2016 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Vascular Lesions in Living Donor Renal Transplant Implant Biopsies.
INTRODUCTION: Nephrosclerosis is often associated with pathological injury to kidneys resulting from chronic high blood pressure and/or aging, and may predict the progression of decline…2016 American Transplant Congress
Rituximab Induction in Cardiac Transplantation Is Associated with Accelerated Coronary Artery Vasculopathy: CTOT11.
On Behalf of the CTOT11 Consortium, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
PurposeThe NIH-funded study CTOT11: Prevention of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Using Rituximab (RIT) Therapy in Cardiac Transplantation, was a randomized clinical trial in non-sensitized primary heart…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Living Kidney Donors
Introduction: To assess the association between abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and renal function of living kidney donor and to evaluate the value of an AAC…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Consequences of Immune-Mediated Allograft Arteriosclerosis: A Population Based Study
Paris Translational Research Center for organ Transplantation, Paris, France.
BACKGROUNDThe role of circulating antibodies and alloimmune response beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors in the development of accelerated arteriosclerosis and its long-term clinical consequences is…2015 American Transplant Congress
Relations Among Hyperuricemia, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Arterial Stiffness in Renal Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism and has well known anti-oxidant effects. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) are well-known antioxidant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Proton Pomp Inhibitors on Hypomagnesemia and Arterial Stiffness in Renal Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Hypomagnesemia predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population and accelerated loss of kidney function in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Proton pomp inhibitors…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of Multidetector Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography to Evaluate the Prevalence and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Kidney Transplantation Recipients
Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. Noninvasive coronary angiography using multidetector computed tomography…2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Osteoprotegerin Levels Positively Correlate With Peripheral Arterial Stiffness in Kidney Transplantation Patients
Objective: Recent studies found osteoprotegerin (OPG) is associated with increased pulse wave velocity and may reflect endothelial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to…
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