2017 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Concentration Ability in Kidney Transplant Patients as Predictor for CKD.
Urinary concentration is the result of a complex glomerulotubular mechanism, which culpits with the stimulation of aquaporins at the collector tubule, in response to vasopressin…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of BMI on Renal Transplant Outcomes.
1Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; 2Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
Purpose of the study was to explore the effect of BMI class on renal transplant outcomes.Method: Single center retrospective analysis of deceased and living donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
De Novo, Non-Donor Specific HLA Antibodies Are Associated with Inferior Allograft Outcomes After Kidney and Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation.
Introduction: Donor specific antibodies [DSAs] occurring after transplantation are associated with poorer outcomes. However the significance of non-donor directed HLA antibodies [ndHLAs] after transplantation in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Is “Death with a Functioning Graft (DWF)” Really Death with Function? Data from the Long-Term Deterioration of Kidney Allograft Function (DeKAF) Study.
To understand causes of kidney transplant (KT) failure, outcomes are often segregated into death-censored graft failure (DCGF, a proxy for immunologic injury) and DWF. To…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of Pre-Transplant Cross-Match Techniques on Living Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes.
Study aim: To investigate the impact of different cross-match techniques and their combination before living-donor kidney transplantation(LDKT) on main clinical outcomes.Methods: Retrospective study including 394…2017 American Transplant Congress
Endovascular Management of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: A Safe and Effective Treatment.
Background:Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis (TRAS) is a low incidence complication, but if untreated, can lead to graft failure, refractory hypertension (HT) and reduced life expectancy.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Monitoring of 25-Hydroxyvitamin Vitamin D Levels After Kidney Transplantation and Its Associations with Clinical Outcomes.
Montefiore Transplant Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background: Kidney transplant recipients usually have low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as a risk factor for progression of kidney disease in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Blood Transfusion Induced Donor Specific Antibodies Are Associated with Rejection and Graft Failure.
Introduction: Although it is well known that blood transfusions post-transplant are associated with the development of both HLA and donor specific antibodies [DSAs] and a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Neutropenia in Kidney Transplantation: A Hidden Threat to Graft Survival.
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
IntroductionNeutropenia is a common complication after kidney transplantation resulting in a reduction of immunosuppression and the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF) which can increase…2017 American Transplant Congress
α-Lipoc Acid Improve the Short Term Outcomes in Human Liver Transplantation.
In liver transplantation (LT) the postreperfusion syndrome (PRS) is a serious intraoperative complication. The effect of α-lipoic acid (ALA) has not been evaluated. A double…
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