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Articles tagged "Vascular disease"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Transplantation and Progression of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Ipsilateral Lower Extremity

    A. Rasmussen,1 R. Moore,1 T. Schuler,1 G. Todd,1 K. Wen.2

    1Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 2Division of Nephrology and Transplant Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

    Objectives:We aimed to investigate whether receiving a kidney transplant allograft graft increases the risk of ipsilateral lower limb amputation in patients with pre-existing peripheral arterial…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Upper Limb Early Cannulation Arteriovenous Grafts (ecAVG) for Complex Vascular Access – A Healthy Alternative to Central Venous Catheters (CVC)

    M. Khurram,1 I. Mosca,2 F. Calder.3

    1Department of Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 2Department of Transplantation, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom; 3Department of Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

    IntroductionPatients with few transplant options and failing dialysis access are challenging to manage. Transitioning away from a CVC to fistula / graft is often difficult.…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Aorto-Iliac Calcifications on Patient and Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients Using the TASC II Classification

    A. Rijkse,1 M. van der Zijden,2 J. Roodnat,2 S. Ten Raa,3 D. Bijdevaate,4 K. Muller,1 J. IJzermans,1 H. Kimenai,1 R. Minnee.1

    1Department of Transplantation Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 3Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

    Introduction: Kidney transplantation (KTx) is the therapy of choice in patients with end-stage renal disease. Aorto-iliac calcifications (AIC) are a relative contra-indication for KTx, even…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A High Abdominal Aortic Calcification Score by Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is Associated with Cardiovascular Events after Kidney Transplantation

    S. Benjamens,1,2 R. A. Pol,1 A. W. Glaudemans,2 I. Wieringa,3 S. P. Berger,3 S. J. Bakker,3 R. H. Slart.2

    1Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 2Medical Imaging Center, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands; 3Nephrology, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands.

    Introduction: It is unknown whether aortic calcification is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events in renal transplant recipients. Therefore, this study focused on the…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Circulating Wnt Pathway Factors Are Non-Invasive Biomarkers of Transplant Vascular Injury

    M. Seifert,1 A. Malone,2 L. Boohaker,1 J. Gaut,2 S. Jain,2 D. Brennan,2,3 R. Mannon.1

    1UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham; 2Washington University, St. Louis; 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

    Purpose: Transplant vascular injury (TVI) is a major cause of renal allograft failure and is resistant to treatment. Non-invasive pathogenic biomarkers of TVI would provide…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Four Years Follow-Up in Kidney Transplant Patients with Vascular Calcifications

    L. León,1 A. Uriona,1 J. Hidalgo,1 L. Condori,1 O. Guardia,1 E. Chuluyan,2 D. Casadei.1

    1Instituto de Nefrología de Buenos Aires, Nephrology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2CEFYBO, UBA, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Vascular calcification is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney diseases and kidney transplantation improves mineral metabolism. However, it is not known whether…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Incidence and Outcome of Isolated Distal Deep Vein Thrombosis in Kidney Transplant Recipient

    M. Kim, J. Hwang, S. Kim, S. Park, I. Moon, J. Kim.

    Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    Introduction Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT) in kidney transplantation recipient (KTR) is difficult to make decision because it is not common in Korean and…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Changes in Carotid Arterial Inflammation in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients as Assessed by 18F-FDG PET/CT

    H. Yoon, Y. Kim, C. Yang, S. Shin.

    Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

    Purpose: Inflammatory activity of the arterial wall can be assessed by measuring 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake with positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET/CT). Improvement in vascular…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Can Delayed Abdominal Fascia Closure Modify the Short Term Outcome after Adult Liver Transplantation?

    I. Vella,1 M. Pellicciaro,1 G. Ciancio,2 T. Manzia,1 R. Angelico,3 J. Gaynor,2 G. Iaria,1 G. Tisone,1 R. Vianna.2

    1Transplant Unit, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; 2Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami; 3Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Ges[ugrave], Rome, Italy.

    BackgroundThe abdominal fascia at the end of adult liver transplantation could often represents a dangerous procedure, complicated by graft size mismatch and post reperfusion hepatic…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Angioplasty versus Stent in the Treatment of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis.

    L.-X. Chen,1 G. Fananapazir,2 H. Bang,3 M. Gandhi,1 M. Alnimri,1 B. Gallay,1 A. De Mattos.1

    1Transplant Nephrology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA; 2Radiology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA; 3Biostatistics, UC Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA

    Objective: To compare restenosis rates and treatment efficacy between percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement in the treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis.Methods: We conducted…
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