Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 14 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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A Multi-Modular Approach for Training in Liver Procurement Accelerates Proficiency Gain.
I. Al Hasan,^1,2 H. Sharma,^1,2 M. Tun-Abraham,¹ D. Quan.^1,2
¹Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; ²Multi-Organ Transplant Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
BACKGROUND: Modular training has been established as an educational tool in colorectal and urology surgery for the last 5 years. This modular operative approach is…
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Prospective Randomized Study of a Steroid Free, Low Dose Tacrolimus with Everolimus Regimen in Kidney Transplant.
A. Shetty, O. Traitanon, M. Ansari, J. Mathew, J. Leventhal, V. Mas, L. Gallon.
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Virginia, Chicago, IL.
Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) serve as the cornerstone of immunosuppression (IS) after kidney transplant. However chronic CNI nephrotoxicity has been implicated in allograft dysfunction. We hypothesize…
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Comparison of Transplant Outcomes for Low-Dose and Standard-Dose Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
J.-H. Cho, K. Kim, M. Kim, W. Do, Y. Yang, T. Yim, I. Hwang, J.-H. Lee, E. Kwon, H.-Y. Jung, J.-Y. Choi, S.-H. Park, Y.-L. Kim, C.-D. Kim.
Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Objectives: There are few studies that compare the effect of different dose of tacrolimus after kidney transplantation. We investigated transplant outcome of low-dose and standard-dose…
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Assessment of Molecular Mechanisms of Non-Transplant Cardiac Hypertrophy in Cardiac Allograft Hypertrophy – An Exploratory Gene Array Study of Myocardial Biopsy Samples.
R. Araujo-Gutiérrez,^1,2 S. Ibarra-Cortez,^1,2 M. Park,¹ J. Estep,¹ G. Ashrith,¹ B. Trachtenberg,¹ G. Torre-Amione,¹ K. Youker,^1,2 A. Bhimaraj.¹
¹Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX; ²Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX.
Cardiac Allograft Hypertrophy (CAH) develops in up to 80% of patients as early as six months post-transplant, and is associated with decreased quality of life…
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Gene Expression Profiling Score and the Risk of Infection in Heart Transplant Recipients.
J. Teuteberg,¹ D. Budge,² M. Shullo,¹ S. Hall,³ J. Kobashigawa.⁴
¹University of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Intermountain Medical Center, South Lake City, UT; ³Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX; ⁴Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: This study assessed the association of gene expression profiling (GEP, AlloMap®) score with infections in heart transplant recipients (HTR). Although a GEP score below…
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Prolonged Pre-Transplant Dialysis Duration Reverses the “Nephroprotective Effect” in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipients.
M. Casey, X. Wen, A. Santos, S. Rehman, K. Womer.
University of Florida, Gainesville.
Past literature has suggested that simultaneous liver-kidney(SLK) transplant recipients may experience a nephroprotective effect compared to kidney(Ki) alone transplant recipients. Since hepatorenal syndrome is a…
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High KDPI Is a Predictor of Acute Rejection in Delayed Graft Function.
B. Muth,¹ J. Turk,¹ S. Parajuli,¹ D. Mandelbrot,¹ M. Mohamed,¹ R. Redfield,² D. Kaufman,² A. Djamali.^1,2
¹Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; ²Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) is a prognostic measure for graft function and survival. It is unclear whether it predicts acute rejection in patients…
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Dual Kidney Transplants as Policy to Optimize the Allocation of Marginal Donor Kidneys: Analysis of the French Cohort Since 2002.
E. Savoye,¹ R. Snanoudj,² C. Hiesse,³ M.-N. Peraldi,⁴ A. Durrbach,⁵ N. Ouali,⁶ M. Durand,⁷ L. Badet,⁸ M.-A. Macher.¹
¹Agence de la Biomédecine, Saint Denis, France; ²Necker hospital, Paris, France; ³Foch hospital, Suresnes, France; ⁴Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France; ⁵Bicêtre Hospital, Kremlin Bicetre, France; ⁶Tenon hospital, Paris, France; ⁷Pasteur hospital Nice, Nice, France; ⁸Department of Chirurgie de la Transplantation Pav V and Department of Immunologie Clinique Transplantation Pav P, Edouard Herriot Hospital Group, Lyon, France.
The aim of this national multicentre cohort study was to assess the safety of dual kidney transplantation (DKT) in terms of patient and graft survival…
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A Genome Wide Association Study of New Onset Diabetes After Transplant in Kidney Transplantation.
A. Giri,¹ M. Sanders,² D. Velez Edwards,¹ T. Ikizler,³ D. Roden,³ K. Birdwell.³
¹Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; ²Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ³Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Purpose: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is associated increased mortality. Using a DNA biobank linked to electronic medical records (EMR) at Vanderbilt University (BioVU), we…
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Liver Transplantation in Patients Actively Drinking Less Than 6 Months Before Transplant Presenting with Acute Decompensation: A Single-Center Experience.
H. Monsour, D. Victor, M. Boktour, J. Galati, J. Ontiveros, L. Theriot, R. McFadden, C. Mobley, A. Saharia, S. Gordon-Burroughs, A. Gaber, R. Ghobrial.
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Background: Alcohol is amongst the leading causes of liver disease worldwide. Most centers have a 6-month abstinence requirement before transplantation candidacy. Mortality rates for acute…