Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Increased Ratio of Circulating Tfh for Tfr Cells in Chronic Renal Allograft Dysfunction: A Pilot Study
L. Yan, Y. Li, Y. Li, X. Wu, X. Wang, L. Wang, Y. Shi, J. Tang
West China Hospital OF Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: T follicular helper (Tfh) cells play a central role in contribution of B cell differentiation and antibody production. T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells inhibit…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Glomerular Filtration Rate after Renal Transplantation
O. Andacoglu, Y. Dong, J. Liu, M. Parides, J. Rocca, J. Graham, M. Ajaimy, Y. Azzi, C. Pynadath, L. Liriano-Ward, M. Kinkhabwala, E. Akalin, S. Greenstein
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is an excellent indicator of renal function however there is limited data on the impact of KDPI on long term…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Pathologic Differences between Young and Old Living Donors in Young Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Baek, H. Kim, H. Lee, Y. Kim, S. Park
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Due to increasing number of patients with renal failure and lack of donors, old donors are also important contributors to kidney transplantation (KT). Therefore,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Induction Type Does Not Influence Kidney Graft or Patient Survival in Recipients with a Previous Lung Transplant in the United States
S. Riad¹, U. Goswami², S. Jackson³, M. Hertz²
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Eden Prairie, MN, ²Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Complex Care Analytics, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Induction regimens for kidney transplant alone (KT) in lung recipients vary widely among transplant centers. We sought to examine the impact of kidney induction…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Low-Dose Valacyclovir Prophylaxis for Cytomegalovirus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients with Intermediate Risk
A. Velioglu¹, H. Arikan¹, E. Asicioglu¹, S. Alagoz², N. Seyahi², S. Tuglular¹, C. Ozener¹
¹Nephrology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ²Nephrology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, İstanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: According to recent guidelines ganciclovir or valganciclovir chemoprophylaxis is recommended for all kidney transplantation (KT) recipients (except for D-/R- serology) for preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Elderly Living Donors: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
H. Yoon¹, Y. Kim², S. Shin¹, J. Ahn³, C. Yang¹, B. Chung¹
¹-The Catholic University of Korea, -Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Information & Statistics, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The organ shortage for kidney transplantation has increased the demand for living kidney donors, and elderly donors (> 60-years-old) have become more common. Long-term…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation and the Impact of Medicaid Expansion
T. A. Melanson¹, S. Pastan², R. Patzer¹
¹Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²SOM: Medicine: Nephrology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplant (LDKTx) is the preferred treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Medicaid Expansion increased insurance coverage and this influx of insured…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Targeting Pyroptosis in Brain-Dead Donors Improves Renal Function after Transplantation in Rat
H. Yang¹, Y. Shi², X. Li¹, L. Luo¹, C. Long¹, Y. Xiong³, M. Chen⁴, J. Gao⁴, H. Li⁵, Z. Wang⁵
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, People's Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China, ²Department of Pathology, Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, ³Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China, ⁴Department of Vascular Surgery, People's Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China, ⁵Department of Urologic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death include necrosis, nuclear condensation, and release of proinflammatory after caspase-1 activation. It is unknown whether pyroptosis…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitors and Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Thai Transplant Registry
S. Udomkarnjananun, N. Townamchai, Y. Avihingsanon, K. Praditpornsilpa
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have became the primary immunosuppressive medications (IS) for kidney transplantation (KT) in the current era. However, the long-term outcomes of KT…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Social Determinants of Quality of Life in Patients Evaluated for Kidney Transplant
H. Wesselman¹, S. Wang², C. J. Chang², J. R. Pleis³, K. Kendall², E. Croswell², M. Dew², M. L. Unruh⁴, R. Shapiro⁵, L. Myaskovsky⁴
¹University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, ⁵Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Non-Hispanic African Americans (AA) have a higher incidence of ESRD but lower rates of kidney transplant (KT), and poorer quality of life (QOL) compared…