2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Transplant Guardian Angels on the Patient Experience, The
Starzl Transplantation Institute, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Background: A tertiary care facility can be overwhelming to patients and their families when they are called in for transplant. The off-hours nature and lack…2013 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Re-Transplantation (reTx) in Patients with Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD)
PTLD is a serious and potentially fatal complication of solid organ transplantation (Tx). It represents a spectrum of tumors ranging from benign lymphoid proliferation to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Comparative Study of a Strategy of Systematic Search and Treatment Versus No Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (AB) in Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients: Preliminary Results
BackgroundThe treatment of AB in KT recipients is controversial. To the very best of our knowledge this is the first prospective study about this issue.MethodsWe…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Transplant Donor Renal Function on Graft Survival Following Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Improved post-transplant renal function (RF) at 6 months is associated with improved long-term graft survival (GS). We evaluated how much of the impact of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Influence of SLCO1B1 and SLCO2B1 Polymorphisms on Tacrolimus Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Efficacy and Safety
Introduction: Tacrolimus (TAC) has a narrow therapeutic range and is associated with increased risk of nefrotoxicity after kidney transplantation. Variants in transporter genes have been…2013 American Transplant Congress
Correlations of Postreperfusion Syndrome in Liver Transplant Recipients
Background and goal of study: A period of hemodynamic instability following unclamping of the portal vein and liver reperfusion during liver transplantation is frequently observed…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of CMS CoP on the Selection of Patients and Donor Organs, The
Background: SRTR program reports provide detailed information on transplant center performance relative to risk-adjusted expected values. These measures are utilized by the Centers for Medicare…2013 American Transplant Congress
Association between Methods of Proteinuria Screening and the Metabolic Syndrome in Potential Living Kidney Donors
Background: Proteinuria is a major risk factor for progression in chronic kidney disease. Identification of proteinuria thus may have important implications for kidney donor prognosis…2013 American Transplant Congress
Development of Micro Bioscaffold as a Multiplex System To Evaluate Bioactive Molecules That Enhance Cell Function
Introduction: This study focuses on creating two types of micro biomimetic scaffolds: natural bioscaffold derived from decellularized liver and micron-scale biodegradable polylactide scaffolds infused with…2013 American Transplant Congress
Complement Component 3 (C3) Participates in Induction of Myeloid Suppressor Cells
It was noted that liver transplants in mice are spontaneously accepted, but hepatocyte transplants acutely rejected, suggesting the immunoregulatory activities of liver non-parenchymal cells. We…
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