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2022 American Transplant Congress
A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial To Compare The Efficacy Of Ex-vivo Machine Perfusion With Static Cold Storage In Human Liver Transplantation: The University Of Maryland Experience
J. Avruch¹, N. Goussous², S. Malik¹, M. Pinedo¹, R. Meier¹, C. Bhati¹, D. Maluf¹, R. Barth³, J. Alvarez-Casas¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Transplant Surgery, University of California Davis Health, Davis, CA, ³University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: There is accumulating clinical evidence of the benefit of normothermic ex-vivo machine perfusion (NMP) compared with traditional static cold storage of liver allografts prior…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Analysis of Lipid Management in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Is It Time to Reassess KDIGO Guidelines?
R. Saranu¹, J. Pandav¹, M. Balusu², J. Azzi¹, M. Y. Yeung¹, M. McGrath¹, E. Abdel-Basset¹, S. Gabardi¹, A. Chandraker¹
¹Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality after kidney transplant, accounting for more than 30% of total deaths. Dyslipidemia is common following transplantation,…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Waitlisted and Transplant Patient Perspectives on Expanding Access to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants
C. Rosaasen¹, N. Rosaasen², R. Mainra³, A. Trachtenberg⁴, J. Ho⁵, C. Parsons⁶, S. Delaney⁶, H. Mansell⁷
¹Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ²Saskatchewan Transplant Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁴, Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁶Canadian Blood Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
*Purpose: A concerning number of kidneys (expanded donor criteria, extended criteria, or marginal kidneys) are discarded yearly, and novel solutions are needed to solve the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of the Need for Transplant Evaluations for Liver Failure Decompensation After TIPS
N. Kemmer¹, V. Sureshkumar², L. Grater³, G. Hoots⁴, S. Agrawal¹, K. Robichaux⁵, M. Gosselin³, S. Mohammed⁵, A. Kumar⁶, J. Buggs⁷
¹Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, ³University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁴Radiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Portal hypertension is described as an increased pressure gradient between the portal and systemic circulation which can result in severe complications. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver and Kidney Transplantation from Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Donors in the US: Better Early Outcomes with Normothermic Regional Perfusion versus Cold Flush
M. Rosenzweig¹, R. Ruiz², E. Martinez¹, A. Gupta¹, H. Fernandez¹, S. Lee¹, N. Onaca¹, J. Bayer¹, G. J. McKenna¹, T. Ma¹, G. Testa³, A. Wall¹
¹Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ³Baylor Dallas, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart donation is increasingly common in the US. The two methods for DCD heart donation are normothermic regional perfusion…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Additional Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Increases Neutralization Capacity in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Y. Yoo¹, J. Husson², T. Iraguha³, S. Niederhaus⁴, X. Wen⁵, A. Crane⁵, A. Carrier⁵, J. Avruch⁵, A. Ahuja⁶, M. Mathew⁷, S. Dahiya⁸, A. P. Rapoport⁸, D. Atanackovic⁸, K. K. Saharia²
¹Inst of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD, ²Div of Infect Diseases, Univ of Maryland School of Med. and Inst of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD, ³Univ of Maryland School of Med. and Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Dept of Surgery, Univ of Maryland School of Med., Baltimore, MD, ⁵Dept of Surgery, Univ of Maryland Med. Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Dept of Medicine, Univ of Maryland Med. Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Div of Infect. Diseases, Univ of Maryland Med. Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Dept of Medicine, Univ of Maryland School of Med. and Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) develop weak antibody responses after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Published data on neutralizing activity of plasma, a better measure of protection,…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Nuclei RNA-Sequencing Identifies Distinct Immune Cell Profile in Kidney Allograft Fibrosis
J. McDaniels¹, A. Shetty¹, C. Kuscu², C. Kuscu², T. Rousselle¹, E. Bardhi¹, C. Drachenberg¹, M. Talwar², J. Eason², T. Muthukumar³, D. Maluf¹, V. Mas¹
¹University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ²UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: A major obstacle after kidney transplantation (KT) is chronic allograft dysfunction characterized by interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA). Despite extensive research, the cellular…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Time-Dependent Blood Eosinophilia Count Increases the Risk of Kidney Allograft Rejection
L. Colas¹, L. Bui², C. Kerleau³, M. Lemdani⁴, K. Autain-Renaudin⁵, A. Magnan⁶, M. Giral³, S. Brouard¹
¹CRT2I, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France, ²Service de Néphrologie, Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron, Mouscron, Belgium, ³Service de Néphrologie et Immunologie Clinique, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁴Département de Biomathématiques, Université de Lilles, Lilles, France, ⁵Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologique, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁶INRAe UMR 0892, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
*Purpose: There is growing evidence that type 2 immune effectors (immunoglobulin E, eosinophils, mast cells/basophils) play a role in autoimmune disorders and solid organ transplantation.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Acute Kidney Injury in Fatty Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Z. P. Rokop, W. Zhang, N. Ghosh, A. Das, N. Biswas, C. Sen, C. Kubal
Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: The association between hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury (hIRI) and acute kidney injury (AKI) has been well established. AKI is commonly observed following transplantation of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
What If Only Days After Dialysis Counted Towards Kidney Candidates’ Qualified Waiting Times?
G. R. Vece, K. Lindblad, M. Stuart, B. Carrico, D. Stewart, D. Klassen, S. Diallo
Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Current kidney policy allows patients who have not yet initiated dialysis to qualify for allocation priority based on the time since a recorded eGFR…