2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Repeat Testing of Living Organ Donors after Implementation of a Protocol To Repeat Testing within 14 Days of the Transplant Procedure: A Multi-Center Retrospective Survey
Background: Transmission of HIV by a live donor prompted the NY State Dept of Health and CDC to recommend that all live donors undergo additional…2013 American Transplant Congress
TIM-3 Overexpressing T Lymphocytes Prevent Liver Innate Inflammation Response
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: We have recently shown that 1/ activation of CD4 T cells via CD40 signaling plays a pivotal role in the early phase of liver…2013 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Hypercoagulability in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
Thrombotic complications remain a significant source of morbidity and mortality in pediatric liver transplantation. Derangements in the hemostatic system are quite common, but the incidence…2013 American Transplant Congress
25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency Is an Independent Risk Factor for Acute Cellular Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients
Nephrology and Hypertension, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Introduction:In addition to its cardinal role in bone-mineral metabolism, the hormone vitamin D is reported to regulate multiple aspects of the immune repertoire. In this…2013 American Transplant Congress
Sensitivity of Screening Echocardiogram to Detected Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation
Background: The presence of pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) in the setting of end stage liver disease increases mortality before and after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). A…2013 American Transplant Congress
DeKAF Pathology Clusters: Follow Up at 5 Years
Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
The goal of DeKAF was to determine whether clinicopathological and laboratory criteria identify, at the onset of graft dysfunction, patient (pt) subgroups with differing prognoses.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Comparable Waiting Time for Highly Sensitized Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant Using Desensitization Therapy and the Virtual Crossmatch
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
BACKGROUND: Highly sensitized patients (pts) awaiting heart transplant (HTx) face many obstacles. These pts have a reported longer waiting time to obtain a compatible donor…2013 American Transplant Congress
Immunomodulatory Role of IL-22 in Mouse Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury (IRI): Enhancement of Autophagy by STAT3–c-myc Signaling, The
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: Autophagy (self-digestion), is a cellular pathway crucial for differentiation, survival, and homeostasis. We have shown that exogenous IL-22 regulates liver IRI by activating STAT3…2013 American Transplant Congress
High DSA Is Associated with Steroid-Resistant Rejections in Liver Transplantation
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Terasaki Foundation Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA
Aim: To determine the prevalence of DSA in acute rejection episodes after liver transplantation and its role as a predictor of clinical response to treatment.Methods:…2013 American Transplant Congress
Combined Liver, Small Bowel, Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation (LSBPKTx): Single Center Experience of over a Decade
Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
BackgroundCombined liver, small bowel and pancreas transplantation (LSBPTx) is a well established treatment for patients with intestinal failure and associated liver disease. Some of these…
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