2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of a Medication Education Program Among New Transplant Recipients at a Large Academic Health Center.
To help patients understand their medications and for adjustment post-transplant, we have implemented a self-medication (self-meds) program as a method of teaching patients their medications…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Anti-A Titers in Waitlisted A2 to B Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Introduction:The KAS allocates A2 and A2B donor kidneys to blood type B candidates. Research is limited and variability exists among centers regarding the significance, relevance,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Down-Regulated of Circulating miR-29b, miR-185 and NR_073415.2 in Post-Transplanted Patients with Cytomegalovirus Infection May Serve as Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis.
Aims: Mortality of CMV infection in post-transplanted patients was quite high, which severely influencing the long-term survival of recipients. For giving them early treatment and…2016 American Transplant Congress
CMV Monitoring Reduces Risk of Clinical Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Objective: Review the advantages of CMV viral load monitoring in preventing CMV associated complications in kidney transplant recipientsMethods: All individuals who underwent a kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Immune Tolerance Monitoring in Renal Allograft Tolerance Induced by Transient Mixed Chimerism in Nonhuman Primates and Humans.
Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Background: Successful induction of allograft tolerance in MHC-mismatched kidney transplantation has been achieved after induction of transient chimerism in both nonhuman primates (NHP) and humans.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Circulating miR-215, miR-let-7c miR-154, miR-193a, NR_036506.1 and NR_027669.1 as Biomarkers Predict Fungal Infection in Post-Transplanted Recipients.
Aims: The incidence of fungal infection in post-transplanted patients is 13%-17%, which seriously effecting perioperative survival and increasing their economic burden. We wanted to find…2016 American Transplant Congress
Circulating Angiotensin II Receptor: Possible Marker for Antibody Mediated Tissue Injury?
Transplant Surgery, VCU Health, Richmond, VA.
Background. Antibody mediated rejection is the leading cause of renal allograft failure. Membrane-bound angiotensin II receptor(AngII) in the renal allograft can be a target of…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Model to Explore the Potential Budget Impact of a Novel Screening Tool for the Detection of Subclinical Rejection Among Kidney Transplant Patients.
1Immucor, Inc, Waukesha, WI; 2Avalare Health, LLC, Washington, DC.
Background: Acute rejection among kidney transplant patients is common, with ~10% of individuals experiencing acute rejection within the first year and rising to 16-17% at…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of eGFR Slope at One Year in Kidney Transplants – A Big Data Approach.
Background: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a predictor of graft loss (GL) in kidney transplantation could inform intervention. National data yield eGFRs at fixed time…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of Mycophenolic Acid Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Background: Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is a widely used immunosuppressant to prevent acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). However, clinical significance of MPA therapeutic drug…
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