2015 American Transplant Congress
Association of Transplant Volume and Survival in Pediatric Kidney Transplants
Background. Center specific volume has been shown to correlate with outcomes for many procedures in the adult population. The current analysis was conducted to determine…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sensitization Level at Retransplant Among Non-Sensitized Pediatric Recipients of First Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants Not Affected by DR Mismatch Level
Background. Most pediatric (ped) kidney (KI) recipients (recips) received 1- or 2-DR HLA mistmached (MM) deceased donor (DD) kidneys. The degree of HLA MM between…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Atherosclerotic Burden in Pediatric Lung Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Pediatric lung transplant patients have been reported to have an increased incidence of hypertension. This incidence might be caused by the treatment with calcineurin…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation: An Outcome Analysis of a 30-Year Single Center Experience
Introduction: In this study we aim to assess factors influencing long-term patient and graft survival as well as surgical parameters and risk factors influencing organ…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Relapse of Atypical HUS Following ABO Incompatible Living Related Paediatric Renal Re-Transplant Successfully Treated With Eculizumab
Background. The female patient presented at 3 years of age with clinical features suggestive of aHUS confirmed genetically as complement factor I mutation (heterozygous for…2015 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Follow-Up of Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients – Results from the 4C-T Study
Purpose: Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) carry an increased cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular death is the second leading cause of death in children after renal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Lung Biopsy Findings in Pediatric Lung Transplant Patients With Restrictive Physiology
Background: Long-term survival in pediatric lung transplantation is limited by bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), but varieties of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) are poorly understood. Restrictive…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Biliary Atresia Patients
Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Background: Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-21, a hormone predominantly secreted by the liver, has recently been reported as a key circulating adipokine involving in metabolic disorders…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Kidney Recipients Who Conceived Before Age 20
The purpose of this study was to examine the pregnancy outcomes among female kidney recipients who conceived before age 20. Data were collected by the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of an EVR- Vs. an MMF-Based Regimen After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation (KTX): A Case-Control Study Within the CERTAIN Registry
Background: Only short-term trials using everolimus (EVR) in children after KTX have been published. Hereby we present 4 year data on low-dose ciclosporin A (CsA),…
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