Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Waiting List and Transplant Outcomes of Highly Sensitized Kidney Patients
R. Schmitz, O. K. Jawitz, S. J. Knechtle, A. M. Jackson
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Sensitized kidney transplant candidates represent a growing population on the waiting list. Transplantation of patients with high calculated panel reactive antibody (CPRA) can be…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Serum Osteopontin Level is Negatively Associated with Vascular Reactivity Index by Digital Thermal Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Patients
B. Hsu¹, Y. Lai¹, M. Lee²
¹Division of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ²Department of Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
*Purpose: Osteopontin (OPN) is a potent inhibitor of mineralization and is a potent inducible inhibitor of vascular calcification. Studies in patients noted elevated levels of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Late Intra-Patient Tacrolimus Variability Predicts De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody and Graft Loss
J. Lee¹, E. Kim¹, S. Yang², S. Kim¹, H. Choi³, B. Kim⁴, M. Ju⁵, M. Kim², S. Kim², Y. Kim², K. Huh²
¹Department of Transplantation Surgery, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Transplantation Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Department of Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Intra-patient variability (IPV) of tacrolimus level has been associated with poor outcomes after kidney transplantation. However, these findings were limited mainly to measurements early…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effectiveness and Tolerability of Cidofovir for the Management of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Thornberg¹, J. Hedvat¹, N. Lange¹, C. Brennan², D. Salerno¹, D. Tsapepas²
¹NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, New York, NY, ²Columbia Irving University Medical Center, Department of Transplant Surgery, New York, NY
*Purpose: BK viremia (BKV) is a common complication after kidney transplantation (KT) that often leads to graft dysfunction and loss. Without consensus management guidelines and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Managing the Road to Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly
R. S. Munjal, K. Kalra, A. Cherukuri, D. Jorgensen, S. Verma, P. Sood, R. Mehta, C. Puttarajappa, S. Hariharan, C. Wu
Nephrology, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We hypothesize that careful patient selection and waitlist management minimizes the impact of advanced recipient age on kidney transplant outcomes.*Methods: A total of 3,521…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Reduces Length of Hospital Stay in Renal Transplant Recipients
S. O'Neill, T. Brown, J. McCaughan, A. Courtney
Department of Transplantation, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is an established multimodal approach to perioperative care. However, ERAS in renal transplantation isn’t common practice. ERAS involving early…
2020 American Transplant Congress
New Onset Diabetes after Transplant (NODAT) in Hispanic Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
R. Alsheikh¹, L. Kodali², O. Alfayez³, M. Alshibani¹, A. Basilim¹, M. Fazel⁴
¹King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ³Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, ⁴University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: Hispanic ethnicity is one of the reported risk factors for NODAT in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). The purpose of our study is to determine…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Effect of Tacrolimus Conversion to Sirolimus with Prednisone-Free Regimen in Kidney Allograft Outcomes: A Dynamic Analysis of Graft Survival Using Joint Modeling
S. H. Park¹, B. Ho¹, K. Guo¹, L. Zhao², V. Mas³, J. Leventhal⁴, L. Gallon¹
¹Transplant Nephrology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³University of Tennesse, Memphis, TN, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Findings on long-term impacts of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor inhibitors on kidney allograft are scarce and mixed. A joint modeling approach can…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Deficiencies in Family Planning Counseling and Practices in Kidney Transplant Patients
J. Ritchie¹, D. Seidman², Y. Srisengfa², E. Perito², D. Adey², M. Sarkar²
¹St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Nearly 20% of female kidney transplant(KT) recipients are reproductive-aged. Fertility is often impaired pre-transplant, but rapidly restored after KT. Early and unplanned pregnancies after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Recurrence of Igg3Lambda Restricted Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis in a Renal Allograft: Resolution after Daratumumab Treatment
S. C. Jordan, R. Vescio, J. Hou, N. Ammerman, R. Najjar, S. Sethi, E. Huang, A. Peng, A. Vo
Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: C3GN encompasses a group of renal diseases often associated with paraproteinemias. Recurrence in renal allografts is reported. Currently, there are no effective or curative…