2015 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Access to Kidney Re-Transplantation in the United States
Surgery, Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA.
Introduction: The number of patients with a failed kidney transplant who are being considered for re-transplantation has steadily increased over the past few years. It…2015 American Transplant Congress
Causes of Poor Renal Function of Kidney Transplants from Uncontrolled Donation After Cardiac Death Donors (UDCDD)
Nephrology, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
INTRODUCTION: Kidneys grafts from UDCDD have higher ischemia injury. It develops in higher primary non function, lower graft survival and worst renal function compared to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Type of Tacrolimus Assay on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Need for Standardization
Internal Medicine/Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Background: Multiple assays are available for measuring tacrolimus (FK) levels and these are not currently standardized. A designated laboratory transitioned their FK assay from Enzyme…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplantation Immunoadsorption Can Be Safely Withheld After ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Background: After ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation, postoperative plasma exchange (PE) or immunoadsorption (IA) is performed per protocol or depending on postoperative A/B-titers to prevent acute rejection.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Hypertensive Living Donors
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The disparity between donor kidney availability and demand has increased utilization of kidneys from marginal living donors, including hypertensive donors. The aim of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
“2mm” Is Reasonable and Feasible Cutoff Value of Indication for Vascular Reconstruction in a Kidney Allograft With Multiple Arteries
Urology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Introduction: Multiple renal arteries are found in 18 to 43% of donor kidneys. We've been using cutoff diameter of <2mm for accessory arteries measured by…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Marker Strategies Supporting the Novartis US92 Study- A Discovery Study of Protein Biomarkers for Kidney Function (eGFR) and Acute Rejection in Serum from Renal Transplant Patients
Purpose. Protein biomarkers have the potential to allow for earlier and more specific diagnosis of kidney injury in kidney transplant patients than established clinical markers…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Onset of Post-Transplant Malignancies Is Related to a Change in Gene Expression Profiles in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Malignancies are the third leading cause of death in renal transplant recipients and their incidence is increasing. Although the role of the immune system in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does HLA-Incompatible Transplantation Confer a Survival Advantage in the UK?
Introduction: HLA-incompatible transplantation is perceived as being a 'high-risk' option with increased mortality and morbidity for transplantation of sensitized recipients of renal transplants. Data from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clusterin-Regulated Transcriptome in the Kidney During Ischemia-Reperfusion
BACKGROUND: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has a significate impact on both short and long-term transplant outcomes, and is a major cause of delayed graft function in…
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