Articles tagged "Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Evidence to Support the Use of Kidney Allograft Function as a Clinical Trial Outcome Measure
M. Kadatz, J. Gill, S. Clark, J. S. Gill
Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: As a biomarker, kidney allograft function has been rejected as clinical trial outcome measure because it is not predictive of allograft survival. In this…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Recipient and Donor Factors at the Time of Transplant as Predictors of Graft Outcomes
K. Soliman¹, V. Rohan², S. Zemin¹, A. Price¹, A. P. Salas¹, D. Lazarus¹, M. Casey³, D. J. Taber², V. Rao³
¹Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Medicine and Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: As the ESRD population ages and the impetus to increase utilization of donor organs grows, we aimed to evaluate the impact of donor and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of KDPI on Post Transplant Kidney Function: Intercept versus Slope. A Single Center Study
M. Molinari¹, D. Jorgensen², R. Mehta³, P. Sood³, A. Ganoza², C. Puttarajappa³, R. Lopez², M. Wijkstrom², A. Tevar², S. Hariharan³
¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We evaluated the impact of Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) on post-transplant renal function and graft survival.*Methods: Between January-2013 and December- 2017, a total…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Quantitative Measuring of Iliac Artery Calcification in Renal Transplantation
C. Choi¹, A. Han², S. Ahn², M. Ahn¹, S. Min², J. Ha²
¹Transplantation and vascular surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation and vascular surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Arterial calcification is common in patients with end stage renal disease and is often accompanied by wall hypertrophy. The aims of this study are…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impacts of Mycophenolate Mofetile Addition to Very Low Exposure Everolimus and Calcineurine Inhibitor Based Immunosuppression in De Novo Kidney Transplantation 5 Years Results
Y. Watarai¹, S. Narumi¹, T. Tomosugi¹, M. Okada¹, K. Futamura², M. Tsujita², T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Kobayashi³, N. Goto²
¹Transplant Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ²Transplant Nephrology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ³Kidney Transplant Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: Prospective randomized study of MMF addition to everolimus (EVR) based immunosuppression was evaluated in clinical outcomes as well as protocol biopsies findings and donor…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation In Stable Renal Transplant Patients Does Not Adversely Influence Graft Function
A. Han, S. Ahn, S. Min, S. Min, S. Kim, J. Ha
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Whether or not to ligate functioning arteriovenous fistula (AVF) after renal transplantation remains controversial. Recently, there have been several reports showing that the presence…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Safety Of Entecavir And Tenofovir With Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin In Liver Transplant Patients
D. Kim¹, J. Lee¹, E. Kim¹, S. Kim¹, K. Ihn¹, D. Joo¹, K. Huh¹, B. Kim², M. Kim¹, S. Kim¹, Y. Kim¹, J. Lee¹
¹Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Combination of potent nucleos(t)ide analougues (NAs) and hepatitis B immunoglobulin is recommended after liver transplantation for the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function, Albuminuria, and the Risk of Hemorrhage and Thrombosis after Kidney Transplantation
N. N. Lam¹, P. Ravani², R. R. Quinn², M. Tonelli², F. Ye¹, B. R. Hemmelgarn², M. M. Sood³
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Compared to the general population, kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of hemorrhage and thrombosis. Whether this risk is affected by kidney function…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Podocin mRNA as Predictor of Renal Allograft Function Decline
A. Naik¹, J. Aqeel¹, D. Cibrik², M. Samaniego³, L. Wickman¹, S. Wang¹, M. Chowdhury¹, R. Wiggins¹
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, ³Henry Ford, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Traditional biomarkers (such as proteinuria, 1year eGFR) as well as validated risk prediction tools such as the Birmingham Risk Score predict risk of ESRD.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessment Of Glomerular Filtration Rate Among Lung Transplant Candidates
S. Akkina¹, S. Hou², D. Jain Arwindekar², A. Desai²
¹Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Assessment of kidney function in lung transplant candidates is difficult due to cachexia prior to transplant. Measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) studies are useful…