Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 74 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Biopsy Characteristics of Kidneys from a Single Large OPO
S. Bunnapradist¹, T. Seto², A. Cohen², T. Rosenthal¹, G. Danovitch¹
¹David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²One Legacy, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: As deceased donor pool have expanded, kidney biopsy has been increasingly used to help determine organ suitability for transplant. There are concerns that biopsy…
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Pericardial Effusion: A Potential Late Complication of COVID-19 Infection
O. Sogbein, A. Rizvi, M. Mujtaba, S. Hussain
Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: COVID-19 infection involves entry of SARS-CoV-2 virus into cells via interaction between its spike protein and angiotensin converting enzyme resulting in an NF-κβ mediated…
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Serological Response To Three, Four And Five Doses Of Sars-cov-2 Vaccine In Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Ronicke¹, B. Osmanodja¹, K. Budde¹, A. Jens¹, C. Hammett¹, K. Nadine¹, J. Waiser¹, B. Zukunft¹, F. Bachmann¹, M. Choi¹, W. Ulrike¹, B. Eberspächer², J. Hofmann², F. Grunow¹, M. Mikhailov¹, L. Liefeldt¹, K. Eckardt¹, F. Halleck¹, E. Schrezenmeier¹
¹Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Labor Berlin - Charité Vivantes GmbH, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Mortality from COVID-19 among kidney transplant recipients (KTR) is unacceptably high, and their response to up to three vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 is strongly impaired.…
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Exploring the Differential Access Hypothesis: Do Black Kidney Transplant Candidates Have Less Social Network Access to Potential Living Donors Than White Candidates?
J. Daw¹, M. Roberts¹, T. Purnell²
¹Sociology & Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, ²Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: This study assesses the ‘differential access’ hypothesis that non-Hispanic Black kidney transplant candidates in the United States have access to fewer healthy, willing potential…
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Safety and Efficacy of GLP-1 Agonists in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
E. Heiman, D. Blanco, A. Webb
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) have been shown to improve glycemic control, obesity, and cardiovascular disease in the general population. The safety and…
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The SHELTER Trial of Transplanting Donor Hepatitis C Virus RNA+ Lungs Into Uninfected Recipients
V. Potluri¹, P. Reese¹, S. Prenner¹, H. Mentch¹, D. Goldberg², T. Claridge¹, J. Smith¹, C. Gentile¹, V. Van Deerlin¹, R. Reddy¹, T. Fallah¹, C. Bermudez¹, M. Crespo¹, J. Diamond¹
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: The advent of direct acting antiviral therapy has motivated centers to transplant lungs from donors with hepatitis C virus infection (HCV-RNA+) into uninfected recipients.…
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Mortality in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with a Pretransplant Cancer Diagnosis
A. Hart¹, R. Pfeiffer², B. Morawski³, C. Lynch⁴, Y. Zeng⁵, K. Pawlish⁶, K. Yu⁷, D. Hurley⁸, E. Engels⁷
¹Hennepin Healthcare, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ³Cancer Registry of Idaho, Boise, ID, ⁴Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry, Grand Forks, ND, ⁶New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Trenton, NJ, ⁷Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ⁸University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
*Purpose: Transplant-associated immunosuppression may cause cancer recurrence in patients with a pretransplant cancer, but little is known about outcomes among these recipients.*Methods: We used data…
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The Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) After Pig-to-Baboon Kidney Transplantation
C. Hansen-Estruch¹, M. H. Bikhet¹, M. Javed¹, D. Ayares², A. Katsurada³, R. Satou³, W. Shao³, D. K. Cooper¹, L. G. Navar³, E. Judd⁴
¹Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA, ³Department of Physiology and Hypertension and Renal Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Relatively long-term survival after life-supporting pig-to-baboon kidney transplantation has been achieved. However, there are documented episodes of hypovolemia during the post-transplant period from an…
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Establishment And Validation Of A Predictive Model For Differential Rejection Diagnosis By Gene Expression Profiling (GEP) In Renal Allograft Biopsies Using Banff Human Organ Transplant (B-HOT) Gene Panel
H. Zhang¹, R. Haun², F. Collin¹, C. Cassol², S. Coley², J. Wilson², S. Stone¹, K. Qu¹, W. Tian¹, N. Agrawal¹, G. Shekhtman¹, C. Larsen²
¹CareDx, Inc., Brisbane, CA, ²Arkana Laboratories, Little Rock, AR
*Purpose: Large scale GEP studies evaluating the performance of Banff-endorsed B-HOT gene panel for allograft rejection diagnosis have not been published. In this study, we…
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Long-Term Outcomes for Living Kidney Donors with Early Guideline-Concordant Follow-Up Care
A. Dhalla¹, A. Lloyd², K. L. Lentine³, A. X. Garg⁴, R. R. Quinn¹, P. Ravani¹, S. W. Klarenbach², B. R. Hemmelgarn², U. Ibelo¹, N. N. Lam¹
¹Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Center for Abdominal Transplantation, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Current guidelines recommend that living kidney donors receive annual lifelong follow-up to monitor kidney health. It is unclear whether early guideline-concordant care is associated…