2017 American Transplant Congress
Weekend Discharge and Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant: A Multi-Center Analysis.
Background: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients with early hospital readmission (EHR, <30 days after discharge from KT) are at higher risk for poor post-KT outcomes. There…2017 American Transplant Congress
Reduced Racial Disparity in Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
OBJECTIVE: Earlier studies reported inferior outcomes among African-American (AA) compared with white kidney transplant (KT) recipients.DESIGN: Prospective database.SETTING: Single center.PATIENTS: During 1997-2015, 1102 patients underwent…2017 American Transplant Congress
Primary Urtero- Ureterostomy in Renal Transplant, an Old Forgotten but Promising Technique.
John C McDonald Regional Transplant Center, Shreveport
Introduction:Ureter anastomosis is considered the achilles heel of renal transplant. Different types of Uretero-neocystostomy anastomosis techniques have been used as well as Uretero-Ureterostomy but latter…2017 American Transplant Congress
Avascular Necrosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Recent Data from a Cohort Study.
Avascular osteonecrosis (AVN) is the most disabling bone complication after kidney transplantation (KT). Its incidence decreased from 15% to 4% after the introduction of cyclosporine…2017 American Transplant Congress
Spiritual and Religious Faith of Actual and Potential Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors.
A. The recent rise in non-directed donors (NDDs) and their initiation of kidney chains offer innovative approaches to help address the overburdened kidney transplant waiting…2017 American Transplant Congress
Immune Tolerance Monitoring in Renal Allograft Tolerance Induced by Transient Mixed Chimerism in Nonhuman Primates.
Center for Transplant Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background: We have previously reported donor specific expansion of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in nonhuman primate (NHP) recipients which achieved renal allograft tolerance after induction…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of CYP3A Genomic Variances and Impact on Tacrolimus Dosing Requirements in Kidney Transplant Recipients in Eastern North Carolina.
1Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC; 2East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
BACKGROUND: African American (AA) patients are substantially more likely to express CYP3A5. Presence of CYP3A5 polymorphisms is an important pharmacotherapeutic consideration due to the extensive…2017 American Transplant Congress
Steroid Free Maintenance Immunosupression in Kidney Transplantation: Indiana University Experience.
Renal Transplant, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Background: Steroid based maintenance Immunosuppression (IS) regimen is the standard protocol for many kidney transplant(tx) centers. However, concerns for chronic steroid impact on patients remains…2017 American Transplant Congress
Detection of Shared and Distinct Gene Expression Signatures in Tissue and Urine During Acute Rejection of Kidney Grafts.
A major goal of the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) studies is the identification of biomarkers that predict or diagnose acute graft rejection in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pulse Pressure After Renal Transplantation – Influence on Outcome: Results from the Collaborative Transplant Study.
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) are important predictors of graft and patient survival in renal transplant recipients. Pulse pressure (PP), the…
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