2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplant Among HIV+ Waitlist Candidates
Chronic diseases, such as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), are now the leading causes of death among HIV+ patients. Multiple studies have demonstrated the efficacy of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients: Does Ethnicity Have an Influence?
The purpose of this study was to analyze pregnancy outcomes in female kidney transplant recipients by ethnicity. Data were collected by the National Transplantation Pregnancy…2015 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Race on P-Glycoprotein Function in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Purpose: African Americans (AA) renal transplant recipients (RTR) have poorer long term allograft survival compared to Caucasians(C) which may be attributed to racial differences in…2015 American Transplant Congress
T-Cell Mediated Vascular Rejection Can Be Identified By the Combined Measurement of Five Specific microRNAs in Blood
MicroRNAs hold important roles in the regulation of gene expression. Their function has been correlated with kidney disease and they might represent a new class…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression With Anti-CD40 mAb and Rapamycin for Islet and Kidney Co-Transplantation in Nonhuman Primates
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Background: For patients with end-stage renal disease secondary to type 1 diabetes mellitus, islet and kidney co-transplantation can be an ideal transplant option. However, a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Glucose Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer MRI of Acute Renal Allograft Rejection
Purpose: During acute rejection episodes large amounts of immune cells infiltrate renal grafts, leading to inflammation accompanied by an increased glucose metabolism.Given these circumstances we…2015 American Transplant Congress
hTERT, BICD1 and Chromosome 18 Polymorphisms Affecting Telomere Length Are Associated With Kidney Transplantation Outcome
Telomere length (TL) has been analyzed in regard to cell senescence and ageing of animals and humans, including age-related diseases. There have been also attempts…2015 American Transplant Congress
Low Dose Valganciclovir Is an Effective Prophylaxis Against Cytomegalovirus in High Risk (Donor+/ Recipient-) Kidney Transplants Recipients
Introduction: Universal prophylaxis against Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is endorsed in high risk seronegative kidney (K) transplant (TX) recipients of organs from seropositive donors (D+/R-) using…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation (KTx) With Positive Crossmatch (XM) but No Donor Specific Antibody (DSA)
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Purpose: Prior to KTx, a XM is performed between the intended recipient and donor. This XM can be positive despite no DSA. It can be…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Over Age of 55 by Donor Source: LD, SCD, ECD
University of Minnesota, Mpls.
Background: Outcomes in older kidney transplant recipients from SCD and ECD have been studied; however, comparative outcomes between older recipients of LD, SCD and ECD…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 499
- 500
- 501
- 502
- 503
- …
- 531
- Next Page »