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Post-Kidney Donation Pregnancy Complications and Long-Term Outcomes
*Purpose: In the general population, pregnancy complications are associated with long-term maternal risk. Kidney donors with postdonation pregnancies have increased risk of gestational HTN and…2022 American Transplant Congress
Derivation of a Cardiac Risk Index for Use in Liver Transplantation for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Cardiovascular events (CVEs) are the most common cause of early mortality after liver transplant (LT), and LT candidates with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are at…2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of HMGB-1 SNPs on Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB-1) is an inflammatory mediator which becomes an uncontrollable lethal factor when released in excess from the nucleus or the…2022 American Transplant Congress
Intraabdominal Hypertension in the Death by Neurologic Criteria Organ Donor
*Purpose: This study attempts to identify the incidence of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) within the death by neurological criteria organ donor population, provide timely intervention,…2022 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of a Multispecialty, Multidisciplinary Strategy to Improve the Level of Awareness and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors After Liver Transplantation
Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Although liver transplant (LT) recipients are at high cardiovascular risk, the management of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) after LT is far from optimal. We…2022 American Transplant Congress
Dietary Sodium Intake And Blood Pressure In Living Kidney Donors (SPLID): Rationale And Design Of A Pilot Single-center Crossover Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
*Purpose: Since living kidney donors(LKD) are generally healthy and non-hypertensive individuals, non-pharmacologic interventions are likely to be an acceptable and practical approach to preventing hypertension(HTN).…2022 American Transplant Congress
Validation of a Hypertension Risk Calculator for Living Kidney Donors
*Purpose: It would be ideal if candidates considering kidney donation understood their long-term risks. Using single-center data (n=4055; median [IQR] f/u: 18 [9-28] yrs), we…2021 American Transplant Congress
Characterizing Kidney Transplant Recipients with SARS-CoV-2: An Academic Single Center Experience
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Kidney transplant (KTx) recipients are a unique cohort in regard to SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and clinical course, owing to their immunosuppressed state and propensity for…2021 American Transplant Congress
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Preserves Kidney Allograft Function
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are at higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events compared to the general population, with HTN being a crucial risk…2021 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Kidney Donors with Fibromuscular Dysplasia
*Purpose: Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is not an infrequent finding during kidney donor evaluation. Current guidelines do not provide any recommendations regarding the use of kidneys…
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