Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 128 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Arterial Hypertension and the Use of Antihypertensive Medication in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients: An Analysis of the CERTAIN Registry
R. Sugianto,¹ E. Wühl,² B. Schmidt,¹ S. Geyer,³ K. Krupka,² B. Höcker,² B. Tönshoff,² A. Melk.¹
¹Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany; ²Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; ³Department of Medical Sociology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
BackgroundOur study aimed to describe the prevalence of hypertension, blood pressure (BP) control and the use of antihypertensive (AH) drugs in pediatric renal transplant patients.MethodsCasual…
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The Effects of Dialysis Vintage and Hypertensive Renal Failure on Colonoscopy Findings During Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Y. Zheng,¹ K. Chaung,¹ P. Park,¹ J. Augustine,² N. Sarabu,² J. Schulak,² E. Sanchez,² V. Humphreville,² J. Ammori,² K. Woodside.²
¹School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; ²Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Colonoscopy as a screening modality starting at age 50 has recently undergone scrutiny due to concerns over the risks and benefits. We sought to identify…
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Is There a Protective Value for Low Level Donor Specific Antibodies to Prevent Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplant?
M. Kittleson, J. Patel, F. Liou, S. Siddiqui, J. Yabuno, D. Chang, D. Ramzy, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, N. Reinsmoen, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Donor specific antibodies (DSA) following heart transplant has been reported to be associated with increased development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) and risk of…
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Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Infection After Solid Organ Transplant
Y. Natori, A. Humar, S. Husain, C. Rotstein, D. Kumar.
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Background:Cytomegalovirus is a common opportunistic infection after transplant. Relapse may occur after treatment of the initial episode of viremia or disease and secondary prophylaxis is…
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Increased Frequency of Terminally Differentiated and Exhausted CD8+ T Cells Is Associated With Adverse Clinical Outcome After Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Implantation
J. Schaenman,¹ Y. Korin,² T. Sidwell,² G. Sunga,² G. Bondar,³ N. Wisniewski,³ M. Kwon,⁴ M. Cadeiras,³ M. Deng,³ E. Reed.²
¹Medicine/Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ²Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ³Medicine/Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Clinical outcomes vary after mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD) implantation, with some patients developing multi organ system dysfunction (MOD), sometimes leading to death. We hypothesized…
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Long-term Patient and Graft Survival After Kidney Transplantation in Recipients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection
N.-Y. Heo, P. Udompap, A. Mannalithara, W. Kim.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford.
Background: The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among kidney transplant (KTx) recipients is higher than that in the general population. With the advent…
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Is BMI of 28 an Appropriate Cutoff for Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant in Type II Diabetes?
E. Ahmed, D. Bruce, I. Carmody, A. Cohen, G. Loss, T. Reichman, J. Seal, H. Bohorquez.
Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
In simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation, obesity has been reported to be associated with inferior survival and increased post-transplant complications. With implementation of the…
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Variables Related to the Development of Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Post-Kidney Transplant (KTx): Implications for Late Graft Histology and Survival
F. Cosio,¹ C. Schinstock,¹ M. Stegall.²
¹Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Introduction. The incidence of de novo DSA increases post-KTx. DSA is associated to reduced graft survival likely due to chronic antibody mediated rejection (cAMR). However,…
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National Outcomes of Kidney Tranplantation from Diabetic Donors: A Mate-Kidney Analysis
J. Cohen,¹ P. Reese,¹ P. Porrett,² R. Bloom,¹ K. Forde,³ D. Sawinski.¹
¹Renal Division, Univ. of Penn, Philadelphia, PA; ²Dept of Surgery, Univ. of Penn, Philadelphia, PA; ³Division of Gastroenterology, Univ. of Penn, Philadelphia, PA.
Utilization of diabetic donor kidneys has increased, though scarce patient and allograft survival data are available for recipients of these organs. Using United Network for…
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Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate With Serum Cystatin C Accurately Discriminates Renal Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Candidates With End-Stage Liver Disease
S. Gonzalez,¹ J. Trotter,¹ H. Szerlip,² M. Levy,³ A. Chandrakantan,⁴ A. Yango,⁴ A. Rajagopal,⁴ Y. Barri,⁴ K. Rice,⁴ M. Saim,² L. Melton,⁴ M. Emmett,² G. Klintmalm,³ B. Fischbach.⁴
¹Hepatology, Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX; ²Nephrology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX; ³Transplant Surgery, Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX; ⁴Nephrology, Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX.
Background: Renal insufficiency is common in end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and is linked to survival in patients awaiting liver transplantation. Serum creatinine correlates poorly with…