2018 American Transplant Congress
The Implications of Impaired Glucose Tolerance after Kidney Transplantation
Background: Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is highly prevalent after kidney transplantation and associated with significant morbidity. Routine utilization of screening oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT)…2018 American Transplant Congress
High Prevalence of Kidney Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy after ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: Risk Factors, Rapid Clinical Diagnosis, and Prompt Successful Treatment
BackgroundKidney transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (KTA-TMA) is a multifactorial inflammatory disorder and thrombotic disease of the microvasculature. It is characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute…2018 American Transplant Congress
Disparate Risk Factors for Early and Late Death Impact Survival after Lung Transplant
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Purpose: After implementation of the lung allocation score, there has been improvement in one- and three-year survival but not in five-year survival after lung transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment and Validation of Potential Predictors of Non-Adherence in Contemporary Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
The aim of this study is to assess the associations between traditional proxies of medication non-adherence and graft outcomes in contemporary kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Score for Predicting Mortality and Graft Failure after Kidney Transplant
Purpose:To develop a novel score for predicting mortality and graft failure after kidney transplant.Methods:We reviewed a cohort of 783 kidney transplant recipients and analyzed pertinent…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Transplant Patients with Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis(EPS) Treated with Tamoxifen and Steroids
EPS, a severe complication of PD and may present after kidney txp upon discontinuation of PD, a condition known as post-transplantation EPS. TDespite the possible…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Psychosocial Variables on Renal Allograft Rejection Risk: A Multivariate Analysis
Transplant Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Transplant-specific risk factors for rejection are well documented, yet psychosocial variable correlation with rejection risk is not; this analysis seeks to determine the relationship between…2018 American Transplant Congress
Host Factors and Clinical Spectrum of Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation: A Closer Look at the Infant, the Toddler and the Child
Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Adenovirus (AdV) is increasingly recognized in solid organ transplants (SOT), with reported mortality exceeding 50%. Characterization of AdV infection in the pediatric SOT population is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Kidney Transplantation Listing Between Sexes.
1Surgery, JHU, Baltimore; 2Epidemiology, JHU, Baltimore
Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and is associated with greater mortality. Despite this, cognitive function is not routinely measured…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Prediction Model for Delayed Graft Function in a Cohort of Brazilian Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Donors: What You See Is Not What You Get.
1Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil; 2Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil
Introduction: The estimated frequency of delayed graft function (DGF) in Brazil ranges from 50 to 70%, despite deceased donor and recipient characteristics similar to those…
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