Hsu.^2,3
¹Surgery, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan; ²Nephrology, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan; ³School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Introduction:Resistin has a pathogenic role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. This study was evaluated the association between serum resistin levels and future acute…
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Progression of Vertebral Bone Disease among Kidney Allograft Recipients on Steroid Maintenance
E. Abuhelaiqa,¹ M. Alkadi,¹ M. Jarman,² J. Mahmoud,² A. Hamdi,¹ A. Ashor,¹ A. Nauman,¹ M. Asim,¹ O. Fituri,¹ H. Al-Malki.¹
¹Nephrology-Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Coperation, Doha, Qatar; ²Transplantat Surgery, Hamad Medical Coperation, Doha, Qatar.
BackgroundOsteoporosis has been recognized as a significant cause of morbidity post kidney transplantation. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis at one year post…
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Effects of Sarcopenia on Patients Undergoing Liver Re-Transplantation
J. Stracke, M. Ilias, S. Nagai.
Transplant Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background:Loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) has been found to be a measure of mortality after primary liver transplantation. We aimed to evaluate its effect in…
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Predictors of Graft Survival amongst Recipients of Liver Allografts with Prolonged Cold Ischemic Time (CIT)
J. Steggerda,¹ K. Kim,¹ D. Malinoski,² M. Bloom.¹
¹Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Surgery, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR.
Background: CIT is an independent risk factor for worse outcomes in liver transplantation (LT). Factors contributing to improved graft survival in organs with CIT ≥12…