2016 American Transplant Congress
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome After Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Increased Risk for Children with Preexisting Glenn/Fontan Physiology.
Study aim:Identification of risk factors for posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) after organ transplant can improve early detection and avoid permanent neurologic injury. High calcineurin-inhibitor…2016 American Transplant Congress
Elucidating Clinical Factors Implicated in Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation.
Advanced Heart Failure, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX.
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a frequent complication after heart transplantation (HT) and remains among the leading causes of mortality in these patients. We aim…2016 American Transplant Congress
Morbidity and Mortality of Early Post-Operative Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients.
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: Early acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiothoracic transplant recipients (CTTR) has not been well described; renal injury defined by the RIFLE criteria has been…2016 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) Delay with ATG Induction: Teaching an Old Dog, New Tricks.
CNI delay early after heart transplantation is a recommended therapeutic option according to ISHLT guidelines. However, there exist only few published data on feasibility of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Treatment for AMR and DSA: A Center Based Review of Pediatric Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the clinical course of pediatric orthotopic heart transplant patients diagnosed with antibody mediated rejection (AMR+)…2016 American Transplant Congress
Anti-HLA Antibody Composition and Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients with a Positive Cross-Match.
Purpose: Utilization of positive (+) cross-match (XM) hearts is tempting when shortages of pediatric donor hearts exist, especially for patients with high pre-transplant panel reactive…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Emergence of Anti-HLA Class I and II Antibodies by Time Dependent Phenomapping in Heart Transplant Patients.
Cardiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: The presence of circulating HLA antibodies which is termed allosensitization among heart transplant (HTx) candidates are associated with poorer posttransplant outcomes including increased morbidity…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Specific Antibodies on Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy.
Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a significant complication after cardiac transplantation (CTX). The presence of donor specific antibodies (DSA) has been associated with an…2016 American Transplant Congress
Relationship Between Changes in Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Cardiac Allograft Rejection Early After Heart Transplantation.
1University of Colorado, Aurora, CO; 2Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs) are routinely used to detect cardiac allograft rejection after heart transplantation (HTx), but they are invasive and costly. Serial changes in brain…2016 American Transplant Congress
Gene Expression Profiling Score and the Risk of Infection in Heart Transplant Recipients.
Purpose: This study assessed the association of gene expression profiling (GEP, AlloMap®) score with infections in heart transplant recipients (HTR). Although a GEP score below…
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