ATC Abstracts

American Transplant Congress abstracts

  • Home
  • Meetings Archive
    • 2022 American Transplant Congress
    • 2021 American Transplant Congress
    • 2020 American Transplant Congress
    • 2019 American Transplant Congress
    • 2018 American Transplant Congress
    • 2017 American Transplant Congress
    • 2016 American Transplant Congress
    • 2015 American Transplant Congress
    • 2013 American Transplant Congress
  • Keyword Index
  • Resources
    • 2021 Resources
    • 2016 Resources
      • 2016 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2016 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2015-2016
      • AST Board of Directors 2015-2016
    • 2015 Resources
      • 2015 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2015 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2014-2015
      • AST Board of Directors 2014-2015
      • 2015 Conference Schedule
  • Search

Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Predictors of Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence in Chinese Renal Transplant Recipients: Marital Status and Immunosuppressive Medication Beliefs

    J. Liu,1 S. Liu,2 J. Xie,1 J. Yan.1

    1The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China; 2Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health, Garden City, NY.

    Purpose: Our aim was to examine the beliefs on immunosuppressive medication (IM) and IM adherence in Chinese renal transplant recipients, and explore the predictors of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Application of RNA-Seq Derived Diagnostic Algorithms of T-Cell Mediated Kidney Rejection (TCMR) to DNA Microarray-Based Gene Expression Datasets

    Z. Wang,1 L. Pan,2 Z. Lyu,2 P. Liu,3 G. Tseng,3 P. Randhawa.1

    1Department of Pathology, The Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China; 3Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Recent years have seen the development of DNA microarray based tools for the diagnosis of TCMR using fresh frozen tissue. This study has accomplished the…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    One-Year Graft Survival for Longevity Matched Kidneys in the Post-KAS Era

    A. Wilk,1 M. Aeder,2 V. Casingal,3 N. Turgeon.4

    1United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA; 2University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; 3Carolina's Healthcare, Charlotte, NC; 4Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

    One of the key goals and achievements of KAS was to make better use of available kidneys by improving longevity matching between donor kidneys and…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Informatics Tools for Mapping Molecular HLA Typing Data to UNOS Antigen Equivalencies

    N. Kaur,1 E. Kransdorf,2 M. Pando,3 M. Maiers,4 L. Gragert.1,4

    1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans; 2Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles; 3Baylor Scott and White, Temple; 4National Marrow Donor Program / Be The Match, Minneapolis.

    Introduction:Molecular HLA typing must be converted to antigen equivalencies for entry into the UNOS database, UNet. Maintaining an up-to-date mapping table for this purpose has…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Meta-Analysis for Induction Therapy of Kidney Transplantation: Comparison of Antithymocyte Globulin and Interleukin 2 Receptor Antagonist

    G. Chen, Z. Wu, C. Wang, X. Liu, C. Wang, L. Chen.

    Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

    Objectives To compare the efficacy and safety of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and interleukin 2 receptor antagonist (IL2Ra) in induction therapy of kidney transplantation.Method A literature…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Radioisotopic Evaluation of Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) before and 1 Year after Kindey Donation for Transplantation: The Concept of Estimated Renal Functional Reserve (eRFR)

    V. Cantaluppi,1 G. Guglielmetti,1 M. Mora,1 A. Airoldi,1 F. Orsini,2 M. Quaglia,1 G. Sacchetti,2 C. Ronco.3

    1Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy; 2Nuclear Medicine Unit, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy; 3Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Unit, International Renal Research Institute (IRRIV), Vicenza, Italy.

    Kidney donors (KD) develop a partial loss of renal function defined as Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Recovery from AKI is due to renal functional reserve…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Objective Markers of Frailty Predict Successful Listing and Survival for Renal Transplant

    A. Tevar, K. Lemon, C. Wu, N. Shah, R. Mehta, C. Puttarajappa, P. Sood, S. Hariharan, A. Ganoza, M. Wijkstrom, M. Molinari, A. Humar, Y. Wang, J. Steel.

    Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Background: Across all medical specialties, frailty has been shown to be a predictor of poor health outcomes. Previous studies have shown that gait speed and…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Theoretical Framework to Explain Factors That Impact Completion of the Medical Evaluation Process for African American (AA) End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patient

    C. Nonterah,1 H. Gardiner,2 D. Vavra.1

    1Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA; 2Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

    Black/African Americans (B/AA) are less likely to seek kidney transplantation or complete the pre-transplant medical evaluation despite higher prevalence rates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Creatinine Monitoring by Remote Blood Spot Testing in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

    J. Dickerson,1 K. Jacot,2 M. Sinkey,2 J. Smith.3

    1Laboratory Medicine, Seattle Children's, Seattle; 2Transplant, Seattle Children's, Seattle; 3Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle.

    Introduction: Pediatric kidney transplant patients are monitored frequently with laboratory testing to assess kidney transplant function and to optimize therapeutic drug levels. Challenges to timely…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pediatric Kidney Transplant in Norway – Results after Switching from Midline to Retroperitoneal Approach in Recipients below 25 kg

    R. Horneland, A. Khan, G. Steinar, T. Thorsen, M. Hagness.

    Section for Transplant Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.

    Introduction: Pediatric kidney transplants demand a high level of surgical and medical involvement and skill. In Norway, all organ transplants are centralized and performed at…
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 261
  • 262
  • 263
  • 264
  • 265
  • …
  • 531
  • Next Page »

Visit Our Partner Sites

American Transplant Congress (ATC)

Visit the official site for the American Transplant Congress »

American Journal of Transplantation

The official publication for the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) »

American Society of Transplantation (AST)

An organization of more than 3000 professionals dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation. »

American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

The society represents approximately 1,800 professionals dedicated to excellence in transplantation surgery. »

Copyright © 2013-2025 by American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Cookie Preferences