2019 American Transplant Congress
Eculizumab in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome – Single Center Experience
Division of Transplant Nephrology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is caused by genetic mutations of components of the alternative complement pathway in 60-70% of cases; and has a…2019 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus/Low Tacrolimus Exposure versus Sodium Mycophenolate/Standard Tacrolimus for the Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipient. A 4-y Follow-Up of the nEverOld Trial
*Purpose: The standard immunosuppressive regimen used for younger patients may not be adequate for the elderly cohort.*Methods: The nEverOld is a prospective, single-center, randomized trial…2019 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Belatacept to Delay Tacrolimus Initiation in Renal Transplants with Delayed Graft Function
Medical City Fort Worth Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) post renal transplant (RT) is associated with adverse patient and graft outcomes. Early tacrolimus (FK) initiation with high trough levels…2019 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Glomerulonephritis after Non Renal Abdominal Organ Transplantation
*Purpose: Pediatric recipients of non renal abdominal organs may develop renal abnormalities of uncertain etiology. We describe for the first time de novo lupus-like glomerulonephritis…2019 American Transplant Congress
Does Secondary Simultaneous Liver Kidney versus Liver Alone Make a Difference in Terms of Patient and Graft Survival
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Survival benefits have been shown with primary simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) transplantation as well as kidney after primary liver transplant when patients develop kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility of a Rapid Magnetic Resonance Protocol to Assess Body Composition Profiles in Adult Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) is a poor marker of obesity and outcomes in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Data suggest that body composition profiling (BCP),…2019 American Transplant Congress
Syphilis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplantation
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that affects people worldwide. While transmission generally occurs via sexual contact, other modes of transmission are possible, including…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pneumocystis Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients at Two Large Transplant Centers from 2015-2016: Why Not Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole?
*Purpose: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (T/S) is the drug of choice for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis (ppx) after solid organ transplant (SOT). Perceived side effects may lead…2019 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications in 71 Heart Transplant Recipients at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand
*Purpose: Infections have been known as one of the major complication associated with morbidity and mortality especially in the first year following orthotropic heart transplantation…2019 American Transplant Congress
Fractalkine is Crucial in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Related to Acute Rejection in an Allogeneic Heart Transplantation Model
1Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 2KAN Research Institute, Kobe, Japan
*Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) facilitates allograft rejection in renal transplantation recipients (IRI-related rejection). Controlling IRI improves graft survival. Fractalkine (FKN) is an inflammatory chemokine.…
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