2015 American Transplant Congress
High Mortality in Diabetic Recipients of High KDPI Deceased Donor Kidneys
Deceased donor (DD) kidney quality is determined using the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI). How best to allocate the high KDPI kidneys (KDPI ≥ 85%)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival of Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease on Kidney Waitlist and After Transplantation: An Analysis of the United State Renal Data System
Introduction: There is lack of information whether waitlisted dialysis patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) benefit from kidney transplantation.Methods: We used a cohort of USRDS…2015 American Transplant Congress
Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs in Kidney Transplant Recipients Using a Fixed Source Regimen of Tacrolimus Vs. a Variable Source Regimen
BackgroundTacrolimus (TAC) has evolved to be the foundation of kidney transplant immunosuppressant protocols. However, the implications of switching between multiple formulations of TAC have not…2015 American Transplant Congress
Third Party Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Infusion in Kidney Transplant Recipient: 6-Month Safety Interim Analysis
Back-groundMesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) have immunomodulating properties and could be used as immunosuppressive agents.We report the 6-month safety results for the 5 first patients treated…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Natural History of Kidney Graft Cortical Microcirculation Determined by Real-Time Contrast-Enhanced Sonography (RT-CES)
Decreasing kidney graft cortical microcirculation has been related to poor prognosis in kidney transplantation. Cortical capillary blood flow (CCBF) can be measured by real-time contrast-enhanced…2015 American Transplant Congress
What Can UNOS Data Tell Us About Patient Outcomes After Primary Renal Allograft Failure?
Evidence based approaches to patient care after Renal Allograft Failure do not exist, despite this being a high mortality period. Access to retransplantation is important…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preserved Kidney Volume in Living Kidney Donors: Correlation With 2 Year Renal Function Using CKD-EPI Equation to Predict Remaining GFR
1Indiana University; 2Ohio State University, Columbus.
Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate whether preserved kidney volume correlates with donor renal function at 2-years post-donation using the CKD-EPI eGFR…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Weight Gain After Transplantation Can Cause Adverse Effect On Transplant Kidney Function
Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with increased body mass index (BMI) remain controversial. We studied the relationship between change of BMI and transplant kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Measuring Affinity of Polyclonal HLA-Specific Antibodies in Highly Sensitised Cases Can Serve as an Additional Biomarker to Guide Direct Transplantation
Significant numbers of patients on transplant waiting lists in the UK are sensitised (43%). Direct transplantation across these HLA-specific antibodies using risk stratification strategies are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immune Phenotyping of Peripheral Blood Samples from the CTOT-10 Belatacept Study
The purpose of the CTOT-10 study is to evaluate belatacept as maintenance therapy, while minimizing calcineurin inhibitors and corticosteroids in renal transplantation. We designed mechanistic…
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