IGOR DENIZARDE BACELAR MARQUES
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- Outcomes and Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit(2015) MARQUES, I. D. B.; CAIRES, R. A.; MACHADO, D. J. B.; GOLDENSTEIN, P. T.; RODRIGUES, C. E.; PEGAS, J. C. R.; PAULA, F. J. de; DAVID-NETO, E.; COSTA, M. G.Introduction. In the intensive care unit (ICU), mortality is considered higher among renal transplant recipients than among nontransplantation patients. However, data regarding severe complications after kidney transplantation are scarce. Materials and Methods. In this study, we evaluated all consecutive renal transplant recipients admitted to our ICU between July 2012 and July 2013 (n = 70), comparing their outcomes with those of a control group of nontransplantation patients admitted during the same period (n = 153). Among the transplant recipients, we compared survivors and nonsurvivors to identify predictors of ICU mortality. Results. The mean age of the transplant recipients was 52 13 years. Of the 70 transplant recipients, 18 (25%) required mechanical ventilation, 28 (40%) required inotropic support, and 27 (39%) required hemodialysis, all of which are factors that worsen the prognosis significantly. Twenty-two (31%) of the transplant recipients died in the ICU and 17 (24%) died within 30 days after ICU discharge, rates similar to those observed for the control group. Conclusions. We observed similar mortality between recipient and control groups, albeit the mortality was higher in the clinical group. In the multivariate model, the need for mechanical ventilation and the need for hemodialysis were independently associated with mortality.
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia with an atypical granulomatous response after kidney transplantation(2014) RAMALHO, J.; MARQUES, I. D. Bacelar; AGUIRRE, A. R.; PIERROTTI, L. C.; PAULA, F. J. de; NAHAS, W. C.; DAVID-NETO, E.Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Granulomatous PCP is an unusual histological presentation that has been described in a variety of immunosuppressive conditions. Previous studies have demonstrated an association between granulomatous disorders and hypercalcemia, the purported mechanism of which is extrarenal production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by activated macrophages. Here, we report a case of granulomatous formation in a kidney transplant recipient with PCP who presented with hypercalcemia and suppressed parathyroid hormone, both of which resolved after successful treatment of the pneumonia. In immunocompromised patients, pulmonary infection associated with hypercalcemia should raise the suspicion of PCP and other granulomatous disorders.
- Biopsy vs. peripheral computed tomography to assess bone disease in CKD patients on dialysis: differences and similarities(2017) MARQUES, I. D. B.; ARAUJO, M. J. C. L. N.; GRACIOLLI, F. G.; REIS, L. M. dos; PEREIRA, R. M.; CUSTODIO, M. R.; JORGETTI, V.; ELIAS, R. M.; DAVID-NETO, E.; MOYSES, R. M. A.Results from bone biopsy and high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) were compared in 31 CKD patients. There was an agreement mainly for cortical compartment that may represent a perspective on the fracture risk assessment. HR-pQCT also provided some clues on the turnover status, which warrants further studies. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are at high risk of bone disease. Although bone biopsy is considered the best method to evaluate bone disease, it is expensive and not always available. Here we have compared, for the first time, data obtained from bone biopsy and HR-pQCT in a sample of CKD patients on dialysis. HR-pQCT and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were performed in 31 CKD patients (30 on dialysis). Biopsies were analyzed by quantitative histomorphometry, and classified according to TMV. We have found an inverse correlation between radius cortical density measured by HR-pQCT, with serum, as well as histomorphometric bone remodeling markers. Trabecular density and BV/TV measured through HR-pQCT in the distal radius correlated with trabecular and mineralized trabecular bone volume. Trabecular number, separation, and thickness obtained from HR-pQCT and from bone biopsy correlated with each other. Patients with cortical porosity on bone histomorphometry presented lower cortical density at the distal radius. Cortical density at radius was higher while bone alkaline phosphatase was lower in patients with low turnover. Combined, these parameters could identify the turnover status better than individually. There was an agreement between HR-pQCT and bone biopsy parameters, particularly in cortical compartment, which may point to a new perspective on the fracture risk assessment for CKD patients. Besides classical bone resorption markers, HR-pQCT provided some clues on the turnover status by measurements of cortical density at radius, although the significance of this finding warrants further studies.
