Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications and Malignancy after Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Population
L. Liriano-Ward, M. Parides, Y. Al Azzi, C. Pynadath, M. Ajaimy, J. Graham, S. Greenstein, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca, E. Akalin
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation improves quality of life and survival in all patients regardless of age. However, older patients are prone to development of side effects…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes from a Mobile Health, Pharmacist-Led Intervention: 12-Month Results of the Transafe Rx Randomized Controlled Trial
D. Taber, J. Hirsch, Z. Su, J. McGillicuddy, A. Posadas, J. Fleming
Med Univ of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Medication errors and non-adherence are predominant causes of poor graft outcomes in kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. The primary aim of the TRANSAFE Rx RCT…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Time for Change: Assessment of Renal Transplant Artery Stenosis with N.A.T.I.V.E. True-F.I.S.P. and N.A.T.I.V.E. G.R.E
J. C. Infante¹, A. Mattiazzi², M. Morsi³, G. Guerra², M. J. Defreitas⁴, J. Chandar⁴, L. J. Chen³, G. W. Burke³, J. Figueiro³, G. Ciancio³
¹Radiology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Miami / Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, ³Department of Surgery, University of Miami / Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Non-contrast MRA can be fraught with artifact and lack of signal both in areas of stenosis as well as normal vessels. Therefore, it is…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Heart Kidney Transplant Benefits are Concentrated in the Dialysis Dependent Population
B. I. Shaw¹, M. L. Samoylova¹, Z. W. Fitch¹, M. Bishawi¹, R. Schmitz¹, S. J. Kesseli¹, A. S. Barbas¹, C. B. Patel², S. L. Sanoff², L. M. McElroy¹
¹Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: With ongoing growth of simultaneous organ transplant and increased attention to allocation policy, we examined trends in simultaneous heart-kidney (SHK) transplantation outcomes over the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Role of Peptide Antigen, Antigen-Presenting Cells and CD4 T Cells in Modulating BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV)-Specific CD8 T Cell Responses In Vitro
M. Wilhelm, A. Kaur, M. Wernli, H. H. Hirsch
Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
*Purpose: BKPyV persists as significant cause of premature kidney transplant failure. Current treatment is based on reducing immunosuppression to regain immune control over BKPyV replication…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Prevalence among Younger and Older Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
X. Chen¹, N. Chu¹, J. Walston², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams DeMarco¹
¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Frailty is associated with decreased access to kidney transplantation and poor post kidney transplant (KT) outcomes. This paper aims to explore the prevalence and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Tuberculosis in Kidney Transplantation Recipients Compared to Dialysis Patients or General Population: A Nationwide Cohort Study with Matched Controls
S. Park¹, J. Kim², M. Yu³, J. Lee², K. Han⁴, S. Park¹, Y. Kim², D. Kim², Y. Kim², H. Lee²
¹Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Hanyang Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Catholic University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection has been reported to be increased in kidney transplant recipients. However, a nationwide cohort study from an Asian…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Eplet Mismatch Not Correlated with Antibody Mediated Rejection or Allograft Loss Among Kidney Transplant Recipients with De Novo Donor Specific Antibody
A. Basu¹, W. Jiqiu², A. Bentall², M. Gandhi², B. Dukek², N. Henderson², C. Schinstock²
¹Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Eplet mismatches are associated with development of de novo DSA (dnDSA) in kidney transplant recipients. However, it remains unclear how the degree of eplet…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Profile Index Used to Assess Donor Risk Factors Affecting the Survival Rate of Transplanted Kidney and Comparison with Kidney Donor Profile Index of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
S. Kang¹, M. Kang², R. Ra¹, J. Kong², J. Kim², H. Hwang², K. Jeong²
¹Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Nephrology, Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Recently, the number of deceased donor kidneys(DDK) has been limited, so living donor kidney transplantation((LDKT) accounts for nearly 40% of kidney transplants worldwide. This…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Retinal Vein Occlusion Incidence in Kidney Transplant Recipients in South Korea: A Long-Term Population-Based Study
J. Lee¹, S. Park¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu², S. Baek³, K. Han⁴, D. Kim¹, K. Joo¹, Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹, Y. Kim¹
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The risk of retinal vein occlusion(RVO) is known to increase in patients with chronic kidney disease, especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, little is…