Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 54 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Kidney Transplant Function After Late Conversion to Belatacept (Nulojix®)
S. Brakemeier,¹ M. Dürr,¹ M. Wiesener,² B. Tobias,² K. Budde,¹ B. Klemens.¹
¹Nephrology, Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany; ²Nephrology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Introduction: In the long-term follow up of kidney transplants, chronic transplant nephropathy often in combination with CNI-toxicity is a major problem. With declining transplant function…
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Analysis of the Temporal Evolution of Causes of Graft Loss Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in a US Southern State
M. Kadian,¹ M. Posadas Salas,¹ M. Kamel,¹ D. Taber,² M. Salazar,¹ P. Mohan,¹ T. Srinivas.¹
¹Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ²Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
The past decade of kidney transplantation has seen many changes in immunosuppression (IS), donor, and recipient characteristics. This study analyzes the associations between the aforementioned…
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Renal Function Difference Between Anti-Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin(HBIG) Monotherapy and HBIG Combined With Entecavir in Liver Recipients
J. Lee,^1,2 J. Lee,^1,2 J. Lee,³ M. Kim,^1,2 M. Ju,^1,2 G. Choi,^1,2 J. Choi,^1,2 S. Kim,^1,2 D. Joo.^1,2
¹Department of Transplantation Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seroul, Korea; ²Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Bundang, Korea.
Background: To reduce the HBV reinfection after liver transplantation, anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) alone or combination with antiviral nucleotide analogues are usually used regimen. However,…
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Systematic Medical Record Review to Identify Safety Risks in Living Liver Donors
B. Platt,⁵ D. Woods,⁵ R. Fisher,² J. Guarrera,³ E. Pomfret,⁴ M. Simpson,⁴ A. Daud,¹ T. Curtis,⁵ E. Reyes,⁵ E. Wymore,⁵ A. Skaro,¹ D. Ladner.¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; ²Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; ³Columbia University, New York, NY; ⁴Lahey Clinic, Boston, MA; ⁵CHS, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
BACKGROUNDPrevention of adverse events (AEs) is important in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT), as these are healthy volunteers who undergo a major procedure with no…
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Non-Inferiority of Graft Survival of Living Unrelated Kidney Transplant compared to Living Related Kidney Transplant as Analyzed by First Degree Relative
A. Patel, M. Goggins, D. Kim, P. Rohini, L. Malinzak.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
The perceived advantage of donating a kidney directly to a family member is difficult to uncouple in the setting of voluntary exchange or other kidney…
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Psychological Benefit After Living Kidney Donation: Is It a Myth?
H. Maple, N. Mamode.
Renal Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: The moral and ethical justification for living donation is provided by an assumed psychological benefit to the donor after donation. However, there are no…
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Epidemiologic Change in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Referred for Lung Transplantation Post Lung Allocation Score Implementation
R. Loyaga-Rendon,¹ B. Shelton,¹ R. Reed,¹ J. Tallaj,¹ E. Diaz-Guzman,¹ G. Heresi,² J. Locke.¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; ²Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Introduction: The lung allocation score (LAS) was designed and implemented in May 2005 to account for various measures of a candidate's health in an attempt…
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Impact of Donor Age on Longterm Outcomes in Asian Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Cohort Study
K. Yoo,¹ J. An,² J.-H. Cho,³ C.-D. Kim,³ S.-K. Park,⁴ D.-W. Chae,⁵ Y. Oh,² C. Lim,² Y. Kim,¹ Y. Kim,⁶ J. Lee.²
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; ²Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ³Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea; ⁴Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁵Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea; ⁶Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background The living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is well known for best treatment of end-stage renal disease. Recently, kidney transplantation from elderly living donor has…
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Improving the Predictive Value of the Virtual Crossmatch: Is the C1Q Assay Needed?
A. Colovai,¹ C. Savchik,¹ P. Masiakos,¹ S. Calp-Inal,² L. Kayler,³ E. Akalin.²
¹Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; ²Nephrology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; ³Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
The criteria for reporting unacceptable HLA antigens of renal transplant candidates differ greatly between transplant centers. In the attempt to refine these criteria, the experience…
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Associated With Acute Rejection in European American Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS)
A. Israni,¹ C. Dorr,¹ M. Miller,² D. Schladt,¹ K. Sanghavi,³ A. Muthusamy,¹ R. Remmel,³ W. Guan,⁴ B. Wu,⁴ W. Oetting,³ P. Jacobson,³ A. Matas,⁵ For DeKAF Genomics & GEN03 Investigators.¹
¹Medicine, MMRF, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN; ²Psychology, University of MN, Minneapolis, MN; ³Pharmacy, University of MN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Biostatistics, University of MN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁵Surgery, University of MN, Minneapolis, MN.
Purpose: Acute rejection (AR) is associated with increased risk of allograft loss. Therefore, we conducted a GWAS to determine SNPs associated with AR in a…