Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 202 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Largest Experience of Safety, and Efficacy of Patiromer in Solid Organ Transplants (SOT)
P. Singh¹, H. Winters², T. E. Pesavento¹, K. Schnelle²
¹Transplant Nephrology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Transplant Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Hyperkalemia, a potentially life‐threatening electrolyte abnormality, is commonly seen SOT. The predisposing factors are renal-dysfunction, and medications (CNI, TMP-SMX, ACEI, and ARBs). Patiromer, a…
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Novel Approaches in Targeting Chromatin Modifiers in the Induction of Transplant Tolerance
G. Wang, X. Xiao, Y. Dou, G. Kong, X. Li
Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) proteins are a family of proteins that function as epigenetic readers that regulate transcriptional activities of target genes. BET…
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Clinicopathological Evaluation of Long-Term Survivor More Than 10 Years after Living Kidney Transplant with Corticosteroid Early Withdrawal Protocol
H. Sasaki¹, T. Tanabe¹, H. Higuchi¹, T. Tsujimoto², H. Harada¹
¹Kidney Transplant Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ²Pharmacy, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: We have previously reported that favorable short-term outcomes of kidney recipients were achieved by corticosteroid early withdrawal protocol (CSEW) compared to the conventional protocol…
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Unusual Case of Delayed Onset Proteinuria in AT1R Antibody Mediated Rejection
K. Venkatachalam, L. Mackelaite, H. Dave
Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
*Purpose: Describing the nuances in treatment of Angiotensin receptor II Type I antibody mediated rejection*Methods: Complement-independent Angiotensin receptor II Type I antibodies (AT1R-Ab) have been…
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Challenges to National Kidney Paired Donation Education and Opportunities for Improvement
A. Waterman¹, E. H. Wood¹, O. N. Ranasinghe¹, J. L. Beaumont², S. McGuire³, K. Miller⁴, V. Chipman⁵, J. Sinacore⁶, M. Cooper⁷
¹Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴UW Health, Madison, WI, ⁵UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁶National Kidney Registry, Babylon, NY, ⁷Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: To increase kidney paired donation (KPD) rates nationally, we need to overcome systematic barriers to educating potential donors and recipients consistently about the option…
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A Successful Kidney Transplantation from Hepatitis C NAT Positive Deceased Donor to an HIV Positive Recipient with Previous History of Treated HCV Infection
R. H. Naik, S. Shawar, H. Schaefer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Due to a shortage of deceased donor kidney organs, increased waiting times have been associated with adverse outcomes post kidney transplantation. The recent breakthrough…
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Impact of Pregnancy on Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
T. Abe, A. Taniguchi, M. Kawamura, S. Nakazawa, T. Kato, R. Imamura, N. Nonomura
Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
*Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate whether the experience of pregnancy and delivery would be associated with poor maternal outcome among kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: A…
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The Influence of Spirituality and Other Motivations on Potential Kidney Living Donors’ Decisions to Donate by Race/Ethnicity
A. Waterman¹, G. H. Kim¹, Y. Cui², O. N. Ranasinghe¹, J. L. Beaumont², D. Adey³, U. Reddy⁴, B. Campbell⁵, F. L. Weng⁶
¹Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, ⁵Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
*Purpose: Few studies have explored potential kidney living donors’ motivations to donate, particularly their spirituality, and assessed whether these motivations vary by race/ethnicity.*Methods: 2576 potential…
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Early Calculation of the Tacrolimus Concentration-to-Dose Ratio Does Not Predict Outcomes after Renal Transplantation
K. Schütte-Nütgen, I. Bartmann, B. Suwelack, S. Reuter
Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
*Purpose: There is emerging interest in the concentration-to-dose (C/D) ratio of tacrolimus (Tac) as it is linked to outcomes after renal transplantation (RTx). Recently, we…
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Frailty Prior to Hospital Discharge Predicts Mortality after Cirrhosis-Related Admissions
M. Serper¹, S. Tao², P. Garren¹, D. Peyton¹, M. A. Dunn², K. Reddy¹, A. Gougol², A. Duarte-Rojo²
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Inpatient frailty assessment and its utility in clinical care is understudied in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Study objectives were to quantify physical frailty among…