Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Periphery Blood ddcfDNA Can Significantly Differentiate Acute Humoral Rejection from Banff’s Type I Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplantation
R. Wang¹, T. Jiang², J. Shen¹, J. Ge³, W. Lei¹, X. Yang³, H. Deng¹, W. Kong¹, J. Zhou¹
¹Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, ²Organ diagnosis company, Suzhou, China, ³Organ Diagnosis Company, Suzhou, China
*Purpose: Cell free DNA(cfDNA) was widely used in field of cancer and obstetric care. Alloantigens was existed in Organ transplantation, so donor derived cfDNA(ddcfDNA) was…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Hypoadiponectinemia is Associated with Low Handgrip Strength in Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Lee¹, B. Hsu²
¹Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ²Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
*Purpose: Adiponectin was synthesized and expressed by adipocytes. However, recently it was suggested that adiponectin is also secreted and expressed by skeletal muscle. Decline of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Risk Assessment in Kidney Transplant Candidates: Clinical Usefulness of Different Guidelines
A. Velioglu¹, S. Mehdiyev¹, H. Arikan¹, E. Asicioglu¹, A. Cincin², S. Tuglular¹
¹Nephrology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Despite cardiovascular (CV) assessment recommended all kidney transplant recipients to minimize perioperative risk, the utility and reliability of various assessments are not well established.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Small Pediatric Donor Kidneys to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation for Underappreciated Uremic Children in China
X. Su¹, W. Shang², L. Liu¹, Y. Feng², H. Zhang¹, J. Li¹, Q. Fu¹, X. Pang², G. Feng², C. Wang¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Kidney Transplantation Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
*Purpose: We previously reported that children with end-stage renal disease had less chance to access to kidney transplantation from deceased donors in China. The number…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Minimally Invasive Kidney Transplantation Using a Novel Intraoperative Cryogenic Circulatory Cooling Device
H. Dai, L. Peng, L. Song, Z. Tang, N. Wu, C. Fang, M. Nie, T. Li, Y. Zheng, X. Xie, S. Yu
Department of Urological Organ Transplantation,The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
*Purpose: Minimally invasive kidney transplantation (MIKT) has recently been introduced, however, an effective but inexpensive method to balance a minimal incision and reduced ischemia injury…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Is Pre-transplant Plasmapheresis For Patients With Insignificant Abo Blood Type Antibody In Abo Blood Type Incompatible Kidney Transplant Necessary? – A Japanese Single Center Study.
M. Miyazaki, A. Mitsuke, H. Higuchi, N. Fukuzawa, H. Tanaka, T. Hirano, T. Seki, H. Harada
Urology and Kidney Transplant Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
*Purpose: ABO incompatible kidney donor (ABOiKT) is still precious to fill up the extremely organ donor shortages in our country. Though plasmaphresis (PP) as desensitization…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Timing Matters: Improving Prediction of Hospital Readmission Post Kidney Transplantation
J. Hogan¹, M. Arenson¹, S. Adhikary², K. Li¹, X. Zhang¹, R. Zhang¹, J. Valdez³, J. Sun³, A. B. Adams¹, R. E. Patzer¹
¹Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Georgia Technology Institute, Atlanta, GA, ³Georgia Technology Institute, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Hospital readmission rates after kidney transplant (KTx) are high and readmission is associated with graft failure and mortality. Predictive models of post-transplant readmission have…
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Time to First Therapeutic Tacrolimus Trough in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comparison of a Weight Based versus a Non-Weight Based Dosing Strategy
M. Chunduru, K. Schnelle, S. Zhao, L. Wei, R. Daloul
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Reaching a therapeutic tacrolimus (TAC) trough early post-kidney transplant is important in minimizing the risk of acute rejection. The aim of this study was…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Non-Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications in Kidney Transplant Recipients, Barriers and Predictors
S. Taj¹, H. Baghaffar², D. Alnajjar², N. Almashabi³, S. Ismail⁴
¹King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²Ibn Sina College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ³Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Pharmaceutical Care Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Non-adherence to immunosuppressant therapy (IST) is one of the major factors leading to graft rejection. To our knowledge, limited data exist on the prevalence…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Step-Wise Desensitization Using Rituximab&Bortezomib Combined with Antithymocyte Globulin for Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Candidates
H. Ohdan, K. Ide, M. Ohira, H. Tahara, Y. Tanaka
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: In highly HLA sensitized patients, both memory B and T cells responding to donor-specific HLA in addition to plasma cells secreting anti-HLA Abs are…