2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Renal Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation
Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Almost 50% of asymptomatic patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) are reported to have significant flow-limiting coronary artery disease (CAD). Our practice involves a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Geographically Distant Living Kidney Donors: A Barrier to Living Donation?
Renal & Pancreas Transplant Division, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Introduction: Living kidney donors often live far from the recovering transplant center where they donate. We sought to determine (1) characteristics of these geographically distant,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Hospital Readmissions After Mechanical Circulatory Support
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Hospital readmission is viewed as one of the benchmarks for success following mechanical circulatory support (MCS) placement. It is not clear whether there is…2015 American Transplant Congress
Dermatology Is an Essential Part of Transplant Care: Report of a Two-Year Experience from a Transplant Dermatology Center
Background: It is well-documented that patients who have undergone organ transplantation have a higher incidence of new skin cancers and that this risk is magnified…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Community Risk on Early Hospital Readmission Following Kidney Transplant
Background: Early hospital readmission (EHR) is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost in kidney transplantation (KT). Community risk may be associated with EHR above…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Assessment of Vascular Calcification as a Risk Factor of Mortality, Graft Loss, and Cardiovascular Events in Renal Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
AIM: Cardiovascular events are the first cause of mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs), and their incidence is not only justified by the traditional CV…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Panniculectomy in Patients Previously Denied Access to Renal Transplantation: Addressing Disparities for Candidates With a High-Risk Abdominal Panniculus After Weight Loss
1Transplant Surgery, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA; 2Plastic Surgery, UC Davis, Sacto..
Some patients (pts) develop a large lower abdominal panniculus following significant weight loss (worsened by age and abdominal wall laxity). CKD pts affected by this…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Center Volume on Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation Outcomes
Background: Pancreas transplantation is associated with a high incidence of surgical complications and successful outcomes require experienced surgical and post-transplant care. Prior studies have linked…
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