2016 American Transplant Congress
Lipid Metabolism and Preservation of Discarded Steatotic Human Livers Using 24 Hours Ex-Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
One primary reason to discard donor livers after procurement is severe steatosis. The impact of normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) on lipid metabolism and preservation of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Black vs Non-Black Patients Administered Belatacept (Bela) or Cyclosporine (CsA) in BENEFIT.
Studies consistently show worse outcomes for black vs non-black kidney transplant recipients. At 7 yrs post-transplant in BENEFIT, bela was associated with superior graft survival…2016 American Transplant Congress
Acute Rejection, New-Onset Diabetes After Transplant and Transplant Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Recipients: Analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) Database.
Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction Our objective was to identify the associations of new-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) and acute rejection (AR) in predicting patient mortality and transplant failure…2016 American Transplant Congress
Adding an Antimetabolite to a Calcineurin-Inhibitor-Based Immunosuppression Regimen Leads to Improved Native Renal Function After Liver Transplantation.
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: Nephrotoxic side effects of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) have been well established. The addition of anti-metabolites (AM) to CNI-based immunosuppression (IS) regimens has been proposed…2016 American Transplant Congress
Novel Approaches to Medication Teaching in Solid Organ Transplantation.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York.
Technology has become a fundamental part of our daily lives; mobile application (app) technologies enhance a healthcare providers ability to deliver patient-centered care. Solid organ…2016 American Transplant Congress
Conversion to Once-Daily Tacrolimus in Stable Pediatric Liver Transplantation Recipients.
Department of Surgery Organ Transplant Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Purpose: Pediatric patients are known to have lower compliance than adult patients. Once-daily formulation of tacrolimus may increase compliance in pediatric liver transplant recipients. The…2016 American Transplant Congress
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Children: Long-Term Follow-Up in 27 Children.
Combined liver and kidney transplantation (CLKT) is an important treatment option for patients suffering from diseases like autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) or primary…2016 American Transplant Congress
Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells Post-Renal Transplant.
Background: Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells (NFAT1) is a transcription factor regulating the expression of key targets involved with cellular immune function. Calcineurin is a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: Late and Serious Complication Among Kidney Transplant Recipients.
HOSPITAL DO RIM-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
We report 50 confirmed PJP cases that occurred in kidney transplant patients between 06/16/2011 and 10/17/2015 in a single center.In the studied period, there were…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of Mycophenolic Acid Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Background: Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is a widely used immunosuppressant to prevent acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). However, clinical significance of MPA therapeutic drug…
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