2017 American Transplant Congress
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence in Renal Transplant Recipients Treated with Belatacept.
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
Introduction: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a cause of end-stage renal failure that frequently recurs following renal transplant, often leading to allograft loss. A recently…2017 American Transplant Congress
Steroid Withdrawal Using Everolimus in Maintenance Kidney Transplant Recipients with Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus.
Background: Although steroid withdrawal from conventional immunosuppressive therapy has been attempted to ameliorate various complications, especially diabetes mellitus (DM), in kidney transplant recipients, a steroid-sparing…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective Observational Study to Evaluate Use of a Panel of Reactive T Cell (PRT) Assay as a Pre-Transplant Marker of Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background:To assess risk of T cell mediated acute rejection a recently developed assay uses a panel of reactive T cell lines (PRT) to measure recipient…2017 American Transplant Congress
Change in QTC Interval After Kidney Transplant.
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of mortality in ESRD patients. A prolonged QTc interval on EKG is a predictor of adverse CV outcomes.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplantation to the Extraperitoneal Cavity in Children Weighing Less Than 15 kg Can Be Performed Safely.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Pediatric kidney transplantation is associated with various surgical complications due to the complexity of technique and often fragile condition of end-stage renal…2017 American Transplant Congress
Sexual Dysfunction Among Living Kidney Donors.
1JHU, Baltimore, MD; 2UAB, Birmingham, AL
Ensuring high post-donation quality of life among living kidney donors (LKDs) is a critical component of making living donation worthwhile for both recipients and donors.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of Renal Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase (PARP) Expression Both in Inflammation and Interstitial Fibrosis Processes in Recipients with Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
The activation of PARP is well considered to play an augmenting role in inflammation. However, its role in the development of fibrosis is not well…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Non-Adherence in a Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: The understanding of the main causes of allograft losts and related factors is a critical in the sucess of kidney transplantation programs.Objective: The aim…2017 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness of Renal Machine Perfusion Use After Long Cold Ischemia Time.
High cold ischemia time (CIT) and inadequate care of donors in Brazil lead to a high incidence of delayed graft function (DGF), 60%-70%, and as…2017 American Transplant Congress
mTOR Inhibition Diminishes Peripheral Blood CD8+CD28–CD38hi Effector/Memory T Cells and Facilitates Resolution of Belatacept-Refractory Kidney Rejection.
Belatacept, a CD28-CD80/86 blocker, was approved by the FDA to provide immunosuppression without nephrotoxicity or cardiovascular and metabolic adverse effects. As part of our multi-center…
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