Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Older Recipients with HLA-DR Mismatch: Impact of Induction Type on Outcomes
K. K. Sureshkumar¹, N. L. Thai², B. Chopra¹
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Abdominal Transplantation, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: In kidney transplantation, donor-recipient HLA-DR mismatch signals high immunologic risk and can result in poor transplant outcomes. Older kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are more…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology of Parvovirus B19 and Anemia among Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Khoury¹, C. Thongprayoon², N. Leeaphorn³, J. Bruminhent⁴, W. Cheungpasitporn⁵
¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, ⁴Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
*Purpose: Persistent anemia has been described in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients with Parvovirus B19 virus infection. However, epidemiology of Parvovirus B19 and Parvovirus B19-related anemia…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life in Tolerant Living Donor Kidney Transplants vs. Standard of Care
D. Tollerud¹, J. Leventhal², J. Galvin², J. Mathew², L. Gallon², D. Stare², J. Miller², M. Abecassis², S. Ildstad³
¹Regenerex, Inc., Louisville, KY, ²Northwestern U, Chicago, IL, ³U of Louisville, Louisville, KY
*Purpose: 37 subjects have been transplanted since 2009 in a phase 2 protocol to induce tolerance in recipients of living donor renal allografts. The protocol…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Older Recipients
J. Long¹, K. Jackson¹, J. Motter¹, S. Bae¹, A. Massie¹, M. Waldram¹, K. Covarrubias¹, J. Chen¹, B. Orandi², N. Desai¹, D. Segev¹, J. Garonzik-Wang¹
¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Older individuals are the fastest-growing sub-group of transplant candidates who may face increased risks when considering incompatible living donor kidney transplantation (IKT) due to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Cellular Sources of Cytokine Production during Cold Ischemia Induced AKI after Kidney Transplant
S. Jain¹, R. Plenter², T. Nydam², A. Jani¹
¹Renal Division, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Transplant Microsurgery Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Delayed graft function portends reduced 5-year graft survival and is associated with prolonged cold ischemia (CI). The aim of this study was to determine…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Tibetans and Hans Have Comparable Transplant Outcomes- A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Analysis
T. Lin, Y. Jiang, T. Song, Y. Fan
Organ transplantation center, Urology department, Urology research institute, WestChina Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: Tibetans is usually believed to have inferior clinical outcomes to Hans due to social economical and culture reasons. Limited data concerning kidney transplant (KT)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Return to Work after Sick Leave in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A 365-Day Cohort of the Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JACK) Study
K. Miyake¹, M. Okumi¹, K. Unagami², Y. Kakuta¹, M. Furusawa¹, K. Omoto³, T. Shimizu³, M. Endo⁴, H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Sinjuku, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Sinjuku, Japan, ³Urology, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan, ⁴Public Health, Juntendo University, Bunkyo, Japan
*Purpose: They said that kidney transplantation was better than dialysis about patient survival and quality of life. However, there have been no large-scale Japanese studies…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Reduction of Warm Ischemia on DCD Kidney Transplantation Outcomes
S. Aquil, D. Wonjoon, M. Levine, R. Al Ogaili, A. Sener, P. Luke
Department of Surgery, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Western University Hospital, LHSC, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Warm ischemic time (WIT) during donation after cardiac death (DCD) kidney transplantation has significant effects on post-operative outcomes, such as graft survival, function, and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utility of a Novel dd-cfDNA Test to Detect Injury in Renal Post-Transplant Patients
J. Peabody¹, P. Billings², Z. Demko², D. Paculdo¹, M. Tran¹, S. Moshkevich², C. Valdenor¹
¹QURE Healthcare, San Francisco, CA, ²Natera, Inc., San Carlos, CA
*Purpose: Detecting allograft injury and rejection is critical to preventing graft loss. Current standard of care (SoC) relies on serum creatinine (SC) and biopsy to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function, Albuminuria, and the Risk of Hemorrhage and Thrombosis after Kidney Transplantation
N. N. Lam¹, P. Ravani², R. R. Quinn², M. Tonelli², F. Ye¹, B. R. Hemmelgarn², M. M. Sood³
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Compared to the general population, kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of hemorrhage and thrombosis. Whether this risk is affected by kidney function…