Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 155 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
HLA Cw12 in Kidney Transplant Recipients is a Novel Risk Factor for the Development of Post-Transplantation Diabetes: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
N. Phagura¹, A. Culliford², F. Evison³, S. Gallier³, J. Nath², D. Briggs⁴, A. Sharif²
¹College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Department of Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴H&I Birmingham, NHS Blood and Transplant, Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Counselling kidney transplant candidates for their personalised risk of developing post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) requires an understanding of risk factors. While some risk factors…
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The Clinical Significance of C1q+ Antibodies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Hayde¹, S. Solomon², A. Colovai¹
¹Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of denovo DSA (C1q+ vs C1q-) on graft outcomes in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: Children transplanted between 2009 and 2016…
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Mortality Index Should Be Used to Provide Realistic Expectations Regarding Transplant Candidacy
Y. Chalicheemala¹, K. Chavin², T. Srinivas¹, A. Padiyar¹
¹Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Renal transplant improves outcomes of well-selected elderly patients with end stage renal disease. Older patients with significant comorbidities may not live long enough to…
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Peer Feedback Improves Nephrologists’ Transplant Referral Practices
A. Padiyar, T. Srinivas
Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: While preemptive kidney transplant is associated with superior outcomes, timely referral remains a significant barrier. Peer feedback may help improve practice. Our hypothesis is…
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Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life During the First Year in Lung Transplantation Recipients
H. Zhou, J. Chen
Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: This longitudinal study was conducted to recognize the tracks of HRQOL during the first year after transplantation and the main factors associated with HRQOL…
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Single Cell Profiling of PBMC Identifies Immune Populations Associated with High Risk of Early Acute Rejection
W. Zhang, S. Farouk, Z. Sun, W. Huang, Z. Yi, J. Fu, C. Wei, M. Fribourg-Casajuana, C. He, P. Cravedi, B. Murphy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: Our previous transcriptomic analysis of pre-transplant peripheral blood revealed a 23-gene set predictive of early acute rejection (EAR) post kidney transplant (JCI Insight, 2019).…
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Stability of Immune Phenotype, Alloreactive, and Antiviral Immunity after Switch to Belatacept-Based Regimen after Kidney Transplantation
J. Schaenman, M. Rossetti, H. Wilhalme, V. Groysberg, G. Sunga, J. Gadzhyan, B. Abdalla, E. Lum, P. Pham, G. Danovitch, J. Veale, H. A. Gritsch, D. Elashoff, E. Reed, S. Bunnapradist
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: This investigator-initiated study examines the impact of belatacept on T cell immune phenotype and function.*Methods: 19 patients with evidence of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) toxicity…
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Methodsof Assessing Glomerular Filtration Rate in Living Kidney Donors
Y. Lu¹, A. Naik¹, R. Doshi², K. Woodside³, M. Doshi¹
¹Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: The current Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policy on living kidney donors (LKD) require that all LKD candidates have measured glomerular filtration rate…
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Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant Outcomes after “Safety Net” Policy Change
D. Keys¹, T. Leventhal¹, S. Jackson¹, S. Riad¹, R. Spong¹, A. Matas¹, J. Rao²
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Criteria for listing for Simultaneous Liver and Kidney (SLK) transplant changed on August 10, 2017. These changes were implemented to standardize the criteria for…
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Reduction in UTI and UTI-Related Hospitalizations with Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Stent Removal in Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. D. Belfield¹, J. D. Smith², L. F. Borges³, M. Malinis⁴
¹Department of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Western New England University College of Pharmacy, Springfield, MA, ⁴Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: After kidney transplantation ureteral stents are used while the anastomosis between the transplanted ureter and the bladder heals. While the use of stents reduces…