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Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    C. Staino, N. Pilch, O. Moussa, K. Boyle, J. Casale, K. Covert, J. Fleming, D. Taber, H. Meadows, C. Mardis, K. Chavin, S. Nadig, J. McGillicuddy, C. Bratton, T. Srinivas, P. Baliga.

    MUSC, Charleston, SC.

    The reported incidence and risk factors for the development of de novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) are variable. Although dnDSA is a negative predictor of…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Three Year Outcomes of Renal Allograft Transplants in African American Recipients Receiving Alemtuzumab for Induction Immunosuppression

    P. Vaitla, H. Bohorquez, A. Cohen, A. Cruz, U. Patel, S. Anders, C.-S. Catherine, A. Moiz, S. Guisti, I. Carmody, G. Loss, D. Bruce, T. Reichman, J. Garces.

    Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.

    Background:Induction with Alemtuzumab is well documented to reduce the incidence and severity of acute rejection episodes, which may improve graft survival. Limited data are available…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Role of Immunosuppression on Cardiac Functions of Kidney Transplant Recipients

    U. Cakir, O. Cavdaroglu, T. Erturk, E. Gurluler, A. Gurkan, I. Berber.

    Transplant Center, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.

    Cardiac disorders are associated with high morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD).Kidney transplantation is known to increase the survival of dialysis patients by…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Early Antibody Mediated Rejection in HLA Antibody Incompatible Kidney Transplantation – A Treatable Condition Without Heavy Induction Immunosuppression

    S. Daga,1,2 N. Krishnan,1 D. Lowe,3 F. Lam,1 C. Imray,1,2 H. Kashi,1 L. Tan,1 D. Briggs,3 R. Higgins.1,2

    1Renal Department, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom; 2Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; 3H&I Department, NHSBT, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

    Transplantation across preformed donor specific HLA antibodies (DSA) not only carries a risk of early acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and graft loss, but also…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Impacts of Mycophenolate Mofetile Addition to Very Low Exposure Everolimus and Calcineurine Inhibitor Based Immunosuppression in De Novo Kidney Transplantation

    Y. Watarai,1 M. Okada,1 K. Futamura,1 K. Ito,1 T. Yamamoto,1 M. Tsujita,1 T. Hiramitsu,1 N. Goto,1 S. Narumi,1 T. Kobayashi.2

    1Transplant Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; 2Applied Immunity, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

    Purpose: Prospective randomized study of MMF addition to everolimus (EVR) based immunosuppression was evaluated in clinical outcomes as well as protocol biopsies findings and donor…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Six-Month Urinary CCL2 Levels Predict Long-Term Renal Allograft Outcome

    J. Ho,1 D. Rush,1 A. Gao,1 H. Hopfer,2 C. Wiebe,1 P. Nickerson,1 S. Schaub,2 P. Hirt-Minkowski.2

    1Internal Medicine, Nephrology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; 2Transplantation Immunology & Nephrology, University Hospital, Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

    Graft loss is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We have shown that 6-month urine CCL2 is an independent predictor for death-censored graft loss.…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Non-Inferior Outcomes of Third and Fourth Renal Transplant. An Analysis of Our Experience

    H. Sharma, P. Yiannollou, O. Masood, G. Giffruda, R. Dhanda, D. Van Dellen, T. Campbell, R. Pararajasingam, T. Augustine, A. Tavakoli, B. Forgacs.

    Transplant Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom.

    INTRODUCTIONOutcome of third and subsequent renal transplants have not been associated with favorable outcomes. We analyze our experience in patients with three or more kidney-transplants…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Hypertension, Chronic Pain, and Fatigue on Long-Term Quality of Life After Living Kidney Donation

    T. Schachtner,1,2 P. Reinke.1,2

    1Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charité Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; 2Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin, Germany.

    The rising prevalence of end-stage renal disease and Germany's chronic organ shortage subsequently calls more people upon to consider living kidney donation. The benefits for…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Frailty and Length of Stay in KT Recipients

    M. McAdams DeMarco, E. King, X. Luo, L. Kucirka, N. Desai, N. Dagher, B. Lonze, R. Montgomery, D. Segev.

    Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.

    BACKGROUND: In KT recipients, length of stay (LOS) is associated with early hospital readmission; yet, predictors of KT LOS are unclear.METHODS: Registry-based predictors of KT…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Validation of a Blood and Biopsy Gene Expression-Based Molecular Diagnostics for Subclinical Acute Rejection: Comparing DNA Microarrays Vs. Next-Generation RNA Sequencing

    S. Kurian,1 J. Friedewald,2 F. Harrison,1 T. Gelbart,1 S. Head,1 P. Ordoukhanian,1 M. Abecassis,2 D. Salomon.1

    1The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA; 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

    Background: Microarray-based gene expression signatures for clinical diagnostics are well described. However, microarrays lack advantages offered by newer technologies such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS):…
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