conferenceObject Screening for Inherited and Acquired Thrombophilia Prior to Renal Transplantation(2013) SILVA, R.; MORAES, C.; MARQUES, I.; PAULA, F. de; DAVID-NETO, E.All patients with a history of a thromboembolic event, early or recurrent vascular access thrombosis, family history of thrombosis, or multiple miscarriages underwent laboratory screening for thrombophilia. Since the introduction of the screening for hypercoagulable risk factors, 156 candidates for renal transplantation underwent laboratory evaluation. Eighty-eight patients (56%) exhibited at least one prothrombotic laboratory parameter, besides of isolated hyperhomocysteinemia, which confirmed a thrombophilic state. Lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin and beta-2-glycoprotein was present in 30%, 18% and 13%, and antithrombin III, protein C and protein S deficiencies in 11%, 8% and 10%, respectively. Factor V Leiden mutation was present in only one patient and prothrombin gene G20210 mutation was not found. Among the 156 patients, 30 underwent renal transplantation and were followed for a median of 199 days (range, 9 – 418). All patients were on triple immunosuppressive regimen compromising mycophenolate, tacrolimus and prednisone. Thrombophilia was identified in 16 (53%). Seventeen (57%) received perioperative anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin (9 patients with thrombophilia and 8 without laboratory confirmed thrombophilia). Five (30%) of these patients developed perinephric hematomas. Three patients with thrombophilia developed thrombotic complications (2 upper limbs deep-vein thrombosis and 1 allograft artery thrombosis) and 1 patient without thrombophilia developed allograft vein thrombosis, p=0.35. Nine patients developed acute rejection (5 in the group with thrombophilia and 4 in the group without thrombophilia, p=0.87). Mean glomerular filtration rate was similar between thrombophilic and non-thrombophilic patients in the last follow-up (54±27 vs. 47±22 mL/min/1.73m², p=0.35). One graft loss and 1 patient death were observed in each group. In conclusion, prothrombotic risk factors, especially antiphospholipid antibodies, are highly prevalent in patients awaiting renal transplantation with a clinical or familial history suggestive of thrombophilia, including early and recurrent vascular access failure. Despite pre-transplant screening and perioperative treatment and/or monitoring, thrombotic and bleeding complications are still frequent and severe.- De Novo Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Long-Term Patient and Graft Survival(2012) CAIRES, R. A.; MARQUES, I. D. B.; REPIZO, L. P.; SATO, V. A. H.; CARMO, L. P. F.; MACHADO, D. J. B.; PAULA, F. J. de; NAHAS, W. C.; DAVID-NETO, E.Introduction. Posttransplant thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)/hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) can occur as a recurrent or de novo disease. Methods. A retrospective single-center observational study was applied in order to examine the incidence and outcomes of de novo TMA/HUS among transplantations performed between 2000 and 2010. Recurrent HUS or antibody-mediated rejections were excluded. Results. Seventeen (1.1%) among 1549 kidney transplant recipients fulfilled criteria for de novo TMA. The mean follow-up was 572 days (range, 69-1769). Maintenance immunosuppression was prednisone, tacrolimus (TAC), and mycophenolic acid in 14 (82%) patients. Mean age at onset was 40 +/- 15 years, and serum creatinine was 6.1 +/- 4.1 mg/dL. TMA occurred at a median of 25 days (range, 1-1755) after transplantation. Nine (53%) patients developed TMA within 1 month of transplantation and only 12% after 1 year. Clinical features were anemia (hemoglobin < 10 g/dL) in 9 (53%) patients, thrombocytopenia in 7 (41%), and increased lactate dehydrogenase in 12 (70%). Decreased haptoglobin was observed in 64% and schistocytes in 35%. Calcineurin inhibitor (CM) withdrawal or reduction was the first step in the management of 10/15 (66%) patients, and 6 (35%) received fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and/or plasmapheresis. TAC was successfully reintroduced in six patients after a median of 17 days. Eight (47%) patients needed dialytic support after TMA diagnosis and 75% remained on dialysis. At 4 years of follow-up, death-censored graft survival was worse for TMA group (43.0% versus 85.6%, log-rank = 0.001; hazard ratio = 3.74) and there was no difference in patient survival (53.1% versus 82.2%, log-rank = 0.24). Conclusion. De novo TMA after kidney transplantation is a rare but severe condition with poor graft outcomes. This syndrome may not be fully manifested, and clinical suspicion is essential for early diagnosis and treatment, based mainly in CM withdrawal and FFP infusions and/or plasmapheresis.
- Lower Serum Magnesium 1-Year Posttranplantation Is Associated with Decreased Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients(2013) NIHEI, C.; MARQUES, I.; LIMA, L.; MAIA, R.; SEGURO, A.; DAVID-NETO, E.Hypomagnesaemia is a known side effect of immunosuppressive regimen, especially calcineurin inhibitors, and has been associated with new onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT), decreased graft survival in chronic cyclosporine nephrotoxicity and vascular stiffness. Proton pump inhibitors-induced hypomagnesaemia has been described recently, although its relevance in renal transplant recipients is still unknown. We conducted a single center cross-sectional retrospective study of renal transplantations performed between 2006 and 2011 in order to evaluate the impact of low serum magnesium (Mg) levels in patient and graft outcomes. Serum Mg levels 1-year after renal transplantation were available for 316 patients. The median follow-up was 1062 days (range, 284 – 2287). Patients were divided into four groups, based in quartiles of serum Mg levels, and no significant differences were found regarding sex, age, pretransplantation cholesterol, albumin, triglycerides, body mass index, donor age and type, immunosuppressive regimen, use of Mg supplements, delayed graft function, acute rejection, CMV and HCV infection, or NODAT development. Patients with Mg < 1.6 mg/dL (n=80) had a higher frequency of prolonged (> 1 year) proton pump inhibitors use (90% vs. 81%, p=0.04), when compared to patients with Mg > 2 mg/dL (n=81). Using Cox multivariate regression analyses, adjusted for recipient age, donor age and type, immunosuppressive regimen, diabetes, NODAT, and presence of acute rejection, graft survival was significantly reduced in the low Mg group after 4.6 years posttransplantion (p=0.001). In conclusion, hypomagnesaemia 1-year posttransplantation, possibly related to prolonged use (> 1 year) of proton pump inhibitors, is associated with decreased graft survival in renal transplant recipients.