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Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Discrepancies in Perceived and Measured Cognitive Abilities in Transplant Recipients.

    A. Gupta,1 J. Mahanken,2 J. Klein,1 D. Johnson,3 J. Burns.4

    1Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; 2Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; 3Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; 4Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City

    Aim: Examine how perceived cognitive performance compares with measured cognitive performance in renal transplant recipients.Background: Cognitive abilities affect patients' complex post-transplant care. An accurate assessment…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Psychosocial Distress in Chronic Kidney Disease: Benefits of Kidney Transplantation.

    C. Richardson,1 D. Belenko,1 E. Mucsi,1 N. Edwards,1 D. Wong,1 M. Novak,2 M. Li,3 I. Mucsi.1

    1Multiorgan Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    PurposeWe describe the frequency of psychosocial distress among Canadian patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and compare distress between pre-dialysis, dialysis patients and kidney…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Early Pancreas Graft Failure on Patient and Kidney Graft Survival After Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation (SPK).

    A. Gruessner, M. Laftavi, V. Whittaker, Z. Acun, O. Pankowycz, R. Gruessner.

    SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

    Introduction: In SPK transplants, the major risk factors for poor patient survival are early pancreas and/or kidney graft loss. In this study, we specifically examined…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Cell-Subset Diversity in Adipose Derived Regenerative Cells Used in Renal Ischemic Reperfusion Injury Treatment.

    R. Lathan,1 R. Ghita,1,2 D. Hillyard,1 P. Mark,1,2 M. Clancy.1,2

    1Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom; 2School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Studies in our novel hybrid model of transplantion/ischemic reperfusion injury (IRI) in rat has demonstrated significant improvement in kidney function post injection of adipose-derived regenerative…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of HLA-DQ Mismatch on Efficacy Outcomes and Renal Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Subanalysis from the ELEVATE Study.

    W. Arns,1 J. Cruzado,1 H. Holdaas,1 P. Lopez,2 P. Bernhardt,2 G. Bader,2 F. Claas,1 M. van der Giet,1 J. de Fijter.1

    1ELEVATE Study Group, Köln, Germany; 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland

    Purpose: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ mismatches are often associated with acute rejection, independent of mismatches at other loci. Previous analysis from the ELEVATE (NCT01114529) study…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Determinants of Successful Use of Sirolimus in Renal Transplantation.

    M. Naik,1 W. Gwinner,2 W. Arns,3 E. Basic,10 K. Budde,1 F. Diekmann,4 M. Fischereder,5 J. Goßmann,6 K. Heller,7 N. Heyne,8 J.-S. Jürgensen,1 C. Morath,9 U. Riester.10

    1GSSG, Berlin, Germany; 2GSSG, Hannover, Germany; 3GSSG, Köln, Germany; 4GSSG, Barcelona, Spain; 5GSSG, München, Germany; 6GSSG, Frankfurt, Germany; 7GSSG, Erlangen, Germany; 8GSSG, Tübingen, Germany; 9GSSG, Heidelberg, Germany; 10GSSG - Pfizer, Berlin, Germany

    Sirolimus (SLR) is an established component in the immunosuppressive treatment after renal transplantation.The side effects of SLR differ from other immunosuppressants and may limit its…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Risks Associated with Recombinant IL2 Therapy in Renal Transplantation.

    M. McGrath, S. Tripathi, A. Chandraker.

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston

    Regulatory T cells are critical to allograft survival. We report a pilot study of safety and tolerability of low dose recombinant IL2 (rIL2), 1x106 units/m2/day…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Function, Albuminuria, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events After Kidney Transplantation.

    N. Lam,1 M. Tonelli,2 K. Lentine,3 B. Hemmelgarn,2 F. Ye,1 A. Bello,1 S. Klarenbach.1

    1University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; 2University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; 3Saint Louis University, St. Louis

    The risk of mortality and graft loss is higher in kidney transplant recipients with reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and heavier albuminuria. It is…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Superior Long-Term Hypertension Management in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients with Bilateral Native Nephrectomies.

    D. Stoltz,1 A. Brubaker,1 A. Chaudhuri,2 P. Grimm,2 W. Concepcion,1 A. Gallo.1

    1Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

    Introduction: Native nephrectomy in pediatric kidney transplant recipients is performed for congenital anomalies, proteinuria, intractable hypertension, malignancy, and chronic infection. Post-transplant hypertension requiring medical management…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Shared Decision Aid to Decipher Long-Term Treatment Risks for End Stage Renal Disease Patients.

    J. Gander, A. Manatunga, K. Jacob Arriola, S. Pastan, R. Patzer.

    Emory University, Atlanta, GA

    Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for end stage renal disease (ESRD) compared to dialysis. The incidence of ESRD continues to increase while the gap…
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