Articles tagged "Hypertension"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Native Nephrectomy in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Yoeli¹, A. Sater¹, A. Peace¹, M. E. Wachs¹, M. Bock², M. A. Adams¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Data on native nephrectomy in children with renal disease requiring kidney transplantation is scarce. The aim of this study was to characterize demographics and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Characterizing Kidney Transplant Recipients with SARS-CoV-2: An Academic Single Center Experience
S. Nahi, A. Shetty, S. Tanna, J. Leventhal
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
K. A. Agarwal¹, U. K. Agarwal², G. S. Silva³, K. J. Pollick³, M. Pavlakis¹
¹Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Biostatistics consultant, Boston, MA, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
*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…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact on Graft Histology of Steroid Withdrawal versus Standard Immunosuppression: Randomized, Parallel Group, Controlled Clinical Trial in Low Immunological Risk Kidney Transplant Patients
E. Gutiérrez Vílchez¹, T. Vázquez¹, V. López¹, M. León², E. Sola¹, J. Sellares³, M. Cobo⁴, J. Cruzado⁵, A. Torío⁶, J. Kanter⁷, P. Ruiz-Esteban¹, D. Hernández¹
¹Nephrology Service, Regional University Hospital, University of Malaga, IBIMA, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Málaga, Spain, ²Pathology Department, Regional University Hospital, University of Malaga, IBIMA, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Málaga, Spain, ³Nephrology Department, Hospital Vall de Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Cardiology Department, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁵Nephrology Department, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Immunology, Regional University Hospital, University of Malaga, IBIMA, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Málaga, Spain, ⁷Nephrology Department, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain
*Purpose: Steroid withdrawal can improve cardiovascular risk but little is known about its impact on graft histology and donor-specific antibodies.*Methods: 105 patients with a first…
2020 American Transplant Congress
CHAIR Score: A Novel Risk Stratification in Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis
X. Tian, W. Duan, T. Yan, X. Wu
Henan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
*Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical application of CHAIR score based on creatinine (C), hypertension (H), age (A), imaging evidence…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Predonation Hypertension and Early Postdonation Systolic Blood Pressure among Older Living Kidney Donors
F. Al Ammary¹, A. D. Muzaale², D. C. Brennan¹, D. L. Segev², A. B. Massie²
¹Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: One mechanism underlying predonation hypertension in older (age≥50) living kidney donors is a reduced number of nephrons. The 50% nephron mass reduction associated with…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Recipient Outcomes from Older (60+) Hypertensive Living Donors
A. Sharfuddin, T. Taber, O. Adebiyi, M. Panezai, D. Mishler, M. Yaqub
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Although the data supporting long-term safety of nephrectomy in hypertensive donors has been reported, there is scarcity of long term data on the recipient…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Pancreas Allograft Failure is Associated with Donor Hypertension
C. Masset¹, J. Branchereau¹, L. Badet², C. Kerleau¹, C. Legendre³, D. Glotz⁴, G. Karam¹, D. Cantarovich¹
¹University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France, ²University Hospital of Lyon, Lyon, France, ³Necker Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France
*Purpose: About 10% of pancreas allografts are lost prematurely due to thrombosis. Despite identification of numerous risk factors, the incidence of early failure did not…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Hypertensive Kidney Donors
H. Ibrahim, S. Hebert, H. E. Adrogue, D. T. Nguyen, E. A. Graviss, A. Gaber, A. Matas
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Many people with hypertension are excluded from kidney donation fearing that hypertension is a major cause of CKD and its impact maybe magnified after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors with Mild Hypertension
Z. Arabi¹, E. Elhassan¹, A. Altheaby¹, A. Hamad², S. Kaysi³
¹KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, ³CHR Orleans, Orleans, France
*Purpose: There is variability among transplant centers in the acceptance of living donor candidates with well-controlled hypertension. Increased gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are more common…