Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Role of Kidney Biopsy in Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation
P. B. Shah¹, M. A. Josephson¹, K. Henriksen², A. Chang²
¹Nephrology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Pathology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart-kidney (SHK) transplantation has superior post-transplant survival compared to heart transplantation alone in end-stage heart failure patients who have dialysis dependent or non-dialysis…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Usefulness of the Assessment of CT-Based Donor Kidney Function Compared with Radionuclide Scintigraphy
K. Park, J. Yoon, H. Kim, C. Baek, S. Park, H. Kim
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, SEOUL, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Pretransplant graft volume and function has been demonstrated to be an important factor in subsequent allograft outcomes. Most transplant centers underwent renal split function…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy Of Rituximab Monotherapy On Anti-human Leukocyte Antigen Antibodies In Highly Sensitized Living Donor Kidney Transplant Patients.
D. J. Sindi¹, A. Al Jedai², H. Aleid³, J. Brockmann⁴, M. Al-Awwami⁵, D. Alissa², E. De Vol⁶, H. Al Khabbaz⁷, L. Fajji⁸
¹Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Clinical Pharmacy, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Kidney and Pancreas transplantation, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴kFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Clinical Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁷Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁸Clinical Transplant Coordinator, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: We aim to examine the efficacy of Rituximab (RTX) monotherapy in reducing DSA in Highly Sensitised Living Donor Kidney Transplant (HS-LDKT) candidates and potentially…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Cluster of Late Onset of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) in Renal Transplant Patients: First Cluster Report from Saudi Arabia
Y. Aljishi, M. AlBugumi, A. Abadi, A. AlJanobi, M. Al Lawiam, N. Alzawad, M. Al Sardi, Z. AlMaa, H. Al-Ramadan, J. Kabanja, N. Rayyan, k. Beleed-Akkari
King Fahad specialist hospital - Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is a serious opportunistic infection that can be associated with severe pulmonary involvement in transplant population. Post-transplant protocol at our…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacokinetics of Innovative versus Generic Valganciclovir in Kidney Transplant Recipients
I. Parra-Avila¹, A. Cohen-Bucay¹, J. Alberu², G. Castañeda-Hernandez³, L. E. Morales-Buenrostro¹
¹Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ²Transplant, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ³Pharmacology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
*Purpose: In kidney transplant recipients (KTR), cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In the absence of prophylaxis, CMV…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Unhinged or Unselfish: A Deep Dive into Non-Directed Donors
J. Verbesey¹, M. Williams², S. Ghasemian¹, A. Bacigalupo¹, A. Gilbert¹, G. Vranic¹, B. Javaid¹, M. Cooper¹, A. Marsh²
¹MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Non-directed donors (NDDs) bring great excitement to living donor centers. However, evaluating NDD motivation can be challenging. Our group compared the altruist (NDD) with…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Compatible Pairs And Non-directed Living Donors Enhance Paired Exchange Kidney Transplantation: Single-center Experience
L. Jaber, C. Tiletile, J. Bellingham, N. Garg, A. Hassoun, H. Mahanty, N. Neidlinger, A. Sandhu, P. Patel, W. Bry, S. Katznelson, V. Peddi
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Compatible donor (CD) and living non-directed (altruistic) donor (NDD) participation in kidney paired exchange programs has been known to increase the transplantation possibilities for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Time Zero Biopsy Findings Predict Graft Loss in the Recipient
N. Issa¹, C. Lopez¹, A. Denic¹, J. J. Larson¹, R. Narasimhan¹, L. Archila¹, S. S. Taler¹, H. Chakkera², J. Augustine³, M. Stegall⁴, A. Rule¹
¹Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ³Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Recipient outcomes with living donor kidney grafts are superior to those achieved from deceased donors. However, there may still be variability in the quality…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Recipient Weight in Renal Transplantation Revisited; Not Quite the Obesity Paradox
A. Asderakis, R. Tahawar, T. Sabah, U. Khalid, M. Stephens
Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Studies conflict whether obesity is associated with higher risk of failure and death among kidney transplant recipients. ESRF patients show the obesity paradox where…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Kidney Transplant Patient Education: Information Retention is Associated with Improved Waitlist Outcomes
S. Patel, J. Ptasinski-Anderson, G. Dela Torre, S. Akkina
Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Patients who present for a kidney transplant (KT) evaluation undergo extensive education in a short period of time in the form of a one…