Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 23 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Expansion of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells Following Alum Administration
A. G. Cuenca, N. J. Feeney, K. Deng, C. G. Rickert, J. F. Markmann
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Immunosuppressive medications, such as calcineurin inhibitors, are critical to the survival of the transplant allograft but come with significant morbidity to the recipient and…
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Pregnancy Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
H. SHIRAKAWA¹, S. WAKAI², K. UNAGAMI³, K. OMOTO⁴, T. SHIMIZU⁴, Y. KAKUTA⁵, M. OKUMI⁵, H. ISHIDA⁵, M. OGAWA⁶, K. TANABE⁵
¹Urology, Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Nephrology, Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Urology, Toda Central General Hospital, Saitama, Japan, ⁵Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation(KT) is often considered to be the best treatment increase the chance of pregnancy for women with chronic kidney disease(CKD). However, the pregnancy…
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Clinical Outcomes and Risk Factors for Delayed or Slow Graft Function in an Adult, Urban Renal Transplant Population
K. Tejani, Z. Hajjiri, E. Benedetti, A. Lichvar
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) and slow graft function (SGF) are shown to be associated with higher risk of rejection and suboptimal allograft function over…
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The Role of Recipient Weight in Renal Transplantation Revisited; Not Quite the Obesity Paradox
A. Asderakis, R. Tahawar, T. Sabah, U. Khalid, M. Stephens
Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Studies conflict whether obesity is associated with higher risk of failure and death among kidney transplant recipients. ESRF patients show the obesity paradox where…
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Return to Work after Sick Leave in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A 365-Day Cohort of the Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JACK) Study
K. Miyake¹, M. Okumi¹, K. Unagami², Y. Kakuta¹, M. Furusawa¹, K. Omoto³, T. Shimizu³, M. Endo⁴, H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Sinjuku, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Sinjuku, Japan, ³Urology, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan, ⁴Public Health, Juntendo University, Bunkyo, Japan
*Purpose: They said that kidney transplantation was better than dialysis about patient survival and quality of life. However, there have been no large-scale Japanese studies…
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Impact of Clinical Trial Enrollment on Renal Transplant Outcomes
T. Shertel, A. Eisenhart
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
*Purpose: The advancement of science and medicine begins with new therapies and techniques arriving through clinical trials. The possibility of improved patient outcomes may also…
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Impact of Ureteral Stent on Urinary Tract Complications after Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation
L. Zheng, H. Jia, H. Chen, J. Wu
Kidney disease center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College Of Medicine,Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: Urinary tract complications after renal transplantation, including urinary mechanical and infectious complications, could lead to graft loss. In order to avoid these situations, prophylactic…
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Urinary Microtubule-Associated Protein Light Chain3 and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin, as Potential Noninvasive Biomarkers for Subclinical Rejection at 3 Months after Kidney Transplantation
S. Tajima¹, R. Fu², M. Fukuda², K. Suetsugu², Y. Okabe³, S. Masuda¹
¹Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan, ²Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, ³Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
*Purpose: Biopsy proven acute rejection without clinical symptoms such as subclinical rejection (SCR) is supposed to associate graft loss in the long term post kidney…
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The Impact of Early Subtherapeutic Tacrolimus Troughs with Alemtuzumab Induction
L. Bowman¹, E. Yanqui¹, C. Truong¹, R. Baliga², A. Brueckner¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Florida Kidney Physicians, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Prior studies in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) have demonstrated that lower tacrolimus (TAC) exposure during the first week is associated with an increased incidence…
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Effect of Severe Diarrhea on Kidney Transplant Outcomes
J. Kim, J. Ha, Y. Kim, S. Han
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: In addition to immunological complications, non-immunological events should be considered following kidney transplantation. Among them, diarrhea is the most common gastrointestinal complication, but its…