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
Effect of Living Kidney Donation on Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance
The kidney contributes to glucose hemostasis through processes of insulin metabolism, gluconeogenesis, and glucose filtration. Little is known on insulin sensitivity in living kidney donors…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Tubular Dysfunction Following Donor Nephrectomy and Its Impact On Residual Kidney Function
Background: Recent publications have described an increasing incidence of end stage renal disease amongst kidney donors. This highlights the paucity of knowledge which exists in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Distinct Role of Complement Receptors C5L2 and C5aR in Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Fibrosis
ObjectiveAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a relevant complication in solid organ transplantation with incidence rates of ∼50-75 % after lung- and heart transplantation. In addition,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Living Kidney Donors With Medullary Sponge Kidney
Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Background: Patients with medullary sponge kidney (MSK) commonly encounter recurrent nephrolithiasis. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical and safety outcomes of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Educational Attainment On Kidney Transplant Outcomes By Race
Educational attainment is associated with disparities in graft and recipient survival in kidney transplant (KTX) candidates; however, the impact of educational status within racial groups…2015 American Transplant Congress
APOL1 High-Risk Genotype in African American Live Kidney Donors Is Not Associated With Post-Donation Development of Hypertension and Kidney Disease
African Americans (AA) with two apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk alleles have more kidney disease than compared to those with one or zero risk alleles. A…2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury in the Early Post Kidney Transplant Period: Frequency, Etiology and Significance
Acute kidney injury (AKI) post kidney transplant has not been well described using current diagnostic criteria. The frequency and etiology of AKI in the first…2015 American Transplant Congress
Quantifying Altruism in Kidney Donors: How Good Are the Current Scales?
The decision to become a living kidney donor is complicated and altruism is certainly what drives the majority of organ donors. Unfortunately, there are no…2015 American Transplant Congress
Cultural Domains Affecting Organ Donation in Indian Country
Background: The prevalence of end-stage renal disease is 3.5 times greater among the >2.5 million Native Americans or Alaskan Natives (NAs) in the US than…
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