2016 American Transplant Congress
Preimplantation and Post-Transplant Serial Biopsies of Standard and Extended Criteria Donor Kidneys: Intragraft Molecular Profiles and Effect of Different Immunosuppressive Protocols.
Background: Use of extended criteria donor kidneys (ECD) carries the fear of to transplant of inferior quality and therefore of high discard rate. Clinical tools…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Perioperative Anemia and Associated Transfusion Requirements in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients.
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) maybe associated with massive blood loss due to the complex hemostatic abnormalities of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and surgical complexity. Blood…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Severe Aortic Stenosis as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation.
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Historically, severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) has been corrected surgically with aortic valve replacement. In patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD), cardiac surgery…2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Surgical Correction Techniques for Post-Kidney Transplantation Vesicoureteral Reflux.
PURPOSEThe aim of this study was to compare extravesical seromuscular tunnel lengthening technique with uretero-ureteral/pyelo-ureteral anastomosis techniques in post-transplant vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe…2016 American Transplant Congress
Relationship Between Dialisys Duration and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases in Kidney Transplantation Recipients.
Background: Among kidney transplantation (KTx) recipients, the prevalence of Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is high. However, to our knowledge, the relationship between the prevalence of CVD…2016 American Transplant Congress
Quantiferon-CMV Test, CMV-Specific ELISPOT and CMV-Dextramer Assays in Assessing the Risk of CMV Infection in Seropositive Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the primary opportunistic pathogens and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Assessing…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder Among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.
Objective: Identifying predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder (PTLD); early (0 - 3 years) and late in kidney transplantation.Methodology: Single center longitudinal study among kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
C1q Donor Specific Antibody Associates with Post Transplant Biopsy Findings in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients.
We performed monitoring of conventional donor specific antibodies (DSA) and C1q binding DSA (C1q DSA) to correlate levels with pathology findings in protocol kidney biopsies…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Tocilizmab Treatment (TCZ-Rx) on Total IgG and Anti-CMV-IgG Levels in HLA-Sensitized (HS) Kidney Transplant Patients.
Background: TCZ has anti-B cell and anti-inflammatory properties. We have reported its successful use for pre-transplant (Tx) desensitization (DES) and treatment of ABMR. We also…2016 American Transplant Congress
Inflammatory Conditions Switch the Effect of MSC on B Cells from Pro-Tolerogenic to Anti-Proliferative.
The immunomodulatory capacity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) makes them a promising therapeutic tool in transplantation. MSC are recently gaining interest for their immunomodulatory effects…
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