Articles tagged "Kidney"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Selective Vascular Decellularization and Endothelial Cells Replacement as a Strategy to Reduce Reperfusion Injury in Bioartificial Organs
G. Haeublein¹, G. Lombardi¹, F. Caro¹, R. Carla¹, D. Guerrieri¹, C. Incardona², D. Casadei³, E. Chuluyan¹
¹CEFYBO, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²GADOR S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Fundación Argentina de Trasplante, Tercer Milenio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Purpose: The number of kidney transplants performed each year cannot meet the increasing demand of these organs. Several strategies aim to increasing the offer of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Conversion to Belatacept in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
C. Duneton, A. Maisin, E. Cheyssac, H. Dahdouh, V. Baudouin, J. Hogan
Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
*Purpose: Belatacept (CTLA-Ig) is a selective co-stimulation blocker that is associated with reduced dnDSA, improved renal function, and prolonged allograft survival in adult transplant recipients…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Catheterization in ESKD Patients with High Cardiovascular Risk Prior to Kidney Transplantation
L. Morena¹, A. Al Jurdi², M. S. Bittencourt³, A. C. Bucay², N. Elias¹, R. Palsson², L. V. Riella¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Transplant Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Cardiac Imaging, Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death after kidney transplantation (KT), with a high risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in the peri-transplantation period.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization Protocol to Prevent Severe Oliguric Antibody-Mediated Rejection
H. Ishida¹, K. Unagami¹, T. Kamzawa¹, K. Omoto¹, H. Shimizu¹, K. Tanabe²
¹Tokyo Womens, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan, ²Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection in a case with a positive crossmatch test can be severe and result in sudden onset of oliguria and sometimes, anuria, leading…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Analysis of Right Living Donor Kidneys and Delayed Graft Function
S. Sultan¹, G. Fasano¹, D. Sawinski¹, H. Chen¹, A. Zhu¹, G. Tan¹, M. Aull², S. Kapur³, J. Del Pizzo¹
¹New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ³Cornell Med Ctr, New York, NY
*Purpose: Right, compared to left, living donor nephrectomy is typically more technically challenging, with respect to both the donor and recipient surgeries, and the shorter…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Sigma-1 Receptor Agonists Are Protective in a Rat Model of Kidney Transplantation
A. Hosszu¹, T. Lakat¹, A. Toth¹, J. Hodrea¹, L. Wagner², A. J. Szabo¹, A. Fekete¹
¹1st Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ²Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (Tx) is associated with better long-term outcomes and quality of life compared to dialysis, but the shortage in donor organs is serious…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Port Robotic Extraperitoneal Kidney Transplantation: Technical Aspects
A. Kaviani, J. Kaouk, M. Abou Zeinab, A. Beksac, E. Ferguson, Y. Lin, D. Goldfarb, A. Wee, M. Eltemamy
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To provide, in a video format, tips and tricks for surgical steps of the single-port robotic extraperitoneal kidney transplantation.*Methods: Thirteen patients underwent single-port robotic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Grafts with Poor 24-Month Function Present Upregulated Immune Activity at Pre-Transplantation
E. Bardhi¹, K. Archer², D. Maluf¹, J. McDaniels¹, T. Rousselle¹, E. Akalin³, T. Mueller⁴, V. Mas¹
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
*Purpose: A transcriptomic profile serves as a snapshot of the temporary cell state and thus, analyzing pretransplant kidney biopsies can provide detailed information on the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Functional Status Assessment in Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients: A Single-Center Experience
M. Marshall, O. A. Moss, G. Friedman, O. A. Moss
UC Davis Transplant Center, Sacramento, CA
*Purpose: Functional status assessment (FSA) is important to kidney transplant (KT) candidacy evaluation; a low Fried Frailty score (FFS) is associated with poor waitlist and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A More Equitable Transplant Evaluation: What Patient-Level Factors Impact Time to Kidney Transplant Evaluation Completion?
T. Menser, M. J. Hobeika, E. Hsu, L. W. Moore, A. D. Waterman, A. O. Gaber, R. J. Knight
Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The kidney transplant evaluation process can take months or years to complete depending on patient health status and level of engagement. This study examines…

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