Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Transplant Kidneys Using a Novel Point of Care 3D Ultrasound System
J. Salinaro,¹ J. Broder,¹ E. Jaffa,¹ M. Morgan,¹ D. Vikraman-Sushama,¹ J. Dahl,² C. Herickhoff,² A. Limkakeng,¹ E. Peethumnongsin,¹ J. Borawski.¹
¹Duke University, Durham, NC; ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Purpose: The clinical utility of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound (US) in the evaluation of renal transplant patients is limited by user dependence and restricted planar image…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Y-Adapter Mediated Next Gen Sequencing of BKPyV from Archived FFPE Tissue
E. Harake,¹ W. Wu,² J. Opp,² E. Farkash.¹
¹Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor; ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor.
Background: In a subset of renal transplant recipients with urothelial carcinoma, tumor cells show universal expression of BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV) proteins, a hallmark of oncoviruses.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Age and Race on BK Viremia among Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Mehta,^1,3 N. Ali,^1,3 B. Lonze,^2,3 A. Stachel.³
¹Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; ²Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; ³NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.
Background: Older age has been described as a potential risk factor for BK virus infection after kidney transplantation. The purpose of this study is to…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Increase on Regulatory Cells in Kidney Transplanted Patients Presenting Donor-Specific Antibodies
G. Maciel,¹ M. Fernandes,^1,2 E. Barbosa,² H. Rodrigues,¹ N. Panajotopolus,¹ F. Agena,² E. David-Neto,² V. Coelho,¹ M. Castro.²
¹Laboratory of Immunology, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil; ²Renal Transplantation Service, Clinical Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
The role of anti-HLA donor specific antibodies (DSA) in increasing the risk of graft rejection is known. Nevertheless, not all patients with DSA develop rejection…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Pre-Operative Opioid Use on Delayed Graft Function in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Patel, B. O'Brien, D. Taber, N. Pilch, P. Baliga, Z. Elmaasarani, S. Ball, P. Mauldin, L. Wilson, R. Gilbert, J. Fleming.
MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Background and Objectives: Opioid use is associated with AKI and ATN through both direct and indirect mechanisms, including alterations in the autonomic nervous system, the…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Comprehensive Assessment of NSAID Use and Potential Nephrotoxicity Risk in Adult Veteran Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Chiasson, C. Fominaya, M. Gebregziabher, D. Taber.
Ralph H Johnson VAMC, Charleston, SC.
Background: NSAID use is generally recommended to be avoided in kidney transplantation (KTX), but there is paucity in the studies assessing their safety within this…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Association between Transplant Glomerulopathy and Graft Outcomes among Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation: Results of a Meta-Analysis
G. Kovács,¹ G. Devercelli,² Z. Vokó,^1,3 T. Zelei,¹ I. Hirji,² P. Keown.^4,5
¹Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary; ²Shire, Lexington, MA; ³Health Policy & Health Economics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; ⁴Syreon Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) can lead to irreversible kidney damage. TG is recognized as a surrogate marker for poor outcomes, including graft failure and loss among…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Acute Kidney Injury Does Not Affect Fibrosis on 1 Year Post-Transplant Kidney Biopsy
D. van der Windt, X. Chen, K. Lemon, C. Wu, N. Shah, R. Mehta, C. Puttarajappa, P. Sood, S. Hariharan, A. Ganoza, M. Wijkstrom, A. Humar, A. Tevar.
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
PurposeThe use of kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI) at the time of donation is a potential method by which to expand…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of HIV-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients Managed with an Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal Protocol
A. Al Jurdi, E. Liu, M. Aull, M. Lubetsky, D. Serur, S. Kapur, T. Muthukumar.
Weill Cornell Medicine / New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
AimAssess the clinical outcomes of HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients managed with an early corticosteroid withdrawal protocol.MethodsSingle center chart review of HIV-infected kidney recipients between 2006…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and Insulin Resistance in Living Kidney Donors
I. Agboli, L. Moore, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, H. Ibrahim, A. Gaber, A. Sadhu.
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Living kidney donors (LD) are routinely evaluated for components of MetS such as diabetes (T2D), hypertension (HTN), and hyperlipidemia (HLD). MetS is associated with T2D,…