2016 American Transplant Congress
Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells and Monocyte Subsets and Hepatic Decompensation in Patients Referred for Liver Transplant Evaluation.
Background: Abnormal hepatic and systemic angiogenesis is an important component of advanced liver disease. Circulating hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) and M2 monocytes are thought to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Short and Long Term Mortality in High MELD Recipients.
The model for end-stage disease (MELD) score is used to stratify candidates for liver transplant (LT) based on objective measures. Since June 2013 with changes…2016 American Transplant Congress
Thrombolytic Protocol in Organ Procurement from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors Reduces Ischemic Cholangiopathy in Liver Transplantation.
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami.
Liver transplantation (LT) with donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors has been associated with a higher rate (up to 50%) of complications of ischemic cholangiopathy…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Graft Steatosis Associates with an Increase of Circulating Immune Response Chemokines.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Background: Liver graft steatosis, especially macrosteatosis induces severe graft injury post-liver transplantation (LT) by activating cell-mediated immunity and inflammation. This study aimed to determine differential…2016 American Transplant Congress
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Computed Tomography Assessed Skeletal Muscle Mass on Outcome in Patients Awaiting or Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
BackgroundAlthough liver transplant outcome has improved significantly, the shortage of human organs remains prevalent. Therefore, strict patient selection is of paramount importance. Recently, low CT-assessed…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Liver Function of Deceased Liver Transplantation Using Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positive Grafts.
Background: Deceased donors with hepatitis B [HBs Ag(+)] were not recommended to recover the livers for liver transplantation. However, in endemic area of hepatitis B…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting the Extremely Sensitized Patient: The University of Wisconsin Experience with the New Kidney Allocation System.
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: The new UNOS kidney allocation system (KAS) prioritizes the transplant of highly sensitized patients with a calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (cPRA) ≥80 and extremely…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Resistant Cytomegalovirus in Lung Transplant Recipients in the Modern Era.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients (LTR) and the emergence of resistant CMV (rCMV) has increased. The…2016 American Transplant Congress
An Analysis of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infection and Colonization in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs) Post-Transplant: A Single Center Matched Cohort Study.
PurposeNTM is a common infection after Lung transplantation. The role of presence of granuloma in the explanted lungs of LTRs in subsequent development of infection…2016 American Transplant Congress
Susceptibility Patterns of Pre-Transplant Pseudomonas and Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Background: The impact of pre-lung transplant (LT) pan-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PDR PsA) colonization on post-LT mortality and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) rates in cystic fibrosis…
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