2015 American Transplant Congress
Hispanic/Latino Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation – Role of a Culturally Competent Transplant Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Background and objectives: Hispanic Americans face disparities in access to kidney transplantation, particularly living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT).Design, setting, participants, and measurements: Northwestern Medicine's® (NM)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Geographically Distant Living Kidney Donors: A Barrier to Living Donation?
Renal & Pancreas Transplant Division, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Introduction: Living kidney donors often live far from the recovering transplant center where they donate. We sought to determine (1) characteristics of these geographically distant,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does the Site Or Etiology of Renal Artery Stenosis Influence the Sucess Rate of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty?
Divison of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Purpose: The incidence of transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) ranges from 1 to 23% and is the most frequent vascular complication following renal transplantation. It…2015 American Transplant Congress
Perturbation of Polyomavirus Nephropathy-Specific Gene Expression in Kidney Allografts
Polyomavirus nephropathy (PVAN) is a common cause of kidney allograft dysfunction and loss. Microscopic observations of PVAN are similar to T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR), with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Hospitalization and Kidney Transplantation Among Waitlisted End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients: A Multi-Level Mixed Modeling Approach
Background: Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation exist among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients, even after placement on the deceased donor waitlist. One…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donor Profile Index Variability in Donors With Dialysis Dependent Acute Kidney Injury and the Impact On Organ Allocation
Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is calculated using 10 donor variables including terminal serum creatinine (Cr) and is used in the new kidney allocation system…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prospective, 6 Month, Open Label, Conversion Study from Mycophenolate Mofetyl to Mycophenolic Acid Evaluating the Severity of Gastro-Intestinal Symptoms and Mycophenolic Acid Urinary Metabolite as a Surrogate Marker of Plasmatic Area Under the Curve
Introduction: Treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) often results in adverse gastro-intestinal (GI) events, which can lead to dose reductions that in turn can increase the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization Before Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Highly Sensitized Patients
Renal transplantation in highly sensitized patients represents a major clinical challenge leading to long periods in the waiting list. When a living donor is available,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Addressing Low Live Kidney Donation Rates in African Americans through the Live Donor Champion Program
Background: African-Americans (AAs) are least likely to receive a live donor kidney transplant, and AAs account for < 20% of all live donors. Differences in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Vein Elongation in Deceased Right Side Cadaveric Renal Grafts: Does It Increase the Risk of Thrombosis Or Hematoma Formation?
Urology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
INTRODUCTION:There is a perceived feeling that elongation of the renal vein in right sided kidney grafts facilitates the vascular anastomosis. On the other hand some…
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