2018 American Transplant Congress
Late Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitors to Belatacept is Associated with a Sustained Improvement in Kidney Allograft Function
Medicine/Nephrology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Belatacept was shown to have longer kidney graft survival and higher eGFR at 7 years than a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based regimen in the BENEFIT…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cognition after Belatacept Conversion
Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Intro: Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs) taking calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) can experience varying drug toxicities. Less well studied compared to the metabolic consequences, many patients report…2018 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation among U.S. Transplant Centers
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2Columbia University, New York.
Introduction: Living donor kidney transplant (LDKTx) is the preferred treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) but continues to be less common than deceased…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Restored Kidneys from Living Related Donors after Small Renal Tumor Resection: Report of 5 Cases
Purpose: We launched a clinical trial registered at ClinicalTrials.gov that aimed to study the utility and safety of restored kidney transplantation between family members using…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preoperative Anemia in Transfusion Free Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant May Be Associated with Poor Outcome
Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Preoperative anemia can contribute to poor outcomes in transfusion-free (TF) kidney transplants (KT). There are no established guidelines on the acceptable degree of anemia.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of BK Viremia by Urine BK Viral Load in Renal Transplant Patients: BK Viral Load Results in Paired Urine and Plasma Samples
BK virus (BKV) associated nephropathy (BKVAN) affects up to 10% of renal transplant recipients, causing graft failure without intervention; a presumptive BKVAN diagnosis is made…2018 American Transplant Congress
How the Spouses (Husbands) of Living Kidney Donors View Kidney Donation: A Grounded Theory Study
Division of Nursing, University of Mount Olive, Mount Olive, NC.
The purpose of this study was to explore the question: What is the process of experiencing living kidney transplant by the spouse of a living…2018 American Transplant Congress
Klotho Enhances FoxO3-Mediated Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression by Negatively Regulating PI3K/AKT Pathway during Tacrolimus-Induced Oxidative Stress
Mammalian members of the forkhead box protein O (FoxO) class of transcription factors are implicated in the regulation of oxidative stress, and FoxO proteins are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Aberrant Post-Transplant Laboratory and Blood Pressure Values on Graft Survival and Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of post-transplant lab and blood pressure (BP) clinical data on graft survival and racial…2018 American Transplant Congress
Death-Censored Graft Failure (DCGF) Post Kidney Transplant (KTx) is Usually the Result of Rapid Loss of Function after Periods of Stability
Late graft dysfunction leading to clinically indicated transplant biopsy (KTxBx) is a better predictor of subsequent DCGF than baseline data and early post-transplant events (Gaston…
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