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Steatosis Following Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis is Associated with a Higher Rate of Cardiovascular Complications
*Purpose: Cirrhosis secondary to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is projected to become the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) worldwide. Objectives: to evaluate the prevalence of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Eliminating Hepatitis C Positive Status from Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Calculations Results in Improved Transplant Rates and Outcomes in an Elderly Veteran Population
*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…2022 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early Post Transplant Cardiac Dysfunction After Liver Transplantation
1Transplant Institute, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 2University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Cardiovascular complications after liver transplantation (LTx) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to evaluate risk factors…2022 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 Vaccination Induces a Poor Interleukin-21 Memory T-cell Response in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality is high among kidney patients. Several studies recently suggested low humoral and cellular immune responses after two doses of mRNA-1273…2022 American Transplant Congress
Dietary Sodium Intake And Blood Pressure In Living Kidney Donors (SPLID): Rationale And Design Of A Pilot Single-center Crossover Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
*Purpose: Since living kidney donors(LKD) are generally healthy and non-hypertensive individuals, non-pharmacologic interventions are likely to be an acceptable and practical approach to preventing hypertension(HTN).…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of the Need for Transplant Evaluations for Liver Failure Decompensation After TIPS
*Purpose: Portal hypertension is described as an increased pressure gradient between the portal and systemic circulation which can result in severe complications. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Donor-Recipient Race and Ethnicity Match on Liver Transplantation Outcome in the United States
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Recipient race/ethnicity (R/E) affect liver transplantation (LT) outcomes. However, the effect of donor R/E or donor-recipient R/E match is not well studied. We aimed…2022 American Transplant Congress
Bone Fractures Are Not Increased in Older Prior Living Kidney Donors
*Purpose: Living kidney donors were shown to have derangements of bone biomarkers resembling those occurring in early chronic kidney disease within 36 months of donation.…2022 American Transplant Congress
Normal Saline vs Electrolyte-a Use Peri- and Post-Operatively in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: 0.9% normal saline (NS) has been used as the standard fluid replacement in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) to prevent dehydration and to improve renal…2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Cell RNAseq Analysis of Liver Transplant Rejection Reveals Highly Restricted TCR Clonal Expansion of Tissue-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells That Persist Despite Corticosteroids and ATG Therapy
*Purpose: Conventional therapy for liver transplant rejection (corticosteroids and ATG) has remained unchanged for six decades, and is not infrequently met with treatment failure. Here,…
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