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2022 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the New Allocation System of Kidney Transplantation on a Single Institution
M. Eltemamy, Y. Lin, M. Khalil, S. Agrawal, V. Krishnamurthi, A. Wee
The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The new kidney allocation system went into effect in the middle of March 2021. The consequences of this new system affected transplant centers differently,…
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Concordance of Kidney and Pancreas Rejection on Protocol and for Cause Biopsy in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplantation
P. Budhiraja, R. Heilman, H. Khamash, A. Jaramillo, D. Ramon, H. Me, J. Ninan, S. Reddy, s. S. Misra, H. Chakkera
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Our aim was to study the concordance rate of kidney and pancreas rejection in patients who received simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SKP) and its effects…
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Gene Expression Changes Including Long Non-Coding RNAs in Human Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
C. Kuscu¹, S. Naik¹, C. Eymard², H. Ingram¹, A. Bajwa¹, D. Maluf³, V. Mas⁴, J. Eason⁵, C. Kuscu¹
¹Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ²James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ³Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁵University of Tennessee/Methodist Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is still one of the major problems in liver transplantation affecting long term outcomes. This study is sought out to…
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A Dose Dependent Effect of Varying Tacrolimus Concentrations on Cytomegalovirus Viral Specific T Cell Interferon Gamma Expression
H. L. Kleiboeker¹, M. R. Jorgenson¹, R. O. Meyers², O. Ganz², S. Parajuli³, J. Galipeau⁴
¹Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, ²Program for Advanced Cell Therapy, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Tacrolimus, considered the backbone of transplant immunosuppression, is associated with increased risk of viral infections, including cytomegalovirus (CMV), due to its potent inhibitory effect…
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Efficacy and Safety of Denosumab on Osteoporosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients
W. Park, J. Kwon, J. Lim, Y. Kim, J. Paek, K. Jin, S. Han
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The use of immunosuppressive agents, especially glucocorticoids, are associated with increased risks of bone loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Denosumab, a potent antiresorptive…
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The Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals the Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals the Centennial Liver Allograft – Liver Function for Over 100 Years in 2 Different Individuals
R. Gruessner, J. Renz, A. C. Gruessner
Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: We investigated the occurrence of deceased-donor liver transplants (DDLT) that have achieved or came close to 100 years of function first in the donor…
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Pulmonary Function Tests and Liver Transplantation
D. Reino¹, P. Martinez², K. Robichaux³, M. Gosselin⁴, S. Mohammed³, J. Buggs¹, A. Kumar⁵
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁵Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Liver transplant recipients have a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are expensive and often incapable of predicting patients…
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The Effect of Donor-Recipient Race and Ethnicity Match on Liver Transplantation Outcome in the United States
H. Liu, C. Kaltenmeier, R. Cruz, A. M. Thompson, D. Reddy, M. D'Alesio, S. Lebowitz, E. Ashwat, S. Tohme, D. Geller, A. Tevar, C. Hughes, A. Humar, M. Molinari
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Recipient race/ethnicity (R/E) affect liver transplantation (LT) outcomes. However, the effect of donor R/E or donor-recipient R/E match is not well studied. We aimed…
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Prevalence of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) Discontinuation and Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplants (PKTX): A PNRC Study
A. Moudgil¹, K. Sgambat¹, E. Benoit², A. Jain³, M. Seifert⁴, C. Katsoufis⁵, L. Harshman⁶, A. Mansuri⁷, M. Somers⁸
¹Nephrology, Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington, DC, ²Nephrology, Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Nephrology, Wayne State University, Troy, DC, ⁴Nephrology, The University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Nephrology, Holtz Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, ⁶Nephrology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁷Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Georgia, Augusta, GA, ⁸Nephrology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: MMF is discontinued in PKTX for various reasons. In this Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC) study, we determined prevalence and reasons for MMF discontinuation…
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Dialysis Patient Perspectives on Obesity as a Barrier to Kidney Transplantation
S. S. Hingorany, A. Klassen, B. Milliron, J. Sweeting, J. Lee, R. HaileSelasse, B. Gunen, M. N. Harhay
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Although obesity is a known barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) and associated with delayed graft function and graft loss, guidance is lacking on optimal…