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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Risk of Infection in Treatment of Acute Cellular Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients

    T. Fallah, A. Logan, A. Rumore, C. Doligalski.

    Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

    There has been no publication of the incidence of infection (infxn) after the treatment of acute cellular rejection (ACR) in heart transplant recipients (HTR). We…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Changes in Gene Expression of Selected Genes in Patient with Type 1 Diabetes in Peripheral Blood

    M. Klak, J. Cichoń, F. Ambrożkiewicz, A. Berman, M. Serwańska-Świętek, M. Wszoła.

    Foundation for Research and Science Development, Warsaw, Poland.

    Insulin, a main anabolic peptide hormone, regulates metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and affects DNA synthesis or apoptosis. Lack of insulin secretion by destroyed beta…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Decade of Dual Kidney Transplantation Reveals Excellent Patient Outcomes from Otherwise Discarded Organs

    I. Rajput, S. Farid, A. Hakeem, M. Jameel, N. Ahmad, O. Masood.

    Department of Organ Transplantation, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.

    IntroductionBridging the disparity between the kidney waiting list and donor pool remains challenging. For highly sensitised patients and older recipients the wait is contributing to…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients with CPRA Values > 98% after Implementation of the New OPTN/UNOS Kidney Allocation System (KAS): A Single Center Study Update

    N. Kaur,1 M. Kamoun,2 J. Kearns,2 J. Trofe-Clark,1 P. Abt,3 M. Levine,3 S. Goral.1

    1Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 2Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 3Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

    Background: Sensitized patients in the past have had prolonged waiting times and greater incidence of death while on the waiting list. On December 4, 2014,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Immunogenicity on Kidney Allograft Survival in Patients Treated with Induction Therapy

    D. Bekbolsynov, B. Mierzejewska, M. Rees, J. Ortiz, O. Ekwenna, S. Stepkowski.

    University of Toledo, Toledo.

    Background. The induction therapy is currently used in the majority of kidney transplant recipients, regardless of their level of donor/recipient compatibility. We examined whether lower…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Alemtuzumab Induction is Effective and Safe in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

    A. Toledo, K. Szempruch, P. Serrano, K. Andreoni, T. Kozlowski.

    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

    Purpose of this study is to determine safety of Alemtuzumab (Ab) in elderly kidney recipients.MethodsThis is a retrospective single center cohort analysis concerning kidney transplant…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Development of a Screening Tool to Predict Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Post-Nephrectomy Living Kidney Donors

    J. Na,1 J. Park,1 M-.G. Yoon,1 H. Lee,2 Y. Yoon,3 K. Huh,4 M. Kim,4 S. Kim,4 Y. Kim,4 W. Han.1

    1Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Urological Science Institute, Seoul, Korea; 2Department of Urology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Korea; 3Department of Urology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; 4Department of Surgery-Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

    Purpose: We aimed to develop a prediction models of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for the 1-year period after donor nephrectomy in living donors.Materials and Methods:…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Non-Medical Factors Predict Receipt and Type of Kidney Transplant

    H. Wesselman,1 X. Li,1 J. Chang,1 K. Kendall,1 J. Pleis,1 E. Croswell,1 M. Dew,1 R. Shapiro,2 L. Myaskovsky.3

    1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, New York, NY; 3University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

    African Americans have a higher incidence of end-stage kidney disease but lower rates of both deceased and living donor kidney transplant (DDKT and LDKT) compared…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Incidence and Risk Factors for Non – Adherence to Medical Treatment among Patients after Kidney Transplantation

    T. Mashraki,1,2,3 B. Rozen-Zvi,1,4 E. Mor,2,4 A. Yussim,1,2 C. Avry,1,4 R. Rahamimov.1,2,3

    1Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel; 2Transplantation, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel; 3Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University Center of Samaria, Ariel, Israel; 4Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel- Aviv University, Tel- Aviv, Israel.

    Background: Nonadherence to medical treatment is an important risk factor for acute rejection and graft loss. In this study we sought to determine the prevalence…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of the Influenza Vaccine on Pediatric Kidney Transplant Outcomes

    M. Camerino,1 S. Jackson,2 S. Chinnakotla,3 P. Verghese.1

    1Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 2Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN; 3Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

    The influenza vaccine has been associated with de novo DSA and rejection in adult kidney recipients. This risk has not been adequately assessed in pediatric…
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