Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after Declining Increased Infectious Risk Kidney Offers for Pediatric Candidates in the United States
M. Bowring, K. Jackson, H. Wasik, A. Neu, J. Garonzik-Wang, C. Durand, N. Desai, A. Massie, D. Segev
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Kidneys from donors at increased infectious risk for disease transmission (IRDs) confer substantial survival benefit in adults, yet the impact of IRDs in pediatric…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Pretransplant Biopsy as a Influence Factor of Early Graft Function after Donated Kidney Transplantation
X. Qiuxiang, W. Zhendi
Urology Surgery, Wuhan Union Hospital, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: To investigate the relationship between pretransplant biopsy and the early graft function after donated kidney transplantation.*Methods: We examined pretransplant biopsies for 240 kidney transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Combined Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG) and Rituximab (RTX) Induction in African American (AA) Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. J. Patel, S. Kuten, C. Pham, R. Knight, M. Hobeika, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, S. Yi, T. Eagar, A. Gaber
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: We have previously shown that despite the use of T cell-depleting antibody induction, AA kidney transplant recipients (KTR) remain at high risk of rejection…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection with Short-Course Regimens in Potential Living Kidney Donors
J. Simkins, C. Donato-Santana, M. I. Morris, L. M. Abbo, J. F. Camargo, S. Anjan, Y. Natori, G. Guerra
Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Treatment data for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among potential living kidney donors is scarce. The use of 12-week isoniazid (INH) and rifapentine (RPT) in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Advocacy and Health Systems Training through Patient Navigation Increases Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
R. D. Reed¹, V. Kumar¹, B. Berry¹, D. Hendricks¹, A. Carter¹, B. A. Shelton¹, M. N. Mustian¹, P. A. MacLennan¹, H. Qu¹, L. Hannon², C. Yates², M. J. Hanaway¹, J. E. Locke¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
*Purpose: No living donation program has addressed transplant candidate factors by separating the advocacy role from the candidates while simultaneously addressing potential living donor concerns…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Recipient Outcomes from Living Donors with Stones
S. Doshi, T. Taber, M. S. Yaqub, O. Adebiyi, D. MIshler, C. Sundaram, J. Powelson, W. Goggins, A. Sharfuddin
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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2019 American Transplant Congress
Deficiency of IRE1a Ameliorates Renal Allograft Injury via Remodeling of Graft-Infiltrating Macrophages
L. Qiu¹, J. Wang¹, X. Yeap¹, S. Han¹, F. Zheng¹, D. Fang², Z. J. Zhang¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Inflammatory macrophages contribute to the development of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and allograft rejection. However, the underlying mechanisms by which macrophage mediate allograft injury and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Safety Of Adjuvant Chemotherapy In Kidney Transplant Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma
Z. Wang, J. Xiao, Y. Zhu, J. Lin, Y. Guo, Y. Tian
Capital Medical University，Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the safety of adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine plus cisplatin in kidney transplant patients with urothelial…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Post-transplant Weight Gain In Inner-city Kidney Transplant Recipients (ktrs) Does Not Remit And Is Associated With Poor Food Quality, Stress And Anxiety.
A. Myrie, J. Leong, J. Fazli, Y. Akivis, C. Wilson, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Weight gain is a significant issue in the post-transplant period and can contribute to morbidity and development or worsening of diabetes and hypertension. Some…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Body Mass Index Alone Should Not Be Used to Exclude Potential Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Harriman, V. Gurram, A. Farney, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, A. Mena-Gutierrez, C. Jay, R. Stratta, J. Rogers
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Patients with extreme obesity (EO, BMI ≥40 kg/m2) are frequently excluded as renal transplant candidates. The study purpose was to analyze outcomes of deceased…