Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 27 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life and Graft Failure among Kidney Transplant Patients in the Benefit and Benefit-EXT Trials
I. Purnajo¹, J. L. Beaumont¹, M. Polinsky², E. Alemao², M. J. Everly¹
¹Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
*Purpose: To achieve patient focused drug development in renal transplant, we need to better understand how the patient’s perspective of health-related quality of life (HRQoL)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Self-reported Marijuana Use In Kidney Transplant Candidates And Its Association With Access To Transplantation
S. Rodriguez Ramirez, E. Tang, O. Famure, A. Bansal, J. Kim, I. Mucsi
Kidney Transplant, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: In light of the current legislative changes in Canada, and the variable approach to marijuana use in the United States, it is important to…
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Diagnostic Efficacy of Color Doppler Ultrasound on Recipients with Transplanted Renal Artery Stenosis: A Single Center Experience
Y. Yang, Z. Wang, S. Fei, H. Chen, L. Sun, Z. Han, J. Tao, X. Ju, R. Tao, M. Gu
No.300 Guangzhou Road of Nanjing, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: Our study was to explore the diagnostic efficacy of Color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) on the diagnosis of allogeneic transplanted renal artery stenosis (TRAS) during…
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The Molecular Pathology of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Renal Allograft Rejection: Overlap with Acute Interstitial Nephritis
B. Adam¹, C. Boils², L. Bu³, K. Renaudin⁴, K. Wen¹, M. Mengel¹
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Arkana Labs, Little Rock, AR, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
*Purpose: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for various malignancies has been associated with numerous immunological adverse events, including acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in…
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Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes between Alemtuzumab and Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Acute Kidney Allograft Rejection
M. van der Zwan, M. C. Clahsen-van Groningen, D. L. Roelen, M. W. van den Hoogen, M. Van Agteren, J. I. Roodnat, C. C. Baan, D. A. Hesselink
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: T cell-depleting antibody therapy with rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) is the treatment of choice for glucocorticoid-resistant, recurrent and/or severe acute kidney allograft rejection (AR).…
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Renal Function, Albuminuria, and the Risk of Hemorrhage and Thrombosis after Kidney Transplantation
N. N. Lam¹, P. Ravani², R. R. Quinn², M. Tonelli², F. Ye¹, B. R. Hemmelgarn², M. M. Sood³
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Compared to the general population, kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of hemorrhage and thrombosis. Whether this risk is affected by kidney function…
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Successful Kidney Transplant Improves Glucose Tolerance – A Paradoxical Report From A Single Center
A. Mitsuke, H. Harada, H. Higuchi, N. Fukuzawa, H. Tanaka, T. Hirano, T. Sekii
Kidney Transplantation Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney recipients tend to impair glucose tolerance because of several factors such as post-operative obesity, and chronic exposure of some diabetogenic immunosuppressants like calcineurin…
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Antihypertensive Medication Requirements with Native Nephrectomy and Kidney Transplantation
J. Buggs¹, J. Sykes², S. Lloyd², E. Rogers¹, L. Wang³, J. Wei³, J. Zhang³, A. Kumar³, R. Liu³, V. Bowers¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The literature suggests a more significant persistence of hypertension following kidney transplantation alone than with kidney transplantation and native nephrectomy. This philosophy is in…
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Anti-cmv Antibody (cmv-ab) And Cmv-specific Cytotoxic T Cell (cmv-tc) Positivity Are Essential To Control Severe Viremia In Seronegative (sero[-]) Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients (ped Ktx Pts).
B. Shin, H. Pizzo, D. Puliyanda, A. Petrosyan, D. Lovato, S. C. Jordan, M. Toyoda
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: CMV infection represents a significant morbidity factor in KTx Pts, especially CMV sero(-) Ped Pts as infections tend to be more severe and recurrent.…
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The Importance of BMP4 Gene Defects in Renal Transplant Patients with CAKUT
E. Baskin¹, V. Sahin¹, Y. Terzi², K. Gulleroglu¹, N. Uslu³, A. Akdur⁴, G. Moray⁴, F. Sahin², M. Haberal⁴
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Genetics, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Radiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) represent the major causes of chronıc renal failure in children. Urinary tract formation is a…