Articles tagged "Renal dysfunction"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Withaferin A as a Possible Therapy for Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
T. Divanyan¹, D. Patel¹, E. Acosta¹, D. Howard², F. Jourd'heuil², D. Jourd'heuil², R. Lopez-Soler³
¹Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ³Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
*Purpose: One of the possible steps in the development of post-transplant interstitial fibrosis is epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) of proximal renal tubular cells with…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitor Holiday for Management of Post Transplant Acute Kidney Injury
S. Sriperumbuduri, D. Lazarus, T. Fairhead, S. Hoar, J. Karpinski, G. Knoll
Nephrology, The Ottawa hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), despite dominating the armamentarium of post transplant medications, are associated with long term nephrotoxicity and also delayed recovery of renal function…
2019 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Belatacept to Delay Tacrolimus Initiation in Renal Transplants with Delayed Graft Function
A. Dao, A. Reyad, L. Kautzman, M. Madhrira, I. Memon, O. Elmhishi, B. Sankarapandian, J. Johnson, S. Patel, S. Allam
Medical City Fort Worth Transplant Institute, Fort Worth, TX
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) post renal transplant (RT) is associated with adverse patient and graft outcomes. Early tacrolimus (FK) initiation with high trough levels…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Renal Allograft Failure after Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Evidence for Utilization of the Safety Net
G. Cullaro¹, E. C. Verna², B. J. Orandi³, J. C. Lai¹
¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Utilization of simultaneous liver-kidney transplant (SLKT) has increased dramatically during the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) era. Prior studies have demonstrated a modest…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes for Liver Transplant Recipients on Renal Replacement Therapy: Who Cannot Wait for Safety Net
A. Pita¹, N. Kaur¹, M. Lo², A. F. Sabour¹, V. Tristan¹, Y. Genyk¹, M. K. Nadim³, L. Sher¹
¹Department of Surgery, Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Medicine, Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for poor outcomes for liver transplant (LT) recipients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Liver Transplant Renal Dysfunction is an Independent Predictor of Post-Liver Transplant Return to the Operating Room
H. M. Wadei, M. L. Mai, C. Taner, A. P. Keaveny, S. Mao, P. Abader, P. Kroner, K. Croome
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
H. M. Wadei¹, P. Abader¹, N. Aslam², T. Jarmi¹, A. P. Keaveny¹, K. Croome¹, D. D. Lee¹, C. Taner¹
¹Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*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
D. Brennan¹, J. Bromberg², J. Yee³, S. Dholakia³, M. Haas⁴
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ⁴Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*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
L. Yan, Y. Li, Y. Li, X. Wu, X. Wang, L. Wang, Y. Shi, J. Tang
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
L. Chau, M. Safwan, M. Rizzari, K. Collins, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, D. Moonka, S. Nagai
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…

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