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  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Breakthrough Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in High vs Intermediate Risk Heart Transplant Recipients

    G. Huang1, O. E. Beaird1, M. Davis2, M. Carlson1, S. Chang1, P. Gaynor1, A. Fan2, M. Deng3, A. Multani1, A. Nsair3, J. Schaenman1

    1Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Pharmacy, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 3Cardiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common infections after transplantation and continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality despite prophylaxis and screening strategies.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Covid vs Non Covid Pneumonia in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    R. Prashar, N. Khoury, P. Shrivastava, S. Yeddula, T. Kitajima, E. Ulrich, M. Ramesh, A. Patel, S. Nagai, M. Samaniego-Picota

    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Compare clinical characteristics and outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) hospitalized with COVID vs Non COVID Pneumonia.*Methods: This is a retrospective case‐control study examining…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Changes in Cytomegalovirus Specific T Cell Immunity With Immunomodulation in Serodiscordant High Risk Transplant Recipients

    T. Tinkham, C. Song, R. Winstead, I. Yakubu, A. Brown, S. Sterling, G. Gupta, D. Kumar

    Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality among all solid organ transplant recipients. CMV discordant (D+/R-) recipients are at higher risk of developing…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Efficacy and Safety of a High Dose Ganciclovir Dosing Strategy in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients

    M. Jorgenson1, J. Descourouez1, G. Leverson2, C. Saddler2, J. Smith2, D. Mandelbrot2, J. Odorico2

    1UW Health, Madison, WI, 2UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: Evaluate efficacy and safety of a strategy utilizing high dose ganciclovir in kidney and pancreas transplant recipients requiring hospital admission for CMV infection.*Methods: Adult…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Cytomegalovirus Infection Among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: Findings From the USRDS-medicare Linked Database Study

    A. Raval1, M. Ganz2, S. Alam2, Y. Tang1, C. Santos3

    1Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 2Evidera-PPD, Waltham, MA, 3Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus infection (CMVi) is a frequent complication and significant cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation (KT). However, there are limited recent national…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Black Patients Do Not Have Worse Short-Term Outcomes After Receiving High KDPI (>85%) Kidneys

    K. Atiemo1, S. Guisti1, K. Guo2, T. Amankonah1, A. Vijay1, A. Paramesh1, M. Killackey1, H. Jeon1, L. Zhao2, D. Ladner2

    1Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Some studies have suggested Black kidney transplant recipients have an increased incidence of graft failure and worse survival. We examined whether this finding is…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Simulation Model for Cytomegalovirus Matching in Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation System in the U.S.

    B. Tanriover1, V. K. Ariyamuthu1, T. Zangeneh2, M. M. Al Obaidi2, Y. Ulukus3, M. A. Ergun3, B. Sandikci4

    1Department of Medicine / Nephrology, University of Arizona, COM Tucson, Tucson, AZ, 2Department of Medicine / Infectious Disease, University of Arizona, COM Tucson, Tucson, AZ, 3Operations Management, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 4Operations Management, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: The prevalence of positive and negative cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology among transplant recipients and donors are approximately 60-65% and 30-35%, respectively. CMV mismatch, donor-positive/recipient-negative status…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly

    L. B. Moraitis, J. Rogers, A. Farney, A. Reeves-Daniel, G. Orlando, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, A. Mena-Gutierrez, C. Jay, R. Stratta

    Abdominal Organ Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

    *Purpose: In the recent past, older age was contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of frailty…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Identifying Barriers to Transition Readiness in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients

    K. Amatya, S. Yuhas-Schiltz, C. Petyak, A. Moudgil

    Nephrology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

    *Purpose: Inadequate readiness for transition from pediatric to adult care is associated with loss of transplant, initiation of or return to dialysis, and other negative…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Validation of PROMIS Anxiety Computer Adaptive Test in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    M. Saqib, M. Yang, F. Jamal, S. Aghamohammadi, G. Ahmadzadeh, M. Hamid, V. Shah, N. Jayakumar, M. Novak, I. Mucsi

    University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    *Purpose: To assess the validity and reliability of the PROMIS Anxiety item bank administered using Computer Adaptive Test (PROMIS-A CAT) in patients who received solid…
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