2013 American Transplant Congress
Superior Renal Function in an Everolimus-Based Calcineurin Inhibitor Free Regimen Compared to Standard Cyclosporine/Mycophenolate and Low Cyclosporine/Everolimus: Follow-Up of the HERAKLES Study at Month 24
HERAKLES Study Group, Germany; Novartis Pharma, Nuremberg, Germany
Aim: To follow up (FU) on the evolution of renal function (RF) of immunosuppressive regimens with different calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) exposure at month (Mo)24 post…2013 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Discard Reasons by Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI)
KDPI summarizes the risk of donor kidney graft failure based on clinical and demographic parameters. We hypothesize that discard of a kidney with low KDPI…2013 American Transplant Congress
Single Donor-Derived Strongyloides in Solid Organ Transplants
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville; Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
CDC was notified of Strongyloides infection in transplant recipients of kidneys, pancreas and heart from same deceased donor. Concern for donor-derived strongyloidiasis prompted an investigation…2013 American Transplant Congress
First Year Mild Renal Insufficiency Associated with Increased Mortality after Heart Transplant
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
BACKGROUND: Renal failure has been a consistent risk factor for mortality after heart transplantation. From the ISHLT Registry approximately one third of patients have an…2013 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Kidney Donor Acute Tubular Necrosis and the Development of Delayed Graft Function
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the donor kidney may contribute to delayed graft function (DGF), heightened immunologic risk, and progressive graft fibrosis, thereby affecting…2013 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Positive Crossmatch Renal Transplantation Despite Failure To Convert to Negative Flow Crossmatch after Desensitization
Purpose: Determine outcomes of positive crossmatch (PXM) renal transplant recipients that failed to convert to negative flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) despite desensitization.Methods: All patients that…2013 American Transplant Congress
Diabetes Significantly Impacts Quality of Life Following Kidney Transplant
Dept of Pharmacy Services, MUSC, Charleston, SC; Dept of Transplant Surgery, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Purpose: Kidney transplant (KTx) has the potential to substantially improve quality of life (QOL) through improvements in performance status and life expectancy. Few studies have…2013 American Transplant Congress
North American Results from the Multicenter Randomized Trial of Everolimus vs Mycophenolate Mofetil in Heart Transplantation
Purpose: 24-month (M) results of a randomized, open-label, multinational study (A2310) comparing efficacy and safety of everolimus (EVR) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in de novo…2013 American Transplant Congress
Most Late Kidney Graft Failures after Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplant (SPK) Are Due to Non-Immunological Graft Injury
Background: Late allograft failure is one of the critical issues in renal transplantation today. The relative importance of immunological versus non-immunological causes of chronic kidney…2013 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Hepatitis C Recurrence in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients Receiving Antibody Induction Versus No Antibody Induction
Purpose: Compare the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients receiving induction to subjects that were transplanted without induction…
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