2022 American Transplant Congress
Exploring the Differential Access Hypothesis: Do Black Kidney Transplant Candidates Have Less Social Network Access to Potential Living Donors Than White Candidates?
*Purpose: This study assesses the ‘differential access’ hypothesis that non-Hispanic Black kidney transplant candidates in the United States have access to fewer healthy, willing potential…2022 American Transplant Congress
Significant Improvements, but Consistent Disparities in Survival for African Americans After Liver Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Despite improvements in survival for all races in the past twenty years, African American patients have worse liver transplant outcomes after undergoing orthotopic liver…2022 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Related Knowledge Among African, Caribbean and Black Canadian Patients with Kidney Failure
*Purpose: Compared to Whites, African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) Canadians with kidney failure are less likely to receive a living donor kidney transplant (LDKT), possibly…2022 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Disparities in Access to First and Re-Kidney Transplantation Among Hispanic and Black Adults in the United States
*Purpose: There are significant racial/ethnic disparities in access to solid organ transplantation; lack of education and familiarity with the transplant process are postulated contributors. Among…2022 American Transplant Congress
Performance of 2021 Creatinine and Cystatin C Based Equations without Race in Living Kidney Transplant Donors
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: New 2021 Creatinine (Cr) and Cystatin C (CysC) based GFR equations without the race factor have been refitted to perform better than either 2009…2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor Black Race Modifies the Association Between Increasing Donor Age and Graft Failure Following Living Kidney Transplantation
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Transplantation utilizing Black living donor kidneys is associated with poorer outcomes.A possible explanation is genetic(APOL1). Kidneys from healthy older Black donors are considered lower…2022 American Transplant Congress
Digital Spatial Profiling of Kidney Allograft Biopsies with Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in African American Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Understanding tissue heterogeneity is important to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms of kidney allograft loss in African American (AA) transplant recipients. Our aim…2022 American Transplant Congress
Performance of Updated Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equations in Black Living Kidney Donor Candidates
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: New estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations using serum creatinine (Cr) and/or cystatin C (CysC) have been derived to eliminate adjustment by perceived Black…2022 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States: Identifying Opportunities for Increased Utilization
*Purpose: To assess barriers to living donor liver transplant (LDLT) access in light of convincing evidence of survival benefits for patients with end-stage liver disease.*Methods:…2022 American Transplant Congress
Does Black Race Modify the Risk of Transplant Failure Associated with HLA Mismatch in First Adult Kidney Allografts from Deceased Donors?
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Current US- based data suggests Black patients awaiting kidney re-transplantation are more likely to be highly sensitized compared to other races. Degree of HLA…
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