Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Renal Outcomes of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Following a Previous Solid Organ Transplantation.
G. Hamdani,¹ B. Zhang,² J. Goebel,³ E. Nehus.¹
¹Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ²Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ³Nephrology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Purpose: We aimed to study the renal outcomes of pediatric kidney transplant recipients following a previous non-renal solid organ transplantation (SOT).Methods: A retrospective analysis of…
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Slipping Through the Cracks: Late Onset BK Viremia.
J. Gandhi,¹ M. Mackenzie,¹ D. DeWolfe,² F. Cardarelli,³ M. Pavlakis,³ C. Tan.^1,4
¹Center for Virology & Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, MA; ²Division of Nephrology, BIDMC, Boston, MA; ³The Transplant Institute, BIDMC, Boston, MA; ⁴Division of Infectious Disease, BIDMC, Boston, MA.
Introduction: Most studies indicate that viremia caused by BK virus (BKV), the step preceding BKV associated nephropathy (BKVN) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), occurs within…
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Tacrolimus Precision Medicine: Antibiotics Increase Intra-Patient Variability in Tacrolimus Trough Concentrations in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Y. Zheng, J. Lee, A. Masand, D. Dadhania, M. Thangamani, M. Suthanthiran.
Medicine/Nephrology and Hyeprtension, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
BACKGROUND. The gut microbiome impacts drug absorption, metabolism, and distribution and was recently shown to be associated with tacrolimus dosing requirements. Since antibiotics can alter…
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Post-Transplantation Hypomagnesemia as a Predictor of Survival Among the Kidney Transplant Population.
T. Hod, B. Patibandla, A. Chandraker.
Transplant Research Center, Brigham and women's hospital, Boston, MA.
We have previously shown a robust relationship between low magnesium in the first year post-transplant and better long-term kidney allograft function. Given this somewhat counterintuitive…
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Psychosocial Factors Associated with Medication Adherence Based on Self Reports in Kidney Allograft Recipients: Baseline Findings from the PRIMA (ImPRoving Adherence to Immunosuppressive Therapy by Mobile Internet Application) Study.
A. Han,¹ C. Choi,¹ S.-Y. Kim,¹ S. Cho,¹ M.-J. Cho,¹ C. Lee,¹ S. Ahn,¹ S.-I. Min,¹ S.-K. Min,¹ I. Jung,¹ S. Kim,² M. Park,³ J. Ha.^1,3
¹Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Department of Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; ³Korean Organ Donation Agency, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background. We have assessed the prevalence of medication nonadherence after kidney transplantation and investigated its psychosocial correlates, as a part of the PRIMA study, an…
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Kidney Waitlist Management with Lean Six Sigma.
V. Arelin,¹ J. Schaefer,³ H. Haller,¹ I. Ackermann,² H. Schrem.²
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical School Hanover, Hannover, Germany; ²Transplant and Viceral Surgery, Medical School Hanover, Hannover, Germany; ³Center for Information Technology, Medical School Hanover, Hannover, Germany.
BackgroundLean thinking is a bundle of concepts, methods and tools for organizing human activities in organizations. It attempts to eliminate the underlying unnecessary waste in…
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Predictors of Patient Uncertainty Regarding Treatment Options Among End Stage Renal Disease Patients Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation.
L. McPherson,¹ M. Basu,¹ S. Pastan,¹ S. Mohan,² M. Wolf,³ J. Gander,¹ R. Patzer.¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ²Columbia University, New York City, NY; ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Background: Although kidney transplantation (KTx) provides a significant survival benefit over long-term dialysis, many end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are uncertain or conflicted about…
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Evolution of Body Composition and Associations to Glucose Metabolism During the First Year After Kidney Transplantation.
M. von Düring,¹ A. Hartmann,^1,2 J. Bollerslev,^2,4 A. Åsberg,^1,3 K. Godang,⁴ I. Eide,¹ D. Dahle,¹ T. Jenssen.^1,5
¹Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; ²Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ³School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ⁴Department of Endocrinology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; ⁵Metabolic and Renal Research Group, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
Background. The evolution and association between body composition and glucose haemostasis after kidney transplantation has not been elucidated.Methods. We investigated 150 consecutive patients without suspected…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of IVIG and Rituximab-Based Desensitization (DES).
J. Choi, J. Kahwaji, A. Vo, S. Louie, A. Kang, A. Peng, R. Villicana, D. Puliyanda, I. Kim, S. Jordan.
Comprehensive Transplantation Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: HLA sensitized patients constitute a growing number of ESRD patients with an immunologic barrier to successful transplantation. Desensitization (DES) therapies have emerged to address…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Early Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal on Renal Function and Urinary Protein Excretion: 24 Month Analyses of the ELEVATE Study.
J. de Fijter,¹ H. Holdaas,¹ M. Seelen,¹ S. Sundar,¹ F. Bemelman,¹ P. Lopez,² J. Aguilar,² P. Bernhardt,² Z. Wang,³ J. Cruzado,¹ M. van der Giet.¹
¹ELEVATE study group, Leiden, Netherlands; ²Novartis, Basel, Switzerland; ³Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover, NJ.
Background: Proteinuria is a biomarker which helps in predicting graft outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTxRs). The ELEVATE study was designed to determine whether an…