2017 American Transplant Congress
Extended Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Using Hemopure as an Oxygen Carrier: A Method to Preserve, Assess and Repair Discarded Organs.
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background: Hypothermic non-oxygenated machine perfusion (HMP) is commonly used in kidney preservation, providing some advantage over static cold storage, as well as flow and resistance…2017 American Transplant Congress
Recurrent Lupus Nephritis in a Multi-Ethnic Kidney Transplant Population.
The incidence of recurrent lupus nephritis varies among different ethnic groups. We performed a single center retrospective analysis of recurrent lupus nephritis in kidney transplant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Induction Therapy for Kidney Transplantation in Previous Heart Transplant Recipients: Analysis of OPTN/UNOS Registry.
Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
It is unclear as to which induction agent is optimal for kidney transplant (KT) in prior heart transplant (HT) recipients who are already immunocompromised from…2017 American Transplant Congress
Blood Tfh Cells Exhibit Impaired B Cell Help in Operationally Tolerant Patients.
Introduction: Operationally tolerant (TOL) patients display a defect of B cell differentiation, with a deficiency in circulating plasma cells secreting antibodies, which could partly contribute…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Pulsatile Perfusion Modifies the Effect of Delayed Graft Function on Graft Failure.
While the causal mechanisms remain elusive, delayed graft function (DGF) has been associated with graft failure in recipients of deceased-donor kidneys. Pulsatile perfusion pump use…2017 American Transplant Congress
Engaging Clinicians and Patients Regarding Frailty Assessment in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Background: The Fried frailty phenotype, a measure of physiologic reserve, is associated with poor kidney transplant (KT) outcomes. However, it was developed in community-dwelling older…2017 American Transplant Congress
Decision Tree Analysis of Renal Transplantation Recipients Outcomes: A Single Center Data Mining in the Big Data Era.
Background This is the era of big data and it may help manage clinical practice better. Decision tree analysis is a useful data mining tool…2017 American Transplant Congress
Very Long Term Graft Survival. Forecasts Factors.
Nephrology, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Introduction: Kidney transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage renal failure. Between 2 and 5% of transplanted grafts are lost each year and only a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation Can Be Safely Done on Dabigatran Therapy.
Due to convenient application, novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC), although not registered for renal failure, are an attractive therapeutic option. They are even more tempting in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Senescence and Uremia Effects in Circulating T Cells Diverge in TREG Population and Cause T Cell Shift to a Memory Profile.
Elderly kidney transplant recipients(EKtx) have higher malignancies and infections rates, but lower acute rejection incidence. Senescence seems to result in shift to memory profile and…
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