2018 American Transplant Congress
End Stage Kidney Disease Risk Profile in Living Kidney Donors for Pediatric versus Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients in Australia and New Zealand
Background: Living kidney donors (LKD) for pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR) have a high motivation to donate due to the clear benefits to the KTR…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using the Explore Transplant Ontario Program to Increase Transplant Knowledge and Readiness among Patients on Maintenance Dialysis
IntroductionKidney transplantation (KT) is the preferred treatment for patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD), yet many potentially eligible patients do not act to pursue KT.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Risk of ESRD in Prior Living Kidney Donors
We studied development of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in living kidney donors (LKDs) who donated in the US between 1994 and 2016 (n=123,523), using…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Retransplantation and Renal Failure: The Benefit of Simultaneous Kidney Transplant
Liver retransplantation has poor survival compared to primary liver transplant. Renal failure is a proven negative risk factor for survival with retransplant. Our aim was…2018 American Transplant Congress
Enhancement of Endogenous omega-3 Protect against Ischemia-Reperfusion Renal Injury in Fat-1 Mice
Introduction : Fat-1 transgenic mice produce [omega]3-Polyunsaturated fatty acids ([omega]3-PUFAs) from [omega]6-Polyunsaturated fatty acids ([omega]6-PUFAs) without a dietary [omega]3-PUFAs supplement, leading to a high accumulation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Transplant Non-Dialysis Renal Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients on Post-Transplant ESRD: A UNOS Database Analysis
Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
Dialysis prior to heart transplant (HTx) is a strong predictor of patient death and is a common indication for simultaneous heart/kidney transplantation (SHK). The association…2018 American Transplant Congress
Race and Socioeconomic Disparities in Organ Type, Recovery and Readmission in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Glickman Urology and Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Objectives: Racial and socioeconomic disparities are prevalent in healthcare, including for kidney transplant recipients. Post-transplant, patients are faced with many challenges that contribute to high…2018 American Transplant Congress
Obesity is Associated with Increased Risk of Mortality among Living Kidney Donors
Background: Living kidney donor (LKD) demographics have changed, and transplant centers have relaxed selection criteria to include LKDs with obesity. Recently, it has been shown…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Plasma Therapy and Eculizumab (ECU) Rescue for Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) Relapse Following Kidney Transplantation (KTX)
Introduction: KTX in aHUS patients is associated with a high rate of relapse and graft loss. Here, we report on seven aHUS cases with end-stage…2018 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes of African Canadian Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease toward Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:African Canadian patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are less likely to receive a living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) compared to Caucasian Canadians. We…
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