Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 27 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Necroptosis Is Involved in CD4⁺ T-Cell Mediated Microvascular Endothelial Cell Death and Chronic Cardiac Allograft Rejection.
C. Kwok,^1,2 N. Montwill,^1,2 A. Pavlosky,^1,2 A. Haig,² X.-Y. Huang,¹ A. Jevnikar,^1,3 Z.-X. Zhang.^1,2,3
¹Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada; ²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Canada; ³Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.
Heart transplantation is potentially the only viable option for patients with end-stage heart failure. Despite advances in immunosuppressive therapies, cardiac allograft chronic rejection is a…
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Acquired Down-Regulation of B Cell Function Induced by Donor Blood Group Antigens After ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.
M. Tasaki,¹ K. Saito,¹ Y. Nakagawa,¹ N. Imai,² T. Aoki,³ M. Kamimura,³ K. Takahashi,¹ Y. Tomita.¹
¹Division of Urology, Department of Regenerative & Transplant Medicine, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan; ²Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan; ³Division of Transfusion Medicine and Regenerative Medicine Bioscience Medical Center, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Background: The long-term of B cell immunobiology against donor blood group antigen has not been elucidated in ABO incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOi KTx).Methods: The antibody…
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Analysis of a Large Single-Center Cohort of Renal Transplant Recipients with Histoplasmosis.
M. Mashayekhi, A. Langone.
Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
The dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum is endemic along the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and can cause clinically significant disease in those with impaired cellular…
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In Situ Aortic Flush with Lactated Ringer's (LR) Solution During Donation After Brain Death (DBD) Organ Procurement Provides Similar Outcomes and Significantly Decreases Costs in Kidney and Liver Transplantation Compared to Standard Preservation Solutions.
S. Rudich, P. Lange.
Medical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
PURPOSE: To determine if LR, when used as the initial in situ aortic flush during DBD renal and hepatic procurement, was safe, effective, and non-inferior…
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Long-Term Outcomes in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Patients Receiving Belatacept (Bela) or Cyclosporine (CsA) in BENEFIT-EXT.
S. Florman,¹ J. Medina Pestana,² M. del C Rial,³ L. Rostaing,⁴ D. Kuypers,⁵ A. Matas,⁶ T. Wekerle,⁷ J. Grinyó,⁸ U. Meier-Kriesche,⁹ M. Polinsky,⁹ H. Zhao,⁹ A. Durrbach.¹⁰
¹Mount Sinai Med Ctr, New York; ²Hosp do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Instituto de Nefrologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ⁴Univ Hosp, Toulouse, France; ⁵Univ Hosp Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ⁶Univ of Minnesota, Minneaopolis; ⁷Med Univ of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ⁸Univ Hosp Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; ⁹BMS, Lawrenceville; ¹⁰Univ Hôpital of Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
At 7 yrs post transplant in BENEFIT-EXT (NCT00114777), bela-treated pts had similar graft survival and improved renal function vs CsA-treated pts. Bela is indicated for…
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Renal Outcomes of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Following a Previous Solid Organ Transplantation.
G. Hamdani,¹ B. Zhang,² J. Goebel,³ E. Nehus.¹
¹Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ²Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ³Nephrology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Purpose: We aimed to study the renal outcomes of pediatric kidney transplant recipients following a previous non-renal solid organ transplantation (SOT).Methods: A retrospective analysis of…
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Pre-Transplant Risk Factors: Predicting Nonadherence and Rejection in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients.
S. Lieber,¹ J. Helcer,¹ E. Leven,¹ C. Knight,² C. Wlodarkiewicz,² A. Shenoy,¹ E. Shemesh,¹ S. Florman,³ T. Schiano,³ R. Annunziato.¹
¹Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital, NY; ²Fordham University, NY; ³Recanati/Miller Transplant Institute Mount Sinai Hospital, NY.
Purpose: The pre-liver transplant (LT) psychosocial evaluation aims to identify risk factors for immunosuppression nonadherence (NA) and poor post-LT outcomes. Despite broad support for these…
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Quality Improvement Initiative to Provide Comprehensive Pharmacy Services to Kidney Transplant Patients at a Small Transplant Center.
J. Dickson,¹ W. Vincent III,¹ L. Wu,² J. Thurman,¹ J. Francis,³ M. Nuhn.⁴
¹Pharmacy, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; ²Northeastern University, Boston, MA; ³Renal Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; ⁴Transplant Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Purpose: Previously, kidney transplant pharmacy services at our institution were limited to medication profile review before and after transplant surgery. Following an OPTN accreditation site…
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How Small Is Too Small: A Comparison of Access and Survival by Weight in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.
E. Steen, R. Cotton, A. Rana.
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Introduction: Orthotopic liver transplantation is a well-established treatment modality for a wide variety of pediatric illness. With its associated technical challenges, paucity of size-matched allografts,…
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Pediatric Split Liver Transplantation: Single Center Experience.
A. Elsabbagh,^1,2 C. Williams,¹ R. Girlanda,¹ C. Desai,¹ J. Hawksworth,¹ A. Kroemer,¹ C. Matsumoto,¹ T. Fishbein.¹
¹MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ²Gastroenterology Surgical Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Background: Split liver transplantation allows for expansion of the pool of organs for pediatric liver transplantation.Objectives: To assess overall outcomes in pediatric split liver transplantation…