Articles tagged "Risk factors"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Significance of Histopathologic Features for Predicting Progression in Patients with Transplant Glomerulopathy
X. Li, J. Chen, D. Cheng, R. Wang, W. Wang, M. Zhang, F. Xu, J. Wen, Z. Tang
National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) represents a major cause of long-term allograft failure and is the leading cause of overall post-transplant proteinuria. We aimed to determine…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Induction with Thymoglobulin in DCD Kidneys. Dose Effect and Predictors of Outcome
A. Asderakis, T. Sabah, A. Jones, E. Ablorsu, L. Szabó, R. Chavez
Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Thymoglobulin (ATG) is used only in few UK centres as induction. We have previously shown good results with ATG for pancreas transplants. The aim…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Alterations in Brain Metabolites before and after Kidney Transplant
A. Gupta¹, P. Lee², R. Lepping³, A. Jurgensen¹, J. Klein¹, P. Adany⁴, D. Cibrik¹, J. Burns⁵, W. Brooks³, I. Choi⁶
¹Division of Nephrology, The Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Alzheimer’s Disease Center,, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁵Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁶Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: End stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with accumulation of uremic metabolites and poor cognitive performance. Alterations in brain metabolites are associated with cognitive…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcome in African-American (AA), Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Recipients after Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation (SPK)
A. Gruessner, S. Saggi, R. W. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: African-American recipients (AA) are considered a high risk group for organ transplantation. As outcomes after pancreas transplantation have significantly improved, the number of transplants…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Hope Act Donors With Organs Recovered For Transplant: The First Two Years
W. A. Werbel, O. Kusemiju, B. Barnaba, M. Bowring, B. Doby, C. Kirby, R. Fernandez, Y. Eby, J. Miller, D. Brown, S. Seaman, D. Ostrander, A. Tobian, D. Segev, C. M. Durand
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The HOPE Act expands the potential deceased donor pool to include HIV+ donors (HIV D+) and donors with false-positive (FP) HIV screens. The objective…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Subclinical Target Organ Damage in Liver Transplant Recipients
C. Kuepper¹, N. Memaran¹, B. Borchert¹, A. von Wick¹, E. Bauer¹, E. Jäckel², S. Ziegert², B. M. Schmidt³, A. Melk¹
¹Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ³Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) patients are prone to cardiovascular (CV) morbidity, since LT-related factors can add to the burden of classical risk factors. The aim…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Graft Survival of Fourth Time Renal Transplant Recipients Are Similar to Third Time Transplants: A SRTR Database Analysis
B. Petrun, R. Nygaard, M. Hill, C. Richardson, A. Israni, P. Stahler
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The number of candidates for repeat kidney transplant in the United States has steadily increased over the last 30 years. Second and third kidney…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact Of Rituximab And Maintenance Steroid In The Recurrence Of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
L. A. Mendez Castaner
Transplant, Miami Transplant Institute-University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) has been reported between 20-80% with up to 60% of graft loss. Rituximab has demonstrated to be effective…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Similar Quality in Chronic Kidney Disease Multidisciplinary Follow-Up between Kidney Transplant and Pre-Dialysis Patients
M. Carminatti, N. M. Fernandes, F. A. Colugnati, H. Sanders-Pinheiro
Nephrology, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
*Purpose: Multidisciplinary clinics are the best approach for pre-dialysis patients (PDP), but few studies depict its impact in kidney transplant recipients (KTR), mostly through comparisons…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Incidence of Fungal Infections in Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Absence of Systemic Antifungal Prophylaxis
S. Shaikh¹, M. Cooper¹, A. Nolan¹, P. Abrams²
¹MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²MedStar Gerogetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Fungal infections after pancreas transplantation have been associated with morbidity and mortality, therefore transplant centers may elect to use systemic perioperative antifungal prophylaxis (ppx).…