Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Renal Allograft Chronic Rejection Using a Model Based on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography
C. Yang¹, T. Zhu¹, W. He²
¹Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ²Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
*Purpose: To evaluated the application of contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in diagnosis of renal allograft chronic rejection (CR).*Methods: Sixty-six renal transplantation recipients were enrolled in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Continuous 24-Hour vs. Daily Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG) Infusions for Treatment of Renal Allograft Rejection: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Trial
S. J. Patel, S. Kuten, R. Knight, J. Nolte-Fong, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, A. Gaber
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: When used for acute rejection (AR), ATG is generally administered in the inpatient setting, given the need for intravenous (IV) access, risk of infusion-related…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Statin Use on Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients with Renal Transplantation
J. Kim¹, K. Park¹, S. Park¹, M. Yu², Y. Kim¹, K. Kim¹, M. Park³, H. Lee¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ³Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Statin, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, is well known to significantly…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Study Evaluating Risk of Anticoagulation
P. Serrano Rodriguez¹, A. Vijayakumar², P. D. Strassle³, K. Szempruch¹, C. S. Desai¹, A. Vijay¹, A. H. Toledo¹, D. A. Gerber¹
¹Abdominal Transplant SUrgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³General Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a higher risk of mortality and adverse cardiovascular events. Pre-operative AF has around 5-9% prevalence and roughly 5%…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis to Prevent BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. A. Muhsin¹, S. J. Ripley², M. L. Jacobs³, K. Safa¹, D. M. Wojciechowski¹
¹Nephrology Division, MGH, Boston, MA, ²Cancer Center, MGH, Boston, MA, ³Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Prophylaxis for kidney transplant recipients has successfully lowered early incidence of infections such as CMV. However, there are no approved agents for the prevention…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Dry Weight Revealed!, What Transplanted Kidneys Teach Us about the (Dry Weight).
M. Hamid¹, S. Oyewolle-Eletu², G. Gudleski², K. Speta³, J. Kumar¹, S. Chang¹
¹Nephrology-Transplant, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ²Jacob's School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³Nephrology-Transplant, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Volume overload in patients with ESRD/CKD V patients is associated with worse operative outcomes and potentially higher rate of delayed graft function, in addition…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of Eculizumab for Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection That Occurs Early Post-Kidney Transplantation: A Consecutive Series of 15 Cases
E. Tan¹, B. J. Andrew², P. G. Dean², M. F. Shaheen¹, M. D. Stegall², C. A. Schinstock²
¹Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ²The William J von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Active antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) that occurs during the amnestic response within the first month post-transplant is a rare but devastating cause of early allograft…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Listing for Kidney Transplantation in LMICs: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study in Brazil
Y. Yu¹, G. Ferreira², A. Saha¹, M. Henderson¹, D. Segev¹, J. Bastos², V. Colares², A. Massie¹
¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Santa Casa de Misericordia de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
*Purpose: Incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but citizens of LMICs face barriers to transplantation that are…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis A Hospitalizations among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States: A Nationwide Study
W. Cheungpasitporn¹, C. Thongprayoon², P. Ungprasert³, K. Wijarnpreecha⁴, P. T. Kroner⁴
¹Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ²Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁴Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Hepatitis A illness severity increases in immunosuppressed patients and one of important indicators of hepatitis A illness severity is whether patients require hospitalization. This…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics And Outcomes Of Early Onset Cancers After Kidney Transplantation
W. Lim¹, E. Au², A. Krishnan¹, G. Wong²
¹Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, ²University of Sydney & Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
*Purpose: Incident cancers developing after kidney transplantation are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and therefore age-appropriate cancer screening is recommended to identify asymptomatic cancers…