Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplant vs Heart Transplant: Single Center Review of Candidate Selection and List Management.
N. Fonseka,¹ H. Mangrolia,¹ S. Karhadkar,² S. Rao,² L. Punnoose.¹
¹Temple Heart and Vascular Institute, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ²Temple Kidney Transplant Program, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background: Increasing numbers of patients with advanced heart and kidney failure undergo simultaneous heart kidney transplant (SHK). Selection criteria in patients with non-dialysis dependent kidney…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Improving Clinical Decisions for Kidney Transplant Recipients Through Online Medical Simulation.
S. Gitzinger, E. Jackson, D. Blevins.
Medscape, LLC, New York, NY
Methods: The CME intervention comprised two cases presented in a virtual patient simulation (VPS) platform, allowing learners to choose from numerous lab tests, diagnoses, and…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Direct Acting Antivirals in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
S. Hussain, T. Taber, M. Yaqub, O. Adebiyi, D. Mishler, A. Sharfuddin.
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis
Background: Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection has a negative impact on graft survival. Prior treatments were poorly tolerated and had minimal cure rates. The…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Induction of Tolerance to Renal Allografts in Non Human Primates by Concomitant Donor-Matched Vascularized Osteomyocutaneous Allotransplantation.
F. Zhong,¹ G. Zhao,² Y. Wang,³ J. Jiang,³ Y. Wang,¹ S. Ye,¹ S. Tao,¹ L. Cai,¹ X. Wang,¹ Q. Ye,¹ G. Chen,² X. Zheng.¹
¹Center for Transplantation Medicine, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China; ²Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China; ³Surgery, Shanghai Dongfan Hospital, Shanghai, China
Introduction: We hypothesized that hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) niches in bone marrow of vascularized osteomyocutaneous allografts (VOMA) will facilitate mixed chimerism (MC) and tolerance to…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus Does Not Increase Risk of Delayed Graft Function or Prolong Duration of Dialysis in Renal Transplantation.
F. Shihab,¹ Y. Qazi,² S. Mulgaonkar,³ K. McCague,⁴ D. Patel,⁴ V. Peddi,⁵ D. Shaffer.⁶
¹Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City; ²Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles; ³Barnabas Health, West Orange; ⁴Novartis, East Hanover; ⁵California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco; ⁶Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center, Nashville
US92 (NCT01025817) is a phase III, 12 month, open-label, randomized study comparing everolimus (EVR) plus low-dose tacrolimus (LTac) vs. mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) with standard-dose tacrolimus…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Population Pharmacokinetic Profiling of Tacrolimus in Renal Transplant Recipients (RTRs) Taking Diltiazem.
P. Trevillian,^1,2,3 M. Heer,^1,2 S. Ainsworth,¹ A. Hibberd.^1,2,3
¹Newcastle Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; ²University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; ³Hunter Transplant Research Foundation, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Background: Over the past 6 years we have prospectively used pharmacokinetic (PK) profiling of Tacrolimus (TAC) in “stable” RTR's to individualise future dosing. This study…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Calcineurin Inhibitors Transferring to Rapamycin in Live Kidney Transplantation from Old Donors to Young Recipients.
G. Chen, C. Wang, Z. Wu, C. Wang, J. Qiu, L. Chen.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Background Calcineurin inhibitor(CNI) nephrotoxicity is one of the major reasons for chronic allograft injury in live kidney transplantation from old donors to young recipients. Therefore…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Graft Function Is Associated with Major Cardiovascular Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Cohort Study.
J. Park,¹ Y. Kim,² S. Yang,³ S. Park,² S.-K. Park,⁴ D. Han,⁵ Y. Kim,² Y. Kim,⁵ J. Lee.⁶
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; ²Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁵Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Background: Reduced kidney function is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population. However, the association between post-transplantation graft function and subsequent…
2017 American Transplant Congress
The Clinical Significance of Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
S. Park,¹ J. Ha,¹ Y. Kim,¹ H. Lee,¹ Y. Kim,¹ C. Lim,¹ I. Jung,¹ D.-J. Han,² S.-K. Park,² Y. Kim,² J. Lee.¹
¹Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Asan Medican Center, Seoul, Korea
Background Increased red cell distribution width (RDW) has been known to be associated with worse prognosis in various populations. Although the levels of RDW are…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Vaccine Recommendation Program for Pediatric Kidney Transplant Candidates.
C. Carthon,¹ R. Hall,² P. Maxwell,² B. Crowther.²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO; ²University Transplant Center, University Health System, San Antonio, TX
Pediatric transplant recipients commonly have a deficient immunization status at the time of transplantation. Utilizing transplant pharmacists to improve these immunization rates has not previously…