Am J Transplant, Volume 3, Suppl 5 Archives - Page 11 of 178 - ATC Abstracts

2013 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Nephrosclerosis with Kidney Function and Size in Living Kidney Donors (LKD)
E. Heaphy, Y. Ohashi, S. Nurko, B. Stephany, R. Fatica, H. Amer, A. Rule, J. Schold, E. Poggio
Nephrology and HTN, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Nephrology and HTN, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Despite their selection on health, LKD have been found to have subclinical nephrosclerosis. Identifying pre-donation characteristics that predict nephrosclerosis is of critical importance. We evaluated…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium difficile Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients during the Modern Era of PCR Testing
J. Lee, D. Tsapepas, J. McDermott, S. Martin, A. Anamisis, K. Fester, J. Powell, J. Scheffert
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Background: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk for Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) which occurs in up to 31% of lung transplant (LT) patients.…
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Impact of Six Months Ciprofloxacin Prophylaxis on BK Viremia and BK Nephropathy, The
M. Jason, W. Manitpisitkul, N. Wilson, J. Bromberg, S. Barlett, A. Haririan
Department of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Purpose: BK nephropathy is a serious complication after kidney transplantation and can ultimately lead to graft failure. Since fluoroquinolones inhibit BK DNA topoisomerase it has…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Post-Donation Body Weight Changes on Kidney Donor Blood Pressure, Kidney Function and Metabolic Parameters
E. Heaphy, Y. Ohashi, B. Stephany, S. Nurko, R. Fatica, H. Amer, A. Rule, J. Schold, E. Poggio
Nephrology and HTN, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Quatitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Nephrology and HTN, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Obesity has been associated with chronic kidney disease and its risk factors. Therefore, we hypothesized that weight increase post-donation would adversely affect kidney function, blood…
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Survival Benefits of Preemptive Renal Transplantation for Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease Patients
B. Sayed, S. Amaral, N. Kutner, R. Patzer
Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Department of Pediatrics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; USRDS Rehabilitation/QoL Special Studies Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for pediatric end stage renal disease (ESRD), and preemptive transplantation may reduce morbidity and mortality. In the pediatric population,…
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Residual Renal Function in Living Kidney Donors: Does Remaining Kidney Volume Matter?
A. Diez, C. Sundaram, M. Mujtaba, T. Taber, M. Yaqub, D. Mishler, J. Powelson, W. Goggins, A. Sharfuddin
Ohio State University, Columbus; IUH Transplant, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis
Background:It is generally accepted that in living kidney donor nephrectomy for transplantation, the donor should remain with the larger kidney volume if possible. It has…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Psychiatric Outcomes of Liver Transplantation after Acetaminophen Overdose
T. Dolenc, J. Bostwick, S. Jowsey, T. Schneekloth, T. Rummans
Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States. A substantial proportion of these patients survive with conservative treatment. Liver…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Graft Loss Due to BK Nephropathy: A Paired Kidney Analysis
J. Gill, S. Hariharan, C. Rose, J. Dong, J. Gill
Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Transplantation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
The purpose of this case control study was to identify risk factors for transplant failure due to BK Nephropathy (BK).Using SRTR data from 1987-2011, we…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Impact of Recipient and Donor Weight on Simultaneous Pancreas / Kidney (SPK) Graft Function
A. Gruessner, R. Gruessner
College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Introduction: Increased body weight in transplant patients has become a huge problem over the last years. Over the last decade only 52% of recipients and…
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Significance of Preformed Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Detected by Highly Sensitive Solid Phase Assays: Prediction of Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection (AMR)
D. Kannabhiran, J. Lee, R. Friedlander, D. Epstein, T. Muthukumar, J. Lee, M. Aull, A. Watkins, S. Kapur, V. Sharma, M. Suthanthiran, D. Dadhania
Dept. of Transplantation Medicine, Weil Cornell- NYPH, NY, NY; IGT, Rogosin Institute, NY, NY
Background:Luminex platform based solid phase antibody assays are used to identify unacceptable antigens for kidney transplant (Tx) candidates. Criteria for listing such unacceptable antigens varies…