Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 32 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Evaluation of High-versus Low-Dose Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prevention in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
P. Parikh¹, M. Siddiqui², O. De La Cruz², G. Gupta², D. Kumar², I. Yakubu²
¹Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common infection after solid organ transplantation and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. CMV prophylaxis is widely considered…
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Nosocomial COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
J. T. Swan¹, A. Tran¹, E. Rizk², E. A. Graviss¹, A. Drews², K. A. Grimes², D. T. Nguyen¹, S. G. Yi², R. R. McMillan², F. Yuan¹, I. Carrillo³, G. Book³, F. R. Zabaneh³, L. W. Moore¹, A. O. Gaber²
¹Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
*Purpose: This study aimed to identify probable cases of nosocomial Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among hospitalized solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients.*Methods: All hospitalized SOT recipients…
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Delay in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Due to Infection: A Single Center Study
T. A. Heald-Sargent¹, S. Manz², P. Verghese³
¹Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI, ³Pediatric Kidney Diseases, Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The infectious risks of immunosuppression following pediatric kidney transplant are well described but little is known about the impact of infections on patients with…
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Clinical and Pathological Features of Lobar Nephronia in Renal Allograft
Y. Wang¹, Z. Yan¹, Y. Liu¹, Y. Zhou¹, Y. He¹, W. Zeng¹, R. Xia¹, W. Deng¹, J. Xu¹, C. Wu², Y. Miao¹
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ²Department of Urology and Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Lobar nephronia (acute focal nephritis) is a rare form of nephritis which can be presented as a renal mass and misdiagnosed as renal cancer,…
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Exploring the Correlation with Donor Hepatitis C Viral Load and Viral Kinetics in Naïve Kidney Transplantation Recipients
A. Brooks¹, A. Rechnitzer¹, R. Teo¹, D. Y. Goldstein², M. Narlieva², J. P. Rocca¹, M. Ajaimy¹, L. Liriano-Ward¹, Y. Azzi¹, C. Pynadath¹, P. Loarte-Campos¹, E. Akalin¹, M. E. Le¹, H. Yaffe¹, S. Greenstein¹, J. Torabi¹, M. M. Kinkhabwala¹, J. A. Graham¹
¹Montefiore-Einstein Center for Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: The transplantation of Hepatitis C viremic (HCV) kidneys into uninfected recipients was made possible by effective direct acting anti-viral (DAA) therapy. This study aims…
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Trends and Outcomes Analysis of U.S. Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes of Hard to Place Kidneys
D. Bahl¹, A. Mahajan², H. Aramada³, Y. Qazi³
¹St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada, ²University College Cork School of Medicine, County Cork, Cork City, Ireland, ³Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Despite a growing number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, discard rate remains significantly high. The UNOS SRTR data now provides information on all…
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Two-for-One Kidney Transplant Outcomes
C. Malanga¹, H. Madeem², K. Robichaux², J. Buggs³, A. Kumar¹, V. Bowers³
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: In the United States, over 91,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Concurrently, 3,500 kidneys deemed to be of marginal…
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The Edge of Glory: Determinants of Success and Failure for Prolonged Cold Ischemia in Kidney Transplantation
A. Turner¹, M. Hamidi¹, V. Ariyamuthu², R. Harland¹, B. Tanriover²
¹Surgery, Banner University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ²Medicine, Banner University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT>30 hours) is associated with an increased risk of primary non-function and early graft loss in kidney transplantation, although this…
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Patients’ Perceptions of Kidney Transplant Failure and Transitioning to Dialysis
E. Ramos¹, C. Gu², C. Hanson², K. Abdel-Kader³, K. Bonnet², D. Schlundt², E. Gordon⁴, B. P. Concepcion³
¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Approximately 5,000 US kidney transplant recipients return to dialysis each year due to allograft failure. Understanding how kidney allograft failure and transitioning to chronic…
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Renal Transplant Recipients with Low Skeletal Muscle Attenuation Have a Greater Risk of Developing New-onset Diabetes After Transplantation
A. Han, H. Kim, C. Chung, H. Ko, K. Choi, S. Min, S. Min, J. Ha
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Decreased muscle radiation attenuation on computed tomography (CT) is indicative of fat infiltration within the muscle. Such ectopic fat accumulation has recently been recognized…