2015 American Transplant Congress
Superior Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation Compared With Dialysis in Korea: A Propensity–Matched Analysis of a National Population-Based Cohort Study Between 2005 and 2008
Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) can improve clinical outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease. However, the data about KT outcome comparing with dialysis is rare…2015 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Apoptotic But Not Mitotic Effects of 3,3',5-triiodo-l-thyronine in the Liver of Brain Dead Rats
Thyroid hormone treatment in brain dead organ donors has been extensively studied and applied in the clinical setting. However, its effectiveness remains controversial due to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Transport Perfusion Fluid Analysis from Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants (DD KT) and Pancreas Transplants (SPK; PAK; PTA)
Renal and Transplant, Guys Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
INTRODUCTION: Candida cultured in transplant perfusion fluid (TPF) may have adverse consequences (Mai 2006). TPF culture rates, frequency of positive culture results and associated clinical…2015 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Active Antibody Mediated Rejection (cABMR): Treatment, Outcomes and Predictors of Graft Loss in a Large Case Series
1University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: CABMR is a barrier to long-term kidney allograft survival. There is little information on the treatment and outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with cABMR.Methods:…2015 American Transplant Congress
A New Diagnostic and Pronostic Tool for Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation: Intragraft Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies Detection
INTRODUCTION: Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is one of the main cause of loss of the kidney transplant. Despite the new BANFF classification, diagnostic difficulties and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies in Kidney Transplant Recipients
The reported incidence and risk factors for the development of de novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) are variable. Although dnDSA is a negative predictor of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Low Expanded Criteria Donor Listing Rates by Organ Procurement Organization Is Associated With Increased Differential in Waiting Time for Candidates Willing to Accept Marginal Organs in the US
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Organ procurement organization (OPO) listing rates for expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys vary greatly across the US. The goal of ECD listing is to shorten…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes With Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy for Deceased and Living Renal Transplant Recipients. A Single Center Experience
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Background:Antibody induction therapy has been used for induction in up to 80% kidney transplant recipients according to United Network for Organ Sharing. It has been…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Everolimus on Cardiovascular Parameters in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients: 12-Month Results from the ELEVATE Study
Background: Long-term exposure to calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) contributes to an unfavorable cardiovascular (CV) risk profile, including inferior renal allograft function and premature graft loss with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Interferon-Free Sofosvir/Ribavirin Treatment Achieves Excellent Sustained Viral Response in Post Liver Transplant HCV Recipients
Purpose: HCV is the leading cause of end-stage liver disease, universally recurring in the post-transplant setting. Studies have shown disappointing results after first generation protease…
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