2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Histopathologic Features of Antibody Mediated Rejection (ABMR) in Highly Sensitized (HS) vs Non-Sensitized (NS) Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: The presence of preformed donor-specific antibody (pDSA) in HS pts and development of de-novo DSA (dnDSA) in NS patients are risk factors for ABMR.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: What to Choose When Both Become Available?
1UCSF, San Francisco; 2Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; 3NYU, New York
Kidney allocation system changes have improved deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) access for highly sensitized patients. For patients with a willing live donor but requiring…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Ritonavir on Graft Function in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in 6 and 12 month graft function between patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Retention Associated with Polyomavirus (BK) Viruria and Higher Peak Blood BK Following Kidney Transplant (KTx).
BACKGROUND: BK nephropathy is a major risk factor for allograft dysfunction and loss. BK viruria and viremia are early markers of BK nephropathy in KTx…2017 American Transplant Congress
Survival Outcomes from DCD Transplant Are Comparable to DBD Transplant from Kidneys Procured from Donors > 50 Years of Age. A UNOS/OPTN Propensity Score Matched Pair Analysis.
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Background:Caution is guarded in accepting offers from old donors due to risk of poor graft function. We aim to present the factors significantly determining the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Endocapillary NK Cells Are Increased in Indication Renal Transplant Biopsies with Antibody and T Cell Mediated Rejection.
Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Detection of NK cell transcripts in renal transplant biopsies is associated with antibody mediated rejection (AMR). Similarly, quantification of endocapillary NK cells in paraffin tissue…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effects of New KPD Histocompatibility Policy on Refusal Rate and Transplants.
Background: Transplant centers commonly refuse kidney paired donation (KPD) match offers due to unacceptable crossmatch (XM). To reduce XM refusals a new OPTN KPD histocompatibility…2017 American Transplant Congress
The TAKE-IT Intervention Improves Medication Adherence in Adolescent Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Poor adherence to immunosuppressive medications limits renal allograft survival. This randomized controlled trial, evaluated whether young kidney transplant recipients administered a behavioral intervention showed greater…2017 American Transplant Congress
Left-Sided Donor Nephrectomy Predisposes Living Kidney Donors to Latent Adrenal Insufficiency with Symptoms of Fatigue and Inferior Quality of Life.
The rising prevalence of end-stage renal disease and chronic organ shortage calls more people upon to consider living kidney donation. The benefits for recipients and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Five Year Experience with Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Renal Transplant Candidates.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
INTRODUCTION: Obesity in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients may not be adequately addressed by medical management, and represents a barrier to renal transplantation. We…
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