2015 American Transplant Congress
Association of Pulmonary Hypertension at Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Subsequent Outcomes Following Transplantation
Background - Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common among patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who depend on dialysis before transplant, and PH is associated…2015 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis of BKV-Specific T Cells in Peripheral Blood Samples By Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Differential Role and Kinetics of CD4 and CD8 T Cell Clones in Viral Control
Background:BKV-specific T cells play the crucial role in controlling virus reactivation and analyses of their frequencies have been previously performed in different studies. However, nothing…2015 American Transplant Congress
Emotional Bonding in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants (DDRT): Associated Factors and Effect on Medication Adherence
Division of Nephrology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
The feelings of the kidney recipient towards his or her donor are complex and may affect behavior in the post-transplant period. We studied 152 DDRT…2015 American Transplant Congress
Gender Differences in Kidney Transplant Delayed Graft Function Are Independent of Donor-Recpient Size Mismatch
Introduction: Superior female tolerance of ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) relative to males has been described in animal models, but little human data are available to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Precentage of Circulating CD16+ Monocytes Before Transplantation Are Associated With the Occurence of Acute Rejection
Introduction: Monocytes compose a neglected immune cell type in transplantation despite their contribution to antibody mediated rejection. We aimed to define the phenotypic and functional…2015 American Transplant Congress
Histologic Findings in Pre-transplant AT1Rab + ve Patients Point to an Increase in Sub-Intimal Fibrosis During Acute Rejection and in 12 mo. Protocol Renal Graft Biopsies
Previous reports have described an increase in arteritis during acute rejection (AR) in angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibody (AT1Rab) positive (ve+) kidney transplant recipients…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Early Urinary Tract Infections on Renal Graft Function
Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO.
Purpose: Describe the incidence of early urinary tract infections (UTI) after renal transplantation at a large academic transplant center. Evaluate the impact of early UTIs…2015 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibodies After Kidney Transplantation Are Associated With Donation After Circulatory Death and HLA-DQ Mismatch
Introduction: De novo donor-specific HLA-antibodies (dnDSA) have been associated with rejection and inferior kidney graft survival. The purpose of this study was to investigate the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Low Expanded Criteria Donor Listing Rates by Organ Procurement Organization Is Associated With Increased Differential in Waiting Time for Candidates Willing to Accept Marginal Organs in the US
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Organ procurement organization (OPO) listing rates for expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys vary greatly across the US. The goal of ECD listing is to shorten…2015 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function in Patients Receiving Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy
1The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH; 2The Alliance for Paired Donation, Maumee, OH.
Alemtuzumab (Campath 1-H) is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed at the CD52 glycoprotein that is becoming more prevalent as a choice for induction. Delayed graft…
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