2015 American Transplant Congress
Deleterious Effects in Kidney Transplant Outcomes With Pre-Organ Procurement Iodine Contrast Exposure
Background: Iodine contrast exposure is well known to cause acute kidney injury. When contrast exposure is added to hemodynamic ischemic injury its adverse effects on…2015 American Transplant Congress
Th-17 Alloimune Responses in Renal Allograft Biopsies from Recipients of Kidney Transplants Using Extended Criteria Donors During Acute T-Cell Mediated Rejection
Although renal transplantation using expanded criteria donors has become a common practice, immune responses related to immunosenescence in those kidney allografts have not been studied…2015 American Transplant Congress
Educating Hispanic ESRD Patients About Living Donation: Impact of a Brief Intervention
Purpose: This study was designed to enhance Hispanic ESRD patient knowledge, norm perceptions, and efficacy regarding discussions of living kidney donation.Methods: The study was a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pertubations in the Urinary Exosome in Transplant Rejection
Urine exosomes are small vesicles shed into the urine by exocytosis from all renal epithelial cell types under normal physiologic states and disease states, and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Superior Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation Compared With Dialysis in Korea: A Propensity–Matched Analysis of a National Population-Based Cohort Study Between 2005 and 2008
Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) can improve clinical outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease. However, the data about KT outcome comparing with dialysis is rare…2015 American Transplant Congress
Similar Outcomes Can Be Expected Among HIV (+) Kidney Transplant Recipients (HIV+ Tx) Vs. HIV (-) Kidney Transplant Recipients (HIV- Tx) Receiving Similar Immunosuppression Protocols
Outcomes among HIV+ Tx continue to improve despite the established risk of rejection and calcineurin-nephrotoxicity. We sought to compare outcomes among HIV+ Tx vs. HIV-…2015 American Transplant Congress
Bortezomib Treatment in Antibody Mediated Rejection After Kidney Transplantation
BackgroundSeveral studies demonstrated bortezomib therapy for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in renal transplants. However, the treatment efficacy according to target antigen or occurrence time of AMR…2015 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients Is Not Associated With a Poor Outcome
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The use and choice of induction immunosuppression in elderly kidney recipients remains unresolved. Alemtuzumab has been associated with a higher risk of death and graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Negative Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy Discards Silent Coronary Artery Disease in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients Awaiting for Kidney Transplantation
Study Purpose:Screening for silent coronary artery disease (SCAD) in patients awaiting kidney transplantation is still controversial. Indeed, guidelines of some scientific societies show important discrepancies.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of 2007 CMS Conditions of Participation on High Risk Renal Transplantation: A Study of the United States Renal Data System
Division of Transplantation, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
BACKGROUND: On June 28, 2007, CMS introduced new Conditions of Participation (CoP) for Transplant Centers- the impact of these regulations on adult patients at high…
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