Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Exendin-4 for Donor Treatment in a Brain-Death Model of Kidney Transplantation
H. Yang¹, L. Luo¹, X. Li¹, C. Long¹, Y. Shi², Y. Xiong³, M. Chen⁴, J. Gao⁵, H. Li⁶, Z. Wang⁶
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 Vascular Surgery, People's hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China, ⁶Department of Urologic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: Renal grafts from brain death donors associated with poorer graft outcomes after kidney transplantation, hemodynamic and inflammatory mechanisms can account for brain death induce…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Association Of Clinical Characteristics With Rate Of Kidney Transplant Function Decline In The 2 Years Prior To Allograft Loss
L. A. Binari, P. E. Thorne, J. L. Morse, T. G. Stewart, R. C. Forbes, K. Rabb, L. Lipworth, K. Abdel-Kader, B. P. Concepcion
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The rate of kidney transplant function decline prior to allograft loss has not been well characterized. Identifying demographic and clinical characteristics associated with slow…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Better Health-Related Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Patients over Time Compared with Those in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at Similar Renal Function
J. Ryu¹, T. Koo¹, K. Oh², C. Ahn³, J. Yang¹
¹Organ transplant center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Organ Transplant Center; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Both kidney transplantation (KT) and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients usually experience mental and physical burdens according to renal functional deterioration. However, change…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacious Home Processing of Urine for Messenger RNA Profiling: A Point-of-Care Approach for Molecular Monitoring of Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Snopkowski¹, C. Li¹, S. Albakry¹, B. Botticelli¹, M. Cassidy¹, J. Lee¹, M. Lubetzky¹, D. Dadhania¹, H. Yang¹, R. Ding¹, T. Muthukumar¹, M. Suthanthiran²
¹WCM, NYC, NY, ²WCM, New York, NY
*Purpose: Urinary mRNA profiling has been validated in multi-center studies as a robust tool for monitoring kidney transplant recipients. Home processing of urine samples for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Role of Molecular Microscope in the Interpretation of Endarteritis and Acute Thrombotic Microangiopathy
M. Ciszek¹, A. Perkowska-Ptasińska¹, D. Deborska-Materkowska¹, A. Debska-Slizien², P. F. Halloran³, M. Myslak⁴
¹Warsaw Medical Univeristy, Warsaw, Poland, ²Gdansk Medical University, Gdansk, Poland, ³ATAGC, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, AB, Canada, ⁴Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
*Purpose: According to the Banff classification, endarteritis (Figure 1A, case 1) may be a manifestation of either: TCMR and ABMR. Acute thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) constitutes…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Normal Coronary Angiogram Pre-Transplant Does Not Predict Cardiac Events in Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients
F. Aziz, A. Mulay, M. Anders, S. Parajuli, D. Mandelbrot, A. Djamali
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cardiac events (CE) are a common cause of death in kidney transplant recipients. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy And Safety Of Febuxostat In Renal Transplant Recipients With Hyperuricemia
L. Liu¹, J. Jiang¹, Q. Fu², S. Long³, H. Zhang², X. Su², J. Li², C. Wu², R. Deng², W. Zhang³, C. Wang²
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Organ transplant center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ³Information Data Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of febuxostat in the treatment of hyperuricemia in renal transplant recipients.*Methods: A total number of 124 renal transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcome and Surgical Complications Following Live-Donor Kidney Transplantation in Children Weighting Less Than 15 Kg: A Single Center Experience in Japan
Y. Aoki¹, H. Satoh², Z. Matsui², R. Hamada³, R. Harada³, M. Muramatsu⁴, Y. Hamasaki⁴, S. Shishido⁴
¹Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan, ²Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTx) is considered more technically challenging in small children, incurring a higher risk of potential surgical and vascular complications. Intraperitoneal approach of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Severe Hyponatremia with Intraoperative Desmopressin Use in (Deceased and Living Donor) Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Gill, S. Kuppachi, C. Thomas
Division of Nephrology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: Desmopressin (DDAVP) is used for hemostasis in patients with factor VIII deficiency, von Willebrand disease and platelet function defects including that seen in patients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Anti- A Titer >1:128 in A2-Incompatible Kidney Recipients is Associated with Subclinical Antibody Mediated Rejection
V. Kumar, D. Williams, P. MacLennan, M. Mustian, B. Orandi, L. Williams, J. Locke
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Decreased antigen expression among blood group A, subtype 2 (A2), donor kidneys allows these kidneys to be considered as universal donor kidneys and under…