2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Therapy Prior to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Impact Recovery of Function
*Purpose: The impact of chronically administered medications for renin-angiotensin-aldosterone blockade (e.g. ACE-I, ARB), taken prior to kidney transplant (KTx), on immediate allograft function is unknown.*Methods:…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Patients Evaluated, Listed and Managed Using A Distant Transplant Outreach Care Model (DTrOM)
*Purpose: All advanced kidney disease and post-transplant patients are not always fortunate enough to be living close to a transplant care center. To this end,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Worse Long-Term Renal Outcomes in Living Kidney Donors (LKDs)
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Prior studies linked metabolic syndrome with worse kidney outcomes in a variety of populations. In this study, we assessed the long-term risk of reduced…2020 American Transplant Congress
Trough Level Compliance in Immunosuppression is Important to Protect Renal Function after Liver Transplantation – An Additional Analysis from the Hephaistos Study
1Hephaistos, Study Group, Germany, 2Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany
*Purpose: Most immunosuppressive drugs are dosed according to trough levels (C0-levels). To achieve the optimal balance between efficacy and safety, it is important to avoid…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Outcome Evaluation of Kidney Donors with and without Sickle Cell Trait
Multi-Organ Transplant Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Kidney transplant programs in Saudi Arabia (KSA) are predominantly based on living kidney donation. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is prevalent in the Eastern and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Does Choice of Inferior Vena Cava Reconstruction Technique Have an Impact on the Short and Long Term Postoperative Renal Function in Liver Transplant Recipient?
1Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is common after liver transplant (Oltx). It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and is a risk factor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation—The Lack of Influence of Pre-Formed DSA
Recanati-Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, NY
*Purpose: It is known that renal transplant recipients with preformed donor specific antibodies (DSA) have poorer outcomes associated with episodes of acute rejection (AR) and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease after Liver Transplantation Using Measured GFR
*Purpose: Historical rates of ESRD after LT are 8% (1 year) and 18% (5 years) (Ojo NEJM 2003). However, these rates were based older estimates…2020 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Renal Function in ACLF Patients Based on Pre-Transplant Severity of Renal Dysfunction without Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: It is unknown whether severity of renal dysfunction in ACLF patients impacts outcome of ACLF patients compared to those without ACLF.*Methods: In a single…2020 American Transplant Congress
Are HLA-DQ De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies a Risk Factor for Acute Humoral Rejection?
*Purpose: To identify HLA-DQ de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) characteristics associated with acute humoral rejection (ABMR) and response to treatment.*Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis…
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