2018 American Transplant Congress
Do We Need to Worry about EBV DNAemia in the Late Post-Transplant Period?
Background: Despite detectable Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in blood, kidney transplant patients (KTR) may have no apparent clinical consequence. This study aims to explore the clinical…2018 American Transplant Congress
5-Year Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Levels after Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Long-Term Graft Survival and Mortality in Kidney Recipient
Background: Previous studies have attempted to identify risk factors of renal graft injury that can be used to improve long-term graft survival. Recently, higher serum…2018 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Vitamin D Levels after Kidney Transplantation
Nephrology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
IntroductionLow levels of serum vitamin D are common and associated adverse renal outcomes. The frequency of hypovitaminosis D following kidney transplantation (KT) is not well…2018 American Transplant Congress
SGLT2 Inhibition in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Diabetes
Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibition has been shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality and preserve kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes. Kidney transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Utility and Futility of Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Liver Transplant Recipients
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a therapeutic modality used to treat refractory hypoxemia, and help support cardiogenic shock. These conditions are seen in liver transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Measuring and Monitoring Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplants
Background: In 2016, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) developed a methodology to measure equity in deceased donor kidney allocation and has adapted it…2018 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Liver Allograft Discard: The Discard Risk Index
Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Background: An index that predicts liver allograft discard can effectively grade allografts and can be used to preferentially allocate marginal allografts to aggressive centers. Aim:…2018 American Transplant Congress
MELD Based Allocation Deteriorates Patient Survival without Improving Waiting List Mortality in a Low Donor Area
The MELD-based allocation system has been implemented in Germany in 2006 in order to decrease waiting list mortality in patients with end stage liver disease.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Socioeconomic Influences on Kidney Transplantation. A 10 Year Retrospective Study
Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Introduction: Racial disparities in kidney transplantation are a widely discussed topic. Studies have shown less access to listing and transplantation, and worse graft survival in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Ethnicity on Recipient Characteristics, Kidney Transplant Provision and Outcomes in a High-Volume National Health Service Hospital
Background. Several reports have demonstrated that outcomes of kidney transplantation (KTx) can be influenced by recipient's ethnicity and social status. However, available data mostly refer…
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