2017 American Transplant Congress
Time to Kidney Transplantation Following Live Donor Candidate Referral.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Kidney transplant candidates have utilized novel methods to identify and refer willing donors; however, delays or barriers to actually achieving live donor kidney transplantation are…2017 American Transplant Congress
Differences in Racial and Sex Disparities in Liver Transplantation Outcomes Between Older and Younger Adult Recipients.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Background: More older adults underwent liver transplantation (LT) in the past decade. While racial and sex disparities in LT outcomes have been reported in general,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donors: Battling High Attrition Rates During Evaluation Process.
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington DC
With an ever increasing kidney waiting list, a major goal is to expand living donor transplantation (LD). LD increases volume and provides higher quality, longer…2017 American Transplant Congress
Change in Mycophenolate and Tacrolimus Exposure by Transplant Vintage and Race.
Transplant, MUSC, Charleston, SC
There is strong evidence that both tacrolimus (FK) and mycophenolate (MMF) have improved outcomes in kidney transplantation; yet, the impact of exposure of these immunosuppressants…2017 American Transplant Congress
Just Keeps Getting Worse: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the US Over the Last Twenty Years.
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; 2Northwestern University, Chicago; 3Duke University, Durham
Over the past two decades, there has been increased attention and efforts to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in access to live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of CYP3A Genomic Variances and Impact on Tacrolimus Dosing Requirements in Kidney Transplant Recipients in Eastern North Carolina.
1Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC; 2East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
BACKGROUND: African American (AA) patients are substantially more likely to express CYP3A5. Presence of CYP3A5 polymorphisms is an important pharmacotherapeutic consideration due to the extensive…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Center Variability in Disparities for African-American Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Disparities research has traditionally focused on patient-level variables to ascertain predominant risk factors driving differences in outcomes for African-American (AA) kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. The…2017 American Transplant Congress
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Myocardial Strain in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Children's National, Washington DC
A prospective controlled longitudinal study was conducted to investigate determinants of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and myocardial strain in children after kidney transplant (Tx).Methods: 42…2017 American Transplant Congress
At-Home Transplant Education Increases Black and Low-Income Dialysis Patients' Transplant Knowledge, Attitudes, Informed Decision-Making, and Pursuit: An Explore Transplant @ Home Randomized Controlled Trial.
1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2Missouri Kidney Program, Columbia, MO
Black and low-income dialysis patients, who face greater barriers to kidney transplant (KT), may need additional educational support. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessed the…2017 American Transplant Congress
African American Living Kidney Donors' Attitudes About APOL1 Genetic Testing: Implications for Evaluation and Informed Consent.
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester
BackgroundAfrican American (AA) live kidney donors (LKDs) have a greater risk than European American live donors of kidney failure. Apolipoprotein 1 (APOL1) gene variants in…
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