2016 American Transplant Congress
Beyond the Bones – The Association Between Vitamin D, Graft Outcomes and Vascular Disease.
1UPMC, Pittsburgh; 2University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency in KTRs is an emerging theme. The purported associations between Vitamin D deficiency and various metabolic, cardiovascular and non-metabolic adverse events…2016 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Patient Survival After Kidney Transplantation: Construction, Validation and Evaluation of Decision Models Using Data Mining Approaches.
Understanding the risk factors that predispose to death is important in order to deliver the most appropriate therapy to patients (pts) with kidney transplantation (Tx).…2015 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Serum Creatinine-Based Equations With Radionuclide GFR in Candidates for Liver Transplantation
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Background: Renal dysfunction is common prior to liver transplantation (LTx); however, the best way to determine the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) pre-LTx is unclear. Our…2015 American Transplant Congress
Validation of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Criteria in Liver Transplantation for Acute Flare Up of Hepatitis B in Non-Cirrhotic Liver
Background: Decision of necessity of urgent liver transplantation for acute flare up of hepatitis B in the patients without cirrhosis is difficult. The MELD score…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Level Is Associated With Tumor Recurrence and Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients After Liver Transplantation
Background and Objective: Elevated plasma fibrinogen (FBG) level is associated with tumor progression and poor patient outcomes in several cancers. The aim of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Renal Recovery After Liver Transplant With Severe Pretransplant Sub-Acute Kidney Injury: The Impact of Warm Ischemic Time
Hepatology, Transplant Surgery and Nephrology, Univ. Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Identification of which liver transplant candidates with severe kidney injury can have full recovery of renal function after liver only transplant is difficult. Avoiding unnecessary…2015 American Transplant Congress
Lung Transplant Patients With Elevated Baseline Pulmonary Arterial Pressures Are More Likely to Recover from Post-Transplant Acute Kidney Injury
Purpose: Elevated pre-operative pulmonary arterial pressures predict acute kidney injury (AKI) after lung transplant. It is unknown if the elevated pulmonary pressures predict recovery from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Pre-Transplant Serum Troponin Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Mortality in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Introduction:Elderly patients with chronic kidney disease are nowadays more often considered for kidney transplantation although death rate is increased in this population compared to younger…2015 American Transplant Congress
Come Again? Part 2, Exploring Causes for Increased Rehospitalization in ECD Kidney Recipients
Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Previously, we demonstrated that ECD kidney recipients had an increased rate of re-hospitalization within 1 year but not 2 years post-transplant . This was a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Birth Weight as a Marker of Nephron Mass: Impact on Renal Allograft Function
Nephron number has been considered a major determinant of renal allograft function and outcome. It has been demonstrated that low birth weights give rise to…
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