2021 American Transplant Congress
En Bloc Kidney Transplantation from Pediatrics Weighing Less Than 5 Kg: Single Center Analysis of 31 Cases
*Purpose: Very low bodyweight pediatrics are rarely chosen as donors because of potential higher risk for complications such as early allograft thrombosis, and possible latter…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy Prior to Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) often have significant cardiovascular comorbidities. Utilization of therapeutic anticoagulation (AC) and/or antiplatelet (AP) therapy poses an increased…2020 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Outcomes of DCD Kidneys with and without Donor TPA Administration
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Our OPO utilizes a TPA administration protocol for DCD liver donors to be transplanted at our center. This results in a series of DCD…2020 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Kidneys with Microthrombi and Acute Kidney Injury
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Kidneys continue to be discarded for reasons such as surgical damage, high kidney donor profile index (KDPI), prolonged cold ischemia time, and acute kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Ex Vivo Normothermic Perfusion Model of Human Antibody Mediated Rejection
*Purpose: Currently, no human experimental model of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) exists, making the assessment of therapeutic interventions difficult hence the aim of our work is…2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation Of Complement-related Factors In Tma Post-kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
*Purpose: Post-kidney transplant thrombotic microangiopathy (KT-TMA) is a poor prognostic complication that causes a high rate of graft loss. In this study, we investigated KT-TMA-associated…2019 American Transplant Congress
Apixaban Therapy Is Safe And Effective In Most Organ Transplant Populations
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The bleed rates from the apixaban pivotal trial were 12.1% for non-major and 3.8% major bleeds. However outcomes in transplant recipients are less defined,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Torsion and Inversion of Intraperitoneal Kidneys Manifesting as Acute Allograft Dysfunction – A Case Series
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Torsion (rotation of kidney allograft around its vascular pedicle) or inversion (rotation of kidney graft around ureter) of intraperitoneal transplant kidney is a rare complication.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Significance of Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Renal Allografts.
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the renal allograft is a form of renal capillary injury that may associate with many disorders including calcineurin inhibitor (CI) toxicity,…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Aspirin on Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Kidney Allograft Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
BACKGROUND: The use of aspirin in chronic kidney disease patients has been shown to reduce myocardial infarction but may increase major bleeding. However, its effects…
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