Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Hepatitis-C Antibody Positive Donors to Hepatitis-C Antibody Negative Recipients: A National Registry Analysis
M. Yazawa¹, T. Fülöp², O. Cseprekal³, M. Talwar¹, V. Balaraman¹, A. Bhalla¹, A. Azhar¹, C. P. Kovesdy⁴, J. D. Eason¹, M. Z. Molnar¹
¹James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina, SC, ³Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Deceased donor kidney transplantation (KT) from hepatitis C (HCV) infected donors into HCV uninfected recipients (HCV D+/R-) will be the standard of care in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Re-Admissions in an Adult Urban Renal Transplant Population
A. Lichvar¹, A. Patel², R. Petzel Gimbar¹, D. Pierce¹, I. Tzvetanov¹, E. Benedetti¹, M. Campara¹
¹University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Emergency department (ED) visits and hospital re-admissions increase morbidity, decrease quality of life, and increase healthcare costs after renal transplant (RT). The purpose of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Plasma DdcfDNA Level Associates with the Pathological Characteristics in Renal Allograft
R. Wang, J. Shen, J. Wu, J. Chen
Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) is a promising biomarker for monitoring the allograft health status, however, its relationship with the pathological characteristics is still elusive.*Methods:…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Machine Learning Improves Kidney Discard Predictability
M. Barah¹, S. Mehrotra²
¹IEMS Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ²IEMS Department, MEAS, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
*Purpose: Despite the shortage of kidneys supply, 18%-20% of deceased donor kidneys are discarded annually.*Methods: The cohort consisted of adult deceased donor kidneys donated between…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Peripheral Arterial Disease
C. Choi¹, M. Ahn¹, S. Kim¹, A. Han², H. Ohe³, S. Min², S. Ahn², S. Min², J. Ha²
¹Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that needs treatment is common and major complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Most surgeons have been using…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in Recipients of Allografts from Living Kidney Donors with Hypertension
F. Al Ammary¹, S. Yu², A. Muzaale², L. Luckmini², D. C. Crews¹, D. Brennan¹, D. Segev², A. B. Massie²
¹Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Allografts from living kidney donors may “carry” subclinical pathological abnormalities to the recipient and thus lead to adverse clinical outcomes. Because one mechanism underlying…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Ezetimibe Usage and Hepatitis C RNA Levels in Uninfected Kidney Transplant Recipients Who Received Hepatitis C Infected Kidneys
A. Azhar, M. Yazawa, M. Talwar, V. Balaraman, A. Bhalla, U. A. Agbim, B. Maliakkal, J. P. Kothadia, S. Nair, J. D. Eason, M. Z. Molnar
James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Our previous data showed that transplantation of kidneys from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected donors to HCV negative recipients achieved excellent short-term graft function,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Independence and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes: A Nationwide Study of South Korea
S. Park¹, J. Park², M. Kim³, J. Kim³, M. Yu⁴, K. Kim³, M. Park⁵, Y. Kim³, D. Kim³, K. Joo³, Y. Kim³, H. Lee³
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: A nationwide study regarding the association between socioeconomic dependency accessibility to or prognosis of kidney transplantation has been rarely studied, particularly in an Asian…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Prevalence of Preemptive Transplantation at a Large Volume Kidney Transplant Center
T. Menser¹, M. J. Hobeika², S. G. Yi², T. Nisar¹, A. Gaber²
¹Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In the wake of the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health, it is essential to fully examine the current care paradigm for chronic…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Extended-Criteria Donors: An Increased Risk of Ureteral and Urinary Complications? Study from 10279 Patients
B. Mesnard¹, M. Leroy², G. Karam¹, F. Neri³, P. Glemain¹, M. Perrouin-Verbe¹, S. De Vergie¹, O. Bouchot¹, J. Rigaud¹, D. Cantarovich¹, G. Blancho¹, M. Giral¹, J. Branchereau¹
¹Department of Urology, Chu Nantes, Nantes Université, ITUN, Nantes, France, ²Department of Methodology And Biostatistics, Nantes, Nantes Université, Methodology And Biostatistics Platform, Nantes, France, ³Department of Surgical Sciences, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Due to the increasing need for kidneys suitable to transplantation, the scientific comunity has expanded the donor population to include extended criteria donors (ECD).…