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2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Outcome of Heart-Kidney Transplantation in the Current Heart Allocation System in the United States
S. Rao¹, A. Doyle¹, D. Brennan², S. Constantinescu³
¹University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, ³Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: In the United States, heart allograft allocation is a primary determinant for heart-kidney transplantation (HKT). We analyzed the OPTN dataset and compared the outcomes…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Paired Exchange in Children in the United-states
J. Hogan¹, A. G. Thomas², J. Verbesey³, D. L. Segev⁴
¹Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Department of Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ⁴Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Kidney paired exchange (KPE) plays an increasing role in the landscape of adult living donor transplant (LDTx) in the US. LDTx is the treatment…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Dysfunction Following Lung Transplantation
E. J. Hyzny¹, E. G. Chan¹, J. P. Ryan¹, T. Harano¹, M. R. Morrell², P. G. Sanchez¹
¹Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To describe the incidence and risk factors for postoperative hepatic dysfunction (POHD) following lung transplantation (LT) and long-term outcomes for these patients.*Methods: We performed…
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Donor-Recipient BSA Matching is Prognostically Significant in Solitary and En-bloc Kidney Transplantation from Pediatric Circulatory Death Donors
C. J. Little, A. A. Dick, J. D. Perkins, J. D. Reyes
Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pernicious effects of inadequate functional nephron mass in size disparate donation after cardiac death (DCD)…
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En Bloc Kidney Transplantation from Pediatrics Weighing Less Than 5 Kg: Single Center Analysis of 31 Cases
Z. Wang¹, X. Zeng², Q. Xia², J. Peng², H. Xiao², J. Liu², H. Li²
¹Urology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Union Hospital, Wuhan, China, ²Urology, Union Hospital, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: Very low bodyweight pediatrics are rarely chosen as donors because of potential higher risk for complications such as early allograft thrombosis, and possible latter…
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Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Antibody-mediated Allograft Rejection: A Retrospective Study
A. Al Jurdi¹, L. Goldfarb¹, M. Lafargue², J. Azzi³, L. V. Riella¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, ²Université de Paris, Paris, France, ³Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The optimal regimen for treating acute and chronic antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in kidney transplant recipients has yet to be established. The purpose of the…
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Nutrition, Body Habitus, and Food Insecurity, in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Wilkerson¹, J. Figueroa¹, C. Kang¹, R. Garro², M. Kamel¹, R. P. George²
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Appropriate nutrition and physical activity are critical for optimal post-transplant recovery and long term outcomes, especially in pediatric populations. Both malnutrition and obesity are…
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Utility of Donor-Derived Cell Free DNA for Detecting ABMR in Patients With AT1R Antibodies
S. Kant¹, D. Kumar², I. Moinuddin², T. Alhamad³, M. Haris³, J. Gray⁴, B. Dale⁴, M. Bettinotti¹, D. C. Brennan¹
¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²VCU, Richmond, VA, ³Wash Univ, St. Louis, MO, ⁴CareDx, Brisbane, CA
*Purpose: The presence of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) antibodies is associated with non-HLA active antibody mediated rejection (ABMR). The frequent co-existence of negative…
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Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Transitioned to Adult Care – A Single Center Study
S. Subramanyam, G. Agarwal, M. Seifert, V. Kumar, G. Towns, K. Wille, S. Ong
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The transition of healthcare for young adults with kidney transplants from pediatric to adult care settings is an area of need, hitherto under-recognized in…
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The Role of Donor-derived Cell-free DNA Testing in Detecting Subclinical Kidney Allograft Rejection
M. Dasari¹, J. Hendele², L. Sibulesky², N. Leca³
¹Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Department of Nephrology, UW Medicine Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) testing is an emerging method of non-invasive testing for graft rejection in the field of solid-organ transplantation. We describe how…