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2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Donor Heavy Alcohol Use on Post-Heart Transplant Outcomes: Time to Abstain?
J. Patel, M. Kittleson, D. Chang, E. Kransdorf, D. Geft, A. Shen, K. Nishihara, G. Jamero, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, J. Kobashigawa
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Donors with a history of heavy alcohol use have been suspected to possibly harbor a subclinical alcoholic cardiomyopathy with limited cardiac reserve. This problem…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Association between Preoperative Hemodynamics and Right Ventricular Failure Following Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device
D. Bhakta¹, A. Alam², J. S. van Zyl², H. Zafar², A. Aasim², D. M. Meyer², J. Felius², S. Hall², D. Wencker²
¹Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Dallas, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Right ventricular failure (RVF) following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is a common complication and associated with increased mortality. Clinical predictors contributing to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Voriconazole Associated Adverse Drug Events and Drug Monitoring in Lung Transplant Recipients
C. Y. Luo¹, R. G. Nador², R. D. Levy², J. Yee², L. Wei², N. Partovi¹
¹Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: Voriconazole is the drug of choice for prophylaxis and treatment of Aspergillus infection in lung transplant ( LTx) recipients. Voriconazole has a narrow therapeutic…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery for Congestive Heart Failure Patients Improves Access to Transplantation and Long-Term Survival
R. A. Choudhury¹, G. Hoeltzel², H. B. Moore¹, H. Yaffe¹, D. Yoeli¹, K. R. Dumon³, K. D. Conzen¹, T. L. Nydam¹
¹Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Obese patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) are often denied access to heart transplantation until they obtain significant weight loss to achieve a certain…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Resilience in Heart Transplant Candidates
Y. T. Bui¹, D. S. Yip², B. W. Hardaway³, S. M. Dunlay⁴, S. Jowsey-Gregoire⁵, R. Benzo⁶, R. C. Daly⁷, M. A. Hathcock⁸, K. Thompson⁹, C. C. Kennedy¹⁰
¹Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁴Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁸Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁹Pulmonary Clinical Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁰William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Resilience is the capacity to adapt to or recover from adverse experiences. Our objective was to measure resilience in waitlisted, adult heart transplant candidates…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Alpha-1 Proteinase Replacement Continuation Post-Lung Transplantation in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Single Center Case Series
M. Bremer, A. Feist, M. Mariski, G. Yung, T. Floreth, E. Schonhoft, G. Schooler, E. Golts, K. Afshar
Lung Transplant, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
*Purpose: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) accounts for approximately 6% of all lung transplants (LTx) performed annually. The benefit of replacement with alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1-PI)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Recruitment in the Pediatric Heart Transplant TEAMMATE Trial: Observed vs. Expected
K. P. Daly, L. A. Sleeper, L. J. Addonizio, J. C. Alejos, S. Auerbach, M. J. Bock, A. Butto, W. F. Carlo, C. Castleberry, W. J. Dreyer, B. Feingold, J. M. Lamour, E. L. Albers, S. A. Hollander, G. L. Klein, A. Lal, E. Pahl, D. Peng, A. R. Punnoose, J. W. Rossano, T. D. Ryan, J. Su, D. L. Sutcliffe, S. Zangwill, C. S. Almond
TEAMMATE Trial Investigators, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The TEAMMATE (Tacrolimus/Everolimus vs. Tacrolimus/MMF in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients using the MATE Score) Trial is the first multicenter effort to address key scientific…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation by Implementing a High-Risk Alcoholism Relapse Scale
R. V. Tholen¹, E. Bundy²
¹Transplant Nephrology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver-related mortality worldwide. Liver transplantation is considered the only curative treatment for end-stage liver disease. Transplantation will reverse…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Brincidofovir for Adenovirus Disease in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients: A Case Series
F. Zervou¹, I. Zacharioudakis¹, S. A. Mehta², H. J. Neumann²
¹Infectious Diseases, New York University Langone, New York, NY, ²New York University Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY
*Purpose: Adenovirus infection can lead to disease in solid organ transplant recipients, including disease of the allograft. Treatment options for severe disease are limited. Brincidofovir…
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The Negative Impact of Inherent Oxidative Stress in Marginal Lungs on Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
K. Noda¹, B. J. Philips¹, M. Velayutham², T. Harano¹, P. Reck dos Santos¹, S. Shiva², P. G. Sanchez¹
¹Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Identifying good quality grafts within the donor pool, ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) opens another window to evaluate grafts initially declined with marginal quality…