2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Simplified Once-Daily Immunosuppressive Regimen for Kidney Recipients.
Background. Many of immunosuppressive drugs have been prescribed as twice-daily dosing. Simplified once-daily dosing of the entire drug regimen can enable patients to improve treatment…2016 American Transplant Congress
Exosomes Expressing Cardiac Self-Antigens (Myosin and Vimentin) and Immuno-Regulatory miRNA Induce Graft Rejection.
Heart transplantation (HTx) remains an option for patients with cardiac diseases. However, humoral and cell mediated immune responses represent a major obstacle for long-term survival.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Qualitative Assessment of Patient-Perceived Treatment Burden Following Cardiac Transplantation.
Patient-perceived treatment burden (PPTB), i.e., “the work of being a patient,” following heart transplantation (HTx) can affect patients' experiences of care, sense of self-efficacy in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Only 13% of Liver Transplant (LT) Recipients with Moderate to Severe Kidney Disease (KD) Tolerate Conversion to Everolimus and Reduced Tacrolimus (EVR/rTac).
Liver Transplant, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
EVR/rTac has been reported to improve renal function in LT recipients with adequate kidney function (eGFR > 80ml/min); however, this strategy in LT patients with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Adopting the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI)/Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) for Japanese Donors After Cardiac Death.
Introduction: Due to a severe organ shortage, it is important to predict the outcome of grafts prior to kidney transplantation and establish an appropriate allocation…2016 American Transplant Congress
The UKKDRI Score Predicts Outcomes of Deceased Donor Transplantation Using a Steroid Sparing Immunosuppressive Protocol.
Imperial College REnal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The UK kidney donor risk-index (UKKDRI) was developed to provide a simplistic clinical tool to help determine quality of an allograft and aid informed consent.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Higher Functional Capacity Prior to Kidney Transplant Confers Lower Risk of New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation.
Background: New onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) adversely impacts both allograft function and patient survival. We hypothesize that higher functional capacity prior to kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Results from 100 Consecutive Donation-After-Circulatory Death (DCD) Liver Transplants Using a Thrombolytic Protocol.
Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Background: In early 2010, our center implemented a thrombolytic protocol for DCD liver transplantation in an effort to reduce biliary complications and improve graft survival.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Elderly Donors in Liver Transplantation: A Paired-Match Analysis at a Single Center.
Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Introduction: Use of livers from very old donors is a way to expand the donor pool, but this practice is not universally implemented due to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Achieving Timely Therapeutic Mycophenolic Acid Levels in Pediatric Lung Transplant Patients.
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
The purpose of this study was to determine the appropriate initial dose of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF lung transplant…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 160
- 161
- 162
- 163
- 164
- …
- 180
- Next Page »