2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre Transplant Intact FGF 23 Modifies Post-Transplant Improvement in Cognition
*Purpose: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has been associated with cognitive impairment in ESRD. Both FGF23 levels and cognition improve post-kidney transplantation (KT). It is…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Effects Of Simultaneously Training Additional Surgeons In The Living Donor Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Minimally invasive surgery is an ever-developing field in surgery. Numerous international transplant programs have reported the success and safety of robotic assisted kidney transplant…2019 American Transplant Congress
Role of Molecular Microscope in the Interpretation of Endarteritis and Acute Thrombotic Microangiopathy
*Purpose: According to the Banff classification, endarteritis (Figure 1A, case 1) may be a manifestation of either: TCMR and ABMR. Acute thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) constitutes…2019 American Transplant Congress
Borderline Lesions Following Lymphocyte Depletion: Effect of Treatment
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: A consensus does not exist on whether to treat borderline lesions in the renal allograft. Importantly, recent data suggests that borderline lesions confer risk…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Paricalcitol on Markers of Inflammation in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Despite the reduction of systemic inflammation associated with receiving a functioning transplant, markers of inflammation may remain somewhat elevated in renal transplant recipients, and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Diastolic Blood Pressure Derived from Twenty Four Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Survival after Kidney Transplantation
Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Cardiac events remain the leading, long term, cause of death after kidney transplantation. In the general population, 50% of cardiac events are attributed to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Low Dose Thymoglobulin Has No Disadvantages to Standard Higher Dose: A Report of the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium
*Purpose: What is not known is whether a lower Thymoglobulin (ATG) induction dose provides safe and effective immunosuppression compared to a “standard” higher dose in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Are Protocol Biopsies Necessary for Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients?
Pediatrics, UCSD, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Renal allograft survival indirectly correlates with acute rejection episodes. Subacute rejection is also associated with decreased graft survival. Protocol biopsies (bxs) have been implemented…2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Case Series of 5 Patients
*Purpose: Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD) after solid organ transplantation is a complication of chronic immunosuppression (IS) and is generally associated with Epstein Barr virus (EBV)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Are Ureteric Stents a Risk Factor for Bk Virus Activation in Kidney Transplantation?
Surgery- Section of Transplant Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Ureteric stents are used in Kidney Transplantation, to reduce the incidence of ureteric leaks. There have been a few studies suggesting that placement of…
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