Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 37 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Lower Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment (SIPAT) for Transplantation Score is Predictive of Successful Listing for Kidney Transplant Candidates
A. Kumar¹, J. Salaway², M. Dorris², J. Newman³, A. Doyle¹, S. Rao¹
¹Nephrology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Psychosocial evaluation is an integral part of transplant recipient evaluation. SIPAT is a tool designed to assess psychological health of transplant candidates. Lower SIPAT…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Successful Repair of Kidney Graft Artery Rupture Secondary to Infection Using a Preprocessed Homologous ‘Y’-Shaped Iliac Artery
G. Liu, X. Wang, J. Wu, W. Peng, R. Wang, H. Huang, J. Chen
Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: This retrospective study aims to describe novel ways of repair kidney allograft artery rupture secondary to infection using a preprocessed homologous “Y”-shaped iliac artery.*Methods:…
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Subclinical Rejection is Common on Surveillance Biopsies in Children with Kidney Transplant
S. Gattis¹, R. Liverman¹, A. Serluco¹, J. Yin¹, J. Hogan², S. Jernigan², R. George², P. D. Winterberg², R. Garro²
¹Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Surveillance biopsies provide the opportunity to identify subclinical rejection and other pathologic changes, yet their utilization varies across pediatric kidney transplant centers. The purpose…
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Impact of T-cell Mediated Allograft Inflammation within First-Year after Kidney Transplantation: An Analysis of Paired Biopsies from a Single Center Study
S. Tandukar, R. Mehta, I. Owoyemi, D. Jorgensen, P. Sood, S. Hariharan
Division of Transplant Nephrology, Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We evaluated the impact of Clinical and Sub-Clinical T-Cell-Mediated Rejection (TCMR) and Sub-Clinical Inflammation (SCI) within 1 year post-transplant.*Methods: Adult kidney transplant patients who…
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Pharmacist-Led Management of Post-Transplant Hyperglycemia Reduces Hospitalizations
V. H. Do¹, I. Figueroa², A. Elshafie³, R. Belfort De Aguiar³, D. Haakinson³, E. Cohen¹
¹Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ²Western New England School of Pharmacy, Springfield, MA, ³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Renal transplant recipients (RTRs) are at risk of developing post-transplant hyperglycemia (PTHG), defined as blood glucose > 180 mg/dL within the first 45 days…
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BMI Influence on the Outcomes of Renal Transplant
V. Bianchi, I. D. Kostakis, T. Kasimatis, C. Flach, P. Paraskeva, C. Callaghan, B. Phillips, N. Karydis, N. Kessaris, F. Calder, I. Loukopoulos
Department of Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Our aim was to assess the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the outcomes of renal transplant and the management of obese patients…
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Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Study Evaluating Risk of Anticoagulation
P. Serrano Rodriguez¹, A. Vijayakumar², P. D. Strassle³, K. Szempruch¹, C. S. Desai¹, A. Vijay¹, A. H. Toledo¹, D. A. Gerber¹
¹Abdominal Transplant SUrgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³General Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a higher risk of mortality and adverse cardiovascular events. Pre-operative AF has around 5-9% prevalence and roughly 5%…
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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…
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Low Specific Gravity Of First Morning Urine Predicts Bkvn in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Bk Viruria
G. Huang¹, X. Chen¹, Z. Wang², Y. Nuertai², W. Chen³, S. Yang³, P. Chen⁴, C. Wang¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China, ³Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ⁴Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: BK Polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) is an important cause of dysfunction and failure of renal transplants. BKV usually infects urinary tract retrogradely. The collecting duct…