Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Rejection in the First Year is a Risk Factor for Subsequent Cardiac Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients
F. Aziz, R. Tao, S. Parajuli, N. Garg, D. Mandelbrot, B. Astor, A. Djamali
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cardiac events (CE) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality after the first post-transplant year. We sought to determine whether acute rejection in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Calculation of the Tacrolimus Concentration-to-Dose Ratio Does Not Predict Outcomes after Renal Transplantation
K. Schütte-Nütgen, I. Bartmann, B. Suwelack, S. Reuter
Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
*Purpose: There is emerging interest in the concentration-to-dose (C/D) ratio of tacrolimus (Tac) as it is linked to outcomes after renal transplantation (RTx). Recently, we…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatatitis in Post Renal Transplant and Successful Treatment with Newer DAA Therapy
V. Siddini
Nephrology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India
*Purpose: Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis is often fatal post renal transplantation. we report a case of successful treatment of FCH and complete recovery*Methods: A 53 year…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Old World Monkeys Are Not Ideal Transplantation Models for Testing CMAHKO (TKO or GTKO/CMAHKO) Pig Kidneys
T. Yamamoto¹, H. Iwase¹, D. Patel¹, A. Jagdale¹, J. Foote¹, D. Ayares², D. Anderson¹, D. E. Eckhoff¹, D. K. Cooper¹, H. Hara¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Triple-knockout (TKO) pigs are likely to be an optimal source of organs for transplantation into human recipients, many of whom do not have natural…
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Urinary Exosomal Hemopexin, a Validated Diagnostic Marker for Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Lee¹, J. Kim², G. Lee², S. Jeon², H. Noh², J. Lim², H. Jung², J. Choi², J. Cho², S. Park², Y. Kim², C. Kim²
¹Internal Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Urinary exosomal hemopexin was identified as a potential diagnostic candidate for kidney allograft rejection in our previous proteomic study. We validated hemopexin as a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Value of Dd-cfDNA Assay in Acute Renal Rejection Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study
L. Guo, R. Wang, J. Lv, J. Shen, J. Wu, J. Chen
Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a promising biomarker for monitoring allograft status. However, whether it is capable of reflecting real time anti-rejection treatment…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Why Donate to a Stranger? Exploring the Major Motivations of 31 Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors
A. Maghen¹, G. Mendoza¹, S. E. Connor¹, S. Nassiri¹, L. Kwan¹, E. L. Wood¹, J. Lalezari¹, S. Friedman¹, S. George², S. L. Maliski³, J. L. Veale¹
¹Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, ³Office of the Dean, University of Kansas Medical Center School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: With the steady increase in the number of non-directed donors (NDDs) in the U.S. in the past decade, understanding their motivations may help better…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Do Higher Remuzzi Scores Make Good Kidneys Bad? Examining Histologic Criteria within the Framework of Single Kidney Transplantation
V. Fleetwood¹, C. Kensinger², C. Papageorge¹, D. Aufhauser¹, P. Pasha¹, G. Leverson³, B. Welch¹, D. Foley¹
¹Department of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²Department of Transplantation, Piedmont Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA, ³Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The Remuzzi score (RS), a histologic tool to assess chronic allograft damage, can guide allocation to single (SKT) or dual (DKT) kidney implantation. RS…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Medication Knowledge Improves in Adolescent Kidney Transplant Patients with in Clinic Pharmacy Education
C. G. Peterson¹, E. Benefield², C. Heyrend²
¹Pediatric Nephrology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Transplant Pharmacy, Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Successful transition of adolescent and young adult transplant recipients to adult-centered care remains challenging for transplant centers. This transition is associated with graft loss…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors Regarding Urological Issues
Z. Arabi¹, M. A. Bukhari², S. Kaysi³, A. R. Altheaby¹, E. A. Elhassan¹, A. A. Mateen¹, M. I. Abdalla¹, M. Gafar¹, S. A. Alam¹, N. Abdulmajeed⁴, A. Alkurdi⁵, A. Hamad⁶
¹KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, ³CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Saint Pryv/ Saint Mesmin, France, ⁴PSMMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplant is the primary modality of renal transplants in many countries. However, donors frequently present with some challenging conditions like some…