2017 American Transplant Congress
Quantity and Functions of CD4–CD8– Double Negative (DN) αβ T Cells in Kidney Is MHC Dependent.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background: Prior studies have established important roles of CD4+ T cells, natural killer T cells, and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Tregs in kidney ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) pathogenesis.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Active Tuberculosis in Transplant Recipients from a Low Prevalence Region.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, UHN, Toronto, Canada
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR). Therapy for TB is complex in this population due to drug…2017 American Transplant Congress
Short Term Renal Allograft Outcomes Following Treatment of Early Subclinical Borderline Changes on Surveillance Biopsies.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
There is no consensus on treating subclinical borderline changes on surveillance biopsy in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. We examined whether treatment with pulsed corticosteroids led…2017 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Post-Transplant Nephrotic Syndrome with Adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) Gel.
1Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington DC; 2Indiana University Health, Indianapolis
Objectives: Post-kidney transplant proteinuria due to recurrent GN is considered to be a significant risk factor negatively affecting kidney transplant survival. In this case series…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients by Steroid Early Withdraw Protocol with Basiliximab Induction.
Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
[Purpose] Several steroid early withdrawal protocols (SEWD) have been attempted in recent decades to avoid steroid related adverse effects among kidney transplant recipients. However, there…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Size Does Not Matter: Should the Decision to Split Pediatric En Bloc Donor Kidneys Be Based on Donor Weight Rather Than Kidney Length?
Division of Transplant Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
Background: Deceased donor kidneys from pediatric donors have been used with good results. However, there is little consensus on the criteria used to safely split…2017 American Transplant Congress
Association of Dialysis Facility Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status with Barriers to Kidney Transplant.
Introduction: Dialysis facilities in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status (SES) have lower facility-level transplantation rates. We estimated the association between barriers to transplantation and facility-area…2017 American Transplant Congress
Increasing the Kidney Donor Pool by Expanding Limits on Body Mass Index and Age: A Single-Center Evaluation of Safety for Donors and Recipients.
Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Using donors with advanced age or elevated body mass index (BMI) could increase the number of live donor kidney transplants. Our aim was to evaluate…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pregnandy During Kidney Trasplantation in a Low Income Population.
Renal Transplant Unit, CRAI Sur - CUCAIBA, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background: The possibility of having a successful pregnancy in stage V chornic kidney failure improves after transplant, although the fertility rate is lower than in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Early and Late High Intrapatient Variability of Tacrolimus Levels Can Predict Late Renal Allograft Rejection.
Introduction Nonadherence to immunosuppressive medication can start any time after transplantation and is associated with rejection and graft loss. We have previously shown that high…
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