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2022 American Transplant Congress
Reflections on the Most Prolific United States Kidney Transplant Surgeon: A Career That Helped Define the Standard of Transplant Care
C. Killian¹, R. Reed², P. MacLennan¹, D. Anderson¹, R. Cannon¹, B. Orandi¹, P. Porrett¹, S. Sheikh¹, C. Young¹, M. J. Hanaway¹, J. Locke¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Irondale, AL
*Purpose: The standard of care in kidney transplantation has evolved with advances in immunosuppressive therapy. Few transplant surgeons experienced the realization of these advances firsthand.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Statin-Associated Adverse Events Across Different Types of Statins in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Bae¹, J. Ahn², M. A. Schnitzler³, K. Lentine⁴, D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²SOM, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Surgery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Statins are the third most prescribed drug class in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. Statin’s safety profile in KT recipients remains unclear, although these individuals…
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Incidence of Delayed Graft Function in Kidneys Recovered After Normothermic Regional Perfusion
L. James¹, M. D'Angelo¹, J. Carillo¹, J. C. Berger¹, D. E. Smith¹, N. Moazami¹, B. Lonze²
¹NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY
*Purpose: The use of normothermic reperfusion (NRP) following donation after circulatory death (DCD) is an emerging strategy for organ procurement. NRP technique reestablishes circulatory blood…
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Implications of Accumulated Cold Time for US Kidney Transplantation Offer Acceptance
M. Barah¹, V. Kilambi², J. Friedewald¹, S. Mehrotra¹
¹Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ²Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA
*Purpose: Reducing discard is a current focus in US transplantation of deceased donor kidneys. One cause for the discards is the avoidance of protracted cold…
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Understanding the Response of Human Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells During Lung Transplantation via an In Vitro Model of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
L. Chacon Alberty¹, M. King¹, G. Loor², E. Curty¹, C. Hochman-Mendez¹
¹Regenerative Medicine Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine - Lung Transplant, Houston
*Purpose: Lung Transplantation (LTx) is a therapeutic option for patients with end-stage lung disease. One of the major complications is primary graft dysfunction largely attributed…
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Dual Therapy with Esculin and Erythropoietin Attenuates Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via P2x7 Receptor and Nlrp3 Inflammasome Inhibition, and Pi3k/akt Activation
E. Hafiz¹, W. H. El-Maadawy², M. Hassan³, M. H. Badawy⁴, S. Eldahshan⁴, A. AbuSeada⁵
¹Clinical Research Laboratory Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt, ²Pharmacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt, ³Immunology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt, ⁴Urology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt, ⁵Anesthesia Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
*Purpose: Renal ischemia/reperfusion (RI/R) is an inevitable condition during renal transplantation with critical clinical outcomes. Accordingly, effective therapies are crucially required.*Methods: In this study, the…
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Case Times For Brain Dead Donors: Longer Is Not Better, No Impact Of Longer Case Time On Organ Yield Or OPO Performance Tier
M. J. Moritz¹, R. Hasz¹, H. Nathan¹, E. Hunt², S. Noreen³, A. Toll⁴
¹Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, ²Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, ³United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ⁴Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Silverdale, WA
*Purpose: Having observed the steady increase in case times, we wished to examine if this has impacted organ yield*Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study…
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Tissue Engineering Scaffolds for Minimally Invasive Immunosurveillance of Acute Cellular Graft Rejection
R. R. Urie¹, D. Farris², A. Morris¹, E. Lombard¹, J. Z. Li³, D. Goldstein², L. Shea¹
¹Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: As there is no assay to predict the risk of acute cellular allograft rejection (ACAR), clinicians rely on protocol graft biopsy and aggressive, one-size-fits-all…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Pericardial Effusion: A Potential Late Complication of COVID-19 Infection
O. Sogbein, A. Rizvi, M. Mujtaba, S. Hussain
Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: COVID-19 infection involves entry of SARS-CoV-2 virus into cells via interaction between its spike protein and angiotensin converting enzyme resulting in an NF-κβ mediated…
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Semaglutide Tolerability and Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 4, 5 and End Stage Renal Disease
J. J. Long, A. Lemke, V. Sudhindran, N. Pencovici, A. Kukla, T. Diwan
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Obesity is often a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) due to increased perioperative risks and worse outcomes with many transplant centers setting BMI cut…