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2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation Scores to Medication Adherence Assessment Findings in Kidney Transplant Candidates Undergoing Living Donor Transplant
J. Trofe-Clark¹, G. Malat¹, M. Norris¹, M. Bleicher², E. Smith³, D. Sawinski², R. Weinrieb⁴, R. Bloom²
¹Pharmacy, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Renal Division, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Social Work, Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Pyschiatry, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) is a standardized, evaluation tool intended to assess psychosocial health in organ transplant candidates. The purpose…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Sleep Quality in Patients Admitted in ICU: A Cross-Section Study in China
L. Long, J. Liu, J. Yan, F. J. Xie, F. L. Liu, H. Liu, H. K. Yin
Transplantation Center, Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
*Purpose: Although evidences showed that sleep disorder is common in patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD), less is known about their sleep quality after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Achieve Sufficient Weight Loss for Heart Transplant Candidacy: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
B. Orandi¹, J. Purvis¹, S. Mehta¹, M. Gray¹, S. Pamboukian¹, J. Tallaj¹, C. Hoopes¹, C. Lewis¹, N. Terrault², J. Locke¹
¹UAB, Birmingham, AL, ²USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: As the obesity epidemic grows, it can be expected that an increasing number of heart failure patients will be precluded from heart transplant based…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Alemtuzumab Induction on Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients
M. Plazak¹, X. Gao², S. Gale², B. Reed², R. Madathil¹, S. Hammad¹, B. Ravichandran¹
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is impacted by acute rejection and ultimately limits long-term survival of orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) recipients, thus there is interest…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Low Food Security in Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Worse Graft Function, Lower Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Increased Psychosocial Stress
E. Kasparov, K. Cruickshank, A. Saleh, S. Pak, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Long-term kidney graft survival may be affected by factors other than biologic, including social determinants of health. We examined the association of the use…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Six-Month Outcomes in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplantation with Percutaneous Temporary Circulatory Support Before and after the UNOS Allocation System Change
J. Nattiv¹, G. S. Liu¹, P. Banankhah¹, J. Sussex¹, P. Genyk¹, J. Li¹, D. Vucicevic², R. S. Chand³, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, A. M. Wolfson⁴, A. S. Vaidya¹, E. DePasquale¹
¹Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ³Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: We report the trends in utilization and outcomes of percutaneous temporary circulatory support (TCS) in the forms of Impella or TandemHeart as a bridge…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Simultaneous Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Recipient after “Dabbing” with Marijuana Rosin: A Case Report
M. Baska¹, H. Kerr², K. Eid², K. Gabrys³, I. Khan⁴, M. Quraishi⁴, F. Barrantes³
¹Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, NM, ²Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM, ³Renal Medicine Associates, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM
*Purpose: Acute Respiratory Distress is a high-risk complication of lung inflammation that has been linked to multiple exogenous agents.*Methods: We present the case of a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Remote Steroid Wean is Safe When Compared to Early Wean in Heart Transplant Recipients
B. C. Salgado, J. Krisl, E. A. Graviss, D. T. Nguyen, A. Bhimaraj, A. Guha
Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure and Transplant, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The risks and benefits of remote steroid wean in heart transplant recipients is unknown. We compared outcomes in patients undergoing early and remote steroid…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Immunosuppression on Quality of Life among HLA-Identical Living Kidney Recipients at UCLA – A Qualitative Study
E. L. Wood¹, S. George², N. Kogut¹, E. Lum, MD³, J. L. Veale¹
¹Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Tolerant kidney transplant recipients (off immunosuppression) report higher self-rated quality of life and a lower symptom burden compared to standard living recipients when using…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of UNOS Donor Policy Change on Ischemic Time and the Effects on Mortality in Heart Transplantation
A. Lee¹, K. Yang¹, G. Liu¹, C. Lum², A. D. Salimbangon³, R. R. Chand⁴, P. Banankhah¹, P. Genyk¹, P. Kingsford¹, J. Li¹, J. Li¹, D. Vucicevic⁵, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, L. Grazette¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, J. [email protected]¹, S. Hashmi¹, A. Gong¹, J. Pizula¹, D. Miklin¹, S. Shah¹, A. Vaidya¹, A. Wolfson⁶, E. Depasquale¹
¹Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Newark Beth-Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ⁶University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tuscon, AZ
*Purpose: In light of the recent change in the UNOS allocation policy, we sought to evaluate the impact of ischemic time on mortality.*Methods: Using the…