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2022 American Transplant Congress
Association Between Allograft Gene Expression and Acute Cellular Rejection Grade in Heart Transplant Recipients
A. Kao¹, K. Haffey², K. T. Gondi³, J. Linard², C. Knutson², K. Morgan², L. Teterina², S. Williams², K. Oreschak⁴, H. Zhang⁴
¹St. Luke's Health System Kansas City Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO, ²St. Luke's, Kansas City, MO, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴CareDx, South San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) remains the gold standard in acute rejection (AR) surveillance in heart transplantation (HT) despite interpretation subjectivity and low concordance rates between…
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Size to Fit: A Simple Formula to Predict Donor Liver Weight in Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
A. Mohamed¹, J. Cui², T. Kitajima¹, T. Shamaa¹, T. Ivanics¹, I. Godana³, A. Yorks², S. Shimada¹, B. Madek¹, M. Rizzari¹, A. Yoshida¹, M. Abouljoud¹, S. Nagai¹, K. Collins¹
¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ³General Surgery, McLaren, Lansing, MI
*Purpose: Estimated donor liver volume (DLV) prediction equations are widely published. However, they often are complex and underpredict DLV, particularly in non-ideal body weight donors.…
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Anti-HLA Antibodies Do Not Increase in Kidney Transplant Recipients During COVID-19 Infection
A. Girnita¹, L. Wang¹, P. Ahearn¹, A. Colovai², M. Fernandez-Vina¹, E. Woodle³, T. Yalamarti¹, M. Menon⁴, Y. Azzi², M. Melcher¹, R. Bray⁵, H. Gebel⁵, P. Cravedi⁴, J. Maltzman¹, E. Akalin²
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ³University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁵Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: To determine if HLA allo-antibody levels are affected by COVID-19 in renal transplanted patients and to compare the immunoglobulin class and subclass profiles as…
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Functional Recellularized Patient Derived Endothelium; A Human Vascular Graft Approach
H. Tejeda Mora¹, J. Willemse², Y. den Hartog¹, I. Schurink², M. M. Verstegen², J. de Jonge², R. C. Minnee², M. W. van den Hoogen², C. C. Baan¹, L. J. van der Laan², M. J. Hoogduijn¹
¹Transplant Institute - Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Transplant Institute - Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: In transplantation, the endothelial lining is the first barrier between the donor organ and recipient immune system. Damaged endothelium exposes extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules…
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Liver Transplant Recipient Social Support Network: Impact on Clinical Outcomes
M. M. French¹, R. S. Mangus², R. Holmes³, A. Krause³, J. Sumner³, C. Kubal⁴, B. Ekser⁵, P. Mihaylov⁶, J. Fridell⁷, A. Lutz⁸
¹Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ³Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Department of Surgery, Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Surgery, Indiana University - Transplant Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Department of Surgery, Indiana Univ School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁸Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Fishers, IN
*Purpose: Health disparities are present in transplantation, just as in other areas of medicine. This is a retrospective review of liver transplant (LT) recipients to…
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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…
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Association Between Increased Overweight at First Year After Kidney Transplantation and Long-Term Kidney Graft Outcome
H. Choi¹, K. Huh², K. B. Seok³
¹Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The obesity is increasing in chronic kidney disease patients and associated with poor renal outcome. The role of inflammation within the adipose tissue in…
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The Impact of Donor Nephrectomy on the Living Donors Aged 75 Years and Older
T. Hiramitsu, T. Tomosugi, K. Futamura, M. Okada, N. Goto, T. Ichimori, S. Narumi, Y. Watarai
Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daini Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: Due to the profound organ shortage, number of living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) from elder living donor (LD) is increasing. However, there has been…
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COVID-19 Infection Post-Transplant: What is the Collateral Damage to the Graft? A Case for Pre-Transplant Vaccination
A. Fabick¹, E. Overly¹, V. Rao², V. Rohan³, N. Patel¹, D. DuBay³, C. Candland³, N. Pilch¹
¹Department of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Department of Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Department of Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: COVID-19 produces an unpredictable immune reaction and is challenging to manage during active infection and post-infection, in kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. The first peak…
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Eliminating Hepatitis C Positive Status from Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Calculations Results in Improved Transplant Rates and Outcomes in an Elderly Veteran Population
R. Lopez-Soler¹, A. Thorndyke¹, C. Trotter¹, A. Abadier², M. Samra¹
¹Surgery, Transplantation, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL, ²Surgery, Loyola University Medical School, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Overall mortality on the kidney transplant waiting list is higher for older patients. The average age of waitlisted veteran patients is 64, with patients…