2016 American Transplant Congress
Relationship Between Changes in Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Cardiac Allograft Rejection Early After Heart Transplantation.
1University of Colorado, Aurora, CO; 2Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs) are routinely used to detect cardiac allograft rejection after heart transplantation (HTx), but they are invasive and costly. Serial changes in brain…2016 American Transplant Congress
Frequency and Utility of Donor-Specific Antibody Testing in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant.
Introduction: The risk of antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) recipients is thought to be lower than in kidney alone patients due…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donor Profile Index and Recipient BMI Are Potent Predictors of Six Month Deceased Donor eGFR as Opposed to EPTS.
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) has been shown to be predictive of both short and long term graft survival and is used by transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Diabetic Donors: Does Presence of Recipient Diabetes Matter?
Donor history of diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for inferior graft survival after deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) and is heavily weighted…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease After Kidney Transplantation: The Role of Facility Characteristics on Outcomes and Costs.
Background: Long term outcomes are in jeopardy when kidney transplant recipients are hospitalized with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We sought to understand hospital predictors of inpatient…2016 American Transplant Congress
Underweight BMI Is Associated with Graft Failure and Increased Mortality in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Background:Malnutrition and sarcopenia have been associated with inferior outcomes after liver transplantation. However, little is known about the differential impact of underweight on outcomes based…2016 American Transplant Congress
Physical Disability on the Liver Transplant Waitlist: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Cirrhosis leads to sarcopenia and functional decline that can severely impact one's ability to function at home and in society. Self-reported disability scales to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Factors Predicting Tacrolimus Trough Variability After Lung Transplantation.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Recent data suggests that variability in tacrolimus trough concentrations is associated with acute and chronic rejection. The purpose of this study was to identify…2016 American Transplant Congress
An Epidemiological Update of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Immunosuppressed Organ Transplant Recipients with Skin of Color.
Dermatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Introduction:It is predicted by the US census that by year 2050, minorities will become the majority US population. We know skin cancer in patients with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Acute Rejection Among ABO Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Recipients.
School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Background: ABO incompatible (ABOi) live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) holds the potential for increased access to transplantation for ESRD patients. Concerns remain related to the…
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