2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Recipient Adherence Measured by Proportion of Days Covered Is Associated with Late Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection.
While medication non-adherence is a known risk factor for late “biopsy proven acute rejection (BPAR),” the Pharmacy Quality Alliance definition of “proportion of days covered…2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Early Engraftment Immunobiology of Xenoislets and Alloislets in a Dual Transplant Model.
1Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Purpose: Successful implementation of neonatal porcine islet (NPI) xenotransplantation requires an understanding of the xenospecific immune elements influencing engraftment. To elucidate these early xenospecific processes,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Isolated Pediatric Small Intestine Transplants Using Vascular Homografts.
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Background/aim: Pediatric intestinal transplantation has changed recently with more isolated small intestine transplants being performed in small children instead of combined liver-intestine transplants. Consequently, surgical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Depression Following Live Kidney Donation.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2UAB, Birmingham.
Post-donation depression (PDD) and regret (PDR) remain poorly characterized for live kidney donors. Individuals who develop kidney-related medical conditions after donating may have higher odds…2016 American Transplant Congress
Durable Clinical and Immunologic Advantage of Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) in Children.
1Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; 2Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Purpose:Despite good results, only 10% of liver transplants in children in the US are from living donors. In addition to optimal timing and graft quality,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Potent Induction Therapy Improves Graft Outcome in Younger Pancreas Transplant Recipients (<30 Years of Age).
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
Purpose: Pancreas transplants (tx) are increasingly performed in older patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. This trend may be explained by the significantly higher immunologic…2016 American Transplant Congress
Acute Inflammation, Chronic Damage and Renal Dysfunction in Renal Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function (DGF).
Analysis of DGF and clinical outcomes in relation to progressive histological changes is not well reported. In this prospective longitudinal study, patients with DGF were…2016 American Transplant Congress
Non-adherence is associated with increased risk of rejection and graft loss.
1Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 2Surgery, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Non-adherence is common among kidney transplant recipients. However, data on the impact of appointment and medication non-adherence on kidney transplant outcomes are scarce. This study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Validation of a Simplified Cost-Effective Clinical Risk Stratification That Predicts Myocardial Ischemic Events in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Background: Diagnosis of coronary artery disease before kidney transplantation is crucial in decreasing morbidity and mortality & avoiding the need for angiography in kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Seven Year Follow-Up of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Induce Tolerance in Living Donor Renal Transplant Recipients.
1Northwestern University, Chicago; 2University of Louisville, Louisville.
36 subjects have been enrolled and 31 transplanted in a phase 2 protocol (IDE 13947) to induce tolerance in recipients of living donor renal allografts…
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