Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Immunosuppression on Mineral Metabolism One Year after Kidney Transplantation: Differences between a Mycophenolate-Based Regimen versus an mTOR-Inhibitor-Based One
D. Cucchiari,¹ S. Karam,² P. Ventura-Aguiar,¹ F. Diekmann,¹ J. Torregrosa.¹
¹Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; ²Department of Medicine, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
INTRODUCTION: after kidney transplantation, a substantial amount of patients still suffer from Mineral Bone Disorder. The role of different immunosuppressive therapies on mineral metabolism in…
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The Price of Diabetes Medication Management in Kidney Transplantation: Similar Rates of Readmissions, but More Healthcare Utilization
J. Hardcopf, H. Meadows, N. Pilch, C. Perez, N. Patel, J. Fleming, H. Corbo, T. Harrison, B. O'Brien, D. DuBay, D. Taber.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether changing diabetes (DM) medications during the index admission for kidney transplant (KT) is significantly associated…
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Challenges in Cultural and Linguistic Discordance in Caring for Somali Kidney Transplant Recipients at a Large-Volume Transplant Center
K. Peterson,¹ O. Serrano,¹ M. Odegard,¹ S. Mongin,² D. Berglund,³ D. Vock,⁴ S. Chinnakotla,¹ T. Dunn,¹ E. Finger,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas.¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ³Informatics Services for Research and Reporting, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
OBJECTIVE: Kidney Transplantation (KT) demands navigation of a complex healthcare system and adherence to lifelong immunosuppression therapy. Cultural and linguistic discordance between patients and providers…
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Improved Mouse Renal Transplantation Model Mimicking Clinical Antibody Mediated Rejection
D. Zhao,¹ T. Liao,¹ S. Li,¹ J. Zhou,² F. Han,¹ Y. Dong,³ Q. Sun.¹
¹Organ Transplantation Institution, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; ²Department of Pathology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guanghzou, Guangdong, China; ³Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is main barrier to long term renal graft survival and mouse model is important to understand the mechanisms of AMR and…
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Non-Immunologic Pairing of Kidney Transplant Donors and Recipients: How Important is HLA Match Status?
A. Miller, B. Kiberd, K. Tennankore.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Currently, allocation preference in deceased donor kidney transplantation is given to donors and recipients (D/R) with 0 human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mismatches (MM), with non-immunologic…
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Ethnic Disparities in Elderly Patients Receiving Kidney Transplantation
I. Bajjoka, A. Yaldo, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: Over the past 10 years, the number of elderly kidney transplant recipients has increased. This analysis evaluates whether the trend is equitable across ethnic…
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The Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab as Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
X. Wang,¹ J. Chen,² X. Tu,² Y. Qiu,¹ T. Song,¹ T. Lin.¹
¹Department of Urology/Institute of Urology/Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China; ²West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Objectives. This meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of rituximab as induction therapy in kidney transplantation.Methods. OVID, Embase, SCI, PubMed and EBSCO…
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Follow-Up Care of Living Kidney Donors
N. Lam,¹ K. Lentine,² B. Hemmelgarn,³ S. Klarenbach,¹ R. Quinn,³ A. Lloyd,¹ S. Gourishankar,¹ A. Garg.⁴
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; ³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; ⁴Western University, London, ON, Canada.
The 2017 KDIGO guidelines recommend that living kidney donors receive lifelong annual follow-up care to assess renal health, including serum creatinine measurements with glomerular filtration…
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Effect of Functional and Cognitive Impairment on Readmissions in Geriatric Renal Transplant Recipients
T. Uemura,¹ V. Rodriguez,¹ G. Rosen,² S. Lerner,² O. Apoeso.¹
¹Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; ²Recanati/Miller Transplant Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Background:Renal transplantationhas become increasingly more prevalent in geriatric populations. To optimize outcomes, renal transplant patients must be compliant with post-operative medication useand clinic follow up.…
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Quality of Life after Kidney Transplant in Andalucia (Spain)
J. de Teresa Alguacil, C. de Gracia Guindo, C. Ruiz Fuentes, R. Castellano Carrasco, M. Torres Sánchez, P. Galindo Sacristán, A. Osuna Ortega.
Nephrology, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
IntroductionKidney transplant remains the best option for patients with end-stage renal disease, offering patients a longer and more satisfying life. Quality of life, as defined…