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Articles tagged "Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    The Association of Pre-Kidney Transplant C-Peptide Level with Post Transplant Outcomes

    A. J. Vinson, K. Tennankore

    Nova Scotia Health Authority Division of Nephrology, Departm, Halifax, NS, Canada

    *Purpose: Insulin is produced by pancreatic beta-cells by cleavage of a prohormone precursor into equal parts insulin and C-peptide. C-peptide has been shown to have…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Trajectories of Glomerular Filtration Rate and Progression to End Stage Renal Disease after Kidney Transplantation

    M. Raynaud1, O. Aubert1, P. Reese2, M. Naesens3, D. Glotz1, C. Legendre1, S. Jordan4, M. Stegall5, D. Segev6, C. Lefaucheur1, A. Loupy, On behalf of the study NCT034740031

    1Paris Transplant Group, Paris, France, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Department of Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium, 4Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, 5Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 6Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Although the current gold standard of monitoring kidney transplant function relies on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) assessment, little is known about GFR trajectories after…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Sparing the Nephron in Liver Transplant Recipients with Antithymocyte Bridging: A Four Year Experience

    N. Wilson, H. Kuzaro, N. Parrish, S. A. Shah, N. Anwar, R. R. Alloway, S. Tremblay, T. E. Kaiser

    U Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    *Purpose: Renal function decline after liver transplant (LT) remains a significant issue. Using antithymocyte globulin (rATG) to delay tacrolimus (TAC) initiation may impact renal deterioration;…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Trough Level Compliance in Immunosuppression is Important to Protect Renal Function after Liver Transplantation – An Additional Analysis from the Hephaistos Study

    P. Schemmer1, F. Braun1, H. J. Schlitt1, A. Pascher1, C. G. Klein1, U. Neumann1, I. Kroeger2, P. Wimmer2, B. Nashan1

    1Hephaistos, Study Group, Germany, 2Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany

    *Purpose: Most immunosuppressive drugs are dosed according to trough levels (C0-levels). To achieve the optimal balance between efficacy and safety, it is important to avoid…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Utility of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Living Kidney Donor Candidates

    Y. Lu1, A. Naik1, K. Woodside2, R. Sung2, R. Doshi3, R. Parasuraman1, S. Norman1, M. Doshi1

    1Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    *Purpose: Pre-donation renal function is an important determinant of future development of kidney disease in live kidney donors (LKD). In 2017, the Kidney Disease Improving…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Body Mass Index on Methodsof Assessing Glomerular Filtration Rate in Living Kidney Donors

    Y. Lu1, A. Naik1, R. Doshi2, K. Woodside3, M. Doshi1

    1Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 3Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    *Purpose: The current Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policy on living kidney donors (LKD) require that all LKD candidates have measured glomerular filtration rate…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Elucidating the Genetic Background of End Stage Renal Disease of Unknown Aetiology in Patients Listed for Kidney Transplantation

    E. Leenen1, B. Beck2, A. Joerres1, A. Weidemann1

    1Department of Medicine I - Nephrology, Transplantation & Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center Cologne-Merheim, Cologne, Germany, 2Institute of Human Genetics University Hospital Cologne, Medical Center Cologne-Merheim, Cologne, Germany

    *Purpose: The prevalence of end stage renal disease (ESRD) of unknown aetiology in adult patients accounts for almost 20% of all dialysis patients in Europe.…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Glomerular Filtration Rate Based on Cystatin C Provides the Best Prediction of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Compared to Measured GFR and Creatinine Based GFR in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    L. Galapia1, J. Lieske2, A. Rule2, H. Amer2, N. Zhang1, D. Butterfield1, M. Keddis1

    1Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: GFR estimated by cystatin C (CysC) is a better predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality compared to eGFR by creatinine (Cr) in native…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Pre-Donation CKD-EPI GFR is Superior to Iothalamate Split Scan Results in Predicting 6-Month Post-Nephrectomy Donor Kidney Function

    J. R. Montgomery, A. Zondlak, C. S. Brown, A. Pinsky, K. Walsh, J. Kozlowski, E. A. Herriman, Y. Lu, R. S. Sung, K. J. Woodside

    General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    *Purpose: Predicting post-donation GFR remains a challenge during living kidney donor (LKD) evaluation. Iothalamate split scans have been employed during LKD evaluation to document measured…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Recurrent Diabetic Nephropathy Post Kidney Transplant is Associated with High Risk of Mortality

    A. Kukla, M. Merzkani, W. Park, B. Smith, S. Turkevi-Nagy, P. Zhang, X. Benavides, M. Morales Alvarez, A. Denic, A. Bentall, Y. Kudva, M. D'Costa, P. Alexander, M. Stegall

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: The goal of the study was to determine the incidence of recurrent diabetic kidney disease (DKD) after kidney transplantation (KT) and assess its correlation…
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