2015 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Immunity to Murine Cytomegalovirus Influences Natural Killer Cell Responses in Infected Renal Allografts
BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated epidemiologically with renal allograft loss, but the impact of recipient CMV immunity upon graft survival is unclear. Natural killer…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Quantitative Assay of Urinary Decoy Cells as a Screening and Follow-Up Tool in Renal Transplant Recipients With Polyomavirus BK Infection
Polyomavirus BK nephropathy (BKVN) is an important infectious complication in kidney transplant patients. Urinary cytology is effective for early diagnosis of BKVN. However, quantitative assay…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Features of Isolated Arteriolar Hyalinosis in Renal Transplant Biopsies
Background: Arteriolar hyalinosis (ah) is characterized by deposition of hyaline material in the vascular wall that may be caused by different insults including diabetes, hypertension…2015 American Transplant Congress
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis After Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Introduction: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a glomerular disease that frequently leads to ESRD requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. MPGN recurrence after transplant (rMPGN) often happens…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Decreasing Rates of Organ Donation in Trauma Patients: An Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database
Transplant Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Transplant, Surgery, Tucson, AZ.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to assess organ donation rates among trauma patients over the years utilizing the national organ donation database (UNOS).METHODS:…2015 American Transplant Congress
Role of CMV, BKV, and Immunosupression Non-Adherence in Early and Late De Novo Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibody Development and Outcomes
This analysis aims to identify appropriate de novo DSA (dnDSA) screening points and delineate the post-transplant (txp) scenarios preceding dnDSA development to aid in clinical…2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Creatinine Is Most Predictive of Graft Loss in Late Antibody Mediated Rejection
Comprehensive Transplant Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Development of acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is associated with graft loss and can occur both early (< 3 months) and late (> 3 months)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of HLA Antibody Monitoring After Kidney Transplantation
The impact of donor specific antibodies (DSA) and optimal therapeutic intervention for DSA in kidney transplant (KT) recipients has been reported with variable results. We…2015 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal eGFR Modelling to Understand Rates of eGFR Decline in Renal Transplantation in the United Kingdom
Background: The rate of decline in eGFR (slope) has been independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events and all cause mortality in kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Ideal Versus Total Body Weight Dosing of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction Therapy on Patient Outcomes in High Immunological Risk Kidney Transplant
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
BackgroundThe optimal dose of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction therapy in high immunological risk kidney transplantation (KTx) lacks consensus and the effect of dosing weight…
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