2019 American Transplant Congress
Costs Associated with A2 to B Kidney Transplantation: A Barrier to Its Utilization?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: In 2014 the updated Kidney Allocation System (KAS) allowed for allocation of blood type A2 kidneys to B recipients in an effort to ameliorate…2019 American Transplant Congress
Combined Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG) and Rituximab (RTX) Induction in African American (AA) Kidney Transplant Recipients
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: We have previously shown that despite the use of T cell-depleting antibody induction, AA kidney transplant recipients (KTR) remain at high risk of rejection…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Association Of Frailty With Risk Of Cytomegalovirus And BK Infection
*Purpose: Opportunistic infections are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality post-kidney transplant (KT). Recently, medical frailty has been recognized to increase the risk of death…2019 American Transplant Congress
Real World Data Support International Consenus Guidelines on Management of CMV after Kidney Transplantation
Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) naïve kidney transplant recipients (R-) transplanted with an organ from a CMV positive donor (D+) are at high risk for CMV disease.…2019 American Transplant Congress
High HLA-DQ Epitope Mismatch Load and Low Tacrolimus Level Are Associated with Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody
*Purpose: Purpose of our study is to evaluate the clinical significance of HLA class II epitope mismatch loads for the development of de novo DSA…2019 American Transplant Congress
Innovations in Transplant Education: 360⁰ Virtual Reality Videos of a Live Kidney Donation and Transplantation
*Purpose: 360⁰ degree Virtual Reality (VR) is a digital technology where learners are able to "look around" in an artificial world. The VR experience gives…2019 American Transplant Congress
Using a Massive Open Online Course on Clinical Kidney, Prancreas and Islet Transplantion in Different Settings of Transplant Education
*Purpose: In 2016 our center launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation. As opposed to on-campus education, this course…2019 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization Protocols vs Kidney Paired Donation to Overcome AB0 Incompatibility and/or Donor Specific Antibodies in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation Center, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
*Purpose: International guidelines indicate Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (LDKT) as the best option for ESRD patients. Immunological barriers like AB0 incompatibility (AB0i) and donor specific…2019 American Transplant Congress
Management of Dyslipidemia after Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of long-term mortality in liver transplant recipients (LTR). Adequate control of CVD risk factors like hypertension, diabetes,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Anticoagulation in Post-Liver Transplant Recipients with Portal Vein Thrombosis
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare safety and efficacy outcomes in liver transplant recipients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) at the time…
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