Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

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Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Assisted Fertility Methods.
L. Coscia,¹ D. Armenti,¹ S. Constantinescu,^1,2 M. Moritz.^1,3,4
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, PA; ²Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ³Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; ⁴Morsani College of Medicine, USF, Tampa, FL
The purpose of this study was to analyze pregnancy and transplant outcomes in female kidney recipients who used fertility medications alone (FM), intrauterine insemination (IUI),…
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Impact of Type 2 Surgical Injuries in Postmortem Donor Kidneys on the Post-Transplant Outcomes When Compared to Mate Non-Injured Kidney from the Same Donor.
M. Mujtaba,¹ A. Gamilla-Crudo,¹ K. Gugliuzza,² O. Aleter,¹ S. Shah,¹ Y. Chapman,³ J. Reese,³ S. Masood,¹ T. Taber.⁴
¹Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; ²Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; ³Southwest Transplant Alliance, Dallas, TX; ⁴Division of Nephrology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Introduction - While damage to the procured organ is rare with organ loss being approximately 0.3% of procured organs, loss of potential transplantable organs does…
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Survival Benefit of Kidney and/or Pancreas Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes in the United States.
R. Gruessner,¹ M. Laftavi,¹ O. Pankowycz,² V. Whittaker,¹ Z. Acun,¹ V. Aggarwal,² N. Ozden,² A. Gruessner.¹
¹Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Study Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the survival benefit of pancreas and/or kidney transplants as reported over a 28-year time period…
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CD19⁺CD38^hiCD24^hi Immature Transitional B Cells in PBMCs of Tolerant Kidney Recipients of Facilitating Cell-Enriched Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Renal Allografts.
Y. Wen,¹ A. Merchak,¹ Y. Huang,¹ H. Xu,¹ L. Kahn,¹ J. Leventhal,² S. Ildstad.¹
¹Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; ²Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
CD19+CD38hiCD24hi immature transitional B cells may represent a biomarker for transplantation tolerance in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients (Cherukuri A, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol.…
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Conversion from Tacrolimus-Based to Everolimus-Based Immunosuppressive Therapy 3 Months After Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trial.
D. Hesselink,¹ N. Shuker,¹ J. Osinga,¹ M. Clahsen -van Groningen,² J. Damman,² C. Baan,¹ J. van de Wetering,¹ A. Rowshani,¹ J. Kal -van Gestel,¹ W. Weimar,¹ T. van Gelder,³ R. Bouamar.³
¹Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ³Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
While conversion from ciclosporin to everolimus is well documented, conversion from tacrolimus has been poorly studied. In this randomized-controlled trial the safety and tolerability of…
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Comparison of Long Term Renal Function Outcomes for Everolimus (EVR) vs. Sirolimus (SIR) vs. Mycophenolate Acid (MPA) Immunosuppressive Regimens Post Kidney Transplant (Ktx).
H. Tedesco,¹ W. Irish,² K. Dharmesh,³ D. Patel,³ D. Cibrik.⁴
¹Hospital do Rim UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²CTI Consulting, Raleigh; ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover; ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MPA or mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi [EVR or SIR]) in combination with calcineurin inhibitors (CNI, tacrolimus [TAC] or cyclosporine) are used for maintenance…
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Tacrolimus Dose Requirement Based on the CYP3A5 Genotype in Renal Transplant Patients.
L. Qu, Z. Xie, H. Huang, H. Jiang, J. Chen, H. Jiang, H. Jiang, J. Chen, J. Chen, J. Chen.
Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Background The aim of the present study is to determine whether CYP3A5*A and CYP3A5*G genotype is a predictive index of tacrolimus dose requirement, and also…
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Association Between Matrix-gla Protein Levels and Aortic Stiffness in Kidney Transplantation.
M. Dinic,¹ N. Maillard,¹ P. Delanaye,² J.-M. Krzesinski,² A.-M. Saint-Remy,² E. Cavalier,³ C. Mariat.¹
¹Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, CHU Nord, Saint Etienne, France; ²Nephrology and Dialysis, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; ³Clinical Chemistry, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
INTRODUCTIONAortic stiffness due to vascular calcifications is commonly observed among kidney transplant recipients and is considered as a predictive factor of poor events such as…
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Impact of Six-Month Surveillance Biopsies and Monitoring in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients.
J. Lyons,^1,2,3 D. Ranch,^1,2 R. Hall,^1,2,3 P. Maxwell,^1,2,3 K. Hitchman,^1,2 Y. Hirase,³ B. Crowther.^1,2,3
¹University Health System, San Antonio, TX; ²University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; ³University of Texas College of Pharmacy, Austin, TX
Purpose: Evaluate the utility of surveillance biopsies and monitoring 6 months post-transplant.Methods: A retrospective single center chart review of pediatric renal transplant recipients from 01/2011–10/2015…
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An Argument for Expanding the Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant Criteria: Validity of the New UNOS Allocation Policy.
S. Nagai,¹ M. Safwan,¹ K. Collins,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ D. Moonka,² K. Brown,² A. Patel,³ A. Yoshida,¹ M. Abouljuod.¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ³Nephrology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Aim: According to the latest simultaneous liver-kidney transplant (SLK) allocation policy by UNOS, allocation of kidney is dependent on duration of low glomerular filtration rate…