Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 92 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Center Validation of TruGraf V2 – A Peripheral Blood Diagnostic for Subclincal Kidney Rejection
C. Marsh¹, S. Kurian¹, C. Schieve², R. Heilman³, M. Stegall⁴, S. Rose², J. Case¹, J. Friedewald⁵, M. Abecassis⁵, R. First²
¹Scripps Health, La Jolla, CA, ²Transplant Genomics Inc., Mansfield, MA, ³Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Unsuspected subclinical acute rejection (subAR) is currently only detectable in 15-25% of invasive surveillance biopsies (SB) and can lead to chronic rejection and poor…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Influence Of HLA-DR Mismatches On Long Term Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation
A. Singhvi, R. Araujo-Gutierrez, M. H. Park, A. Bhimaraj, B. H. Trachtenberg, I. Hussain, A. Guha
Division of Cardiology/ JC Walter Jr. Transplant Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In the field of kidney transplantation, there is strong support for the beneficial effect of minimizing donor-recipient HLA incompatibility, and HLA-DR matching in particular…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Room for Improvement: Adherence to Vaccination Recommendations in a Heart Transplant Cohort
D. Jandhyala, J. D. Lewis
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Vaccination of solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients is vital to decrease infection-related morbidity and mortality. However, published reports have shown that adherence…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Glomerular Filtration Rate after Renal Transplantation
O. Andacoglu, Y. Dong, J. Liu, M. Parides, J. Rocca, J. Graham, M. Ajaimy, Y. Azzi, C. Pynadath, L. Liriano-Ward, M. Kinkhabwala, E. Akalin, S. Greenstein
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is an excellent indicator of renal function however there is limited data on the impact of KDPI on long term…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of HLA Mismatch on Recurrence and Graft Loss in Living versus Deceased Kidney Transplant Recipients with IgA Nephropathy
T. Ishaque, F. A. Ammary, K. Jackson, D. L. Segev, A. B. Massie
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: A registry based study from Australia and New Zealand reported increased risk of recurrent IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in zero-HLA-mismatched living donor kidney transplant (LDKT)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Pathologic Differences between Young and Old Living Donors in Young Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Baek, H. Kim, H. Lee, Y. Kim, S. Park
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Due to increasing number of patients with renal failure and lack of donors, old donors are also important contributors to kidney transplantation (KT). Therefore,…
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Outcomes in Preformed Donor-Specific Human Leukocyte Antibody Positive Living Kidney Transplant Recipients Desensitized with Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Rituximab
Y. kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Donor-specific antibody (DSA) is associated with antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) and is a significant immunologic barrier to graft and patient survival. Pre-transplant desensitization therapy has…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Renal Transplantation without Any Induction Immunosuppression in Spousal Donors – Single Center Experience
R. Bhat, F. Aziz, I. N. Abubecker, S. Narayanan, B. Hafeeque
Nephrology & Transplantation, Malabar Instiute of Medical Sciences, Calicut, India
*Purpose: Renal transplantation in India is primarily driven by living related donation; parents and spouse constitute 70% of donors in India. Some centres use induction…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact Of Rituximab And Maintenance Steroid In The Recurrence Of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
L. A. Mendez Castaner
Transplant, Miami Transplant Institute-University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) has been reported between 20-80% with up to 60% of graft loss. Rituximab has demonstrated to be effective…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Induction Therapy on Absolute CD4 Count and CD4 Percentage in HIV Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. A. Kuten¹, I. E. Dunne¹, A. E. Cantwell¹, M. J. Hobeika², S. G. Yi², W. Musick¹, R. J. Knight², A. O. Gaber²
¹Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) induction causes profound and long-lasting lymphocyte depletion, with CD4+ reconstitution lagging behind other subsets. While absolute CD4 count is the preferred…