Articles tagged "Prognosis"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Histologic Predictors of Graft Loss in Early Clinically Indicated Biopsies After Kidney Transplantation
M. Ajaimy¹, V. Hemmige², L. E. Liriano-Ward³, Y. Azzi¹, S. Kapoor⁴, P. Loarte¹, C. Pynadath⁵, A. Colovai¹, E. Akalin⁶
¹Einstein-Montefiore Transplant Center, Bronx, NY, ²Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Transplant, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵Einstein-Montefiore Transplant Center, Scarsdale, NY, ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Ctr, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: We aimed to investigate histopathological predictors of graft lost in patients who underwent clinically indicated biopsies for worsening kidney function and/or proteinuria within 3…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Genotype and Phenotype Analysis and the Transplantation Strategy in Children with Uremia Caused by Nephronophthisis
J. Li, H. Zhang, X. Su, J. Li, S. Wu, W. Wu, L. Ling, Q. Fu, C. Wu, L. Liu, C. Wang
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Nephronophthisis- related ciliopathies(NPHP- RC), as an important cause of children's end-stage renal disease(ESRD), has strong genotype and phenotype heterogeneity, and the transplantation strategy of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Mortality in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with a Pretransplant Cancer Diagnosis
A. Hart¹, R. Pfeiffer², B. Morawski³, C. Lynch⁴, Y. Zeng⁵, K. Pawlish⁶, K. Yu⁷, D. Hurley⁸, E. Engels⁷
¹Hennepin Healthcare, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ³Cancer Registry of Idaho, Boise, ID, ⁴Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry, Grand Forks, ND, ⁶New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Trenton, NJ, ⁷Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ⁸University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
*Purpose: Transplant-associated immunosuppression may cause cancer recurrence in patients with a pretransplant cancer, but little is known about outcomes among these recipients.*Methods: We used data…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplant for Unresectable Colorectal Metastasis: A Case Series
B. Emmanuel, H. Al-Harakeh, A. Humar, C. Hughes, A. Tevar, M. Molinari, A. Ganoza
Starzl Transplant Institute, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Colorectal Cancer (CRC) represents the third most common malignancy worldwide. In the US, CRC lifetime risk is approximately 1 in 23 (4.4%) for men…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Home-based Liver Frailty Intervention (lift) in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Study
A. J. Thuluvath¹, K. Belfanti¹, S. Morrissey¹, O. Siddiqui¹, J. Peipert¹, A. Daud¹, J. Levitsky¹, T. Bogg², A. Flores¹, D. P. Ladner¹
¹Northwestern University Transplant Research Collaborative, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Frailty is highly prevalent in patients awaiting LT and is associated with increased waitlist and post-transplant mortality, hospitalizations and LOS. While reduction of frailty…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Sexual Disparities in Solid Organ Transplant Outcomes Since Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Insurance Expansion Across Some States
H. Mohamed¹, C. Conceicao², A. Kumar¹, J. Buggs³
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Achieving solid organ transplantation traditionally requires access to health insurance. As such, women and people of color have faced barriers to obtaining solid-organ transplants.…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and Short-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant
S. Van Arsdale¹, K. Torbert¹, R. Harland², A. Turner², B. Tanriover³, V. Ariyamuthu³
¹Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ²Surgery, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ³Internal Medicine, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: Studies suggest worse outcomes for frail solid organ transplant recipients. We analyzed post transplant outcomes in relation to frailty.*Methods: We conducted a retrospective study…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Biomarkers of Kidney Injury and Repair in Expanded-Criteria Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Study
A. Al Jurdi¹, O. Efe¹, B. Aoyama², M. Lima², H. Silva², I. Schmidt³, S. Waikar³, V. Sabbisetti⁴, L. V. Riella¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, ²Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Expanded-criteria donor (ECD) kidney transplants are at higher risk of kidney injury. Biomarkers that better predict short and long-term outcomes in ECD kidney transplant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors Associated with Severe COVID19 Illness in Kidney Transplant Recipients
E. Abuhelaiqa, M. Alkadi, H. Tohid, R. Elidrisi, R. Abdul Rahiman, M. F. Elshirbeny, T. A. Ghonaimi, A. I. Hamad, A. Nauman, A. A Aziz, O. Fituri, M. Asim, M. A. Othman, H. Al-Malki
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
*Purpose: COVID19 is an acute respiratory infection that is caused by the SARS-COV-2 that has been shown to be highly contagious and poses a significant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Relationship Between Diabetes Mellitus and Covid-19 Prognosis in Kidney Transplant Patients
D. D. de Lucena, I. A. de Brito, M. P. Cristelli, J. O. Medina-Pestana, H. Tedesco-Silva, É. B. Rangel
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: A high number of comorbidities associated with the severity of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has been reported, such as systemic arterial hypertension…