Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 192 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study of Medical and Psychiatric Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Bipolar Disorder
A. GOSWAMI BANERJEE¹, S. Hamel², R. Weinrieb¹, S. Dave¹, V. Johnson³, D. Sawinski⁴, J. Trofe-Clark³
¹Psychiatry, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Pharmacy, Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Renal, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Management of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with bipolar disorder (BD) is complicated by risk factors for non-adherence, complex medication regimens and limited published guidance.…
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Capturing Stories about Living Kidney Donation Using Storytelling Capture Technology: A Feasibility Assessment
A. D. Waterman¹, C. S. Anderson¹, O. N. Ranasinghe¹, Y. Cui², S. Brecher¹, W. Balliet³
¹Division of Nephrology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³Division of Bio-behavioral Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Humans are storytelling beings. Hearing real-life stories about living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) can motivate and educate others about living donation including its risks…
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Prediction of Renal Allograft Chronic Rejection Using a Model Based on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography
C. Yang¹, T. Zhu¹, W. He²
¹Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ²Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
*Purpose: To evaluated the application of contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in diagnosis of renal allograft chronic rejection (CR).*Methods: Sixty-six renal transplantation recipients were enrolled in…
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Severe Acute Rejection In Human Leukocyte Antigen Identical Renal Transplants: Reviving Mixed Lymphocyte Culture
P. Rajendran¹, M. Cusick², S. Dhingra³, B. Murthy¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Human leukocyte antigen-identical renal transplants among siblings account for a minority of all renal transplants, but have excellent long-term outcomes due to very minimal…
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The Crucial Role of Molecular Microscope in the Interpretation of Ambiguous Lesions Such as Banff Borderline Changes and Tubulo-Interstitial Inflammation Accompanying PVAN
D. Deborska-Materkowska¹, A. Perkowska-Ptasinska¹, M. Ciszek¹, P. F. Halloran², M. Myslak³
¹Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland, ²ATAGC, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, AB, Canada, ³Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
*Purpose: Anti-rejection treatment implementation is highly dependent on morphologic lesions interpretation based on Banff classification. Unfortunately, some light microscopic phenotypes are ambiguous which constricts the…
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Alterations in Brain Metabolites before and after Kidney Transplant
A. Gupta¹, P. Lee², R. Lepping³, A. Jurgensen¹, J. Klein¹, P. Adany⁴, D. Cibrik¹, J. Burns⁵, W. Brooks³, I. Choi⁶
¹Division of Nephrology, The Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Alzheimer’s Disease Center,, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁵Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁶Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: End stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with accumulation of uremic metabolites and poor cognitive performance. Alterations in brain metabolites are associated with cognitive…
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Cardiac Risk Assessment in Kidney Transplant Candidates: Clinical Usefulness of Different Guidelines
A. Velioglu¹, S. Mehdiyev¹, H. Arikan¹, E. Asicioglu¹, A. Cincin², S. Tuglular¹
¹Nephrology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Despite cardiovascular (CV) assessment recommended all kidney transplant recipients to minimize perioperative risk, the utility and reliability of various assessments are not well established.…
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Epitope-Based Matching in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
C. Boussard¹, M. Ould Rabah², O. Boyer², M. Macher¹, J. Taupin³, J. Hogan⁴
¹Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debre hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ²Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Necker Enfants-Malades, APHP, Paris, France, ³Department of Immunology, Saint-Louis Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁴Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, ATLANTA, GA
*Purpose: Following the allocation of a transplant by the allocation system, each pediatric transplant team reviews the proposal and decides based on various criteria whether…
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Impact of Six-Month Surveillance Biopsies and Monitoring on 2-Year Outcomes in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
J. Lyons¹, D. Ranch², R. Hall¹, P. Maxwell¹, K. Hitchman², B. Crowther¹
¹University Health System, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy Division, Austin, TX, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²University Health System, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Evaluate the utility of surveillance biopsies on post-transplant outcomes.*Methods: A retrospective single center chart review of pediatric renal transplant recipients from 01/2011-10/2015 was conducted.…
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The Association of BK Virus Infection and Risk of Subsequent Cytomegalovirus Infection after Renal Transplant
M. R. Jorgenson, J. L. Descourouez, B. Lyu, B. C. Astor, C. M. Saddler, S. Parajuli
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK polyoma virus are opportunistic infections after renal transplant (RTX) that have negative allograft outcomes. Immunosuppressive reduction is the mainstay of…