Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
When CPRA Zero is Not the Hero: Does KAS Disadvantage Unsensitized Relisted Patients?
M. Casey, Z. Su, M. Mohamed Ahmed, D. Taber, E. Weeda, T. Morinelli, P. Mauldin, K. Soliman, M. A. Posadas-Salas, V. Rao, D. DuBay
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Since the 2014 Kidney Allocation System (KAS) changes, patients with a very high calculated panel reactive antibody (CPRA) have received greater priority in deceased…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Standardization of Pre-Transplant Cardiac Testing in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Lower Post-Transplant Cardiac Events
I. Genev¹, A. Desai², R. Garcia-Roca³, S. Shah⁴, J. Lopez⁴, V. Mathew⁴, J. Yoo¹, S. Akkina¹
¹Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ³Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality after kidney transplantation and optimal approaches to pre-transplant cardiac testing are not well defined. We applied…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Reduced Dose of Mycophenolate Mofetil as Well as Preformed DSA Are Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Chronic Active Antibody Mediated Rejection after Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Case Control Study
K. Shinoda¹, H. Oguchi¹, K. Nishikawa¹, T. Yonekura¹, M. Muramatsu¹, T. Kawamura¹, Y. Hamasaki¹, T. Mikami², K. Sakai¹, S. Shishido¹
¹Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Pathology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the risk factors associated with the development of chronic active antibody mediated rejection (CAAMR) after the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Complex Causes of Kidney Allograft Loss
E. Van Loon¹, A. Senev¹, E. Lerut², M. Coemans¹, D. Kuypers¹, M. Emonds¹, M. Naesens¹
¹Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
*Purpose: Although graft loss is a primary endpoint in many studies in kidney transplantation and a broad spectrum of risk factors has been identified, the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Infectious Complications after GastroIntestinal Surgery in Renal Transplant Recipients
S. Karhadkar, P. Jacoby, T. Webster, A. Di Carlo
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplantation remains the preferred treatment for patients with end stage organ diseases. In 2018 alone, 36, 527 organ transplants were performed in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience
M. Chaung, E. Hollinger, M. Brokhof, N. Kenyon, L. Lineberger, N. Alvey
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Over the past 10 years, our center has utilized various strategies in managing BK viremia in our kidney transplant recipients. Reducing immunosuppression (IMS) in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Empowering Patients to Self-Care Dialysis Previous to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Warrant Adherence to Immunosuppression
F. Ortiz¹, I. Helanterä²
¹Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ²Kidney and Liver Transplantation, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
*Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppression increases the risk of kidney graft loss. We hypothesized that patient education to self-care dialysis has a positive impact on adherence…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Complement-Split Products as Biomarkers for Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection of Kidney Allografts
B. G. Abu Jawdeh¹, B. Campos-Naciff¹, K. Harrison¹, K. Meganathan¹, A. Kumar², M. Anand¹, A. Govil¹, E. S. Woodle¹, B. P. Dixon³
¹University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Acute antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is mediated by the activation of the classical complement system in addition to non-complement dependent inflammatory pathways. Complement fixation by…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Kidney Allocation System on Waiting List Outcomes for Candidates Listed in Veterans Affairs Programs
J. Walker¹, B. Concepion², K. Birdwell², I. Feurer³, S. Rega⁴, D. Shaffer⁵, R. Forbes⁵
¹Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN, ²Nephrology, VUMC, Nashville, TN, ³Surgery and Biostatistics, VUMC, Nashville, TN, ⁴Transplant Center, VUMC, Nashville, TN, ⁵Surgery, Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, VUMC, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Kidney Allocation System (KAS) changes in 2014 prioritized highly sensitized candidates and aimed to improve longevity matching. Given that veterans are older and less…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Calcium Oxalate Deposition in Kidney Allografts: Clinical Chracteristics and Outcome
S. Sritharan¹, J. Kamal², S. A. Husain¹, I. Batal¹, J. Chang¹
¹Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: To better understand its clinical significance and prognostic value, we investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with calcium oxalate deposition in kidney…