2017 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Australia and New Zealand.
Introduction: Surgical and medical advances have led to considerable improvement in short-term outcomes of kidney transplantation, with 1-year graft and patient survival approaching 100%. However,…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Thirteen-Year Mayo Clinic Retrospective Study of the Syndrome of Rapid Onset ESRD Among Renal Transplant Recipients, 2001-2013.
Introduction: We described the syndrome of rapid onset ESRD (SORO-ESRD), acute yet irreversible renal failure, for the first time in the journal Renal Failure in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Willingness of Canadian ESRD Patients to Consider Transplant Tourism.
BackgroundTransplant tourism refers to travel for transplantation involving organ trafficking or transplant commercialism, and is associated with poor outcomes. While some characteristics of transplant tourists…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of T-Cell Depletion on CMV-Specific Memory T and B Cell Homeostatic Proliferation After Kidney Transplantation.
Human CMV infection is the most common opportunistic infection after kidney transplantation, with a negative impact on kidney allograft outcome. Transplant recipients are at higher…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Histopathologic Features of Antibody Mediated Rejection (ABMR) in Highly Sensitized (HS) vs Non-Sensitized (NS) Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: The presence of preformed donor-specific antibody (pDSA) in HS pts and development of de-novo DSA (dnDSA) in NS patients are risk factors for ABMR.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: What to Choose When Both Become Available?
1UCSF, San Francisco; 2Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; 3NYU, New York
Kidney allocation system changes have improved deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) access for highly sensitized patients. For patients with a willing live donor but requiring…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Ritonavir on Graft Function in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in 6 and 12 month graft function between patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Retention Associated with Polyomavirus (BK) Viruria and Higher Peak Blood BK Following Kidney Transplant (KTx).
BACKGROUND: BK nephropathy is a major risk factor for allograft dysfunction and loss. BK viruria and viremia are early markers of BK nephropathy in KTx…2017 American Transplant Congress
Survival Outcomes from DCD Transplant Are Comparable to DBD Transplant from Kidneys Procured from Donors > 50 Years of Age. A UNOS/OPTN Propensity Score Matched Pair Analysis.
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Background:Caution is guarded in accepting offers from old donors due to risk of poor graft function. We aim to present the factors significantly determining the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Endocapillary NK Cells Are Increased in Indication Renal Transplant Biopsies with Antibody and T Cell Mediated Rejection.
Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Detection of NK cell transcripts in renal transplant biopsies is associated with antibody mediated rejection (AMR). Similarly, quantification of endocapillary NK cells in paraffin tissue…
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