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…2016 American Transplant Congress
Tool to Assess Risk of Non-Adherence in Renal Transplant Candidates.
Nonadherence (NA) is likely the primary driver of late graft loss and was found to occur in 59% of renal transplant (RTx) patients at our…2016 American Transplant Congress
Genetic TIM-4 Deletion Promotes Immunoregulatory Tissue-Resident Macrophage Survival and Lowers the Barrier to Cardiac Allograft Tolerance.
We report that the CD169+TIM-4+ tissue-resident macrophage (TRM) subset is the dominant tissue-resident leukocyte in skin, heart, and pancreas from C57BL/6 mice and skin and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Primary Graft Failure following Cardiac Transplantation Is Associated with Elevated Pre-Transplant Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Factors.
Primary graft failure (PGF) is defined as severe ventricular dysfunction immediately following heart transplantation (HTx) requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) such as VA ECMO…
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