Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Analysis Evaluating Various Tissue Biopsy Scoring Systems in Predicting Recipient Outcomes Following Transplantation of Extended Criteria Donor Kidneys
A. Hijazi¹, D. Nap¹, M. Gabril², M. Moussa², V. Ibrahim³, M. A. Levine⁴, M. Madruah⁴, P. Luke⁴, A. Sener⁴
¹Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada, ²Pathology, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada, ³Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Urology, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Organ selectivity for transplantation can be quite challenging, especially for marginal kidneys. We examined the prognostic utility of the Maryland Aggregate Pathology Index (MAPI)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction in Living Donor Renal Transplantation
O. Witkowsky, H. Winters, K. Washburn, G. Bumgardner, A. Rajab, A. El-Hinnawi, T. Pesavento
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: About 15% of kidney transplant (KT) recipients receive alemtuzumab (ALM) for induction. The aim of this study was to review outcomes in living donor…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Varicella Zoster Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients
P. T. Gaynor, D. Nanayakkara, O. E. Beaird, J. Schaenman, S. Bunnapradist
Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Varicella zoster infection is a serious complication of immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients. We examined the prevalence of VZV infection in renal transplant patients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
High HLA-DQ Epitope Mismatch Load and Low Tacrolimus Level Are Associated with Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody
D. Lee¹, B. Kim², J. Kim³, I. Kim⁴, M. Jeon⁵, J. Ahn¹, S. Choi⁶
¹Nephrology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ²Laboratory Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ³Surgery, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Urology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Pathology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Transplantation Center, Coordinator : Nurse, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Purpose of our study is to evaluate the clinical significance of HLA class II epitope mismatch loads for the development of de novo DSA…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Mathematical Model of Post-Transplant Serum Creatinine
B. Jun Bae, O. Chang-Kwon
Department of Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Ajou University Medical School, Suwon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Commonly used equations calculating eGFR are not applicable when serum creatinine (Scr) is rapidly changing such as the post-transplant period. The purpose of this…
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…