Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 76 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Machine Learning to Assess Kidney Donor Risk
A. Shah, M. Li, Z. Chen.
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Organ quality estimation is critical in allocation and organ acceptance in renal transplantation. Standard methods determine the likelihood of an outcome of interest utilizing Cox…
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High GFR in Kidney Donors is Associated with Increased Risk of Proteinuria and Diabetes
D. Keys, S. Riad, V. Vakil, S. Jackson, D. Berglund, A. Matas.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: Measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has been part of the donor evaluation to rule out low GFR donors from taking undue risk for ESRD.…
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Steroid Avoidance in Renal Transplant Patients Treated with Everolimus and Low-Exposure Tacrolimus
T. Sandes-Freitas,^1,2 M. Sales,¹ J. Oliveira,¹ M. Oliveira,¹ G. Dantas,² C. Girão,¹ R. Esmeraldo.¹
¹Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil; ²Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Background: Previous studies reported efficacy and safety of steroid-free regimens after kidney transplant (KT). However, there is no robust evidence on this strategy in patients…
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Presence of Chronic Vascular Lesions on Allograft Biopsy is Associated with Greater Improvement in Renal Function after Conversion from Tacrolimus to Belatacept
M. Perez-Saez,^1,2 B. Yu,¹ A. Uffing,¹ N. Murakami,¹ J. Azzi,¹ S. El Haji,³ S. Gabardi,³ L. Riella.¹
¹Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ²Servicio de Nefrologia, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; ³Pharmacy Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Background: Conversion from tacrolimus to belatacept has been shown to be beneficial for an increasing number of kidney transplant (KT) patients. However, predicting factors for…
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Long-Term Outcomes of a Steroid-Free, Belatacept-Based Immunosuppressive Regimen Plus Sirolimus Using Alentuzumab Induction in Renal Transplantation
A. Guasch,¹ A. Ghali,¹ S. Mead,¹ A. Mehta,¹ H. Xu,² A. Kirk.²
¹Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ²Dept of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
The toxicities of CNIs and steroids have a negative impact on kidney transplantation. Belatacept is a safe, non-nephrotoxic alternative to CNIs, that may lead to…
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Taking Specific Steps to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant is Associated with Greater Odds of Having a Potential Living Donor Identified
A. Ali,¹ D. Toews,¹ N. Singh,¹ A. Ayub,¹ C. Richardson,¹ S. Dano,¹ D. Wong,¹ J. Peipert,² A. Waterman,² M. Novak,¹ I. Mucsi.¹
¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Background:When planning interventions to increase living donor kidney transplant (LDKT), it is important to understand what actions can patients take that are associated with an…
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South Asian and Muslim Canadian Patients Are Less Likely to Receive Living Donor Kidney Transplant Offers Compared to Caucasian, Non-Muslim Patients
A. Ali,¹ A. Ayub,¹ C. Richardson,¹ N. Edwards,¹ T. Ahmed,¹ M. Novak,^2,3 I. Mucsi.¹
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:No studies have assessed whether Muslim Canadians face barriers to accessing LDKT. We explored how frequently Muslim or South Asian patients with and stage kidney…
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The Efficacy of Laser Speckle Flowgraphy Device for Intraoperative Evaluation of Renal Blood Flow after Reperfusion
M. Muramatsu,¹ Y. Itabashi,¹ Y. Takahashi,² K. Sakurabayashi,¹ T. Mizutani,¹ Y. Hyodo,¹ Y. Hamasaki,² T. Kawamura,¹ K. Sakai,¹ S. Shishido.^1,2
¹Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; ²Pediatric Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Purpose:Laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) is a device to monitor cutaneous and ocular fundus blood flow. However, there is no report that the device was used…
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Preoperative Anemia in Transfusion Free Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant May Be Associated with Poor Outcome
N. Kaur, A. Pita, C. Lane, M. Bhatnagar, L. Matsuoka, R. Selby, K. Dhanireddy.
Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Preoperative anemia can contribute to poor outcomes in transfusion-free (TF) kidney transplants (KT). There are no established guidelines on the acceptable degree of anemia.…
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Multiplexed Immunofluorescence to Investigate the Immune Response to BK Virus in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Fajardo,¹ P. Grimm,¹ N. Kambham,² G. Nolan,³ N. Samusik,³ J. Maltzman.³
¹Pediatrics, Stanford, Stanford, CA; ²Pathology, Stanford, Stanford, CA; ³Immunology, Stanford, Stanford, CA.
Background: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) is a significant complication in renal transplantation that leads to allograft dysfunction or failure. BKV is thought to reactivate as…