2017 American Transplant Congress
Warm Ischemic Time as an Additive Predictor of Graft Survival in KDPI/KDRI Era of Kidneys from Donors After Cardiac Death: A Single-Center Experience Over Three Decades.
It is important to predict the outcome of grafts prior to kidney transplantation and establish an appropriate allocation system, particularly to consider expanded criteria donors…2017 American Transplant Congress
Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Nepal.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2Grinnell College, Grinnell; 3Human Organ Transplant Center, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Kidney transplantation is a relatively new and rapidly growing treatment modality in Nepal. Disparities in access to care are greatly amplified in a developing country…2017 American Transplant Congress
Malignancy in Patients Undergoing Simultaneous Heart-Liver and Heart-Kidney Transplant.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Purpose: While evidence suggests that patients undergoing simultaneous heart-liver and heart-kidney transplant may have improved immunoprotection from allograft rejection versus patients undergoing heart transplant only,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Titers of Blood Group B Patients Using Non-A1 Reagent/Donor Cells for the Purpose of ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.
NJ Sharing Network, New Providence
Background: Blood group B patients are eligible to receive offers from non-A1 or non-A1B kidney donors. Current practice in many institutions involves performing these titers…2017 American Transplant Congress
Endovascular Management of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: A Safe and Effective Treatment.
Background:Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis (TRAS) is a low incidence complication, but if untreated, can lead to graft failure, refractory hypertension (HT) and reduced life expectancy.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Increased Expression of Fibrillin-1 and Presence of Fibroblastic Reticular Cells in Treg-Rich Organized Lymphoid Structures (TOLS) of Accepted Kidney Allografts.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background: Fibrillin-1, found in connective tissue, plays a role in the sequestration of TGF-b, and is produced by fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs). It has been…2017 American Transplant Congress
Direct Comparison of Hypothermic and Normothermic Organ Preservation in a Porcine Ex-Vivo Kidney Model.
Background: Hypothermic machine perfusion is a well established method for deceased donor organ preservation as well as pre-transplant assessment and preconditioning. Recent translational and clinical…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Everolimus-Based Regimen on Graft Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Diabetes at Baseline: Post-Hoc Analysis from the ELEVATE Study.
1ELEVATE Study Group, Leiden, Netherlands; 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Purpose: Presence of diabetes may have adverse impact on graft outcome in kidney transplant recipients (KTxRs). This post-hoc analysis from the ELEVATE study compared the…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Efficacy and Safety of Plaquenil in Kidney Transplants Patients with Lupus.
Background: Hydroxychloroquine, also known as Plaquenil ( PLQ) is an antimalarial drug with immunomodulatory action. Recent studies have demonstrated a protective effect of PLQ in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lipid Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Events After Early Conversion to Everolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Pretransplant Diabetes: 24-Month Analysis from Elevate Study.
1ELEVATE Study Group, Berlin, Germany; 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
PURPOSE: Pretransplant (preTx) diabetes is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events, and posttransplant (post-Tx) hyperlipidemia further increases CV risk. To analyze the influence…
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