Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Real-World Experiences in the Transplantation of Hepatitis C Positive Kidneys
J. M. Steinbrink, J. Byrns, L. Crona, M. Ellis, S. Sanoff, E. K. Maziarz, C. R. Wolfe
Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: With advancements of direct-acting antivirals, transplantation of HCV-NAT+ (HCV+) organs to HCV-negative (HCV-) recipients has been used to decrease wait times without apparent sacrifice…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Barriers for Kidney Transplant Evaluation among People Living with HIV and End-Stage Renal Disease in Mississippi
L. A. Shimose¹, M. X. Bueno Rios¹, J. Clark¹, A. Torres², D. Garcia-Anton², W. Cheungpasitporn², P. Vaitla², F. Cabeza-Rivera²
¹Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ²Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
*Purpose: The number of Kidney transplants (KTx) among people living with HIV (PLWH) who develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has been increasing in many transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Use of dd-cfDNA as a Predictive Tool for Future Proteinuria
S. Jordan¹, P. Sood², J. Bromberg³, D. Brennan⁴
¹Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Most allografts with proteinuria >1500 mg/dL have new glomerular pathology. In contrast, lower levels of proteinuria are generally associated with non-glomerular, nonspecific histologic changes.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Enough Initial Tacrolimus Blood Concentration is Crucial Even with Additional Everolimus in Corticosteroid Early Withdrawal Regimen for Kidney Transplant Recipients
H. Sasaki¹, T. Tanabe¹, H. Higuchi¹, T. Tsujimoto², H. Harada¹
¹Kidney Transplant Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ²Pharmacy, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Everolimus (EVR) in combination with low-dose calcineurin inhibitor has been demonstrated in clinical trials to have comparable efficacy in low immunological risk kidney transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study
N. Garg, C. D. Votruba, F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. A. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in the general hypertensive (HTN) population is more than 5%, and substantially higher at 20% in certain high-risk…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Therapy Prior to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Impact Recovery of Function
G. R. Bohan¹, J. Trofe-Clark¹, T. Fallah¹, M. Norris¹, R. D. Bloom², D. Sawinski², G. Malat¹
¹Pharmacy, Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Renal Div, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: The impact of chronically administered medications for renin-angiotensin-aldosterone blockade (e.g. ACE-I, ARB), taken prior to kidney transplant (KTx), on immediate allograft function is unknown.*Methods:…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Does Antibiotic Prophylaxis at Ureteral Stent Removal Reduce Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients?
M. Tarokh¹, B. Frainey², M. Fascelli³, D. Goldfarb¹, A. Wee³, M. Eltemamy³
¹Kidney Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Ureteral stents are commonly placed during kidney transplantation (KT). Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common risk factor after KT and can have detrimental…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Transportation Innovation for Human Organs: Surgical Perspectives and Implications
T. Talaie, S. Niederhaus, E. Villalonga, J. Bromberg, J. Scalea
Transplant Surgery, Unviersity of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Recent changes in allocation and the ongoing organ donor shortage have led to increased regional and national sharing, putting intense pressure on the organ…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation in New York City
J. Torabi, M. Parides, J. A. Graham, J. P. Rocca
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Renal transplantation (RT) offers the best survival and quality of life for patients with end stage renal disease. Every effort should be made to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Application of Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Kidney Transplantation from Delay Graft Function High Risk Donor
Y. Li, X. Hu, G. Chen, C. Ding, W. Xue
Kidney Transplantation Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
*Purpose: To investigate the clinical effect of the hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) method on renal transplantation from high risk donation after citizen death (DCD) and…