2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Renal Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation
Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Almost 50% of asymptomatic patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) are reported to have significant flow-limiting coronary artery disease (CAD). Our practice involves a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated With Rehospitalization and High Cost Among Health Plan Members Receiving Kidney Transplants
PurposeAims were to develop a claims-based algorithm to identify kidney transplant cases and to examine clinical and economic outcomes among health plan members undergoing kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized Cross-Over Phase 3b Study of the Pharmacokinetics of Once-Daily Extended Release MeltDose® Tacrolimus (Envarsus® XR) Versus Twice-Daily Tacrolimus in African-Americans (ASERTAA)
The CYP3A5*1 genotype, highly prevalent in African Americans (AA), commonly necessitates higher tacrolimus (tac) dose requirements and may hinder efforts to obtain therapeutic drug levels.…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of MYH9 Polymorphic Variant rs5756168 on Kidney Allograft Function
The MYH9 gene was identified as a susceptibility locus associated with diminished filtration rate in the course of chronic nephropathies: primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS),…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Resistance Measured During Pulsatile Perfusion and Long-Term Kidney Transplant Outcomes
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Background: Pulsatile perfusion (PP) has been shown to reduce the incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) and increase short- and long-term kidney transplant (KT) survival.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donation in the Elderly: The United Kingdom Experience
Introduction: The increasing demand for organs has led many institutions to accept elderly patients onto their living donor programmes. However no large UK based datasets…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Older Than 70: A Single Center Experience
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN.
Age is no longer considered a contraindication to renal transplantation. To date, little is known in regards to the grafts and patients outcomes in elderly…2015 American Transplant Congress
Potential Urine Protein Biomarkers for Kidney Transplantation Dysfunction Through Quantitative Proteomics
Introduction: Inability to effectively monitor transplant injuries leads to immune and non-immune mediated graft dysfunction. A non-invasive tool to monitor such injuries is an unmet…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Biochemical Results of BK Virus Nephropathy in Kidney Allograft Recipients
BK virus (BKV) nephropathy has emerged as a significant cause of graft dysfuction in kidney allograft recipients after using powerful immunosupressive treatment protocols in recent…2015 American Transplant Congress
Dual Kidney Transplantation – Utilising Marginal Kidneys
Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Background: With the increasing shortage of donor kidneys a constant review of organ quality and utilisation is required. Getting any positive result from a potential…
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