2017 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Ex-Vivo Kidney Perfusion Improves Function of Extreme Marginal Renal Grafts Subjected to Prolonged Ischemia.
Background: Normothermic ex-vivo kidney perfusion (NEVKP) is an emerging technique for renal graft preservation. We investigated whether NEVKP could promote improved marginal graft function compared…2017 American Transplant Congress
Significance of Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Renal Allografts.
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the renal allograft is a form of renal capillary injury that may associate with many disorders including calcineurin inhibitor (CI) toxicity,…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of Medical Costs Among ABO-Compatible, -Incompatible, and -Minor Mismatched Living Kidney Transplantation: A Single-Center Study.
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
[Background]ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation (ABO-ILKT) is considered an effective alternative to deceased kidney transplantation. Although ABO-ILKT required extra strategies and suffered extra risks across ABO…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Anti-HLA Antibodies on Endothelial Expression and Serum Levels of Thrombomodulin in Kidney Recipients.
Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background: Thrombomodulin (TBM) is an anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory protein expressed on endothelial cells (ECs). Mutations of TBM are seen in thrombotic microangiopathies due to aHUS.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Outcomes in Renal Transplantation Using Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of Kidneys from Expanded Criteria Donor.
Agence de la Biomedecine, Saint Denis La Plaine, France
Introduction:The shortage of kidney grafts led to retrieve organs from old donors with one or more co-morbidities, considered as “expanded criteria donors” (ECD). In France,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating Online Information on Youtube for Kidney Transplant.
Transplant Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
There are many frequently asked questions (FAQs) about kidney transplant that may not be answered by visits to the transplant center. Not all patients have…2017 American Transplant Congress
Subpopulations of Peripheral Blood Monocytes in Kidney Allograft Recipients.
Human peripheral blood monocytes may be divided into different subsets based on the expression of membrane antigens. Our pilot data suggested that after the kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Utility of a 10-Minute Functional Test as a Predictor of Kidney Transplant (KTP) Listing.
Purpose: Frailty is a measure of physiologic reserve that has been associated with poor outcomes after kidney transplant, but its use as a predictor for…2017 American Transplant Congress
eHealth Literacy and Patient Portal Utilization Among Transplant Recipients.
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
Background: Healthcare systems are required to engage patients with web-based patient portals. eHealth literacy is a distinct type of health literacy needed to properly understand…2017 American Transplant Congress
Noninvasive Renal Transplant Graft Monitoring in Single Institution Using Cell-Free DNA in Recipient Plasma via Insertion-Deletion Allele Polymorphism.
IntroductionThere is an unmet clinical need in renal transplantation towards early detection of donor organ damage. Serum creatinine(SCr) and biopsies are not ideal.Cell-free donor DNA(cfdDNA)…
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