Articles tagged "Renal failure"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes for Robotic Pancreas Transplants in Obese Candidates
M. Spaggiari, K. A. Tulla, O. T. Okoye, C. Di Bella, P. Di Cocco, J. A. Almario Alvarez, I. G. Tzvetanov, E. Benedetti
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation has evolved to include select overweight and obese diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. A robotic approach can be utilized to treat obese transplant…
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
National Trends in Bariatric Surgical Practice for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
K. H. Sheetz¹, K. J. Woodside¹, V. B. Shahinian², J. B. Dimick¹, S. A. Waits¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Despite growing enthusiasm for the use of bariatric surgery in obese patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), national practice patterns in this patient population…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Extracellular Vesicles-Related Protein Biomarkers for the Non-Invasive Monitoring of Rejection in Kidney Transplanted Patients
L. Carreras-Planella¹, I. Bancu², D. Cucchiari³, L. Cañas², J. Juega², M. Franquesa¹, M. Perez-Mir², I. Revuelta³, F. Diekman⁴, R. Lauzurica², F. Borràs¹
¹REMAR-IVECAT Group, Institut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²Nephrology- Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³Dept. Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal, Institut Clínicde Nefrologia i Urologia (ICNU), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Dept. Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal, Institut Clínicde Nefrologia i Urologia (ICNU), Hospital Clinic, Badalona, Spain
*Purpose: Chronic kidney rejection is currently the main cause of graft losses. Blood and urine analyses to monitor kidney transplanted patients are not specific, and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
AKI and Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Patients after Kidney Transplantation
R. Rahamimov¹, M. Molcho², I. Vahav², E. Mor³, T. Y. van Dijk⁴, B. Rozen-Zvi¹
¹Department of Nephrology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel, ²Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Department of Transplantation, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel, ⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
*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
Predicting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes: Comparing KDRI/KDPI with Machine Learning
E. Pahl
HealthTech Solutions, Inc., Coralville, IA
*Purpose: To better predict outcomes of graft survival in kidney donation and ultimately save more lives for those waiting on the list.*Methods: Machine learning methods…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation is an Indication for Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
A. L. Friedman, E. Marquez, J. A. Lewis
LiveOnNY, New York, NY
*Purpose: A retrospective review of cases from one large organ procurement organization (OPO) was performed to determine whether the delivery of RRT as a component…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Initial Peritoneal sST2 Levels Are Associated with Peritoneal Failure and ST2 Blockade Mitigates TGF-β and High Glucose-Induced Peritoneal Fibrosis
Y. Kim¹, S. Lee¹, M. Yu¹, H. Lee¹, Y. Kim¹, C. Lee², R. Cha³, S. Yang⁴
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Cheju, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Peritoneal fibrosis (PF) is an intractable complication which leads to peritoneal membrane failure in peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this study was to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Galectin-3 and Long-Term Graft Failure in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Cohort Study
C. G. Sotomayor¹, C. A. Keyzer¹, J. L. Anderson¹, R. O. Gans², I. M. Nolte³, M. H. de Borst¹, S. P. Berger¹, G. J. Navis¹, R. A. de Boer⁴, S. J. Bakker¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: Galectin-3 has been associated with renal fibrosis and decline of renal function. We aimed to determine the association of galectin-3 with long-term risk of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Should Preceding Solo-Kidney Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes with End Stage Renal Failure Be Carried Out?
T. Ito, T. Kenmochi, K. Kurihara, A. Kawai, N. Aida
Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine., Aichi, Japan
*Purpose: Patients with type 1 diabetes with end stage renal failure are indicated for SPK, but if the family requests a renal donation and living…

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