Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 133 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Burden of Early Hospitalization Among Liver Transplant Recipients.
P. Sharma,¹ N. Goodrich,³ D. Schaubel,² A. Smith,³ R. Merion.^3,4
¹Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ²Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ³Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI; ⁴Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Hospitalization is known to occur frequently in the first six months following liver transplantation (LT). We examined the burden of hospitalization within 6 months of…
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Malignancy in Patients Undergoing Simultaneous Heart-Liver and Heart-Kidney Transplant.
A. Chin, A. Habertheuer, A. Chou, M. Acker, M. Williams, P. Atluri, C. Bermudez, P. Vallabhajosyula.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Purpose: While evidence suggests that patients undergoing simultaneous heart-liver and heart-kidney transplant may have improved immunoprotection from allograft rejection versus patients undergoing heart transplant only,…
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Risk of Amiodarone and Permanent Pacemaker Placement After Heart Transplantation.
E. Kransdorf, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, T. Aintablian, R. Levine, B. Kearney, N. Musto, A. Hage, D. Geft, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, A. Trento, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles
Background: Patients (pts) with end stage heart disease undergoing heart transplantation (HT) may be on amiodarone (AD) for arrhythmias. AD may persist for weeks after…
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A Novel MyD88 Inhibitor Attenuates Allograft Rejection in Heterotopic Tracheal Transplantation in Mice.
M. Yang, X. Zhang, G. Chen, Z.-C. Ding, Y. Miao, Y. Yang, P. Zhou.
Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technolog; Key Lab of Ministry of Education & Ministry of Health of China, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Background: Obstructive bronchiolitis (OB) characterized by chronic rejection, is the main complication after lung transplantation which limits the long-term survival of the recipients. Innate immune…
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Impact of Pancreas Transplant Failure in Quality of Life in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplantation.
B. Alharbi, S. Aquil, H. Sharma, O. Ali, P. Luke, A. Sener.
Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology, Matthew Mailing Center for Translational Transplant Studies, Western University, London, London, ON, Canada
BackgroundBoth kidney and pancreas transplantation have been shown to be associated with improved quality of life (QoL). In fact, one of the most important outcomes…
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Urinary Concentration Ability in Kidney Transplant Patients as Predictor for CKD.
P. Garcia-Garcia,¹ A. Jarque,¹ A. Rivero,¹ A. Rodriguez,¹ J. Gonzalez Posadas,¹ M. Macia,¹ V. Garcia Nieto,² J. Navarro.¹
¹Nephrology Service, University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; ²Pediatric Nephrology Unit, University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Urinary concentration is the result of a complex glomerulotubular mechanism, which culpits with the stimulation of aquaporins at the collector tubule, in response to vasopressin…
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A Comparative Study of Patient and Graft Qualities Between Abo-Compatible and -Incompatible Recipients More Than Ten Years After Kidney Transplantation.
H. Ishida, T. Shimizu, M. Okumi, K. Unagami, K. Omoto, K. Tanabe.
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background. The long-term benefits of ABO-I kidney transplantation in terms of adverse events due to severe immunosuppression immediately before transplantation remain unclear.Patients and Methods. Between…
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Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation (LT) Is Not Associated with Post-LT Renal Dysfunction.
H. Wadei, M. Mai, D. Lee, K. Croome, B. Rosser, A. Keaveny, B. Taner.
Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
The relationship between DCD LT and post-LT renal dysfunction is unclear. Aim: Determine the effects of DCD LT compared to donation after brain death (DBD)…
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The Paradox in Pancreas After Kidney Transplantation (PAK): Better Results but Fewer Transplants Despite an Increase in High-Risk Patients.
O. Pankewycz,¹ A. Gruessner,² M. Laftavi,² V. Whittaker,² V. Aggarwal,¹ R. Gruessner.²
¹Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Background: The number of pancreas transplants performed in the United States peaked in 2004 at 1,483. Since then, pancreas transplant numbers have significantly decreased. Between…
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Safety of Percutaneous Pancreas Allograft Biopsy in Enteric Drained Pancreas Transplants.
Y. Kassis, E. Poggio, Z. Zaky.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background: Pancreas allograft biopsy (Bx) is the gold standard in diagnosing allograft rejection. The safety of this procedure has been controversial, thus limiting its widespread…