2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Kidney Transplant Cinacalcet Use on Post-Transplant Outcomes
*Purpose: Pre-kidney transplant (KT) cinacalcet use is a predictor of persistent post-transplant hyperparathyroidism (HPT), often necessitating post-KT parathyroidectomy (PTX) or cinacalcet reinitiation, both of which…2019 American Transplant Congress
Predictors Of Persistent Hyperparathyroidism After Successful Kidney Transplant: A Single Center Pilot Study
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Patients with chronic kidney disease or end stage kidney disease often have secondary hyperparathyroidism, which improves after kidney transplantation. However, persistent hyperparathyroidism requiring continued…2019 American Transplant Congress
Poor Nutritional And Bone-mineral Density Parameters Pretransplant Predict Complications Posttransplant
*Purpose: Poor nutritional parameters in patients with ESRD on hemodialysis are associated with increased rates of hospitalization. The impact of malnutrition and inflammation and poor…2018 American Transplant Congress
Parathyroidectomy Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients: Subtotal vs. Total
Introduction:Best practice in management of persistent hyperparathyroidism in renal transplant recipients has been debated and there is no consensus on whether medical or surgical management…2018 American Transplant Congress
Parathyroid Cell Xenotransplantation with Ultrapure Alginate Based Microencapsulation Technique
Permanent hypoparathyroidism (PH) is a serious clinical condition and unique treatment option is parathyroid allotransplantation (PA). The most important obstacle for PA is an immune…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Renal Allograft Outcome After Parathyroidectomy.
Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Parathyroidectomy (PTx) after kidney transplantation (Tx) has been reported to have adverse effects on the allograft. In this study, we analyzed the course of patients…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized Study Comparing Parathyroidectomy Versus Cinacalcet to Treat Hypercalcemia in Kidney Allograft Recipients With Persistent Hyperparathyroidism
Purpose: Cinacalcet corrects hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia in patients with persistent hyperparathyroidism (HPT) after kidney transplantation (KT). This study (NCT011178450) was designed to evaluate whether subtotal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does PTH Play a Role in Post Kidney Transplant Leukopenia?
Division of Transplantation, University Of Southern California. Keck Med Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim : Recent data suggests a role of Parathyroid hormone (PTH) on hematopoietic stem cell progenitor cells(HSPCs)[1,2]. The purpose of the study was determine the…
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