2013 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Prophylaxis Duration on the Incidence of CMV Viremia and Hospitalization Rates in D+/R- Kidney Transplant Recipients
Purpose: In high-risk CMV kidney transplant recipients, the optimal duration of prophylaxis is unclear. We assessed the rates of CMV viremia and related hospitalization in…2013 American Transplant Congress
C4d as a Good Marker of Acute Humoral Rejection in Small Bowel Transplantation
Background. Diagnosis criteria for acute humoral rejection are well established in kidney and heart transplantation, while no consensus exists for small bowel (SB) transplantation rejection.Methods.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Aggregate Impacts of the CMS CoP on Patient and Donor Characteristics
Economics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; Emory Transplant Center, Emory, Atlanta, GA
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
Late Versus Early Biliary Complications after Liver Transplantation
Baylor Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas
IntroductionBiliary complications (BC) cause major morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation (LT). Literature is replete with articles on early BC (less than 1 year post…2013 American Transplant Congress
Live-Time Imaging of Chemotactic Responses in Activated T Cells Demonstrate Novel Exploratory Patterns of Migration towards Chemokines
Our ability to study characteristic mechanisms and patterns of T cell subset migration during the rejection process is limited by the use of static assay…2013 American Transplant Congress
B-Cell Repopulation after Antithymocyte Globulin Compared with Anti-IL2 Receptor Induction: Increase in Transitional B Cells and BAFF Serum Levels
Background: Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is the preferred induction for kidney transplant recipients at high risk of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). However, evolution of B cell phenotype…2013 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Propranolol, Somatostatin and Terlipressin on Recovery from Posthepatectomy Hepatic Failure after 90% Partital Hepatectomy in Rats
Posthepatectomy hepatic failure(PHF) is a potentially lethal complication. PHF can develop when the remaining liver is too small after extensive hepatectomy. There have been very…2013 American Transplant Congress
Maintaining a Calcineurin-Inhibitor after the Diagnosis of PTLD Is Safe and Improves Renal Graft Survival
Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is the second most frequent neoplasia after renal transplantation. This life threatening disease corresponds to an uncontrolled proliferation of lymphocytes…2013 American Transplant Congress
Protects Effect of HIF-1α in Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Mitochondrial Injury, The
Background. Ischemia by itself can trigger cell killing, and reperfusion accelerates the process. Many studies have demonstrated that HIF-1Α play an important role in mitochondrial…2013 American Transplant Congress
CD137 Signaling in Regulatory NK Cells Is Protective Against Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) after liver transplantation is a major cause of delayed graft function. We previously demonstrated that the specific expressions of CD137 on…
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