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Articles tagged "Screening"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    A Single-Center Characterization of the Living Liver Donor Evaluation Process

    L. R. Herbst, A. D. Love, M. Krach, Y. Yu, L. Kurman, A. Gurakar, M. Hammami, A. M. Cameron, J. Garonzik Wang

    Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: We have previously characterized the living kidney donor evaluation and found that African American (AA) donors were less likely to progress through the process…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Reactivation of BK Polyomavirus after Kidney Transplantation: A Multi-Center Collaboration Examining the Impact of Adherence to a Screening Protocol on Clinical Outcomes

    R. Rogers1, F. Cheema2, M. Chobanian3, Z. Ebcioglu2, H. Gilligan4, R. Gohh1, N. Goyal5, M. Pavlakis6, N. Rodig7, A. Rossi8, J. Singh2, C. S. Tan6

    1Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, 2Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, 3Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 5Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 6Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 7Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 8Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

    *Purpose: Reactivation of BK polyomavirus (BK) after kidney transplantation (KT) is common and can lead to adverse clinical outcomes such as allograft nephropathy (BKAN). In…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of DSA Screening in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients in the 1st Year Post-Transplant

    A. Sharma1, D. Jorgensen2, R. Mehta1, P. Sood1, C. Wu1, C. M. Puttarajappa1, A. Tevar1, S. Hariharan1

    1Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute, Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: The importance of Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) as a screening tool within the 1st year post kidney transplant in stable patients remains unclear. We…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Cognitive Impairment is Highly Prevalent in Lung Transplant Candidates

    A. O'Boye, K. Leitner, M. Kelly, J. Wright, L. Pesce, M. Sala, R. Tomic

    Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Lung transplantation is a lifesaving therapy in patients with advanced lung disease. Lung transplant recipients must have the ability to manage complex medical regimens…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Utility of Bimonthly Viral Monitoring for Late-Onset Cytomegalovirus Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    I. Melgarejo1, D. Jorgensen2, S. Hariharan2, C. Puttarajappa2

    1Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients with high-risk cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus are at risk for late onset CMV after cessation of antiviral prophylaxis.1-2 Evidence for post-prophylactic viral…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Pattern of Renal Allograft Injury in Recipients with Normal Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA

    W. Xie, N. Goussous, A. Haririan, M. Weir, J. Bromberg

    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a novel non-invasive test currently used as a biomarker for identification of transplant rejection or injury. Here, we sought…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Longitudinal Study Investigating Characteristics of Human Polyimaviruses Infection after Kidney Transplantation

    E. Favi1, S. Delbue2, C. Colico1, L. Signorini2, L. Clementoni1, M. Ferraresso1

    1Renal Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, 2Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    *Purpose: Human Polyomaviruses (HPyV) infections are extremely common, ranging from 60% to 100% in the general population, depending on the virus. After primary infection, which…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Selective Screening Imaging of the Aortoiliac Arterial System in Kidney Transplant Candidates Using Non Contrast Pevic Computed Tomography

    N. Onaca, A. Wall, J. Bayer, H. Fernandez, E. Martinez, R. Ruiz, R. Goldstein, G. McKenna, A. Gupta, G. Testa

    Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    *Purpose: Noncontrast pelvic CT imaging can detect severe iliac artery calcifications (SAC) with technical contraindication to transplantation, avoiding morbidity from unnecessary surgical exploration.*Methods: We devised…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Monitoring Recipients of Public Health Service (PHS) Increased Risk Donors Using an Electronic Medical Record-Based System

    M. Malinis1, B. Nuesse2, S. Carter2, S. Emre1, R. Formica1, S. Kulkarni1, D. Mulligan1, M. Schilsky1, M. M. Azar1

    1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: In 2014, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policy was updated, mandating transplant centers to implement a post-transplant screening protocol for transmissible diseases.…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Frailty at Time of Kidney Transplant Evaluation is Associated with Higher Rate of Waitlist Denial

    J. Klein1, A. Jurgensen2, M. Gupta1, N. Herrera1, A. Gupta1, D. Cibrik1

    1Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

    *Purpose: To determine the association of patient frailty, as assessed by the Fried frailty score at the time of kidney transplant evaluation (KTE), with kidney…
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