2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Liver Transplant Renal Dysfunction is an Independent Predictor of Post-Liver Transplant Return to the Operating Room
Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Pre-liver transplant (LT) renal dysfunction predicts worse outcomes post-LT but the reasons for this are unclear. We aimed at identifying the effect of pre-LT…2019 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Predictors of Post-Kidney Biopsy (KBx) Bleeding in Liver Transplant (LT) Candidates with Renal Dysfunction
*Purpose: Pre-LT kidney biopsy is seldom performed in LT candidates with renal dysfunction and/or proteinuria partially due to the limited information regarding KBx bleeding. We…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Cell Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) May Aid in the Diagnosis of BK Virus Nephropathy
*Purpose: Between 10% and 30% of renal transplant recipients (KTR) develop BK viremia; with 1-10% of KTR developing BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN), accounting for…2019 American Transplant Congress
Increased Ratio of Circulating Tfh for Tfr Cells in Chronic Renal Allograft Dysfunction: A Pilot Study
West China Hospital OF Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: T follicular helper (Tfh) cells play a central role in contribution of B cell differentiation and antibody production. T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells inhibit…2019 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Kidney Transplantation in Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: A Validation Analysis by the UNOS Registry
Transplant Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Delayed kidney transplantation for patients undergoing combined liver-kidney transplant (CLKT) have been suggested to improve patient survival and kidney function compared to simultaneous liver-kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Low Incidence of Acute Renal Failure with Minimal Prophylaxis after Iodinated-Contrast TC in Ambulatory Renal Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Kidney transplant patients are at risk of contrast-induced nephropathy. CT scan with contrast is a very common imaging test. Our objective is to study…2019 American Transplant Congress
AKI and Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Patients after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: AKI was found to be associated with increased risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE) in the general population. Patients after kidney transplantation are prone…2019 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Novel Linear Model for Predicting Recipient’s Post-Transplant Serum Creatinine Level after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Multicenter Cross-Validation Study
Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: This study was designed to develop and cross-validate a statistical model for predicting post-transplant serum creatinine of living donor kidney transplantation.*Methods: Adult recipients of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pancreata From Donors With Renal Insufficiency: Viable For Transplant?
*Purpose: Pancreata are declined for transplantation for a multitude of reasons. Some of those reasons are organ edema as well as the potential for ischemic…2019 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Microtubule-Associated Protein Light Chain3 and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin, as Potential Noninvasive Biomarkers for Subclinical Rejection at 3 Months after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Biopsy proven acute rejection without clinical symptoms such as subclinical rejection (SCR) is supposed to associate graft loss in the long term post kidney…
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