2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcome on Kidney Retransplantation in Comparison with First Kidney Transplantation in Korea – Nationwide Cohort Study.
Due to the limitation of the survival of kidney allograft, increasing number of patients need to take re-transplantation (re-KT) after the first allograft failure. In…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation in the Setting of Chronic Opiate Use.
Purpose: To determine the impact and correlation of pre-transplant chronic opiate use with post-transplant chronic opiate use, resource utilization, and patient survival in addition to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Vaccine Initiative Collaboration (VIC) in a Multidisciplinary, Transplant Ambulatory Setting.
1Colonia Natural Pharmacy, Colonia; 2Medicine/Surgery, Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Introduction We describe the implementation of a vaccine initiative in an ambulatory transplant setting.Methods In 2014, Hahnemann University Hospital (HUH) and Colonia Natural Pharmacy transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
High Tacrolimus Dose Requirements at Month 6 Are Associated with Inferior Graft Function in Renal Transplant Patients.
Department of Nephrology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Tacrolimus (Tac), the mainstay of immunosuppression in renal transplant (tx) patients (pts) is known for drug induced nephrotoxicity, which may limit graft survival.Methods: In…2016 American Transplant Congress
High KDPI Is a Predictor of Acute Rejection in Delayed Graft Function.
The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) is a prognostic measure for graft function and survival. It is unclear whether it predicts acute rejection in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Coronary Artery Disease: An Underestimated Risk Factor for Post-Transplant Mortality?
Nephrology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Coronary artery disease is a frequent comorbidity among transplant candidates. Limited data exist on the long-term outcomes of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with pre-existing…2016 American Transplant Congress
Patients Treated with Belatacept Show Low Levels of APRIL and HLA Antibodies.
Belatacept, a fusión protein that blocks the B7-CD28 costimulation pathway, decreases the level of antibodies in non-human primates and murine models but, few studies have…2016 American Transplant Congress
IVIG and High Dose Steroid Treatment of Transplant Glomerulopathy Effectively Slows Progression of Loss of Renal Allograft Function.
Introduction Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) is commonly associated with chronic antibody mediated rejection and is a major cause of late kidney allograft loss with no established…2016 American Transplant Congress
Virtual Crossmatching Under the New KAS: Safely Bypassing a Physical Crossmatch When Allocating Kidneys to Highly Sensitized Candidates.
1Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
AIM: On 12/4/2014, the OPTN implemented a new KAS for deceased donor(DD) transplants which, among many changes, increased priority for highly sensitized (HS) candidates (cPRA>98%).…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Vascular Lesions in Living Donor Renal Transplant Implant Biopsies.
INTRODUCTION: Nephrosclerosis is often associated with pathological injury to kidneys resulting from chronic high blood pressure and/or aging, and may predict the progression of decline…
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