2016 American Transplant Congress
A Weighted Approach to Composite Efficacy Analysis in Kidney Transplantation.
The US92 study determined whether, in de novo renal transplant patients, concentration-controlled everolimus (EVR) with reduced dose tacrolimus (RTAC) is non-inferior to CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Donor Heart Utilization in United States.
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
BackgroundOptimum use of donor organs can increase the reach of the transplant therapy to more patients on waitlist. The heart transplant (HTx) has remained stagnant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Anti-HLA Antibody Composition and Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients with a Positive Cross-Match.
Purpose: Utilization of positive (+) cross-match (XM) hearts is tempting when shortages of pediatric donor hearts exist, especially for patients with high pre-transplant panel reactive…2016 American Transplant Congress
Renal Risk Index and Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplant Patients.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Purpose: Renal risk index (RRI) has been validated in liver transplant (LT) to predict post-transplant ESRD. We examined the clinical utility of RRI as a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor AKI Does Not Adversely Affect the Outcome Following DCD Kidney Transplant.
BackgroundTransplanting kidneys from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors has been associated with good outcome, but the impact of added donor AKI on the outcome…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Correlation Between Pairs of Kidneys Transplanted from the Same Donor.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Concordance of allograft outcomes between kidneys transplanted from the same donor has previously been reported. However recipient characteristics become increasingly important after the immediate…2016 American Transplant Congress
Higher Pre-Transplant HDL Levels Are Associated with Decreased Acute Rejection Following Kidney Transplant.
Purpose: Dyslipidemia is a common comorbidity in patients on the transplant waitlist and post-transplant, and hyperlipidemia has been associated with more robust immune response, possibly…2016 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist versus Population-Based Metrics of Access to Liver Transplantation: Comparing UNOS Waitlist Data and Nationally-Representative Data of Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease.
Background: Strategies for allocating transplantable livers are evaluated based on how they impact waitlisted patients. This approach may not optimize outcomes for all patients with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease.
Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
Increased abdominal pressure and girth from ascites puts patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD) at high risk for inguinal hernia as well as challenges…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Resistant Cytomegalovirus in Lung Transplant Recipients in the Modern Era.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients (LTR) and the emergence of resistant CMV (rCMV) has increased. The…
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