2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of and Risk Assessment for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.
Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) events remain a major source of morbidity and mortality following liver transplantation (LT). This review evaluates the incidence of and risk assessment…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Risk Factors and Treatment of Incisional Hernia After Kidney Transplantation – An Analysis of 1564 Consecutive Patients.
Purpose The objective was to evaluate the incidence and treatment of incisional hernia following kidney transplantation, and to identify potential risk factors.Methods A retrospective cohort…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmisison Among Older Kideny Transplant Recipients.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: We previously established 31% of all kidney transplant (KT) recipients experience early hospital readmission (EHR). We hypothesized that rates of EHR might be higher…2016 American Transplant Congress
Patients with ESRD Due to Diabetes Have Higher Variability of Their Tacrolimus Levels and Worse Outcomes.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
IntroductionNonadherence to immunosuppressants is associated with rejection and graft loss and nonadherence to antidiabetics is associated with poor glycaemic control leading to microvascular complications and…2016 American Transplant Congress
CMV Monitoring Reduces Risk of Clinical Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Objective: Review the advantages of CMV viral load monitoring in preventing CMV associated complications in kidney transplant recipientsMethods: All individuals who underwent a kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predicting the Ability of Anti-HLA Antibodies to Activate Complement.
Purpose: The single antigen bead (SAB) assay measures binding of antibodies (Abs) to HLA in units of mean florescence intensity (MFI). Two assays measure the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Role of Preformed IgM Donor Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) Specific Antibodies in HLA Incompatible Renal Transplantation.
Introduction: Pre-transplant IgG antibody screening is common due to its established role of predicting rejection and graft survival; the role of pre-formed IgM human leukocyte…2016 American Transplant Congress
c-Kit+ Cells Are Kidney-Specific Progenitor/Stem Cells with Regenerative Potential.
Introduction: Identification of progenitor/stem cell populations in mammalian tissues is important for therapeutic applications and for understanding biological processes. We recently reported that c-Kit+ cells…2016 American Transplant Congress
Human Epineural Allograft Conduits Supported with Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: A Preliminary Report.
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
PURPOSE: Due to the limitations of current surgical methods of long nerve defect repair, new therapeutic approaches are needed to enhance nerve regeneration. Nerve allografts…2016 American Transplant Congress
Tofacitinib Delivered by Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Inhibits Dendritic Cell Maturation and Their Allostimulatory Capacity.
BackgroundComplications caused by long-term immunosuppression remain a major concern for transplant patients. To optimize controlled and accurate dosing, we investigated an innovative drug delivery method…
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