2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
The literature on living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is sparse. We report our experience w/LDLT for ALD at a single,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Statins on Influenza Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Lung Transplant Recipients.
Background: Large population studies have shown that statin use at the time of influenza immunization is associated with lower antibody concentrations and decreased vaccine efficacy.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Inflammation, Impaired Energy Metabolism and Synthetic Failure Characterize the Liver Transcriptome of End-Stage Idiopathic Pediatric Acute Liver Failure (PALF).
Background: PALF requiring liver transplantation (LTx) often has no known etiology, and could result from undiagnosed metabolic disorders. Mitochondrial dysfunction is common in PALF, but…2017 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications Following Hepatectomy for Pediatric Hepatoblastoma.
Pediatric Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Purpose: To examine if patients with hepatoblastoma (HB) treated with both immunosuppression and chemotherapy have different rates of infection post-operatively than those treated with chemotherapy…2017 American Transplant Congress
CTLA4-Ig, Vascularized Bone Marrow and Donor Bone Marrow Cells Successfully Negate the Development of Acute Skin Rejection of Vascularized Composite Allografts in MHC Class I Mismatched Recipients.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
PURPOSE: Previously we have shown that MHC class I-mismatched recipient miniature swine (n=3) experienced rejection (from POD42 onwards) of the epidermal component of fasciocutaneous vascularized…2017 American Transplant Congress
Differential Effect of Antibody Removal on ABO Blood Group Type Chain Specific Antibodies Over Time.
Introduction: The trisaccharide epitope defines A&B blood group antigens where antibody binds to subtype chains (I-VI), but only subtype II is expressed on cardiac vascular…2017 American Transplant Congress
What Are “Normal” CSF Findings in the Non-Infected Brain Dead Organ Donor?
Abnormalities in CSF in deceased organ donors may suggest infection and lead to refusal of organs by transplant centers, particularly if a viral process is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Pulsatile Perfusion Modifies the Effect of Delayed Graft Function on Graft Failure.
While the causal mechanisms remain elusive, delayed graft function (DGF) has been associated with graft failure in recipients of deceased-donor kidneys. Pulsatile perfusion pump use…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ethnicity and Transplant Knowledge Among Canadian ESKD Patients.
Background:Living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) offers improved life expectancy and better quality of life compared to deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) or dialysis. African and…2017 American Transplant Congress
HLA Alloimmunization According to the Different Immunization Events and Consequences on Access to Kidney Transplantation.
Patients awaiting solid organ transplantation may develop anti-HLA antibodies after sensitization events such as transfusions, pregnancies or previous transplantations. The aim of our work was…
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