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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
Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplant for Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis: A Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors for Relapse and Long-Term Survival
B. Rice, N. Mehta, J. L. Dodge, J. D. Grab, C. Sherman
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Relapse to alcohol after liver transplant (LT) is common but likely underreported in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis (AC). The aim of this study was…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of UNOS Donor Policy Change on Distance from Recipient Hospital and the Effects on Mortality in Heart Transplantation
P. Kingsford¹, J. P. Li¹, C. J. Lum², A. D. Salimbangon³, G. S. Liu⁴, R. R. Chand⁵, P. Banankhah¹, P. A. Genyk¹, D. Vucicevic¹, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, L. Grazette¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, J. Nattiv¹, S. Hashmi¹, S. B. Nuno¹, J. Pizula¹, D. J. Miklin¹, A. E. Lee¹, K. Yang¹, S. Shah¹, A. S. Vaidya¹, A. M. Wolfson⁶, E. C. DePasquale¹
¹LAC-USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴USC, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: In light of the recent change in the UNOS allocation policy, we sought to evaluate the impact of distance from recipient hospital on mortality.*Methods:…
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
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
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
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
Mindfulness at Methodist – Stress Resiliency Strategies for Patients
E. Vivian¹, H. Oduor², P. Mantry³
¹Digestive Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Transplant Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³The Liver Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Stress triggers changes in the brain that make people appear distracted and forgetful. Chronic stress damages DNA, causes excess inflammation in the body, impairs…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Vaccine Safety Concerns and Relationship to Comfort with Provider Communication in a Population of Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients
T. Morancy, I. Nadeem, G. Cordero, D. Lee, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Misperceptions and incorrect beliefs among patients may contribute to patient refusal of vaccines. We examined beliefs and sources of information in a population of…
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Heart Transplant Outcomes in Adults with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
P. Genyk, K. Yang, G. Liu, J. Nattiv, P. Banankhah, P. Kingsford, J. Li, S. Nuno, K. Pandya, A. Vaidya, E. DePasquale
Department of Cardiology, Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We aimed to evaluate long-term heart transplant (HT) outcomes in adults with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) and compare them to all other heart transplant recipients.*Methods:…