2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Recipient Body Mass Index in Short and Long Term Survival of Pancreatic Grafts
Background: In pancreas transplantation, the impact of recipient BMI on short and long term pancreas graft survival has not been studied.Methods: We analyzed data from…2013 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Risk Stratification Predicts Ischemic Cardiovascular Complications after Kidney Transplantation with High Sensitivity and Specificity
The predictive value of noninvasive cardiac test remains unclear in the kidney transplant(KT) population. We evaluated the performance of noninvasive tests and clinical risk stratification…2013 American Transplant Congress
Real-Time Three-Dimensional Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Intravital Imaging of Thrombosis after Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Procedures
Purpose: We sought to apply real-time three-dimensional Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (3D FD-OCT) for in vivo monitoring of vascular thrombosis and thrombolysis.Methods: 10% Ferric chloride…2013 American Transplant Congress
Adherence with Immunosuppressive Therapy: Results to 4 Years after Kidney Transplantation in the Mycophenolic Acid Observational Renal Transplant (MORE) Study
Introduction: Provider knowledge of factors influencing adherence with immunosuppression may help identify at-risk patients to allow for intervention.Methods: MORE was a prospective, 4-year, observational study…2013 American Transplant Congress
Amnion-Derived Multipotent Progenitor Cells Support Allograft Tolerance Induction
Donor-specific immunological tolerance using high doses of donor bone marrow cells (BMC) has been demonstrated in mixed chimerism-based tolerance induction protocols; however, the development of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Predictive Factors of Early Cardiovascular Events after Kidney Transplantation: Which Screening Strategy?
Transplantation Rénael Adulte, APHP Hopital Necker Enfant Malade, Paris, France
Cardiovacular diseases are the first cause of mortality after renal transplantation. The purpose of this study was to analyze early cardiovascular events occurrence after kidney…2013 American Transplant Congress
Decline in Living Kidney Donation in the United States: Random Variation or Cause for Concern?, The
In the United States, the decline in living kidney donation over the last several years is indisputable. Since the peak in 2004 living kidney donation…2013 American Transplant Congress
Treg Require Th1 and Th2 Transcription Factors To Prolong Islet Allograft Survival
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Introduction: Transcription factors essential for pathogenic Th1 and Th2 development have been shown to regulate some aspects of Treg functions during inflammation and autoimmunity. We…2013 American Transplant Congress
Detection of Anti-HLA Class I but Not C1q-Fixing Donor-Specific Antibodies before Kidney Transplantation Predicts Early Graft Loss
Anti-HLA donor-specific antibodies(DSA) identified by Luminex are questioned for excess in sensitivity and lack of prediction of clinical events after kidney transplantation(KT). We performed a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Restoration of Long Nerve Defects with Epineural Sheath Conduit Supported with Bone Marrow Stromal Cells. A Preliminary Report
Hypothesis: Nerve gaps that need conduit or allograft material tend to involve a gap of over 20 cm. The present standard of care is autograft…